Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

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4th February 2011

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

A cabinet minister for whom India is his second home

We welcomed to Mumbai in January the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Dr Vince Cable. He came with an extensive professional and personal knowledge of India, and indeed affection for the country. He was happily married for thirty five years, until her death, to a lady whose parents were from Goa, and […]

27th January 2011

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

‘Let’s show booming India that we know our onions!’ Boris Johnson

Two senior figures in British politics were in Mumbai in January – Vince Cable and Boris Johnson. Boris Johnson and Peter Beckingham Two senior figures in British politics were in Mumbai in January – Vince Cable, Cabinet Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills, and Boris Johnson, The Mayor of London. They don’t […]

21st December 2010

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

A 350 km walk through the Indian countryside, £100,000 raised for charities – and memories for life

I am proud and a little relieved that my wife completed her trek in the footsteps of Gandhi. I am proud and a little relieved to write after my last blog that my wife completed her 350 kilometre trek in the footsteps of Gandhi’s famous Salt March of 1930 at the beginning of December. The […]

10th December 2010

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Walking 358km in the footsteps of Gandhi

On Thursday 18 November forty people gathered pre-dawn at one of India’s most historic sites, the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, where Mahatma Gandhi lived for many years. The occasion was the beginning of an India-UK Friendship Walk, which my wife Jill has organised with massive support from members of the Association of British Scholars in […]

23rd November 2010

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Diamonds in the offing, but no regalia for the Lord Mayor

I had an opportunity to see and hear about some of the colossal opportunities and developments outside Mumbai, in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The State, which straddles the centre of India, remains one of the poorest areas of the country, with high figures for incidents of malnutrition among children and low levels of income […]

11th November 2010

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Nuclear waster, Beethoven, Cadcam and financial accounting – two weeks in Western India

A civil nuclear energy company, an organisation to strengthen financial accounting standards, a software producer for CadCam and a world-renowned string quartet have been among the visitors promoting and enhancing British interests in Mumbai and nearby Pune in October. First off the block was The Chartered Institute of Management Accounting ( CIMA), whose chief executive […]

5th October 2010

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Opening banks in London – all in a month’s work for one former distinguished Mumbai family

At India’s largest annual banking conference in Mumbai in September, the British Minister for Commercial Services in the Treasury was asked about the development of Islamic banking in England. Lord Sassoon was able to spell out how a number of UK banks had started to offer specific services for Islamic customers. Some overseas visitors to the […]

21st September 2010

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Three religious ceremonies bring colour and fervour to the streets and beaches of Mumbai

A group of UK students visiting Mumbai in August heard from one lecturer that the city was a “melting pot” or a “mosaic” of different religions. If they had been able to stay on until September the students would have seen for themselves a graphic and vivid demonstration of the lecturer’s words springing to life. […]

9th September 2010

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Oxford spires and Middlesex campuses lure Indian students

Two visitors to Mumbai in September from very different English universities illustrated areas where there are immense opportunities for British interests in India. Professor Lionel Tarassenko, Chair of Electrical Engineering at Oxford University, came to Mumbai and other Indian cities to give a lecture on “mHealth for the management of chronic diseases”. In a fascinating […]

12th August 2010

by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Chancellor of the Exchequer and high powered delegation visit Mumbai

Seen from Mumbai the visit by the Prime Minister David Cameron, six Ministers and a large delegation received a great deal of attention in the Indian and British press. I don’t want to add to the column inches about the visit – the concluding press statements by the two Prime Ministers give a clear summary […]

About Peter Beckingham

Peter was the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 2013 to 2016. Before this, he was British Deputy High Commissioner to India, based in Mumbai, the commercial capital,…

Peter was the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands from
2013 to 2016. Before this, he was British Deputy High Commissioner to India, based in Mumbai, the commercial capital, where he had a responsibility for developing UK-India trade and investment. His earlier appointments have
included Consul-General and Director-General of Trade and Investment in
Sydney, and British Ambassador to the Philippines, where he initiated
the UK Government’s involvement in a peace process with the Philippine
Government and Muslim rebel groups.
Peter is married to Jill, a teacher of special needs, and they have
two grown up children. His outside interests include cricket, golf and
running.

Peter Beckingham

‘Let’s show booming India that we know our onions!’ Boris Johnson

A 350 km walk through the Indian countryside, £100,000 raised for charities – and memories for life

Walking 358km in the footsteps of Gandhi

Diamonds in the offing, but no regalia for the Lord Mayor

Nuclear waster, Beethoven, Cadcam and financial accounting – two weeks in Western India

Opening banks in London – all in a month’s work for one former distinguished Mumbai family

Three religious ceremonies bring colour and fervour to the streets and beaches of Mumbai

Oxford spires and Middlesex campuses lure Indian students

Chancellor of the Exchequer and high powered delegation visit Mumbai

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