from delhi to mumbai, we track the agenda of philip hammond on his india visit.iland's property sector, 20 years after the asian financial crisis. welcome to asia business report. we are live from singapore. british finance minister philip hammond heads to mumbai today as part of the uk's trade push to show that there a world of opportunity for britain outside of europe. his first stop in delhi on wednesday saw him meet with india's finance minister. the uk wants to attract the brightest minds. that's what philip hammond told founders from india's start—up community at a cafe in central delhi. his discussions with the finance minister included trade, financial services and infrastructure and talks focused on a post except trade deal. big uk plans to tighten immigration, but this didn't come up. business leaders seemed optimistic about the future. there is a great ability and opportunity for india to really liberalise its regime on how financial industry is expanding india. instead of rising domestic sales and a dramatic change in the digital world, thanks to the

government to tackle a trash problem that he says is a crisis at many levels >> keep in mind delhi isthe seismic zone. >> reporter: so if you have an earthquake you will have that mound sliding down. and even without an earthquake, he says the festering garbage is toxic. methane from the dump explodes daily in dozens of spontaneous fires that spew toxins into the air, while a stew of heavy metals and organic and inorganic pollutants washes into the soil when it rains, and into delhi's main river >> this is the leachate. >> reporter: babu showed me a sample of this so called a leachate. >> what we do is basically treat it so that it removes all the toxic impurities. >> reporter: but of the millions of tons that are not treated yet, this is the stuff that's going into the yamuna river. the centerpiece of his company's approach is a year-old $60 million power plant that converts waste to energy, which is sent to the electric grid. it is ramping up to burn 2,000 tons of trash per day, which means the city may not need to add to the landfill-- though it won't immediately reduce its size. >

justin rowlatt, bbc news, new delhi. court nominee, neil gorsuch. despite republicans holding the majority in the senate — his confirmation is not definite. this came into the newsroom a few hours ago. update the senate republican leader will file a petition to end the senate republican leader will file a petition to end an expected democrat filibuster of gorsuch. this is because democrats were expected to use a tactic called a filibuster to thwart republican efforts to confirm mr gorsuch. anthony zurcher is in washington for us. the state of play. who has the upper hand right now? the clock is ticking towards the doomsday scenario, the nuclear option that republicans will use. i love this language, it makes sennett parliamentary procedure sounds so much more dramatic. the republicans need 60 votes to end the republicans need 60 votes to end the republicans —— democrats filibuster on friday. without the votes, they are talking about using the nuclear option to change the rules to make ita simple option to change the rule

coming up we will be reporting from delhi, where efforts to clean up from delhi, where efforts to clean the property ladder. and time to tell you that the zoo in virginia has welcomed two this is a cheetah cubs. five were born and another seven came along just a few days later. we will be back with the headlines next. hello there. the weather story is pretty quiet for the next few days. a lot of dry weather, variable cloud, some sunshine and generally light winds as well, it is all because of high pressure. now, during the course of the night most places will be dry. maybe a little bit of light rain across the north—west of scotland. more of a breeze here. were you have the cloud relatively mild, 79 degrees. where the skies clear, cool and a touch of frost in some rural places. so are quite looking to tuesday. most of us will be seen light winds, but across the north of the high pressure, in the north of the high pressure, in the woods northern and western scotland, more of a strong north—westerly breeze. that will fit in quitea north—westerly breeze. that will fit in quite a lot of clo

justin rowlatt, bbc news, new delhi.cording to new research. scientists have been investigating why the most common cause of death for serving firefighters is heart attack or heart disease. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, reports. experienced firefighter simon mcnally used to train new recruits. it meant several times a day he was exposed to fires of up to 1,000 celsius. then one day at work he had a heart attack. i was kind of in denial at first. you are hoping it is indigestion or something else. not going to be as sinister as a heart attack. so it came as a bit of a shock. we keep ourselves reasonably fit in the fire service. we have to pass a standard test every year. we have a check—up every three years. it was a bit confusing to be faced with those symptoms. heart attacks are the leading cause of death for front line firefighters. studies in america have shown almost half of all firefighters who die on duty are killed by heart problems. the new research carried out by edinburgh university and published

bbc news, delhi. a quick look at the markets. the nikkei average of japan has look at the markets.ed at look at the markets. the nikkei average of japan has opened at its lowest numbers since mid—january, essentially. down almost i%. really, investors are paying attention to the federal reserve minutes i told you about earlier that led to a decline of us stocks. again, a decline of us stocks. again, a decline in asia as well. the all ordinaries in australia are currently flat to be that is it for the asia business report. thank you for watching. —— flat. you are watching bbc news. the headlines. myanmar‘s de facto leader, aung san su kyi, has spoken to the bbc, defending her record over atrocities against the rohingya minority. president trump has called the deadly gas attack in syria an affront to humanity, and said it changed his view of bashar al—assad. a service of hope and reconciliation has taken place at westminster abbey, a fortnight after the attack on westminster bridge and the houses of parliament. nicholas witchell reports. two weeks after shocking events which occurred

this is just outside of delhi. it is just metres away from a major highway.ts business came from alcohol sales. we spent a lot of money to create a concept and to do the interiors, all about. that is useless business for us. about. that is useless business for us. as usual loss of employment. state goverment ‘s are unhappy too. they are set to lose tens of billions of dollars two. and with more than1 billions of dollars two. and with more than 1 million jobs at risk of business owners and state officials are asking if this ban is the only solution. —— too. froese goes to the polls as we can for the first round of eight closely contested presidential election. it is a key vote. marine le pen has suggested that france should leave the european union. much of the support for her and melenchon appears to come from rural areas. we got this report from the south of france. glittering under the sun of provence, rice has been grown in the region for centuries. but now, the industry faces a difficult future. competition from overboard and a big reduction in subsidies

our colleague in new delhi spoke with the president at the european bank for reconstruction and developdevelopment. if it is a brexit which results in the uk leading the single market and maybe not making any further contributions to the eu budget, if you take that extreme, that has significant potentially negative impacts on some of our operations, especially in south—eastern europe. bulgaria, greece, those sorts of countries would be heavily affected. but it is a milderform of brexit, where even if the uk leads the single market it is able to mimic some of the single market attributes in the new trading relationship, if it still makes some contributions to the eu budget, then the impact is actually pretty marginal. british chancellor philip hammond is bringing a large delegation of british businesses here to try to drum up trade in india. you think india can really fill in that gap is a strong business partner for the uk. fill in that gap is a strong business partner for the ukw certainly can. we have noticed in the country ‘s operating where we work, they used to depend, ten or 15 ye

the country's finance ministers met in delhi days after the british government triggered article 50. formal negotiations cannot take place until brexit is complete, but philip hammond said the world's fastest-growing major economy would the icky partner going forward. a key partner going forward. >> we hope to have a special relationship with the european union that will allow us to go on trading and investing in each other's economy, but at the same time, allow us to rebuild our relationships with our partners and allies around the world. india is looking for insurance is on freedom of movement for skilled workers and students. moving on to other business deal sincea second most international sanctions were lifted. cover 37ment would planes. to be a policy test for the trump administration which is about to crack down on tehran. the german group daimler is teaming up with the supplier bosch to develop autonomous vehicles. they hope to have cars on the street by the start of the next decade. falling short of apologizing for controversial remarks, last month saying countries that -- i

philip hammond's trade mission to delhi and mumbai is part of an effort to build a partnership with indiae a future as a global manufacturing powerhouse. our business correspondent joe lynam has more. depending on how britain quits the eu, the city of london is set to lose thousands ofjobs in the coming years as some banks and insurers leave to remain in the single market. now the chancellor philip hammond is hoping to court new customers for britain's financial services expertise. he leads a delegation of business leaders as well as the governor of the bank of england mark carney to india this week, hoping that indian companies will use the city of london to fund the estimated £1.2—trillion of spending needed to modernise indian‘s infrastructure. the government also hopes to use the trip to open new markets in india for companies like transferwise, part of britain's rapidly growing financial technology or fintech sector. all of this forms the backdrop for a comprehensive free—trade agreement which britain hopes to sign with india once it formally leave the eu but that won't be easy. indi

when you hear allegations of brutality by us troops in iraq, delhi to respect the geneva conventions,es through your —— max bailey. conventions, what goes through your -- max bailey. dad -- failure. -- bad leadership. how could something happen ladies in the prison that seems to have happened —— happened in prison. it shouldn't have happened. in 1991, commanders were told that when they went to desert storm, no my lai... that told that when they went to desert storm, no my lai. .. that made me feel good echoes i thought we had learnt something. —— because. to get slapped in the face with this, it is horrendous. you think there will be a full investigation? you have been pa rt a full investigation? you have been part of investigations in the past. allah think there will be a full investigation. --i think they're well. what i knew wasn't made public till afterwards. this didn't take that long. so it's out there. technology is better and i think this could be an investigation. having people in the military careers are having people in the military careers a re really having people in the

justin rowlatt, bbc news, new delhi.rch of england went on to accuse the marketing campaign of airbrushing faith. the national trust said it was nonsense to suggest the significance of easter was being downplayed as our correspondent anisa kadri reports. this easter, cadbury is bringing joy to the whole nation. as easter approaches, chocolate eggs are being hidden at national trust properties up and down the uk. but the name of the event has attracted furious comments from the archbishop of york, who's annoyed that the word easter has been dropped from its title. ..with cadbury‘s great british egg hunt. doctorjohn sentamu says that cadbury‘s christian faith influenced his industrial output. to drop easter from cadbury‘s easter egg hunt, in my book, is tantamount to spitting on the grave of the founder. for christians, easter eggs are symbolic of the resurrection ofjesus christ. and now the prime minister, theresa may, a vicar‘s daughter, has weighed in on the row. it's very important as a festival for christians, million

our correspondentjustin rowlatt is in delhi for us.the uk and india, a long history. what deals will be done if any and four philip hammond, i guess he's tried to lay the foundations of future deals? this is about building along term relationship with india. it was the first place to go after triggering article 50 and it symbolises how important india is after britain leads the eu. britain's vast financial services sector is an ideal place for growth in indian manufacturing's sector. they can help you, partner businesses but also find the funding behind there is longer term goal to establish some kind of trade deal with india. they will be meeting the indian finance minister and the beginning of negotiations will be on the card. britain cannot formally negotiate until finally leaving the eu that it is establishing relationships with countries outside of the european union. we will talk to him again later. there are currently around 12,000 eu regulations in force across the union and they cover everything from banking and the chemicals

beijing this week lodged an official protest with the indian ambassador, accusing delhi of giving the separatism. india insists the visit is purely religious, and the dalai lama says his week—long trip is to promote harmony. china isn't convinced, so the crowds expected to gather for his teachings over the next few days will only cause more concern across the border. ashleigh nghiem, bbc news. there's a sticky situation over maple syrup in canada. the federation of quebec maple syrup producers controls nearly every aspect of syrup production in the province. angele grenier, a maple syrup producer in rural quebec, has been fighting the provincial syndicate for years in court. frustrated with the limitations, she began selling syrup illicitly to buyers in other provinces, which led to the legal battle. now canada's highest court is deciding whether to hear her appeal. in quebec, producers have decided democratically to work together to develop the market and make an industry of maple syrup. because before that it was just something you do on the side. but now people are doing that for t

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ageing this week lodged an official protest with the indian ambassador, accusing delhi of giving thensists the visit is purely religious, and the dalai lama says his week—long trip is to promote harmony. china isn't convinced, so the crowds expected to gather for his teachings over the next few days will only cause more concerned across the border. there could be hope for millions of dementia patients, following new research. it is after a group of scientists made a significant advance in the way our memory works. they found that we make one memory for the here—and—now, in one part of the brain, and another memory for a lifetime, in another part. here is one of those involved in the study, professor susumu tonegawa, to explain more. on the day of acquiring a memory, a memory is quickly formed, not only in the hippocampus, but in the cortex. however, interestingly, these... the memory which is formed in the cortex, it's not very active. it is silent, which means that if you apply visual cues, —— recall cues, whenever you need memory you need a stimulus, which recall recall cues, so if

not as hot around delhi because there will be more india and maybe one or two showers as well.e in miami produced a few inches of rain. it did not last long but it combines with clyde bringing heavy rain to georgia, bringing in wet conditions to new york on tuesday only because of flooding and strong winds as well. we have to keep an eye on shallow sea breaking out in the rockies. we have a huge temperature contrast between the cold air in the north and warm air to the south. this leads to this classic weather partum, whereby the showers get organised into a longer spell of rain, pushing their way into the central plains, leading to severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. because of the temperature contrast and rapid uplift. big storms likely. a lot of rain, of course, that has been in the news in south america. that was a satellite picture earlier. the threat of landslides continue, sadly. the likes of western colombia, peru, could see heavy showers through the week. this was last week in budapest, hungary, gripped by snow and ice. all the way from the balkans to the blac

particularly in the north west. 40 celsius in new delhi and lahore, could go as high as 42 or 43 in thatd and it will warm up nicely in the north—east. so, in winnipeg, 18 celsius on friday afternoon, down to just seven on sunday. the average is nine. in new york and boston, temperatures soaring to 26 or 27 for sunday afternoon. back in europe, the northwest looks like it will be quite windy without bricks of rain. some rain and showers for the arts in northern italy. and across to the balkans as well. brolin looks like it will be quite cool with rain. but in athens, sunny and temperatures into the low 20s. back on our shores, saturday looks like a reasonable day, 14 degrees or so your top coverage. very little rain to speak of. the latest headlines from bbc news. america's most senior military commander in afghanistan says the decision to drop a powerful bomb on islamic state militants was based purely on tactical consideration, afg ha n purely on tactical consideration, afghan and american authorities say that 36 million about thes were killed. speculation is growing that north korea m

we report from delhi on efforts to clean up the construction sector so that people can get on the propertyone but two litters of cheetah cubs. five were born on march 23rd, and another seven cubs came along just a few days later. sadly two of the cubs in the second litter died — which is apparently common among large litters. the typical size of a cheetah litter is just three — so this was quite an unusual event. it's good to see the ten remaining cubs are in good health. hello there. the weather story is pretty quiet for the next few days. a lot of dry weather, variable cloud, some sunshine, and generally light winds as well. it is all because of high pressure. now, during the course of the night, most places will be dry, maybe a little bit of light rain across the north—west of scotland. more of a breeze here. where you have the cloud, relatively mild, 7—9 degrees. where the skies clear, cool, and a touch of frost in some rural places, so a quiet looking start to thursday. most of us will be seeing light winds, but across the north, high pressure. in towards northern and western scotland

philip hammond's trade mission to delhi and mumbai is part of an effort to build a partnership with indiaess correspondent joe lynam has more. depending on how britain quits the eu, the city of london is set to lose thousands ofjobs in the coming years, as some banks and insurers leave to remain in the single market. now, the chancellor, philip hammond, is hoping to court new customers for britain's financial services expertise. he leads a delegation of business leaders, as well as the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, to india this week, hoping that indian companies will use the city of london to fund the estimated £1.2 trillion of spending needed to modernise india's infrastructure. the government also hopes to use the trip to open new markets in india for companies like transferwise, part of britain's rapidly growing financial technology or fin—tech sector. all of this forms the backdrop for a comprehensive free—trade agreement which britain hopes to sign with india once it formally leaves the eu. but that won't be easy — india has yet to sign any free—trade deal with anyon

temperatures in new delhi are only slowly tapering off into the weekend.eria, into the 30s. the cold air is with us through thursday and friday. temperatures overnight into friday are widely below freezing and the cold areas to surround the area of low pressure with tightly packed isobars, so some bitter winds and set dellacqua temperatures significantly below average. 20, 30 or 40 centimetres of snow fall in areas where we don't normally see it, particularly higher ground across the alps and the balkans. that will be an issue. disruptive snowfall is forecast through thursday across the balkans particularly. it is notjust snowfall but heavy rain at lower levels, and the temperatures are barely four degrees in sarajevo and six in bucharest. you will have to be on the coast to see double figures. further east, heavy share with them thunderstorms, by friday the deep area of low pressure with the deep area of low pressure with the attendant strong winds and heavy rains make their way across the black sea resorts. chao li air follows black sea resorts. chao li

beijing this week lodged an official protest with the indian ambassador, accusing delhi of giving theeligious, and the dalai lama says his week—long trip is to promote harmony. china isn't convinced, so the crowds expected to gather for his teachings over the next few days will only cause more concern across the border. ashleigh nghiem, bbc news. britain's exit from the european union is having big implications for two european towns, but not in the way you might think. this is the map of the european union with britain as a member. for years, the german city of westerngrund was the calculated geographical centre of the eu. but not for much longer. experts have calculated that the title will shift eastwards to gadheim, also in gemany, once britain leaves. jenny hill now reports from gadheim. most people drive straight through it. gadheim's barely on the map, but it. gadheim's barely on the map, but it is about to take on a whole new geographical significance. no one really knows how brexit will affect the uk or the eu, but what we can say is what it means for the geography of the unio

meanwhile sam billings top—scored for the delhi daredevils, opening the batting.ed 137—9, 51 runs short of what was needed to win. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. goodbye from us, we will see you soon. after cloud on good friday sunshine back for many today, a lovely afternoon across much of the country, a bit of breeze, this is the scene in bedfordshire earlier. a few showers and they continue to be simply the east midlands, and in the north and west of scotland. clear skies for many better then this gathering will bring a slightly different today from most tomorrow. tonight, reign of northern ireland, increased cloud over scotland, northern england and north and west wales which will keep temperatures down, there will be sunshine in eastern england and towards the south, although there could be a risk of frost, temperatures close to freezing in some spots. tomorrow the forecast is complicated. if your plans depend on the weather, keep them fluid. it depends how far north and how far south as weather syst

shilpa kannanjoins us from delhi. nice to see you again.ond and mark carney, they are trying to lay foundations for any future trade deals. but many argue that some would see a future trade relationship as fairly slim for various reasons? absolutely. there are many sticking points between the countries. many are looking at the two countries as natural partners given the historic relationship, as well as common ground in terms of business. english is a common language. a lot of indian companies naturally go to the uk as a senator for the rest of europe to read. that is likely to change. —— centre. the visa is a big issue, especially for indian students. one analyst said it almost seems as if the uk once indian business but not indians. that is a perception mr hammond will have to change. consistently india has refused to lift restrictions on professional services like banking accounts, insurance. that is something the uk sees as its strong point and wants india to open up. it will be interesting if he can convince people that the uk can offe

meanwhile sam billings top—scored for the delhi daredevils, a useful 55 off 110 balls helped them reachalls to win. it‘s still 1— they need 57 of nine balls to win. it's still 1- 02 they need 57 of nine balls to win. it's still 1— 02 manchester city against southampton, 20 minutes to go. vincent kompany looked very excited when he the goal. that's it from us. there will be more sport at 7:30pm. good evening, a lovely day for many areas, one of the better of the weekend, we have seen clouds in some places, this was in 0rkney earlier, still some showers this evening mainly to the north and west, but so few in number, most areas will finish the day dry. this area of cloud will bring a different day tomorrow. in northern ireland and south—west scotland, eventually north west england and north—west wales, but clearer skies over the country, of note to gardeners, temperatures away from towns will drop rapidly and some will be close to freezing if not below as we start sunday. into sunday we go. whether feature, it will push erratically serve and east through the day, check the forecast in the

theresa may stood on the steps of delhi street today and said she wa nted delhi street today and saidquite chilling. -- on the steps of downing street. that suggests she wants to turn our country into some kind of dictatorship where there is no opposition, with the government is not held to account and they steam—roll through brexit. she is being run by a cabal of extremists who want to turn this country into a european version of the kaymer islands using brexit as the vehicle for doing that. if people want a stronger position, they want an opposition holding theresa may to account, they need to vote labour on the 8th of june. account, they need to vote labour on the 8th ofjune. -- the caymans islands. i have spoken to some labour mps last week who said they would vote for a general election, knowing that labour would do badly, but hoping they would getjeremy corbyn out as leader.” but hoping they would getjeremy corbyn out as leader. i think one of the things we have learned about in global for latics is that making forecasts is a mug's game. we —— in global politics. we need to get

we still have some heat whatever warnings on wednesday across rajasthan and into delhi.s the north—east. warm, moist air coming in. that's powering thunder storms, heifery rain, may —— heavy rain and maybe the possibility of tornadoes. it's that time of the year. those showers become fewer in dhaka by the end of the week. the temperatures across southern parts of spain and portugal will have peaked on tuesday, mid—30s. the cold air in the north and east of europe remains for a good deal longer. temperatures five to ten degrees below average for the time of year. and the growing season has started early. there may be impacts to crops further down—the—line. high pressure across northern europe, around it we draw in the cold air and engage this area of low pressure heading across the balkans towards the black sea. drawing down the colder air from moscow into austria, into hungary, over the alps in the next 2a hours, could be a0 centimetres of snow. these are the figures over the higher ground, these are the figures over the higherground, rain at these are the figures over t

freida: i think the people of new delhi would come charging after me.g city in terms of the extremes that you see. you see that in almost every part of india, but in bombay or mumbai, there is no escaping it. you are bombarded. your senses are assaulted right away. in that sense, it is very extreme. somehow you have to cope with it. charlie: my impression is i see more indians, more actors born origin,, of indian doing well in terms of global cinema. freida: i have to say, every time i meet people, i say there is 1.2 million people -- billion people in india. if you think there are people without talent, it is a big offense. people are coming to india to film a lot in india. it will continue to happen, using india as the backdrop, as well as using india actors and musicians moving into the west, hollywood, everywhere. it feels appropriate. charlie: what did your friends and others say to you after the stunning success of "slum dog millionaire"? did they say to you you have to do something different than what you just did? freida: i don't think my friend

he is commenting in a new delhi interview. saying he sees tensions talks --someone brexit some want brexit talks to fail. interesting comments as the u.k. and barks on these brexit negotiations. vonnie: i want to bring you more headlines, this time from j.p. morgan ceo jamie dimon. he is releasing his annual letter to shareholders. he is talking about brexit and the fears that it would cost the eu to split apart. julie hyman is with us with more headlines. julie: he says the bank must be prepared for potential part exit for the u.k.. he says brexit could require moving some people. he says he is not expecting many employees to move in the next two years, but after brexit, "there will be constant pressure by the eu not to outsource services to the u.k., but continue to move people and capabilities into eu subsidiaries." this letter is about 50 pages long. it is going to take us a while to go through it and pull out the highlights. he starts out by talking about technology investments by j.p. morgan. he says $9.5 billion was spe

mccaster meeting with modi in new delhi discussing regional issues including shared interest in boostingefense and counterterrorism cooperation. >>> vice president mike pence ending his first day in tokyo with a visit to an ancient buddhist temple. pence and his two daughters walked into the city's oldest temple. the temple is a popular tourist site attracting crowds from around the world. >>> subaru recalling cars because of a fuel problem making the engine stall without warning. the recall covers impreza model cars from the 2017 model year. no crashes or injuries reported. >> and prince william is stepping up an awareness campaign on mental health through a video chat with u.s. pop star lady gaga who has gone public with mental health struggles after she was sexually assaulted at the age of 19. you're up to date. that's the news update this hour. back downtown to "squawk alley." >> just days after that horrific event in cleveland where a man posted a video of himself killing another on facebook, the annual conference being held. mark zuckerberg will take the stage in just under 90 minu

i'm from new delhi, india. covered politics from -- 420-30 years but i'm amazed by your comments in the past few days. borrow the words of president trump, it seems you're going to make the u.n. great again. coming to terrorism, i saw your tweet on that and you said you would like to name countries. president trump and prime minister modi have talked about this and this is a big issue. agree there have been attempts in the past two name terrorists in the eu in this -- in the u.n. list but it is been affected by a veto vote. >> i think the administration is looking at all of these avenues and some of the things we have talked about our sanctions and who is on the list and how we have managed to that and that is what we are going to find our place with. we want to make sure we are calling out of those we want to call out. we want to make sure we are leaning towards a result and not sitting back and allowing things to happen. i think you are obviously seeing a more aggressive administration because we feel in orde

delhi in 1943 to it urges speaking family. ,ater migrating to pakistan general musharraf served as president from 2001 to 2008. the general who was at the time the head of the pakistani armed forces came to power resulting in a military coup against prime minister sharif. he worked with the u.s. backed war. the pakistaniwith people earned the ire of islamic leaders. in the line of fire he was published in 2007. under the threat of imprisonment he currently lives in dubai and london. our guest graciously agreed to the audiences from at the end of our discussion. those who have a question should approach the microphone, those with speeches should not. 80's and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to welcome general perez musharraf. gen. musharraf: thank you very much indeed for inviting me here. gathering, and i say before the questions that -- a modification for the team we , they areed countering radical terrorism. cannot confuse islam with terrorism. of many deadly organizations, even the united world, the11 in the christian asian, in greece and italy. is it not functioning? don't tell me you are no

born in delhi in 1943 to an urdu speaking family that later migrated to pakistan in the 1947 partition, general pervez musharraf served as president of pakistan 2001 to 2003. general who was at the time the head of the pakistani armed forces came to power as the result of the military to against then prime minister shari. as president, general musharraf supported the us-led war on terror that followed the september 11 attacks. then, combined with his attempts to liberalize pakistani culture, heard the ire of fundamentalist islamic leaders and made him the target of numerous assassination attempts. his autobiography in the line of fire was published in 2007. he served imprisonment in pakistan, he currently lives in dubai and london. our guest is graciously agreed to take questions from the audience at the end of our conversation. those with questions should approach the microphone and those with speeches should not. ladies and gentlemen, it's an honor to welcome general pervez musharraf. [applause] >> thank you very much indeed for inviting me here, for the gathering of these moments bu

i think the people from new delhi would come charging after me if i said. >> rose: i think of that as a government seat. >> yes. i would say it is a fascinating city in terms of the extremes that you will see. you see there almost every other part of india but in bombay or mumbai there is no escaping it, as soon as you land into the city, you are bombarded by, your senses are just assaulted right away, and in that sense it is really extreme. there is slow and fast happening at the exact same time and somehow you have to cope with it. >> rose: my impression is i see more indian, more actors who are born in india of indian origin doing well. >> yes. >> rose: prominent in terms of global cinema. >> yes. i have to say every time i meet people i go there is 1.2 billion people in india if you are telling me that we are a country without talent, i take it as a big offense. so i am really happy, i think it is finally happening, and talent is getting drawn into like people coming to india to film a lot in india, i mean the success of all of the phipps that have happened in the last couple of y

born in delhi in 1943 to it urges speaking family. later migrating to pakistan, general musharraf served as president from 2001 to 2008. the general who was at the time the head of the pakistani armed forces came to power resulting in a military coup against prime minister sharif. as president he worked with the u.s. backed war. this combined with the pakistani people earned the ire of islamic leaders. "in the line of fire" was published in 2007. under the threat of imprisonment he currently lives in dubai and london. our guest graciously agreed to take questions from the audience at the end of our discussion. those who have a question should approach the microphone, those with speeches should not. ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to welcome general perez musharraf. [applause] gen. musharraf: thank you very much indeed for inviting me here. i say before the questions that -- a modification for the team we have decided, they are countering radical terrorism. we cannot confuse islam with terrorism. i know of many deadly organizati

deal—hunting in delhi and on a mission in mumbai — that's the agenda for a team led by the chancellor a series of commercial deals are expected to be announced including investment into india's rapidly growing energy and renewables market. and clicking their way into profit growth — online fashion retailer asos increased sales by 38% in the 6 months to the end of february — thanks to a boost in international sales. a weak pound since the eu referendum result has meant clothes on asos are cheaper to foreign buyers. us internet providers could eventually be allowed to sell information about their customers' browsing history. that's because president trump has signed a controversial order that scraps an internet privacy regulation. the law was introduced by president obama and limited the types of data internet providers can pass on without permission. the information includes location data as well as financial and medical information. joining me now is samira hussein from the new york stock exchange. there has been a lot of criticism of this decision to repeal this bill, hasn't there? y