and has the bjp promoted him, protected him? no.outlet in cow vigilante attacks has its roots in right—wing nationalist fringe groups that have links to the ruling bjp. prime minister narendra modi rose to power with the help of a nationalist volunteer movement known as the rss, which advocates hardline hindu nationalism. in 2002, he was chief minister in gujarat when anti—muslim riots broke out. more than 1000 people died. modi was accused of not doing enough to suppress the violence. a charge he was later cleared of in court. by 2014 he was leading the country. the prime minister himself, when he was campaigning for the election, actually escalated this, because he talked about a pink revolution. the pink revolution alluded to fact that india, the land of hindus, where the cow was worshipped, there is beef being exported. by politicising the trade in meat, critics say that modi was appealing to his hindu base. once he has won office promoting these ideas, therefore lies, the responsibility of ensuring there are no violent attacks.

to hold onto power unless there is some sort of national emergency and this is something which the bjp foreign policy win to ensure he wins the general election. imran khan is sort of similar in his stamps, the first time he has been prime minister of pakistan and he has a lot to prove —— stance. but i think he is practising a lot more restraint than prime minister modi and pakistan certainly doesn't want to start a war, a conventional war. as far as the us is concerned, this is the first time there has been a great deal of momentum when it comes to reducing troops in afghanistan. the special representatives actually even thank pakistan for their help in this matter with the taliban and the us talks. and so i do think that the us talks. and so i do think that the us talks. and so i do think that the us may not push pakistan too much on this but i think there is a greater issue of exactly how pakistan and india react to each other. and it always seems both of these neighbours are very trigger—happy. so even a small escalation can turn into something bigger. doctor khan, thank you very m

rode a wave of dissatisfaction and emphasized his own modest background to take power in 2014, but his bjpeveloped a problematic repetition as far as voters are concerned. >> narendra modi's party has traditionally always been seen as what we call upper caste, so basically the or -- the more privileged, more landing, business owning class. >> despite living in a stratified society where circumstances of birth to find a large part of what the future will hold voters , in the world's largest democracy will soon be hitting the polls as equals. each political party will tailor its message. >> that was just one of the many quick takes you can find on the bloomberg. you can also find them at bloomberg.com, along with all the latest business news and analysis 24 hours a day. that will be all for "louvered -- bloomberg best for this week. thanks for watching. i'm juliette saly. this is bloomberg. ♪ we begin with a big issue. another solid jobs report. >> it is impressive. >> another strong number. >>

is seen as a hindi heartland, which should have been perhaps a win for the modi government, and the bjp, i should say. but, you know, anti-incumbency measures and plight of the farmers might have played a role for the losses for the party there. and to that end, i should say that one of the important measures for projecting what the economic growth of a country like india, which is largely agrarian, as well is the impact of the monsoons. we don't see as much of that narrative coming out of washington, d.c., but there are think tanks in india that will tell you that the other finance minister in india is the monsoons. so projections of the india meteorological organization is important. the consumers of india are the rural electorate, and, you know, as long as there's farming happening and hundreds of millions of people are farming, the amount of money they're able to bring in that is -- impacted by the annual monsoon cycle will have an impact on growth. finally, i want to mention that the other measure of growth in india needs to really be paid attention to from a sub national perspecti

bjp lost control of three crucial indian states, the region that propelled him to a landslide victory crucial last few weeks, modi will need to win over parts of the electorate threatening to do certain -- to desert him. a bloomberg survey says the finance minister may borrow $90 billion to the next fiscal year, meaning debt sales will touch record levels. the populist pressures are making economist worried. the government forecast a deficit of 3.3% of gdp, but is expected to miss fiscal for the second year in a row. david: straight to mumbai, the economist at j.p. morgan joins us to talk about the budget. thank you for coming on the program. thanks in advance for making my job easier. i'm looking at your report. i will start off with the most obvious one. will they blend the budget target -- blow the budget target? >> i don't think they will. they are conscious that markets are nervous and the rupee is underperforming. i think they are cognizant of those pressures. country has more degrees of freedom, so they will stick to 3.3%, but there quality of the consolidation may not be great

it was to be vice president of the bjp in rajasthan, ata hindu president of the bjp in rajasthan, atntes are not the —— innocent victims. it is not the —— innocent victims. it is not the —— innocent victims. it is not the first time he has defended cow not the first time he has defended cow vigilante gangs. kassim can't believe that the support for the cow vigilantes is preventing the victims from getting justice and has appealed to the courts. we co nta cted we contacted mr ahuja several times, requesting an interview. but he never responded. the bjp national government in delhi appears keen to distance itself from ahuja's controversial views. first, distance itself from ahuja's controversialviews. first, we, that is not the party's point of view. we have been very clear, always said that an individual point of view, if the party point of view is articulated by the party. has the bj p articulated by the party. has the bjp promoted him, protected in? that make him. but the religious intolerance adding an outlet in cow vigilante attacks has links to the ruling bjp. prime minister nare