Cameron’s biggest lesson was that a balanced view on politics of the Indian subcontinent is no view at all | The Indian Express

Cameron’s biggest lesson was that a balanced view on politics of the Indian subcontinent is no view at all | The Indian Express

Written by Jitesh Gadhia |Updated: September 20, 2019 11:28:25 am

The writer is a British Member of Parliament in the House of Lords.

Cameron’s biggest lesson was that a balanced view on politics of the Indian subcontinent is no view at all

Former UK prime minister David Cameron sought to build a partnership of equals with India. The Brexit crisis must not overshadow those gains.

In this 2015 photo, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, left, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, second right, and Baroness D’Souza, second left, in the chamber as they tour Parliament in London. (AP Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The publication of David Cameron’s long-awaited memoirs could not have come at a more awkward time for the former British prime minister. Cameron bided his time for more than three years, hoping that the outcome of the 2016 Brexit referendum — which prompted his resignation — would be resolved. A Brexit settlement would have allowed a more sober and objective analysis of his six years as premiere and 11 years as Conservative Party leader. Instead, the release date (planned many months ago) falls in the middle of the most serious political and constitutional crisis which the United Kingdom has faced since the Second World War.