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WORLD NEWS depend on his declared personal connect with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver a “truly special” UK- India relationship. In his letter to the Indian diaspora Tory membership base, Johnson wrote that, during his meeting with Modi, he had stressed upon how India and UK were modern democracies and should work together to promote trade and prosperity. Johnson told Modi that the two nations should work closely to tackle the challenges that their countries face. 54 Merkel was quoted as saying by government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer on Twitter. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ivanka Trump also wished Johnson for being elected as the UK prime minister. “We congratulate @ BorisJohnson on his election as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. We look forward to making our #SpecialRelationship even stronger,” tweeted Pompeo.”Congratulations @ BorisJohnson on becoming the next Prime Minister of the WWW.WISHESH.NET | AUGUST 2019 United Kingdom,” tweeted Ivanka. Boris Johnson Has Close Indian Connection Boris Johnson’s estranged wife Marina Wheeler, whom he married in 1993, is half Indian. Wheeler is the niece of the late editor and writer Khushwant Singh. Prior to announced their separation early this year after being in 25 years of marriage, Johnson had traveled several times to India with Marina. They have four children together. Johnson is expected to The former Mayor of London and former Foreign Secretary, 55, has earlier referred to himself as the son-in-law of India. Marina’s mother, Dip Singh, who is still alive, was married to Khushwant Singh’s youngest brother, Daljit Singh. In a column for The Tribune, veteran journalist and Khuswant Singh’s son Rahul Singh writes that Johnson visited the Ranthambore tiger reserve along with Marina and three of their children last year. During a family get- together, Rahul Singh got to meet Johnson. “Though I had met him once before in Mumbai some years earlier, this was the first time I got a chance to talk to him one-to-one, at some length. I was surprised that he knew so much about India and its