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Cheers! Scotch whisky prices set to drop after India-UK trade deal
Under the Free Trade Agreement, which is set to be formally signed in London later this month, duties on Scotch will fall from 150% to 75% immediately, with a further reduction to 40% over the next decade
Shyam Bhatia
Diaspora
British MP Tanmanjeet Dhesi says 'Afghan nationals at risk', slams UK govt over data leak
The incident stems from a 2022 error by a Ministry of Defence (MoD) official, who mistakenly sent a spreadsheet containing the personal details of more than 33,000 Afghan citizens applying for resettlement in the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy
Shyam Bhatia
Cricket
Gill in form, Bashir out, and Bumrah looming: All eyes on Manchester as India-England cricket series reaches boiling point
Shyam Bhatia, The Tribune’s London Correspondent, writes about the morning after at Lord’s and the run up to the next India-England cricket Test at Old Trafford
Shyam Bhatia
PREMIUM
London Letter
Imperial nostalgia or shared culture
The British Museum is presenting its exhibition Ancient India: Living Traditions as a celebration of shared culture. This is not cultural diplomacy; it is state-funded imperial nostalgia.
Shyam Bhatia