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There is a long history of migration to the [[United Kingdom]] (and its predecessor states) from across [[Asia]]. British colonies and protectorates throughout Asia brought [[lascar]]s (sailors and militiamen) to port cities in Britain. Immigration of small numbers of [[South Asians]] to England began with the arrival of the [[East India Company]] to the [[Indian subcontinent]], and the decline of the [[Mughal Empire]], at the end of the 16th century. Between the 17th and mid-19th century, increasingly diverse lascar crews heading for Britain imported [[East Asia]]ns, such as Japanese and Chinese seamen, [[Southeast Asia]]ns, such as [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malays]], South Asians such as the Indians (including the people from Pakistan), Bengalis and Ceylonese and post-[[Suez Canal]]; [[West Asia]]ns, such as Armenians and [[Yemenis in the United Kingdom|Yemenis]], who settled throughout the United Kingdom.
In particular, Indians also came to Britain for educational or economic reasons during the [[British Raj]] (with most returning to India after a few months or years)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Fisher|first=Michael H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iPHqigUD6FUC&q=settled|title=Counterflows to Colonialism: Indian Travellers and Settlers in Britain, 1600–1857|chapter=Introduction |page=1 |isbn=978-81-7824-154-8|year=2006|publisher=Orient Blackswan }}</ref> and in greater numbers as the [[Indian independence movement]] led to [[partition of India|the partition of 1947]], eventually creating the separate countries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The most significant wave of Asian immigration to and settlement in the United Kingdom came following the [[World War II|Second World War]] with the resumed control of [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], the [[Decolonization|breakup]] of the [[British Empire]] and the independence of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and later Bangladesh, especially during the 1950s and 1960s.
An influx of Indian emigrants to the UK peaked following the [[Expulsion of Asians from Uganda|expulsion]] or flight of [[Indian diaspora in Southeast Africa|Indian communities]] from the newly-independent [[Indians in Uganda|Uganda]], [[Indians in Kenya|Kenya]] and [[Indians in Tanzania|Tanzania]] in the early 1970s. Indians who had moved to East Africa to work during the British Raj were classified as protected British citizens and since moving to Britain in the 1970s, they are cited as the most well integrated communities in Britain to date.
Since the 2010s, [[British Indians]] have achieved positions of high political office in the Government.
# Most notably, following his appointment as [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] under [[Boris Johnson premiership|Boris Johnson]], [[Rishi Sunak]], became the first [[British Indians|British Indian]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] in October 2022. [[Rishi Sunak|Sunak]] is also the first [[Hindus|Hindu]] Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He made his oath to serve on the [[Bhagavad Gita]] and auspiciously took office as Prime Minister during the biggest Hindu festival of the year, [[Diwali]], bringing much pride to the huge British Indian population, but also to much delight in [[India]] and in countries with a significant [[Indian diaspora]]. During his first days in office, Sunak lit sacred Diwali lamps on the doorstep of [[10 Downing Street]] with his wife, Akshata, and two daughters.
# [[Priti Patel|Dame Priti Patel]], a [[British Indians|British Indian]] and [[Hindus|Hindu]], also served in [[Premiership of Boris Johnson|Boris Johnson]]’s government as [[Home Secretary]].
Other [[British Indians]] who have worked in high office include:
# [[Alok Sharma]]
# [[Suella Braverman]]
# [[Shailesh Vara]]
# [[Claire Coutinho]]
# [[Seema Malhotra]]
# [[Lisa Nandy]]
# [[Preet Gill|Preet Kaur-Gill]]
[[British Pakistanis]] in politics include, [[Sadiq Khan]], was elected as the [[Mayor of London]] in 2016, and [[Humza Yousaf]], who became [[First Minister of Scotland]] in March 2023 until he resigned in May 2024 following a vote of no-confidence by his party.
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