to live a much more fulfilling life because. the shortcomings called of aging can be counteracted logically if they are along the field in the life. this is the good news asia coming up an exclusive interview focused on prime minister iran cantelli india's extremist ideology is damaging ties with pakistan and. we ask in our midst and tell me if that's true plus this centuries old head of fish that survives dynasties and wars but is now losing to climate change which is the balmy on valley in afghanistan. and with the lunar new year fast approaching incense makers are scrambling to stay ahead of the demand.

i'm british manager welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us tensions between india and pakistan have been high since last year when a series of events pushed both countries to the brink of war these included airstrikes in the bedroll of special status of the indian controlled portion of the disputed kashmir region now in an exclusive interview to did up to pakistan's prime minister in bonn conses this is down to an extremist ideology and extremists that are in power in india imran khan was speaking to did editor in chief in a school in islamabad we were nearly facing a war last year and. special status. last august it's getting even more tense what is your government doing all planning

to defuse tensions in this new delhi look i was the 1st. political leader to warn the world about what has happened india. india has been taken over by an extremist a racially extremist exclusive ideology which is called hindu. ideology stems from r.s.s. r.s.s. was born in 1025 model that it's parisian was the nazi party in germany a nuclear armed country of 1300000000 people is in the hands of extremists and so not only are people of india going to suffer and they're already suffering rights and demonstrations but kashmir. to be specific $8000000.00 kashmiris now for over 5 months are in

a state of siege and it's because of the artist's ideology which believes that only india belongs to hindus other minorities are inferior. but prime minister condon many pakistani people who also say that the human rights situation in the pakistani part of kashmir is also not perfect how do you answer to that. well this is very easy why don't we invite anyone anywhere in the world can come and see the pakistan side of course. and then they go and see the indian side of question for our friends ourselves in that interview refers to the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh that's the ideological fountain head of prime minister narendra modi's b.g.p. party but for more on this interview i'm joined by roger article bollen from the school of international studies at belize device university professor other gopalan thank you so much for me the time so. is the hindu or hindu nationalist ideology of

the r.s.s. effectively dictating india's relations with pakistan. no i i think there may be a small aspect of it but the primary. disagreement in india and by a. lot of longer standing obviously than the b.g.p. india and bugs i have had the insulation shipped for the last year was in the beginning dependent because within months of becoming independent and therefore 'd or kashmir and so that is that this is a longstanding dispute and a longstanding disagreements between the 2 countries this is not specifically about be your daughters as even though there are it illumines of elements within the bee debian audiences that have a harsh view of what a stand but this is not the order of leadership is not being determined but. what prime minister mark carney saying is some of the fear of hard from

a number of politicians in pakistan of all of last year in which the art of science is always brought up and it's always mentioned why do you think that keeps happening. because i think it's not where it's a good excuse for august and to not look at the real reasons for the for the state of the leadership between india and pakistan because obviously the india parks and gardens did not and i in the last 2 years since the beating to get into our. experience. been about actually for quite a while and saw those that i think i think might have lots of disagreements with the busy bee and without us us and so on i don't think it is right to blame them at all on for the state of the relationship if you recall that. prime minister morley did make an improv do with that event to law or to visit with the previous prime minister as a bit of as

a gesture of goodwill there so i don't think that there are. they're not like us that have disagreements with a bit of you know us on these issues on it on babies issues but this is not one of the issues on which there is. one on which they can blame them but the state of the relationship that this has been dismal is a most part of the reasons right stay with us professor because iran can also explained why he thought the world wasn't paying attention to the kashmir issue and i just like to play that sound bite now and get your reaction after that. pacific. the silence of the world is done by one because of commercial interests india big a big market and number 2 i think. in the strategic. western mind india is supposed to be a counterbalance to china and therefore you see a completely different approach to what is the all this. i'm afraid this is

going to pose a threat not just to pakistan and the neighboring countries or to the indian minorities but eventually this will be a threat to world peace professor you heard that sound bite would you say tension between india and pakistan are a threat to world peace the way iran contra m's. no i mean so i mean it's a lot of hype or. it is regarding obviously that you know india and by india but it's an issues. do have. you know do have consequences for the region and do have some consequences for or international politics and stability but it is just that this is somehow a major threat or really will be the stability is not is absurd i mean i think that is not the case there is a pakistani has for a long period of time or at least 20 years now i don't dare to side is that there

is that they don't need that escalation and it is a nucleus commission in the region if in other words a commercial war should break over any picturesquely to the nuclear level amended to entry start lobbying hugo why is it each other that it will have. consequences for the word on that is this is a this is that i got lost standing this 'd is just being slightly modified to suit me not to suit the current going out and sort of conditions but this is been a longstanding argument that i was in as i had nothing nothing really new here and it was ridiculous no 'd it will and it is even less true today. right whenever you have ever that i mean i thank you so much for joining us for us our dish project on pollen and you can visit the doubles website did other dot com for more of that exclusive interview but pakistan's prime minister in bhutan. to build a statue was carved into a mountain face in afghanistan one of the most famous images representing the

cultural history of the country but in 2001 they were turned to dust by the taliban which blew them up for being non islamic however in the us since the remaining cultural treasures in the world had advanced balmy our valley in central afghanistan have been coping with a new major threat you know isn't brought on by climate change. the cliffs of bamiyan have long borne the scars of human damage this holiday used to be home to one of the 2 buddhas of bamiyan. the centuries old statues were blown up by the taliban in 2001 scene is full sidles now the cliff face another threat long dry spells followed by heavy rain and snow a speeding up erosion here that. it was not how it should be as it was in its former state the raza lot of snow and a huge number of visitors coming if they work on it that would be better but if it

stays like it is then it will gradually be destroyed by rain snow and earthquakes. further along the valley is hard this place is known as the city of screams after its residents were slaughtered by gangs khan in the 1200s. the ruins attracts thousands of tourists every year erosion is a problem for the ancient buildings here too according to some human interference is also contributing to the state of disrepair. and. it's increasing every day. the reason is that there are huge numbers of visitors. also most people are not familiar with the culture of how to behave with historical sites. many poor families occupy the caves carved into the mountainside they say they have nowhere else to go.

we live in these caves if we were provided shelter somewhere else we would leave because people are lighting fires in the caves and they are being damaged. so it is better for the government to give people a home so that they can leave. the un's cultural agency unesco is helping the afghan government preserve the caves and ancient landmarks but solving problems requires money and a change in attitudes for a country riven by conflicts that's easier said than done. roles of all roles of incense with the lunar new year around the corner it's the busiest time of the year for makers of the fragrance takes one of the world's biggest producers of incense is in china for. it takes a back breaking work to make millions of prayers and it's crunch time at this open

air factory. lunar new year is just days away locals say that this corner of china produces much of the different varieties. workers follow a choreography of up to $8000.00 steps to coat thin bamboo sticks and aromatic herbs and spices. there's no escape from the color dust that sticks to the skin and clogs the air. a secret recipe that's proved a thriving business to the hong family for decades. mightily producing incense used for paying respects to and the demand is very high . we're already established on the chinese market and now we're also working on the southeast asian market. incense that will ignite the hopes and prayers of countless people across asia this lunar

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