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3rd October 2011

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by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

First ever British Business Groups’ national meet- ‘cautiously optimistic’

For the first time in living memory, and presumably ever, the British Business Groups (BBGs) around India held a national conference on 23-24 September 2011.   Over 150 delegates took part, largely representing the BBGs in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Goa and Chennai. It is difficult to summarise the conclusions of such a large group, but […]

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11th July 2011

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Ukraine joins EU battle group

It’s easy to see international cooperation in black and white terms: either you’re “in” a particular body or organisation or you’re “out”.  This is often tied to “zero-sum” thinking, which argues that something which is good for one person or country has to be bad for another.  In reality, however, international relations includes a vast […]

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19th May 2011

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

Business Action on Climate

Today I hosted a press conference at the British Residence to launch Hungary’s home-grown platform of corporate CEOs who are committed to supporting  ambition in Hungarian and European climate change policy. This is an exciting new initiative. Establishing such a group was discussed during the official visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales […]

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4th February 2011

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by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

A cabinet minister for whom India is his second home

We welcomed to Mumbai in January the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Dr Vince Cable. He came with an extensive professional and personal knowledge of India, and indeed affection for the country.   He was happily married for thirty five years, until her death, to a lady whose parents were from Goa, and […]

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