With Rishi Sunak becoming the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Indians seem to be super excited about it.

On Diwali day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his congratulatory message to Rishi Sunak for taking over as PM of the UK. In his warm message, PM Modi expressed the desire to work closely with Sunak on global issues, and implement Roadmap 2030.

The social media also went bonkers about Sunak's election as PM.

The past experiences of India has shown that leaders in third countries tend to overcompensate for their so-called minority handicap and are more loyal than the king when it comes to dealing with the country of their origin.

For PM Sunak, India-UK FTA is not the most important thing on his mind, his priority lies in reviving the British economy and controlling the rampaging inflation.

India and UK have been facing many challenges like the national security concerns of the Narendra Modi government against radical Khalistani elements who are openly collecting funds in gurudwaras in Britain and radicalizing Sikh youth against India.

Another hurdle in bilateral ties is Indian economic offenders like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and others have long taken shelter under the British system despite clear cut Indian cases against them which warrant extradition. 

Other than these there are many other challenges both India and UK are facing.

Although the Indian dispora may pleased with Sunak’s appointment but whether this will lead to better ties with India is a tough question to answer, and only time will tell