The UK has formally asked India whether it would like to take a lead role in the 52-nation Commonwealth grouping. Hindustan Times learns that there is an older proposal for a regional Commonwealth hub in New Delhi. The Indian official said the country saw the proposal as acknowledgement of its importance in terms of size, economic relevance, and population. “Merely being leader of 52 countries whose heads of state meet for lunch every two years is of no use. India, the foreign ministry officials add, is keen to explore ways to make the grouping more substantial than just one of countries with a similar imperial past.

Source: Hindustan Times November 24, 2017 01:41 UTC