British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to go to polls on July 4, well before they were due, has been widely viewed as a gamble with little chance of success. After 14 fractious years in power, the Tories have become unpopular and the British mood may be tilting in favour of change. Sunak’s efforts to salvage his party’s reputation over the last year and a half have not come to much. Going for a surprise poll was one last card Sunak had and he has now played it. But India has reasons to remember this round of Tory rule as a positive phase in bilateral relations.

Source: Indian Express May 28, 2024 15:04 UTC