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VOL 43. ISSUE 10
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Osborne-Hague-Priti meet PM Narendra Modi in Delhi
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their new-born twins
Kiran and Bina Salvi are the proud parents of two surrogate twins, Jai and Leela, born in India three months ago. Three
The Foreign Secretary William Hague and Chancellor George Osborne have announced plans for a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the inspiration for non-violent civil rights movements around the world, to be erected in Parliament Square next year. They made the announcement while visiting Gandhi Smriti, the Gandhi memorial in Delhi, on the second day of their visit to India. The memorial is located on Tees January Marg (30 January Road) at Gandhi's home and the site of his death on 30 January, 1948. The Foreign Commonwealth office said that monument in a location of symbolic value for our democracy is a fitting tribute to this great man, which will inspire us all to uphold his ideals and teachings ahead of important anniversaries of key moments in his extraordinary life. Gandhi has a particular connection to
London, having studied here like so many of the talented young Indians. Once installed, the statue will provide a focal point for commemoration next summer of the 100th anniversary of Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa to start the struggle for self-rule, as well as the passing of 70 years since his death in 2018, and the 150th anniversary of his birth in 2019. It is intended that this important monument will be funded by charitable donations and sponsors. The project has the full support of Government, and a special advisory group, led by the UK’s Culture Secretary, Sajid
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Javid, has been set up to support progress. The advisory panel will also include: Jo Johnson MP, Head of the Downing Street Policy Unit, Cllr Robert Davis, DeputyLeader Westminster Council; Sir Edward Lister, Deputy Mayor Policy and Planning GLA, Lord Desai, Lord Bilimoria, Priti Patel MP, the Prime Minister’s Diaspora Champion, and Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Philip Jackson, a leading British figurative sculptor, renowned for statues of the Queen Mother and Bomber Command, has been approached to take on this prestigious project. The memorial will stand alongside those to other international leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln.
months later, Jai and Leela have yet to meet the rest of their family. The twins, Continued on page 7
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The Foreign Secretary said: "Gandhi’s view of communal peace and resistance to division, his desire to drive India forward, and his commitment to non-violence left a legacy that is as relevant today as it was during his life. "He remains a towering inspiration and a source of strength. We will honour him with a statue alongside those of other great leaders in Parliament Square." The Chancellor said: “As the father of the largest democracy in the world, Continued on page 17
tarmac at the Kochi International, a senior airport official said. Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy received them at the airport. Family members of nurses, on whose face a sigh of relief was writ large had assembled in large numbers to see
Forty six Indian nurses, who were held captive by ISIS militants in Iraq, returned home by a special Air India flight to a happy reunion with their families in Kochi, Kerala, bringing to an end their about monthlong ordeal. The special aircraft, which also had on board about 137 others, touched down the
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