What does Boris Johnson’s win mean for India?

The British public have spoken. Loudly and emphatically. They have voted to get Brexit done, and in doing so, given Prime Minister Boris Johnson the most comprehensive Conservative victory since Margaret Thatcher.

Boris Johnson fought the campaign on the repeated promise of taking Brexit-fatigued Britain out of the European Union on 31 January 2020. This epic result, in the UK’s most significant election in living memory, means Britain will be leaving on that date, and on the terms of the fully emboldened Prime Minister.

I cannot remember a UK election that has also been so eagerly (and perhaps, anxiously) watched in India. This is not surprising given the significant business, strategic, and diaspora interests that India now has in the UK. India is the third-largest investor in the UK, Indians are the largest employers in the manufacturing sector, and there is a huge and vibrant diaspora presence, with over 1.5 million Indian heritage people living and working in the UK.

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