#332 - Rishi Sunak becomes UK PM & Richard Branson invited to debate with Shanmugam
Coinciding with Deepavali festivities around the world, Rishi Sunak won the race to lead the Conservative Party, and therefore to become the UK’s first ever British Asian PM. How are Indians around the world feeling about this watershed moment in internat
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Coinciding with Deepavali festivities around the world, Rishi Sunak won the race to lead the Conservative Party, and therefore to become the UK’s first ever British Asian PM. How are Indians around the world feeling about this watershed moment in international politics? Closer to home, the Ministry of Home Affairs have officially invited UK billionaire Sir Richard Branson to Singapore to debate the country’s drug policy and death penalty with Minister K. Shanmugam. What led to this strange situation?
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Rishi Sunak becomes UK PM
- Indians delight in Rishi Sunak's rise to UK PM on Deepavali | CNA
- Rishi Sunak to be UK's new PM, youngest leader in more than 200 years | CNA
- Akshata Murty: Rishi Sunak’s wife is a software heiress who’s richer than royalty | CNN
- Mr. Sunak, the Multimillionaire, Goes to Downing Street | NYT
Richard Branson invited to debate with Shanmugam
- Singapore invites Virgin Atlantic’s Richard Branson to death penalty debate with minister K Shanmugam | SCMP
- Richard Branson invited to debate with Shanmugam on Singapore’s anti-drugs policy, death penalty | CNA
- Ministry of Home Affairs' Response to Sir Richard Branson's Blog Post on 10 October 2022 | MHA
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