and the united states will continue holding joint military drills and the u.s. will increase export of arms, including cargo planes to india. his remarks suggest that the united states is reenforcing ties with india in hopes of keeping china in check as it accelerates its naval activity into southern waters. nhk world, washington. >>> the vietnam war ended decades ago, but many vietnamese still suffer from the harsh legacy of chemicals used in the conflict. this month marks 50 years since the u.s. military is first believed to have used the agent orange, but as nhk world report toxic chemical continues to cause problems even among the young. >> reporter: 1961, theay whe vietnam ysspad agent orange. a family was in hanoi to mar the anvear >>ranslar:he pn of people afftedygerange is a painhared not only by the vietnamese but by the whole world. >> reporter: this is a 56-year-old worker from northern vietnam. he fought for about seven years in areas of the country where agent orange was used. his son who is now 31 was born and developed physical problems when he was as young as 5. >> translator: warts started to spread all ov

united states that actually if investors move if they continue on this risk aversion path and move away from u.s. treasury bonds they might actually feel more comfortable investing in these emerging markets like china and india china has taken a much stronger stance on what's going on they've called the u.s. bait immoral and irresponsible and they're saying a chinese newspaper recently said that the united states really needs to move away from borrowing its way out of its massive india on the other hand has had more of an optimistic response to what's going on than china and they're really hoping that in film way they might be able to benefit from all of this. economic spread. income growth and the potential slide of commodities prices such as oil or on india's side in the race to make the crisis work in its favor. the medium term growth look for india looks robust it's in the eight point two to eight point five percentage range strongest indicator for for. strong income growth something that the european union doesn't think. that's something that bodes well for the you know because there are other things as well if there's a recession in the world as is being talked about that's going to reduce the price of

united states but actually if investors move if they continue on this risk aversion path and move away from u.s. treasury bonds they might actually feel more comfortable investing in these emerging markets like china and india china has taken a much stronger stance on what's going on they've called the us. immoral and irresponsible and they're saying a chinese newspaper recently said that the united states really needs to move away from borrowing its way out of its masses by india on the other hand has had more of an optimistic response to what's going on than china and they're really hoping that in fun way they might be able to benefit from all of this well for more perspective on the asian optimism we cross live to peter t. treadway chief economist for the asia based rating agency who is in the region right now thanks very much for being on the program and as you heard there india's the finance minister is full of confidence for the country's economy quoting that the fundamentals are strong what are the chances of brics nations to turn this financial may have it to their advantage and can they do so. well i don't see how they can turn and. i would agree that india is probably the least vulnerable if we're

united states that actually if investors move if they continue on this risk aversion path and move away from u.s. treasury bonds they might actually feel more comfortable investing in these emerging markets like china and india china has taken a much stronger stance on what's going on they've called the u.s. debt bait immoral and irresponsible and they're saying a chinese newspaper recently said that the united states really needs to move away from borrowing its way out of its messes but india on the other hand has had more of an optimistic response to what's going on than china and they're really hoping that in film way they might be able to benefit from all of this. economic professor to come gone to from the indian statistical institute joins us now live to discuss how his country plans to benefit from the crisis like we heard there from previous tell us what is in the betting on to turn this crisis to its advantage. of the job of a photo it's minister is one of the many jobs to talk about the economy but i think in this case the footnotes minister is saying the right things is that the medium term growth outlook for india looks robust it's in the eight point two to eight point five percentage range and t

united states that actually if investors move if they continue on this risk aversion path and move away from u.s. treasury bonds they might actually feel more comfortable investing in these emerging markets like china and india china has taken a much stronger stance on what's going on they've called the u.s. . immoral and eric font the bull in their thing a chinese newspaper recently said that the united states really needs to move away from borrowing its way out of its masses by india on the other hand has had more of an optimistic response to what's going on in china and they're really hoping that in fun way they might be able to benefit from all of this. well as the eurozone members joined forces to save their common economy one e.u. state is happy it isn't bailing out the single currency poland was supposed to join the euro zone and next year but those plans are now on ice with warsaw eager to stay out of the crisis the next year ships reports. rising in greece the country's economic crisis were felt across the european union international markets worldwide while parts of europe have been to doing on the edge of economic boom has remained steady but when the storm along with this girl. there is a widespr

the united states is urging india, china, and russia to stop arms and other sales from europe. >> we urge those countries still buying syrian oil and gas, those countries still sending weapons, those countries whose political and economic support gives him comfort in his brutality to get on the right side of history. president assad has lost legitimacy to lead and it is clear that syria would be better off without him. >> the european view is that refusing to buy syrian oil and gas would hit ordinary syrians harder than the regime. some supporters say tougher sanctions are the way forward. >> if the eu gets on board, this has been called for by syrian activists, that might concentrate the mind of bashar i decided to actually start killing people. -- bashar al-assad to actually stop killing people. >> it seems that they're judging violence as the only way to hold onto power. >> to libya, months of fighting has brought misery to much of the population. in most product, more than 8000 have been wounded. -- in misrata, 8000 have been wounded. we reported on a girl who had been badly inju

in the united states economy and the european economy, it is a concern because all of these economies are linked. it is not a matter of competition between brazil and the united states or indiaand the united states. it is a more complex interaction. in the long run, if one of these major economies toth down, it will effected the others. -- go down, it will effect the others. host: good morning, rowdy. -- robbie. caller: i noticed your collar -- your guest skirted around the question of if a country had to hire 50 people, took in 100, and had to get rid of 50, how much would they pay both? guest: in brazil, the market operates by similar rules that operates here. it is expensive to hire legally because as i mentioned, there are many causes, many social causes and labor contracts in brazil that give workers a lot power. labor unions have considerable power as well. for example, for you to hire someone, you pay a specific salary for them, and you have to pay the same amount in taxes and benefits for that person. there are contracts where you can have a temporary labor. i do not have the exact numbers of how much you have to pay, but there are challenges in brazil's labor market

united states but actually if investors move if they continue on this risk aversion path and move away from u.s. treasury bonds they might actually feel more comfortable investing in these emerging markets like china and india china has taken a much stronger stance on what's going on they've called the us. immoral and irresponsible and their thing a chinese newspaper recently said that the united states really needs to move away from borrowing its way out of its masses but india on the other hand has had more of an optimistic response to what's going on in china and they're really hoping that in fun way they might be able to benefit from all of this a large piece business desk is keeping a close watch on the world's markets let's now cross over to marina power be a russian stocks responding to that they have well the russian stocks are close right now that will open in less than an hour on monday they pretty much follow. the states and then the session. then it was actually the biggest one day for more than two years the r.t.s. lost almost eighty percent of all the my six close a session five and a half in there right now investors are a cautious they're staying away from risks and they're turned into safe

united states to step up the pressure. washington is tiptoeing around the question, should call directly on the president to go? so far, it has stopped just short of that. the united states is urging india, china, and russia to stop arms and other sales to syria. >> we urge those countries still buying syrian oil and gas, and those countries still sending bashar al-assad weapons, those countries whose political and economic support give him a comfort to in his brutality to get on the right side of history. president bashar al-assad has lost the legitimacy to lead and it is clear that syria would be better off without him. >> the european view shared by britain is that refusing to by syrian oil and gas with ordinary syrians before harder than the regime. some supporters of the opposition say tougher sanctions are the way forward. >> perhaps, if the eu gets on board these oil sanctions, that might concentrate the mind of bashar al-assad to stop killing people. >> for now, the syrian regime shows no sign of changing course. it is still relying on force against largely peaceful protests and judging by less to be the only way to hold onto power. -- judging violence to be only way to build on

united states but actually if investors move if they continue on this risk aversion and move away from u.s. treasury bonds they might actually feel more comfortable investing in these emerging markets like china and india china has taken a much stronger stance on what's going on they've called the u.s. debt debate immoral and irresponsible and their thing a chinese newspaper recently said that the united states really needs to move away from borrowing its way out of its messes but india on the other hand has had more of an optimistic response to what's going on than china and they're really hoping that in fun way they might be able to benefit from all of this. of course archie's business desk is keeping a close watch on the world's markets let's cross over to marie now so how are a russian stock markets responding this hour thoughts or so there was a sign of a rebound earlier in the day but the markets have since nose dive deep into the red and the arts yes actually moves in six percent this hour oh my sex is down four percent but we have all the latest figures for our business bulletin later in the program all right well we'll see you very shortly there thanks. for the european stock markets are plumm

than many western countries especially your pm countries to handle what's going on in the united states we have india finance minister pranab mukherjee coming out and saying that this is only going to be really a short term impact analysts are saying that the bric countries will in the long term be last the fact that by what's happening in the united states that actually if investors move if they continue on this risk aversion and move away from u.s. treasury bonds they might actually feel more comfortable investing in these emerging markets like china and india china has taken a much stronger stance on what's going on they told us to change aristotle interchanged a shiny new. if you like it really to move away from laura ling is way out of it. but india on the other hand has had more of an optimistic response to what's going on than china and they're really hoping that in some way they might be able to benefit from all of this. she's a business that is keeping a close watch on the world's markets so let's cross over it's a marina the a russian stocks are responding to that may have very well the art

targeted the networks of 72 organizations including the united nations and governments of the united states, taiwan, indiaouth korea and canada. the 49ers showed off their vision today of their proposed clare stadium. the nearly $1 billion project features a grand entrance terrace, seating that will bring fans closer to the gridiron, glassed in food courts so you won't miss any of the action plus wi-fi and solar panels. >>> overseas now you to egypt where 83-year-old hosni mubarak a steadfast ally for every american president since jimmy carter went on trial. the former leader was pushed from power by a popular uprising in february. he is accused of ordering the deaths of demonstrators and also charged with corruption and could receive the death penalty. more from abc's alex marquart. >> it was custom built for today. an iron cage and 83-year-old mubarak rolled in on a hospital bed. >> for egyptians the fact that mubarak is on trial is beyond their imagination. they never thought that a man as powerful as he was would be brought to justice. the man who inspired fear for three decades now faces the death p

with europe took on a heavily military character in their relationships between japan, korea, united states, indiaonomic and the social factors made a huge role. the practical consequences were very similar to show that america is committed to the independence of the key countries but i would object to some of these the chinese participate in so long as they are not ravee hegemony all power. >> host: talk about the role of the nuclear proliferation. there's a big concern is that china is working with how was like north korea even pakistan to some degree to share the technology with the iranians perhaps the syrians and the venezuelans. all opponents, enemies of the united states. what can we do to try to rein in china and the proliferation area? >> guest: on all issues except north korea i think the chinese national interest is entitled to hours and not simply interested in the weapons because the nuclear weapons could spread to the countries that cannot have the same technological take and they do not understand the nature of the modern technology. the danger of the catastrophic conflict or even o

tonight, the filmmakers rebecca haimowitz and vaishali sinha come from the united states and india. together, they weave a very human story that crosses international boundaries. it's about an american couple, lisa and brian switzer, who travel halfway around the world to fulfill their dream of having a baby. a reproductive outsourcing company matches them with an indian surrogate mother named aasia. her last name isn't given to protect her identity. here is an excerpt now from "made in india." >> you know, a woman a lot of times defines herself by her ability to have children. i just can't imagine being without kids. i wanted to be a mother since i was about 25 years old, but here i am, turning 40. i've been trying for seven years to get pregnant, and it hasn't been an easy task by anybody's stretch of the imagination. we don't really have the luxury of waiting or the luxury of seeing if there's other alternatives. this is something that's... this is our one and final shot. when i went to the gynecologist, or oncologist, he did a biopsy on my uterus. i was really shocked. they were

united states because no country. war against fiji basically what's going on is there is this military buildup which really is the big sis in the world today and clearly you've got vietnam japan south korea india the united states all very concerned about what's going on i'm seriously thinking that china may well invade these areas you've been talking about. well clearly china would like to we we have out fighting but clearly we have seen some very belligerent tactics on the south china sea not only against the united states in march two thousand and nine but also against the vietnamese in june of this year and there have been a sort of incidents against the south koreans and the japanese coast guard so clearly china is willing to use the roughest tactics and so we should not rule that out in what direction do you see the chinese minute treat developing more technology base or perhaps concentrating more on land sea all forces almost all of the above its most recent white paper talked about information technology and cyber war also clearly they're putting money into their navy and to their air force the only laggard really is the army the army used to get almost all the money but now clearly ch

here, pakistan felt at a disadvantage, because for military needs, pakistan depended on the united states, but india was depending more on the soviet union. so at that time, pakistanis felt a feeling of letdown. 70-71 was a brief time when there was an extremist tilt toward pakistan. but that also coincided, if you would recall, with pakistan facilitating the united states opening to china. it is a bit ironic that something which had rankled earlier, 1962-63, in 1970-71 became quite useful for the united states to open up toward china. one of the results of that role in as intermediary -- in fact, it was not much of an intermediary. but it was a critical role as a post office, i would say, a critical role, because certain understandings had to be reached between china and the united states. that affected all of our relations with moscow. they said we're going to teach a lesson to that dirty brother left in pakistan. then we come to the post 71 situation. the important milestone i would say is post-1974. in 1974, india tested a nuclear device. pakistan literally wanted to rectify this imbalance which

going to solve the unemployment situation obviously that's a bad thing for the united states but that's also a bad thing for india you know asia has become the menu capturing center of the world and if the unemployment issue in the united states is a result consumer confidence in the u.s. will also remain low and people in the u.s. simply aren't going to buy you should ask for it so that's negatively going to impact the economy here and that's why people here are watching the situation so closely all right well thank you very much for that report ortiz prieur from the reporting there from india. well of russia is keeping a close eye on washington's political struggle to resolve the crisis prime minister vladimir putin says the american economy stays at risk despite the deal which means that washington can no longer be a symbol of economic stability around the world. so. actually there's nothing good about it it just doesn't make it more systemic decisions this colossal debt fourteen trillion means that the country has been living on credit which is really bad for one of the world's leading economies this means th

of the armed services committee in the center of the united states or flickers. now in india we have here is the possibility of terror attacks around the world because yet again support for a ragtag band of different forces different types of people supposedly in an idea some kind of idea that liberation will follow. should return to me a little earlier well rebels now control colonel gadhafi fortress in central perkily but violent clashes continue throughout the capital however the u.s. defense department says it has another concern the security of sites in the beginning to contain stockpiles of chemical weapons including you raney i'm just speaking to my colleague rory earlier today james corbet from the center for research on globalization question why libya's new government is not being trusted to deal with. perhaps it presupposes the idea that the stockpiles are unsafe in the hands of the rebel forces and would be safer in the hands of the nato forces whereas the people who have so far been involved in siege in tripoli and killing trick police civilians in tripoli have b

united states. sounds like lot. 350,000 in india. 600,000 in china. we're being dwarfed. they are investing in education and we're taking money away from education. they are not looking at the signals. there is a pure racial bias. if you look at the growing and changing demographics, more black and brown people, especially more brown people, we're not investing in inner city education and minority education so when that minority becomes the majority we will look like a developing country if we don't make sure these black and brown young people, especially young men where you that achievement gap, we don't get these young people in the schools, what are we going to do? but we don't have the policy makers who are paying attention. quite frankly, while there was a lot of hope around the 2008 election, i never really saw -- i haven't seen in any of the democrats, i look at bernie sanders and that is probably the most iconic progressive voice we get that really tries to connect the dots, other than that, we have this sort of compassionate capitalism. but capitalism is not comp

lived studies and work indeed india, pakistan, lebanon, the united states and mexico. she is the editor of living in america. poetry and fiction by south asian american writers. encounter people of asian decent in the americas her novel, braided tongue was published in 2003. i introduce rashne. >> i'm reading from a selection from a longer narrative. memory is no longer confused. it has a home land. from a farm by the late ali. sometimes the circle breaks and the woman meets the child. face-to-face. each one seeing for the first time her strength in the other. a poem by jenny. [inaudible]. after more than a year of e mails and phone conversations, amy,ling and i met at the university of wisconsin in madison. it was sometime during the mid 1980. calcutta was very hot, said amy. i wondered how our conversation about asian american literature veered to calcutta? calcutta was very hot but i got my first doll there. we spent some time in calcutta when we fled to the united states. the doll didn't look like me blond hair and blue ice bought from calcutta. she comforted me wh

india. what about the united states? well, well, invest in china, invest in india, invest in -- every country but our country. now these are wall street geniuses, and they say put your money here. they don't want to invest money in this country. they have no confidence in this country. >> greta: what about steve wynn? >> he's a good friend of mine. i heard his statement, and he's exactly right. >> greta: are any businesspeople sayingby got to ride out of this mess? >> i don't know of any. look what's going on with the country. we're laughed at. what businessman could say i'm wrong? people call me up, heads of steel companies, heads of oil companies, heads of everything. how can they say possibly that i'm wrong? our business is going to hell. we don't make our products anymore. we don't manufacture things anymore. you look at computers, they're made in different countries. i ordered thousands of televisions for a hotel that i have. like 2,500 televisions. they're made inko reara. >> greta: couldn't find any made here? forg

in the united states economy and the european economy, it is a concern because all of these economies are linked. it is not a matter of competition between brazil and the united states or indiaand the united states. it is a more complex interaction. in the long run, if one of these major econoes toth down, it will effected the others. -- go down, it will effect the others. host: good morning, rowdy. -- robbie. ller: i noticed your collar -- your guest skirted around the question of if a country had to hire 50 people, took in 100, and had to get rid of 50, how much would they pay both? guest: in brazil, the market operates by similar rules that operates here. it is eensive to hire legally because as i mentioned, there are many causes, many social causes and labor contracts in brazil that give workers a lot power. labor unions have considerable power as well. for example, for you to hire someone, you pay a specific salary for them, and you have to pay the same amount in taxes and benefits for that person. there are contracts where you can have a temporary labor. i do not have the exact numbers of how much you have to pay, but there are challenges in brazil's labor market for y

in the united states economy and the european economy, it is a concern because all of these economies are linked. it is not a matter of competition between brazil and the united states or indiaand the united states. it is a more complex interaction. in the long run, if one of these major economies toth down, it will effected the others. -- go down, it will effect the others. host: good morning, rowdy. -- robbie. caller: i noticed your collar -- your guest skirted around the question of if a country had to hire 50 people, took in 100, and had to get rid of 50, how much would they pay both? guest: in brazil, the market operates by similar rules that operates here. it is expensive to hire legally because as i mentioned, there are many causes, many social causes and labor contracts in brazil that give workers a lot power. labor unions have considerable power as well. for example, for you to hire someone, you pay a specific salary for them, and you have to pay the same amount in taxes and benefits for that person. there are contracts where you can have a temporary labor. i do not have the exact numbers of how much you have to pay, but there are challenges in brazil's labor market

trillion dollars in the united states alone so people here are watching what's happening in the united states very closely thank you very much for that update our reporting there from india thank you. however now to call them as richard wolffe told r.t. that america's financial recovery plan was doomed from the start. we've had twenty years of being told that a private enterprise economy is the royal road to success and prosperity forever then we had a crash of that system now we've had a recovery by a government that took care of the banks and insurance companies first and assured us it would trickle down it's not trickling down that's what these unemployment numbers mean that's what the increasing foreclosure of people being thrown out of their homes means and so on the stock market is finally the investment community itself realizing that this system is broken and there is nothing on the horizon to take it out and the anxiety that used to be among all the average people the vanishing middle class and all the people worried about government spending that anxiety is now spreading even to the top of the economy as they realize they've gone way too far and may have killed

with europe took on a heavily military -- and in the relationships between japan, korea, the united states in indiaconomic social factors play a huge role. the practical consequences very to show that america's committed to the independence of key countries. but i wouldn't object on some of these projects in which the chinese participated so long as they are not the hegemony of power of asia. >> host: talk if you would about china's role in nuclear proliferation. there is a big concern that china is working with world powers like north korea and even pakistan to some degree to share nuclear technology with the iranians come a perhaps the syrians and perhaps venezuelans, all opponents and enemies of the united states. what can we do to try to rein china and on the proliferation area? >> guest: well, on all issues except north korea, i think the chinese national interest is very parallel to ours. neither of us can be interested in the proliferation of nuclear weapons because of nuclear weapons spread to countries that cannot have the same technological powers us and they do not understand the age of

because the the locomotives of global economic growth are no longer the united states or western europe or japan they're china and india however i don't think by adding another zero that you're going to get any more harmony or record i think in fact when you look at china and the united states this is increasingly looking like a zero world it certainly is when it comes to resource consumption and i'm not sure that you're going to be able to get any basic agreement on an fundamental economic a direction and i guess the biggest issue at at the g twenty or the g. eight is is how much longer is the people's bank of china going to be willing to finance an over trillion dollar budget deficit because if they step away from the treasury auction we just will be talking about a sovereign debt crisis in terms of the so-called pigs but we'll be talking about certainly a whole new issue of risk in the us treasury market and that's probably going to remain the one fundamental issue is how long a much longer does does communism's last stand to want to finance capitalism's fallen angel because that's really what's happening right now