This article is an on-site version of our Inside Politics newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday. Good morning, and happy new year. Good news! Arsenal might win the league. Bad news! Almost everything else is bad, and also Arsenal probably won’t in fact, win the league. … Read more
Rohan Murty saw his father build Infosys Ltd. into one of India’s national champions by pioneering a novel strategy of outsourcing technology services. Now the 39-year-old is attempting a no less daunting task of using data to make white-collar workers more efficient. The billionaire Harvard alum’s Soroco works with global corporations to streamline office tasks, … Read more
The writer is director of the Marshall Institute at the London School of Economics and was formerly head of the University of Oxford’s MBA programme Rishi Sunak is the first person of colour to become UK prime minister, the first Hindu and the richest premier in modern times. He is also, significantly, the first to … Read more
Politics were put to one side by many members of the UK’s east African Asian community this week as they contemplated the tumultuous postcolonial history leading up to Rishi Sunak’s appointment as prime minister. “It’s a proud moment for Britain and an amazing achievement for an Asian person to hold that title and go into … Read more
A former investment banker turned savvy politician, Rishi Sunak has had an incredibly prolific career in just a short period of time. At only 42, he has served as a member of the United Kingdom’s Parliament, chief secretary to the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer — and now, he’s starting his tenure as prime … Read more
This article is an on-site version of our Inside Politics newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday. Good morning. Rishi Sunak’s appointment of Suella Braverman continues to invite difficult questions, the polls continue to be bad, and the new prime minister faces a series of difficult political … Read more
Rishi Sunak attends a Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street, a day after making history by becoming Britain’s first PM of Indian origin. Rishi Sunak attends a Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street, a day after making history by becoming Britain’s first PM of Indian origin. Extending Diwali greetings to everyone, Britain’s newly-appointed Prime Minister … Read more
CNN — N. R. Narayana Murthy, one of India’s richest people, had mixed feelings when he first heard about the man who would become his son-in-law. “I, too, was a little sad and jealous when you told us you had found your life partner,” he wrote to his daughter Akshata Murty in a letter, published … Read more
CNN — As Rishi Sunak made history this week by becoming Britain’s first Prime Minister of Indian descent, many in the South Asian nation were quick to congratulate the new leader – with some in the media even claiming him as their own. India was once part of a British empire that stretched so far … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed key ministers to his government after replacing Liz Truss as the leader on Tuesday. His Cabinet is a mix of sitting members of the previous government and new leaders. Sunak brought in people from different wings of the Conservative Party for his Cabinet. He removed about a dozen members … Read more