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 islamabad 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. stony combat jets have also been accused of entering indian air space 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. that 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 and. according to the indian government it's warplanes retaliated this week by striking a training camp near the pakistani town of balakot killing quote a large number of militants. says it launched the air strikes against the group mohammed after it got hold of intelligence that the group was planning further attacks. that continue to. be ignored. and this one. either gets in part. he said it could be an event. 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 calls. 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 shallow 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. so i think the situation is extremely volatile 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 claim

today things good began 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 or in may. prime minister modi does not want to appear as a weak leader and 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 wait to their people in their respective countries that they are not weak and that is the danger here because this could

really late 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 in beaching the beijing has. immense callao to bond 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 shemale 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 photos to friends. last night. 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 is calling trouble 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 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 saying 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 koopman university in seoul andres knowledge of north korea runs deep he studied in pyongyang as a university student in the eighty's and he is this apparent report between the two men going to produce any results. realm of responsible people especially khinjan then who cares not so much about emotions but about the interests of his state as a vice he's not enthused dynasty would not survive so i would not or is to made

a measure of seem to see genital still try to play ball no prompt using personal relations if necessary to achieve his strategic goals now you've observed three generations of kims three generations of this cult of personality a tell us a little bit more about the kim ego as he needs the trump ego. i'm not sure of a huge has such a great ego he is probably is a morals but give elian is the best educated as the morse to racial or falsity of all those from the cool thing he wants to survive. and he wants to have a comic roles second but survival is more in forth and 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. if your stuff all he wants to do in time i don't have trouble looks like a president who can say it to authorize a preemptive strike against north korea north koreans will probably already tell ee it buys crack again saul bad dog trump you have to doesn't care much about it and it's more of what last thirty of once it's not what sells gaudy of ones it is the want to view time and if necessary to wait donald trump out is a basic goal ideal in a deal achievement would be some kind of compromise be sure. to keep some in ukraine over and to get tested acceptance as a defacto nuclear power in exchange for economically only partial or full evening of sanctions and some diplomatic or concessions including partial or

complete because mission by the united states. andrea 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 don't i feel they should both wajahat to avoid the rain.

get what you got be a day i will not regret this here quickly because trump is the leader i admired him . 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 slash 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 will see you next time. he says a lot. from people make fun about their own social economic and political problems. in mozambique we say that you have to laugh so you don't write it's hard people because we did a little. as a journalist i often talk about these folks in the back by listening to my fellow countrymen i like to start my day by checking on all those jokes finding out what

people are talking about what is moving them. my father taught me how to ask uncomfortable questions about my country and about. that is why i keep doing to this day my name is kathy sue for and i work at the. materia has a new president and investors are not impressed. he won a second term beating a more business friendly opponent we go to lagos to find out what's the election results means for business. also on the show african startups gain funding at the mobile world congress in barcelona we show you what's on display. welcome to do business africa want to get jones in berlin glad you could join us

and we start in nigeria where investors reacted with mixed feelings to the election victory of president. hadi the nigeria stuff. exchange dipped following the news wow raised won a second term at the helm of africa's largest economy and top although producer he defeated his more business friendly rival. in a moment we'll go live to lagos but first this report. after an election marred by violence and allegations of fraud president biharis victory has had the stamp of approval from nigeria's electoral commission. you need.