 "Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of India- UK Tech Summit, in New Delhi.Photo: PTI")
Boris Johnson’s elevation to Downing Street has evoked conflicting reactions ranging from a mixture of barely-suppressed ridicule and concern in Europe and Russia to hoops of joy in the White House with Donald Trump hailing it as “excellent” news for US-UK relations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi confined himself to a bland tweet saying he looked forward to working with Johnson to “further strengthen India-UK partnership”.
Currently, for all the apparent bonhomie, the “partnership” is not exactly flourishing. The two countries are just about muddling through, avoiding any major crisis but showing little sense of urgency to reboot a flagging relationship.
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