Rishi Sunak becomes Britain’s first non-white Prime Minister

Context

Context:

Recently, Rishi Sunak was elected as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister, scripting an impressive political comeback in British politics. This has shown the diversity in Modern day Britain and is expected to strengthen India-UK relations.

Background

The Indian Diaspora in the UK is one of the largest ethnic minority communities in the country, with the 2011 census recording approximately 5 million people of Indian origin in the UK equating to almost 1.8% of Britain’s population.
Economy: Indians contribute 6% of the UK’s GDP.
Indian diaspora-owned companies with combined revenue of 36.84 billion pounds employ over 1, 74,000 peopleand pay over 1 billion pounds in Corporation Tax.
Politics: In 2019, the British House of Commons had 15 members of parliament of Indian origin.

About

Rishi Sunak, 42 was elected Conservative Party leader and the youngest British Prime Minister in 210 years.
He is also the First Non-white person elected as the Prime Minister of Britain of Hindu origin.
He was born on 12 May 1980 and is a British politician who has served as the Leader of the Conservative Party.
Sunak served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022 and Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2020.
He has also been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond (Yorks) since 2015.

Significance of Indian Diaspora:

According to the Global Migration Report 2020, India continues to be the largest country of origin of international migrants with a 5 million-strong diaspora across the world.
It contributes by way of remittances, investment, lobbying for India, promoting Indian culture abroad, and building a good image of India through its intelligence and industry.
Many people of Indian origin hold top political positions in many countries, in the USA itself; they are now a significant part of Republicans and Democrats, as well as the government.
India's diaspora played an important role in the India-U.S. nuclear deal.
Indian diaspora is not just a part of India’s soft power, but a fully transferable political vote bank as well.

Cultural Influence:

There has been a gradual mainstreaming of Indian culture and absorption of Indian cuisine, cinema, languages, religion, philosophy, performing arts, etc.
The Nehru Centre is the cultural wing of the High Commission of India in the UK which was established in 1992.
2017 was celebrated as the India-UK year of Culture to mark the 70th anniversary of Indian independence.