morning the competition is the first most important natural resource. betting checking. how long will they be able to keep. going with. the juice political investigation started marching t o t w. this is d w news asia coming up on the program the worst crisis in the disputed kashmir region in decades as india and pakistan trade fire. and diplomacy between personalities donald trump and kim jong un prepared to square out in vietnam will they deliver. i'm melissa chan thank you for joining the program great to have you with us

tensions between india and pakistan over disputed kashmir are escalating quickly that's after indian fighter jets launched air strikes on pakistani territory for the first time in decades new delhi claims it reacted to a militant bomb attack on its troops earlier this month now islam about has responded as it said it would pakistan says it shot down two indian fighter jets wish cost into its airspace another indian aircraft crashed in indian controlled kashmir as you can see the situation is developing fast. how to study combat jets have also been accused of entering indian airspace and ground forces have been exchanging fire across the so-called line of control both india and pakistan claim they do not want war but the situation is the most tense it has been in decades. the wreckage of an indian air force helicopter draws

a crowd the circumstances surrounding the downing of this aircraft are unclear but all is not well between the juggernaut neighbors india and pakistan the kashmir region has been central to the dispute between the two countries for decades a semester mit's it is the world's most militarized zone a powder keg waiting to explode the latest escalation began two weeks ago when forty indian paramilitary police were killed by a suicide bombing. according to the indian government its warplanes are tell you did this week by striking a training camp near the pakistani town of balakot killing quote a large number of militants. he says it launched the air strikes against the group mohammed after it got hold of intelligence that the group was planning further attacks. on it. and this information that. other parts of india. tensions rose further with pakistan's claim and

had shot down two indian warplanes and now pakistani prime minister imran khan is calling for talks with india. meanwhile cost escalation to resign from around the world growing concern that the first air strikes by the nuclear rivals on each other's territory in decades. joining me now is sham shams from the asia desk who has reported extensively on the kashmir dispute now when was the last time the situation was this tense things feel like they're moving very quickly. melissa i think the situation is extremely volatile some and it could escalate into a full blown war between india and pakistan i think both sides are trying to justify a their military actions there is an environment of jingoism prevalent on both sides of the border so much depends on how the two countries move from this point and if new delhi chooses to act militarily and after pakistan's just shooting

claimed today things could become really out of control in my opinion what are the incentives for delhi to ratchet up tensions and what are the incentives for pakistan to also respond with force i think both countries in the rulers the government of prime minister khan's government in pakistan and indian prime minister modi are also looking at the domestic audience we know that the elections in india are in may and prime minister modi does not want to appear as a weak leader. after india's strike on pakistani soil on tuesday it is very difficult for prime mr han to not do anything so both countries both their leaders are actually trying to con the way to their people in their respective countries that they are not weak and that is the danger here because this could really escalate into

a full blown conflict now what are some ways they can deescalate this conflict. i think it is really important that the international community acts now the un children doing washington and be joining the beijing has. immense clout or worse line about the e.u. should also play a role here it is very important that the international community now act before it becomes a full blown conflict and pakistan and india need to understand that there is no military way out of the situation and they must give diplomacy a chance after this dangerous dangerous escalation chamula shams thank you. as the threat of war looms in kashmir two the eaters are meeting in vietnam to talk peace u.s. president donald trump and north korean dictator kim jong un are holding a second historic summit from threats of nuclear annihilation to exchanging love

letters their change in posture has been dramatic here's a walk down memory lane on how the two leaders went from foes to friends. that. last nine. zero. nine. i. think you. know it's a friendship but it was born out of conflict. the tough north korean missile tests in twenty seventeen cents shock waves around the world reverberating inside the white house. they will be met with fire and fury. like the world has never seen the insults flew and

confrontation seemed imminent. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime the north koreans didn't pull their punches either trump we're about all you interviews with. doesn't mean the foreign minister calling truck a mentally deranged gangster. then soon after seemingly out of nowhere pyongyang picked up the phone to better southern enemy south korea a conversation that kicked off a high level diplomatic dance involving both koreas and washington the results north and south korean athletes marching under one flag at the winter olympics. and trump hosting a north korean delegation at the white house and then as i prepared to meet next week with kim jong un from fire and fury to the summit of the century.

the handshake in singapore the fashion ever between leaders of their two countries . historians made this take from the u.s. president himself. i was really being tough and so was he i will go back and forth and then we fell in love ok. what a difference a year makes. joining me now is professor andre lang cause of cookman university in seoul andres knowledge of north korea runs deep he studied and pyongyang as a university student in the eighty's and he is this apparent report between the two men going to produce any results. well as a responsible people especially king john then who cares not so much about emotions but about the interests of his state as a vice he's infused dynasty would not survive so i would not or is to made

a measure of seem to see huge in a deal still try to play donald trump using personal relations if necessary to achieve his strategic goals now you've observed three generations of kyndes three generations of this cult of personality tell us a little bit more about the kim ego as he needs the trump ego. i'm not sure it was a he has such a great ego he is probably has a morals but give elian is the best educated as the morse to racial or falsity of all this from the confirming he wants to survive. and he wants to have a comic roles second but survival is more important in this is it isn't the way he will never surrender his nuclear weapons i don't see the game isn't so much about ego he is a remarkably oration mafioso remarkably oration and so what do you think he's going

to try to get out of this summit than from the americans. i have just a fall at least he wants to be in time i don't have trouble slake a president who can say to authorize a preemptive strike against north korea north koreans will probably only tele buys pregnancies all bad law trump you have doesn't care much about it and it's more of what last thirty of once it's not what sells guilty of ones at the as they want to view time and if necessary to wait donald trump out is a basic goal a deal in a deal achievement would be some kind of compromise between allowing more scarier to keep some a nuclear weapons and to get tested acceptance as a defacto nuclear power in exchange we're in for economic aid only partial or full of sanctions and some diplomatic or concessions including partial accompanied

by the united states. and a lank off thank you very much displeasure. so much is riding on these two larger than life decision makers just as in singapore the trump kim combo inevitably attracts a lot of attention but while negotiations will be serious the residents of annoy are less worried about nuclear weapons gripped with summit fever they are just excited everyone is coming to town on the streets of the capital they have some tips for what trump and kim should check out while they are here. i would be proud if they think about it and about vietnam. and when you die i feel they should both buy

a hat to avoid the rain. get what you got the day i will not regret this hair cut because trump is the leader i admire him a bit. because he is the symbol of peace. we just decided we want to make burgers great. make burgers great again burgers have always been great there's more on line on our website e.w. dot com for asia and don't forget to check out d w news on facebook as well we'll leave you with pictures from japan where emperor akihito and christmas chico hosted a tea party for the country's top athletes public intellectuals and cultural

figures at the imperial palace part of the celebrations marking the emperor's thirty years on the throne we'll see you next time. i'm not proud of my will not succeed in dividing us about not succeeding taking the people off the streets because we're tired of this dictatorship. taking the stand global news that matters d. double made for minds. to good news your romance channel. goodbye no stood.

with exclusive. must see concerning our current culture to ensure a. curious minds. do it yourself networkers. subscribers don't miss out on. talks between the u.s. and north korea underway we take a look at the opportunities the business community sees in a successful outcome to those negotiations. also coming up with breakfasted one month away bank self-feeding london for safe l. pounce just go find out where they headed. welcome to a deal new business asia i want to get jones in berlin good to have you with us and all eyes are on the hog noir where the second kim summit is on the way investors

are hoping for concrete results and u.s. president on a strong got straight down to business already with a big aviation deal boeing c.e.o. kevin make. alister and his counterparts to get a jet when tea from the towel signs the agreement to buy more than one hundred new airline ups investors are hoping that's a sign donald trump might also be able to reach an agreement with north korean leader kim jong un to solve the korean nuclear crisis trump is pushing pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program in exchange for economic development. and north korea's economy could to do with some support sanctions are weighing heavily on trade with a large scale propaganda campaigns kim jong on his stride.