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Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

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28th June 2010

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by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

Pumps, turbines & degrees – from Pune to Warwick & Glasgow

The British Business Group in Pune invited me to their AGM (Annual General Meeting) in mid June. Pune is Maharashtra State’s second largest city and I have heard estimates of a population between four to six million. The national census this year should give the figure. Pune is the major centre for the automotive sector […]

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11th June 2010

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by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

Second tier cities, first class business opportunities

Many people are talking about India’s ‘Second Tier’ cities.  The phrase doesn’t strike me as the kindest, with the hint that they haven’t quite made the grade.  But it is commonly used, to differentiate the large number of growing two million plus cities from the huge metropolises like Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. I visited briefly […]

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26th May 2010

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by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

From Manchester to Mumbai – Bringing life to new Indian retail outlets

My aim for this new blog is to provide snapshots every two weeks from Mumbai illustrating the vibrancy of UK–Indian business relations.  I am fortunate to meet in my job hundreds of UK and Indian businesspeople, ranging from the heads of some of the UK’s largest companies,  and India’s ( and the world’s!) richest businessmen, […]

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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.