so much is happening all at once. ah, we take time to understand this is the day and look at current news. events analyzed why experts and critical thinkers. not just another show. this is the weekdays. on d, w you watching d w news, asia coming up today in all india focus will take a closer look at how delhi is responding to this, russell, ukrainian conflict, and the impact this war will have for the country. thousands of indian students have had to flee ukraine. they describe their terrifying, experienced, and turning to domestic news votes are being counted and the key indian state of would have pradesh elections. how will prime minister and render modi's party fair?

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. we start with ukraine where some 20000 students from india had been studying many of them for their medical degrees. they too were swept up in the may, him of war. most fled to bordering countries, including poland and romania, where they have been sent home by the indian government for the last few days. however, the concern has been over 600 students still stuck in the eastern city of sumi. we understand the students have been successfully evacuated. here's their story. by d, w many are chaudhry. finally, an end to one meal, biting writ. anxious relatives had been talking outside delhi international airport over the past week, waiting for their loved ones to return from wars,

chicken ukraine. they will finally breathe a sigh of relief. reports indicate the last group of remaining indian students in the eastern ukrainian city of sunni has now been evacuated from re rebates. we were last week, students dug at a hospital and saw me russia border, which had come under heavy russian fire uploaded. this widia to social media or telephonic lingo, the appeal to the indian government to rescue them up into room or did you know? did you believe we spoke to? mohammed met our brother soon after he shared the video. our mit is. his voice was panic stricken. he said, hundreds of indian students were with him in the university and they were terrified . i'm not seeing any, we are not safe here. inclusive, near fighter jets passed by over the university of keep hearing sounds of gunshots and glasses are going. jordan, we're not able to think clearly on we're just waiting for the indian government to

get us out of here. we're good, rare, apart from the government thumb warranty groups in the country also pitched an agenda to party is with team s o s india. it's an informal group which has been in touch with indian students and ukraine through messaging platforms like telegram windows going on. but i wanna call it like we started connecting with vendors and ukraine over those to provide buses and those who could provide food level. we managed to find a lot of people, probably as he, we also connected with journalists who helped us to share important information with officials on the thing. all the point out as if it was value of his, his or them. some students returned home on their own, but most boarded flight. the indian government organized from countries neighboring ukraine, parents are grateful for any help they had to get their children back safely. emotional scenes at the airport became a com site. like this brother and sister who had been separated at the ukrainian

border but sadly, the wait for an end to the fighting they've managed to leave behind will surely continue. the story of these students escape has been the 1st time for many people in india to ever think about ukraine. but their government has responded to this far away conflict and ways that have gotten scrutiny and criticism. india was one of just 3 countries and the only democracy on the un security council to abstain from a u. s. sponsored vote condemning russia's invasion of ukraine. and later at the un general assembly deli abstained again at the you and human rights council. it abstained once again to explain this, we have bonnie gray while a researcher at the australian strategic policy institute with a focus on south asia. bonnie, why is india choosing to stay out of this? the country had thousands of students in ukraine. the ukrainian government has

while being invaded, taken time out to help them escape as surely they can call an invasion invasion. look, i think, melissa, the answer is in your question, india with securing its 1st priority interest that's evacuation of its citizens from retained. but besides that, it's a delicate balance for india between it's historical and deep military relationship with russia and it's new partnerships and it's focused on stability in the, in the pacific region. i do think i'm looking at india statements. i at the u. n. it has signaled and also more these are statements and calls with putin and zalinski or india has certainly signal displeasure, act ah, russia. it's announced humanitarian aid to ukraine. a movie has directly encourage

built in according to a statement to talk with zalinski. it's called her territory lit anger and angry and respectful of serenity. and it's also denied ah moscow statement that ukraine was taking indian students as hostage. so there are patterns and there are signals . of course, india will look as its interest, especially it's ah, safety of its citizens and our defense partnership at moscow. first here, can you tell us a little bit more about this relationship with russia, or what is russia offering india? well, historically india has relied on russian arms. ah, i mean india's defense supply chain is heavily, heavily reliant on moscow. and given the reason india china bought attentions, the supply chain has become even more important. so india does rely on russia. it

has recently purchased a russian air defense system on russian ammunition, russian military technology. so if you look at it in the bigger context and as reliance on russia, it is a weakness for india as well. but it's something in das to manage. ah, given the new crisis now in the inner pacific, india is part of a group of nations called the quad. and that includes the united states, australia, japan, and india. and supposedly what binds them in part is that they are democracies. and so with this conflict, it's very much a war where in autocracy is invading a democracy. and so i wonder whether india's position on this is having an impact in terms of its standing within the quad. i think india's relationship with russia and,

and other states was well known between the court members before the current crisis . so in fact, india's purchase of a russian system before a has brought up discussions of washington's sanctions on potential sanctions on india. so these differences were there, of course the invasion of ukraine has brought out these differences in the open, quite stocky. ah, but that doesn't mean that the cods long co focus that is on the endo pacific and managing china's rise and influence in the into pacific, which is a common concern between all full members. i don't think the rushes an invasion of ukraine and also in the as response will have an impact on that long term view. because i mean, you have to understand washington canberra and ah, tokyo's relationship with deli, i'm, is quite central to managing the china question. right,

and so you don't think this is going to impact the u. s. his view of india. i think well we haven't heard. ah, or we haven't seen any direct statements by the u. s. government. all those trailyn government. ah, you know, they have been, of course, the court lena summit was my attempt to sort of get an india to criticize russia in the open. ah, but till now we haven't seen any statements. i don't got inc. we'll see statements ah, in the near future because again, the long term question is managing china's rise and then to pacific. and india is an answer to that question. bonnie grove: all thank you so much for joining us. the world's attention may be on ukraine, but there has been a bigger story for those in india. the state of would have pradesh, facing massive unemployment and where people have expressed deep unhappiness with

the ruling party held elections. the state is often a harbinger of national trends, so all eyes have been on the outcome here is d w's, nameesha jazz. well, if the ruling b, g, p u to dawns to par hewitt and looked at the dish, it will be seen as a vote of confidence. bernardino moore, these national government, money back. but opinions about the bgp structure. i caught on making sure that everyone is going to be astounded by the beach. zip is landslide washing yoga digital. bgp only do i. it's people on religious lands him that they want. when was an idea? i mean, maria is short. they will be a change, a graduate student. he's had no luck finding a job for the last 7 years. he's taken to selling vegetables to support his family of things. he studies in the afternoons i have to on, there are no government jobs available painting. so i might as well do this, just the goldman just keeps my dizzy with device of politics and what is to become

of us to them. i think i know maria isn't alone. flags of opposition, bodies dominate the student neighbourhood in the city of prey. our grudge, the said they've borne, lead the b g b to dawn to body. that anger against the government boiled over ingenuity. when students blocked trio, which acts protesting against bad hiding practices by the government. the police retaliated by storming student hostas. i, there's been no let up in student dangle many, he'll have spent ill studying for exams which deal with secure them a co wetted government job. there's one guy, the guy dc, a dry spell in hiding like this one is unprecedented. declined to win boots by just building templates. what he, what he so many of us are highly qualified to look, but we are fighting for basic georgia. my, i've been looking for

a job for 4 years now. i'm under immense pressure for my family and they just want me to give up my job. thank and come home with id. hey, i'm going ahead. we only want orders are right in order to ms. unemployed in my family, all i wanted to join him. that's all your business. all of them saved woking for the government in their best staunch to claim boat of poverty. indian government job means financial stability, security, and respect. this is life houses, spend your living and what is your feeling that you don't even feel the burden of it and dial villages expectation. he saw these all the only taking a quick break for mean really project beach is not an option. a big problem here is unemployment. amongst the educator, there is plenty of unskilled work to do, but question and we do it like we refused to do it. why should i fall? when i worked so hard on my education? many of the students took

a break from their studies and voted for change the determine to make their voices heard through the ballad. that's in for wednesday. we'll continue looking at how this war in ukraine is playing out in asia. the world is interconnected, and as always for more, you can head over to our twitter and facebook feeds. thanks for watching. good bye . they've had no peace for, for decades. the people of iraq country is devastated and there's no end to violence. how did it come to this group? this is revealed and unprecedented story. he

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