Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: The UK India Tech Exchange

On the panel as Dealmaker in the Department for Business and Trade, in the Indian High Commission and FICCI event, I am looking for in the Global Entrepreneur Programme scale up companies whose founders would be suitable for the UK Innovator...

Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: This Is India’s Sparta – Karamsad

Independent minded and giving strength to the rest of the nation is what the Spartans were known for. 

I am so angry. I’ve just been shown the messages my sister-in-law received from ‘men’ on Shaadi.com. You would think the clue is in the name of the website – ‘Shaadi’ – marriage. Not ‘quick hook up for sex’. 

Did you see the parents of British Pakistani boxer Amir Khan on TV? Or his wife? Both were arguing their values are the right ones. The hatred and animosity has boiled over to UK TV, Pakistani TV and very much in the public eye.

Last week, I met up with my old College – St Anne’s, Oxford. We at the University are working on strategies to get more students from India, especially those without privilege, but with ability and talent, to apply...pass it on please. For all...

I’ve just returned from the visit of the UK PM to India. And having been in the room – I have to tell you – I wonder whether most journalists and commentators just make things up before such visits, during them, or after them.

Live on air on BBC in front of 300 million viewers worldwide I scrunched up newspapers. I was so angry about a whole host of press stories. I hate press sensationisation; headlines for grabbing readers, but which are exaggerated and so are basically...

Next week we have the US elections and the UK PM in India. I will be with the PM in India and have just returned from election fever New York where the Congressman I used to work for is based.



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