>> it is not just the bjp, some of them from the ruling bjp analyst. of them have taken a stance after these violence that started. one of the kukis was the most killed. now they are taking a stance that they do believe in the policy of the government and the center, but no longer believe in the -- therefore they have been demanding. in consultation with the civil society of organizations and stakeholders, the separate administration is the only solution at this point of time. >> as i had said that, 75 years of independence has been living together with counterparts. we could see a lot of socioeconomic disparities. >> i will have to jump in there, we have about 30 seconds. how do you think it is going to play out? >> the piece has to be our priority at this point. if peace cannot be brought out unless people are disarmed. both in the hills and in the valley, the militants have come out. there are several insurgents organizations who are having dialogue with the government of india. they have to be disarmed. and to the public who have taken up arms. unl

but remember, stephen, we are a large federal country and the bjp doesn't rule a majority of the statesen they did, they lost elections in states they were ruling and now there are opposition parties in a majority of our states, in charge of those states. so it's not as if we are some sort of one—party republic masquerading as a democracy. democracy manifests itself at the state level as well. and it's been for us very important that we have the freedom to challenge the authority of the ruling party in our 28 states. isn't one of the truths about narendra modi not only that he has a formula, he's found a formula which has delivered him electoral success, but he's also been extremely lucky in the quality of his opponents? well, that has been said. you in the congress party have failed to provide vision, leadership, coherence over the past few years. and many in india would argue you're still not providing it today. well, i think we'd beg to differ on the vision part. i think we've always had a great deal of clarity about what we stand for. so what is congress's big idea today? well, the

and he is a member of the ruling bjp party.heir hurt with the prime minister's silence on this issue. they said they have felicitated for the medals that they won for the country, one of the wrestlers spearheading the protest has been the first woman to win an olympic medal in wrestling for india. but they feel saddened that the prime minister has stayed silent over the last six months since they have been raising these allegations of sexual harassment. and they really wished that he spoke up and they really wished that he spoke up and assured them a fair and unbiased investigation. by, up and assured them a fair and unbiased investigation. a reporter there. unbiased investigation. a reporter there- north _ unbiased investigation. a reporter there. north korea _ unbiased investigation. a reporter there. north korea is— unbiased investigation. a reporter there. north korea is the - unbiased investigation. a reporter there. north korea is the most. there. north korea is the most secretive state in the world. its borders have been

this man is also a member of parliament with the governing bjp and he denies the allegations againstop indian wrestlers and they are at the centre of what we are talking about today. these women were detained as part of the protest on the 28th of may by the police and they published this photograph showing them in the police bus. you can see them here. shortly after that this image was published, another version circulated online and these show you the images. you can see the original where the women are and smiling and then a very different picture in this version here where they seem to be smiling. this image started circulating online alongside posts that suggested the protest was not as bad as they seemed and that they had been staged or exaggerated but we know this image was manipulated. members of the bjp were among those sharing the image at the time, although once it was revealed that the image had been manipulated, many deleted the images.— deleted the images. fascinating sto and deleted the images. fascinating story and it _ deleted the images. fascinating story and it was

members of the bjp party accusing them of theatrics. tell us more. >> yes indeed.lly manipulated photo of top indian wrestlers smiling wants to be entertained with police has been going viral for a couple of days now. the original photo was taken may 28 during a demonstration in front of parliament where many of india's wrestlers turned out. we can see this was published by someone who was also at the protest. many of india's top wrestlers were detained during these demonstrations, and some were charged with disorderly behavior . if we look at the original photo, this was published later by other wrestlers after the fact, but we can indeed see that in the original photo, neither of the sisters are smiling, and the sisters actually took this soapy to begin with -- this selfie to begin with to send to fellow protesters and assure them of their safety and also inform them who had been detained, including some of their fellow demonstrators. for a quick recap, india's wrestlers have been protesting for months, primarily female wrestlers, though there are some men involv

protests, and we have seen people being arrested as journalists because they have been critical of the bjp the news organizations and in places like a province in cashmere, and will the president address this with the prime pin ster? >> yes, the president's foundation is rooted in protecting and advancing human rights around the world. and that is a real connerstone of how the president shies away from discussing our concerns, and that going to be the case here today. >> certain eli china is going to be watching this especially with the comments that president biden said that xi jinping is a dictator. he is standing by that description to the chinese president? >> look, the president has never been anything but candid when he talks bt the concerns whether it is over human rights or over leadership around the world. and he is going to continue to do that. he believes it is important to manage this competitioning with china in a responsible way. hopefully we followed with the lines of communication that need to be open. but in addition to having free and open lines of communication, you so b

conspiracy theory is just one facet of the rising islamophobia that has gripped india since the ruling bjpame to power. the france 24 observer's investigated the far right dis-information is pushing this divisive narrative. "love jihad: unmasking an indian conspiracy theory," a report by the france 24 observers. ♪ 06/29/23 06/29/23 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> we have state cooperation with the central african republic. it is supported by the necessary agreements and of course our military advisers will continue their activities in the necessary demanded quantity. amy: after the wagner's aborted mutiny in russia,

common in indian classical a and is also a symbol o prime minister modi's ruling party known as the bjpd by guest chef nina curtis based out of sacramento. known for her work with plant-based dishes, and that's a good match for tonight's state honor since the guest with of honor, indian prime minister modi, like many hindu, is a lifelong vegetarian. suzi morrison, the executive pastry chef, was also on hand to repreview tonight's menu. >> you must understand the pressure i'm standing here before you, but it's the kind of pressure that is also an elation. because when you are asked by the first lady to come and join her at the white house, it's an experience that i hope many chefs get to have. i i am so excited, and it gives me great pleasure to preview tomorrow's anticipated state dinner menu in honor of the republic of india. this is definitely a pinnacle moment in my career. i'm -- it's truly a pleasure to be able to work with the first lady and help her to bring her culinary vision to life. alongside chef chris, executive chef chris, can and executive pastry chef suzie morrison, we h

discussing besides lampooning the prime minister a wee bit which is humorous to some and not humorous to the bjpthe country but he has been pointing out one point interesting which is that he thinks that there is increasing unity amongst medical opposition parties here in india. he might be being optimistic but election season is on. fully. rishaad: just hold that thought because we are talking about the oil market with opec+ now preparing to meet in vienna this week. we have members grappling with a divided oil market on top of that india is one importing cheap russian oil and they have set another record with the amount that they have actually brought in, nearly 2 billion barrels -- 2 million barrels a day i should say coming in from russia. that is 15% more than the previous high in april. our asia oil trading reporter joins us new delhi. monica is still with us. menaka: $65 a barrel is an interesting price given that crude has been over the last couple of months. let me put that question to the reporter. increasing purchases from russia no surprises there. rakesh: we are looking at very dram