-india relations. even though the two countries don't see eye to eye on one major problem. >>> evidence gathered in the aftermath of indonesia's twin hotel attacks finds a disturbing link to blasts from the past and just who may be responsible? >>> south africa is in the grips of the world's worst aids epidemic, so why has the country stopped funding research on an aids vaccine? >>> and celebrating old age. two stories from britain tonight on the achievements of seniors. a salute to a life well led. and a battle well fought. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening from around the world, this is "worldfocus." made possible, and part" by the following funders -- >>> good evening. i'm mtin savidge. it's a relationship that really makes news but what goes on between the united states and india, the world's second most populous country, with its 1.2 billion people is a story that bears watching. and that's why we begin tonight with secretary of state hillary clinton's vi

but the secretary of state heard a clear "no" from india's leaders. >> india's position is, i would like to make it clear and categorical. india's position is that we are simply not in a position to take on legally binding emission reduction targets. >> like many of the world's developing countries, india is unwilling to commit to cutting greenhouse gasses at the expense of economic growth and mrs. clinton was quick to try to assure them that's not the plan. >> the united states does not and will not do anything that would limit india's economic progress. >> but today mrs. clinton was still pressing for change without any sign of compromise from the indian government. >> we understand the difficulties that each of our countries face in trying to deal with climate change. so now let's see if we can't together find some creative solutions. so on issue after issue i think both the president and i are committed to you know truly respecting the views of others. >> india and many of the world's developing countries blame the u.s. and other industrial powers for causing climate change and want

coming up, arms for india. hillary clinton is meeting the indian prime minister in daljit for a key agreement. his memoir sold millions, frank mccourt, author of "angeles ashes" is dead. swine flu cases continuing to rise around the world. the health minister will update parliament today on the latest. it follows a weekend of confusing advice for high-risk groups. >> they might have swine flu -- for pregnant women especially, it has been confusing. in britain concerns were heightened after a woman died of swine flu shortly after giving birth. the department of health advises pregnant women can reduce the risk of infection by avoiding unnecessary travel and steering clear of crowds, where possible. like everyone, they should adopt good, basic hygiene mike hand washing and if they get swine flu they can be prescribed and antiviral that is inhaled. this web site is one of the main sources of official advice. a help line to england will begin working ended this week. drs. welcomed the launch but they warn it needs

india as a hedge.and then, i think you have to say that even though the "k" word wasn't mentioned, kashmir, there has to be a hopen the minds of the obama administration that, if they establish a closer partnership with india, that somehow, it will facilitate movement on issues between india and pakistan and then india also plays a very important role in afghanistan, which freaks pakistanis out and somehow, perhaps, we can buffer that. >> reporter: the great global game continues, clearly. thank you both. >> thank you. >> lehrer: again, the other major developments of the day: president obama holds a prime- time news conference, in search of action on health care reform. and house and senate leaders labored again to craft bills and win votes. the president also met with the iraqi prime minister, and he pledged u.s. troops will leave iraq as scheduled in 2011. and the u.s. senate rejected a proposal allowing people with concealed weapon permits to carry guns across state lines. >> lehrer: and again to o

." >>> hillary clinton increases ties with india.he says that some behind the 9/11 attacks are hiding in pakistan. >> we are looking for additional information that would lead us to them. >> there's a courtroom confession of the mumbai attacks. the sole suspect changes his plea to guilty. >>> enough about the moon, it is time to reach for mars. that is according to the astronauts that took part in the first lunar landing 40 years ago. as we recall that there feat, we also remember the man from russia. >>> welcome to "bbc world news." >> coming up later -- >> you did not want to brag about it. you were not proud of it. >>> his memoirs got him fans around the world and some fury in ireland. we will look at his legacy. >>> the royal prerogative is centuries old. what is fascinating queen elizabeth? ♪ >>> there is no doubt that afghanistan and pakistan are at the top of the foreign policy priorities of president obama. there is also no question that india has felt overlooked by white house strategy towards south asia. that is until now.

ties to india. while here, the secretary also honored the victims of last year's terror attacks, sought to calm fears about neighboring pakistan, and met with business leaders, women's groups, students, and activists, but clinton's indian summer is not without tension. >> india's position is that we are simply not in a position to take on legally binding the mission reduction targets. in a >> is blunt stand against the carbon emissions caps the u.s. seeks to readout -- adopt came at what was supposed to be a feel-good event -- clinton's tour with climate change on void stern of a new total a grin office building outside new delhi. >> there is a way to eradicate poverty and develops sustainably that will lower the significant -- lower significantly the carbon footprint of the energy that is produced and consumed to fuel that growth. >> from here, clinton heads to thailand for a meeting with leaders. 80 -- key topic of discussion will be north korea and its nuclear program. bret: the secretary of defe

re are the headlin. >> hillary clinton ineases ti with india.ays that some of tse behind the 9/11 attacks are hiding in pastan. h visit to ina has do much to boost the retionship between waington and dhi. differences remain oveclimate change we raised the issue with the junior foreign minister asking whatifferences he sees between the bush and oba administratis. >> iould not see i quite at wa i do not belve there has been a fundamental changin our positions. i doot believe there has been a fundamental change the apprch to thesame questions. we have go relations with united states of america regardss of the administration. to speak in terms of differences, there are clearly different perspectives on th essential problem. think it is more of anssue of trying t find common approaches to slving the same seof problems. >> is there concern that the obama administration focusing on afghanistan and pakistan d some of your concerns are not being addresse >> the probl of terrorism anating from pakistan remains a very serious concern of both india and t un

if india is up, the u.s. is down, or if the u.s. is up, india is down.repeatedly, we have to be looking for win-win and partnerships that benefit our people and at the same time benefit others. greta: you mentioned piracy. this makes me think of north korea and that boat that we chased recently. you are going on to bangkok, right? >> mm-hmm. greta: the ambassador will be at the congress. you do not get any intention to meet with him, do you? >> i am going to thailand for two reasons. i will go to bangkokç to meet with the prime minister and others and to show our respect and appreciation, because a lot of americans do not know thailand has very deep and important ties with the united çstates. we have one of our biggest embassy operations in thailand because bangkok is the center for a lot of what we do in so many important areas. we have huge military exercises every single year with thailand where about 15,000 american troops are involved. and then, i am going to be foreign ministers meeting with the association of southeast asian nations, and countri

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or are going to be other issues with india.that's why i said that every time running to the world bank and going through this whole process of experts coming in examining, there needs to be bilateral dialogue with india and pakistan, which has been a difficult process, not only a bilateral dialogue, the composite dialogue that we had, but maybe a bad channel dialogue also have sometimes helped very much in resolving these issues coming to terms. so you're right, it's going to be an issue in the future. >> we have experienced from across the border in india that counterinsurgency operations could last a long time. particularly when they are internal to a quiet country and you have 10 to 15 years sometimes, ap up to 25 years. is there a possibility that india and pakistani armies could begin talking to each other to learn from each other's experience? >> we are a long way from that yet. i think it's going to take a very long time, and the resolution of issues before we start in that kind of conversation. but you're right, india h

border, or between india and pakistan. and, it is in that context that we should see the nonstate actors' role, especially in incidents like mumbai, which can take things back and create a situation which they can then exploit. so, this linkage then is a dangerous situation, for pakistan, and in recent months it has played out, with attacks in urban areas, on the sri lankan team, on the police academy, on an intelligence headquarters in lahore and so on and i will not go into the details, but we have seen the retaliation taking place, and it is an ongoing thing. now, as far as our response to the insurgency is concerned, this came about after a lot of back-tracking and forward movement and so on. and, i think the swath of operations which went in, was the 15th military operation that pakistan undertook. and, the earlier 14 had all ended in some kind of peace agreement or agreement to end hostilities and every time there was a peace agreement, all 14 of them, on the government side it was pushed as a -- on the pakistan side

white india directly affects us and our wallets. -- why india directly affects us. and on another note, whether chelsea clinton is getting married. and remember the social security administration's ç$700,000 taxpayer dancing extravaganza? we have more. in some of the money we are spending from that stimulus money being flat out wasted? is taxpayer money lining the pockets of those who should not have it? an investigative reporter is here. you may blow a gasket when you hear it. andç according to a new "the washington post"/abc poll, people approving of the barack obama is health-care plan, down that the number that was a proving less than one month ago. is this a bad omen? joining us is senator rick santorum. nice to see you, senator. 49%, down from 53%. it is still a good number. >> it is not a great number. it is less than 50%. there is now a distinct separation between the present popularity of obama and what he is doing on the issues, whether it is health care -- between the president's popularity personally and what he is doing on the issues. when i was in co

there will be other issues with india. going through this whole process of experts coming, there needs to be bilateral dialogue between india and pakistan. not only a bilateral dialogue that we had, but maybe a back channel dialogue has helped very much with resolving these issues. it will be an issue in the future. you're right. >> we have news that counterinsurgency operations across the border from india tends to last a long time, particularly when they are internal to a country and you have 10 or 15 years sometimes or to 25 years. we just spoke about that lack of relationship. is there a possibility the indian and pakistani armies could begin talking to each other, to learn from each other's experience? >> we are a long way from that. i think it's going to take a very long time and resolution of issues before we can start that kind of cooperation, but you are right. india has insurgency problems in its northeast which have been there for years. they are particularly bad right now. it's living with those problems and co

india as a hedge.d then, i ink you have to say that even thgh the " ord wasn't mentioned,kashmir, there h to be a hope in the mis of the obama administration that,if they establish a closer partnership with india, thatsomehw, it will facilita movementon isss between iia and pakistan and the india also plays verymportant role in afghastan, which freaks pakistanis o and somehow, perhs, we can buer that. >> reporter:he great glal game connues, clearly. tnk you both. >>hank you. >> lehrer: again, the her major developments of theay: president obama holds a prie- time news nference, in search of action on health care refm. and house and enate leaders bored again to craft bills a win votes. the president also mewith the iraqi prime mister, and he pledged u.s. oops will leave iraq as schuled in 2011. and the u.s. senate rejectea proposal allong people with coealed weapon permits to cary guns across state lines. >> lehrer: anagain to our honor roll of american svice pernnel killed in the iraq and afghastan con

india has of lot of very harsh laws. we haven't gone into those. if this weakness persists, you might have to have special offenses. >> i'm going to move around the audience. if i don't take you in the order in which you raised your hand, i hope you will excuse me. this will allow us to spread it a little bit. >> thank you very much. i am alex glicksman with asia consulting. the united states had a problem in how it was prosecuting the war in afghanistan, switch from one general officer to another. fortunately for the united states we also have not only a change in generals but an alternative capability in which we fought. we have special operations capability which is fairly extensive. my question in terms of pakistan's prosecution of the work, is the current pakistan the army capable of switching tactics from its conventionalare army capable of switching tactics from its conventional focus to the servicing focus and does it have the capacity to change? >> there has been a lot of talk about the army's training and capability and orientation toward

it is regarding india. pakistan is working on a reduction strategy with india. it is on hold right now, admittedly, because of the mumbai situation. there's an enormous need for dialogue. the working on that. as far as other things are concerned, i think, if regionally this starts getting negotiated and pakistan would have no objection, very strongly conforming. i don't know about the two reactors. maybe they're connected to the [unintelligible] [laughter] >> fenty for your time. and with the department of defense. but my comments are my own. you spoke about the future of the fata and the conversation that needs to be had regarding that. but i want to get to the southern and jab and karachi. would you be willing to terrorizgive you a theory on whe areas would look like, southern and j --southern punjab and karachi? >> i have not seen the thing. but it's been on the table and people have talked about increasing the number of provinces for a long time. it has not gone anywhere as far as political institutions are concerned. but i was hopeful, optimistic on the pol

get this -- india. this is india, and we're apologizing. you are one person, but you can move a nation. you can walk with a purpose to end alzheimer's... by joining us for memory walk. [ man ] you invite three people. [ woman ] and they'll invite three people. and before you know it, you have a team. more than 5 million americans... may not be able to stop the progression of alzheimer's. but we can. step up. move a nation to end alzheimer's. start a team today. go to alz.org. neil: 8 is date 90. do you know where your cabinet's spending cut is? -- it is date 90. >> i'm asking all of them to identify at least $100 million in additional cuts to their administrative budgets. neil: the president gave them 90 days to do. it is the 90th day, and no cuts, no propose cuts. nothing, nada. when we asked the white house, we got this response -- my next guest says deadlines are important for us. why not for washington? he is the ceo of swiss america. deadline came and went. >> i think mr. obama's ambitions were very honorable, but when people missed de

india in particular. india is expecting a visit from the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. she will want to hear that these peace talks are on the road to being restarted. that's important for the u.s., which wants pakistan's attention focused to its western border with afghanistan because of taliban militants. >> that you. a month since the iran pose a disputed presidential election. street protests followed, in which 26 people were killed in the violence and hundreds were arrested. speaking to ordinary iranians in the country is no easy task. there are restrictions imposed on journalists including the bbc. our correspondent managed to meet people and the iraqi border town for many sent this report. >> since the crackdown on the demonstrations last month, it's hard to find out what exactly is going on over there. some foreign journalists have been expelled from iran. others have had their movements severely restricted. we have not been able to get any idea about what's going on outside the capital in provincial towns and villages. one way we can do that is by being at a bo

. >> julie: all right, reena ninen in jakarta, india, thank you so much. and best selling author frank mccourt has died. best known for writing angela's ashes, a heart breaking tale of his poverty stricken childhood in ireland. he won a pulitzer prize for the memoir, he had been gravely ill with meningitis and treated for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, he was 78 years old. the white house is pushing the fast track toward health care reform and pitching a plan to the nation and the administration might be conceding that passage won't be possible before coping takes a break next month, but president obama's staff is anxious to assure americans his agenda won't cost as much as critics say it will. >> we're looking at what's happening with regard to new policy and with regard to new policy, this is deficit neutral over the first decade. >>, but the congressional budget office estimates that the house democrats version of the bill will add 239 billion dollars to the deficit over the next ten years. let's go live now to caroline shively in washingt

secretary of state hillary clinton concluded her five days in india today. there were disagreements on climate change. but in her words, we believe we can work to our differences. we were just sent this report from delhi. >> hillary clinton was in delhi to remove doubts about washington's's commitments to strong relationships with the country. she managed to reassure the country's leaders that this would continue and the long term. the two countries reached agreements that will allow expanded american access to key indienne markets. this is for the nuclear arms sectors. it is a public fact about climate change. the minute clear it is concerns about carbon commissions that would affect developments. hillary clinton will be attending the southeast asian nations. on the agenda are contentious issues like burma. she said washington was reviewing its policy towards burma because clearly sanctions and isolation had not yielded results. we have been waiting to hear what washington is going to suggest. it does not look like mrs. clinton is bringing a new policy with

this back to some extent india is very eclectic and it is enchanting, but we went to india as a vacation. >> host: not enough trouble for you? >> guest: i don't know, i feel very comfortable in muslim countries. the call to prayer -- i was in minneapolis two weeks ago and there's a large sum of the community in minneapolis and side some of these malls that there are no windows and just very close, there are very much reflected traditional soup. in the call to prayer is going off. >> host: as our market place. >> guest: in the call to prayer is going off and struck a chord and i thought this is familiar. there is something that is very comfortable about the culture for me so we will see. but i did spend some time in bangladesh which is culturally religiously very much like pakistan. >> host: and had been part of pakistan, a partition in 1947. it's gone off after the civil war in 1971 and now is one of the poorest and most live in countries in the world. >> guest: exactly right as socially couldn't be more different than pakistan. >> host: how? >> guest: the conspiracy hawking, this sort o

by getting india to be nice. when the special envoy came in, the well heeled in the lobby threw up a storm of a word i will not say. the next thing you, in the and kashmir work renewed from the portfolio. that was a victory for the indians, but in the zero some game, it was seen as probative evidence of the indian influence. the fact that they could get out of holbrook's mandates was seen as very disappointing. it emphasized or reinforced the idea that the u.s. has a strong, long-term relationship with india and a very short term transactional focus on pakistan that is really about stabilizing our war effort in afghanistan. that is partly why you see these very strange figures about obama, relative to his standing in other countries. >> just a final word. i think more that the problem is that the pakistan the identity -- they have not had much to boast about recently. their victory in the world cricket cup may do more than all the things we have been talking about to provide an identity about the future of pakist

you talk about china and india chose to focus on india.what are your thoughts of china if you think about your checklist. how does that make you think about the future for them? >> if i may quote myself, my former book was a book on china, but the title of the book was "the empire of wise." to summarize my argue ament very shortly, the factor of china chosen to be a strong country, not a developed country. it's not the same. in a nondemocratic country you can decide to concentrate the investment on the narrow part of the country and narrow part of your population and make a distinction between what the chinese leaders called useful china and useless china. useful china is basically the eastern part of china. the part of china which is profitable because it is in a permanent relationship with the rest of the world, globalized china. this globalized china is using the work force of the peasants or not using the work force of the peasants at all, which means 60% of the chinese people are completely left out of the development process. this is

the gateway of india. president ahmadinejad's iranian government is in turmoil before he is sworn in for a second term. the intelligence minister was sacked, the minister of culture reported resign and after the president's abdication of his senior vice president. a meeting in washington to discuss key political and economic differences. president obama said the relationship between the u.s. and china which take the century and needs to be shared in mutual interest. this is the first conference with china since obama took office. nearly a month since combat patrols and iraq officially came to an end. it means that american soldiers are no longer as visible on the streets of iraq as they once were, although fatal attacks are still happening. there are still 130,000 u.s. troops in iraq, some continue to patrol areas they are supposed to have left. gabriel has been witnessing a new reality for the americans in mosul. >> this is iraq's most dangerous place. on average, for attacks here every single bank -- for

you just came back from india.tuation in pakistan, çand we are focused n iran, which is trying to get nuclear weapons, or north korea, which has two or three, but pakistan has a significant number of nuclear weapons and a relatively unstable country, and there is the fact that we have this terrible dilemma that the more successful we are at stopping terrorist attacks, the easier it is for people to say, "why are you worried?" it is almost like it works. well, there are people around the planet who get up every morning trying to figure out how to kill americans, and the fact that for the last seven years we have been pretty successful stopping them, that should not kid us. we have been actively trying to stop terrorist attacks on a delete bases worldwide, and my point in the speech was that we have to fundamentally rethink our national defense system. we have to recognize the short- term problem, where i think secretary gates is being a very involved, but we have long-term problems. china is going to be a significa

country's navy. >> the sea is increasingly becoming relevant in the context of india's security. we must therefore exert our military preparedness to this fast-changing environment. >> while telling his audience about the importance of the nuclear submarine, he says that india has no hostile intent to other nations. >> we do not have any aggressive designs, nor do we seek to threaten anyone. >> but despite mr. sing's comments come at the launch is a clear sign that india is trying to increase its naval prowess encounter any threat from the other naval power in the region, china. kate mcgowan, bbc news. >> this is "world news today. the british born secretary has -- the british foreign secretary, david miller baiband says the key to success -- we are going to get some more on the main story now, the speech by the british foreign secretary, david miliband, at nato headquarters. daniel, thanks very much for joining me. there is a signal of a moment here. we heard from the british defense that the first -- should we be turning our attention to david miliband, thinking about what happ

border, or between india and pakistan. and, it is in that context that we should see the nonstate actors' role, especially in incidents like mumbai, which can take things back and create a situation which they can then exploit. so, this linkage then is a dangerous situation, for pakistan, and in recent months it has played out, with attacks in urban areas, on the sri lankan team, on the police academy, on an intelligence headquarters in lahore and so on and i will not go into the details, but we have seen the retaliation taking place, and it is an ongoing thing. now, as far as our response to the insurgency is concerned, this came about after a lot of back-tracking and forward movement and so on. and, i think the swath of operations which went in, was the 15th military operation that pakistan undertook. and, the earlier 14 had all ended in some kind of peace agreement or agreement to end hostilities and every time there was a peace agreement, all 14 of them, on the government side it was pushed as a -- on the pakistan side

. >> susie: tonight's commentator wishes china and india continued economic success. he's justin fox, business and economics columnist at time magazine and author of "the myth of the rational market." >> only two of the worlds 15 biggest economies are likely to grow in 2009: china's and india's. meanwhile, of course, the rest of the globe is going through the worst downturn since the 1930s. this juxtaposition means that the global balance of economic power may be shifting faster than almost anyone expected. with their billion-plus populations, china and india now seem destined to become the worlds biggest economies, ahead of the u.s., sooner rather than later. that's a scary prospect for many americans. the political ramifications, and the environmental ones, are hard to predict. but in pure economic terms, it wouldn't necessarily be bad news at all. for one thing, a country doesn't need to have the world's biggest economy to have its most vibrant, most prosperous economy. just because the u.s. is no longer all-important doesn't mean it will no longer be competitive.

the reaction to the eclipse sends a nice proordary window into modern india. many people are caught in between science and superstition. prides itself on a high-tech economy is also deeply rooted in ancient tradition. for many there was relief when the sun finally reappeared. people go thanks to their gods for a return to normality. >> some happy. very happy to the people. >> reporter: this remarkable collusion of humanity and nature left some visitors full of emotion. it was a sight they never forget. >> yes, it was very -- yes. >> reporter: sally sarah, abc news, verrenesy. >>> tonight, we begin a new series, we call it "how they see it." our reporting partners from around the world have their own take on many of the same stories that the america news media brings every day. brings a very different perspective. britain's itn television took a very poignant look. like wells fargo report huge profits after a government bailout. faisal islam filed this report from baltimore. ♪ oh the wells fargo wagon is coming down the street and past my door ♪ >> reporter: to

the shadow raced inland across india towards china. it reached its peak over the south pacific lasting for 6 minutes an 39 seconds. our correspondent was lucky enough to follow the memorable moments of the eclipse. >> cruising at 41,000 feet to witness the celestial spectacle of the century, this, the moment of totality when the sun disappears from view, a magical sight that stayed for 6 and a half minutes and then it was over. >> everyone here is really excited and enthusiastic. we have a mixed bunch. we have eclipse chasers, people who will see this for the sixth or 7th time, first time amateur photographers, scientists and even a few children. now, these seats are the best ones in the house. they're the ones from where you can see the total eclipse and for this privilege, you pay a steep price, a thousand pounds or about $1,600. >> it was miraculous to look at that. it is unbelievable. i mean, i have seen photographs, but it's not the same as the real thing. >> i miss the diamond ring, which i was very keen on because there was hype

it's said money may be returned to india come september. besides that, you're seeing a bit of buying coming in for the oil and cement space and the kind of intraspending thrust that we saw in the budget. so some of those pockets are showing strength, but all in all, a weak market. with that, it's back to you. >> ayesha, thank you very much for that. indonesia's market res closed today as voters head to the polls for india's second presidential markets since 1988. exit polls show yonoyono pulling far ahead of the pack. >>> meanwhile, over here in europe, the french justice minister says ubs will be in no means to comply with a u.s. court order demanding that it hand over client data. his comments come less than one week before the case is heard in a court. >> ross, a judge has denial a motion to hold up general motors' plan to sell their assets to a new company. the ruling moves gm one step closer to completing the sale, which is expected on thursday. reports say federal mogul may be considering making a second pals at delphi. federal mogul

india will have a fairly small current account deficit. it will be fully financed by fdi and some portfolio inflows. so the external balances are strong. growth is still reasonable. but the acceleration that many were expecting is not going to come through. >> pk, how are they going to fund this budget? that's one thing. and 9% target growth, will they be able to achieve that? >> obviously, the target is not 9% for this year. if you look at the revenue projections, what is interesting is that the implicit assumptions is conservative with regard to growth. nominal gdp appears to be growing about 8.5%, 9%. real gdp, if it grows a little over 6%, that targets a very low inflation rate. so i think they're being conservative with the revenue projection and, therefore, it's quite possible that the actual deficit will be smaller than currently forecast. the important point is, i think over the next two or three months, the government will come to realize that they need to accelerate the program as was premd in the government's own economic survey

india's new nano car a cheap model sign to bring automobiles to the masses. the cars start at just about 2000 bucks a piece. and the indian company that makes them, says the first 100,000 vehicles, will be delivered by the end of next year. stacks up africa. celebrating the birthday of a global icon and native son. former south african president, now some men don't, turning 91 years old today, which is also been declared the first mandela day. supporters gathered at a museum dedicated to the anti-apartheid did -- viktor chernomyrdin's good deeds. that's a wrap on this boxed around the world in 80 seconds. >> julie: sports teams across the country are struggling to fill the stands as the recession drags on. but baseball team in new jersey is using the economic slump to their advantage. the new round of incentives that are going to be a homerun with cash-strapped fans. rick leventhal has the story from the garden state. sue hecht please logon -- to make it to last game of the first half of the independent league baseball season. the new jersey jackals find them

india has said there wille no formal peace lks until pakistan bringof those responsible for theumbaittacks justice. techcians we setting up a stage of the velodrome stadium when a crane colpsed. th cncert has been cancelled. the combian government is saying it is close to an agreement with the u. that would make it a ll of arican milita operations in the region. -- a hub o american mility operations ithe region. it is a move kely to be opposed by those who argue that columbia and the continent's sereignty is bei compromised. >> colombia reserves -- recved so $6 million a year forts military. it haside the knowledge that amican aid has been y to the president's succesul offensive against marxist guerrillas. the details have yet to be finazed, but what is certain is that three ai bases in colombia will host u.s. aircraft, capable of natalie' buying out theerrain below, but intercepting commucations across t region. columbia pos acting defense nister was in sight -- colombia's acting dense minister wasnsistent that thi was givin t u.s. great access to ourases. columbias onlyllowing a ma

you like india, of course. we'll go on to india later. steven roche and ming chung, thank you very much for your views, as well. >>> steven roche is positive about india. let's head over to mumbai right now and join ayesha faridi for the business report. >> not turning out to be such a good day, though, for the indian equity markets. it started off with gains of about 0.5%. but ever since that, it's flattened out in trade. you also have to factor in the 6% appreciation that the markets have seen for the past two trading sessions. so a little quiet in trade. nonetheless, it is maintaining that 4,200 mark for the nifty right now. it's relatively a bit better for the broader markets, but of course, a lot of stocks specifically, sterlite industries, you will correlate that with the counter definitely sul canning in trade. the company has raised about $1.5 billion. that counter is acutely under pressure today. big news in the entertainment space. adlux is in foech. dreamworks studios will get about $825 million from reliance. lombarney has tol

there were three or four people in india. all but one of them were going to be out of the country. >> [unintelligible] >> i think we were in the air. >> it was basically when he was on route to pakistan. we're going to go back. >> i will go back in mid august. they're all looking forward to my coming. >> first of all, do you see there is a rift between you and india because there were some reports in india -- >> i just answered that question. if there is a rift between me and india, it would be the first thrift since i was 7 years old. india was the first country of the world i was ever aware of. i have a very special feeling for it. i did not see any rift. i have talked to the indians on the phone. bob blake was there with the secretary of state. bob blake had some talks which were very helpful. there is no issue here. >> the main question was, as far as your visit to pakistan, can you highlight how pakistan is doing as far as security is concerned? are you going to get osama bin law and who is the most wanted person on this

the attacked landmarks, known as the gateway of india, and a busy market -- they attacked landmarks. an intelligent minister has been sacked. there is a report of a resignation. thpresident dismissed his most senior vice president. the north korean foreign ministry has issued a statement that calls for direct talks with the u.s., and it indicates there is no intention to engage with other countries on this issue. now, china and u.s. leaders have been meeting in washington to discuss major economic and political differences. u.s. president barack obama said the relationship between the u.s. and china which shape the 21st century and said the two shared a mutual interest. the meeting is the first formal negotiations between the u.s. and china since mr. obama took office. we have this report from washington. >> china and america were standing together today, trying to speak the same language. >> yes, we can. >> not much of substance was announced, but there were grand themes. >> the relationship between the united states and china will shape the 21st century, which makes it as important

>> i have been to india four times living there briefly for a month.ou cannot compare the nation of india with the nation of the united states. we're are not on the same playing field especially when it comes to the environment. >> do we have the same economy? >> yes. >> we are going to do everything we can impose by the federal government and cap and drafd and imposition. it junts work. global warming is going to happy because two to loot the atmosphere and they don't care. go ahead, leslie. >> ok. i don't agree with that because india right now with their auto rick shares is still using kerosene. i think that the 2010 -- 2010 limit for emissions are goal or a deadline is not realistic for india. i think for them to agree right now would not only be realistic it would be lying. bill: you know more about india than i do. the bottom line is they are not going to cooperate. the government is going to impose a bunch of stuff on the americans to make it more experience. if they are not going to do bum kiss. you say what. >> this is smoke and mirrors much.

india's parliament had to be adjourned over -- after heated exchanges over the issue.ile many condemned her remarks, and others accuse her rival of a political vendetta, setting the stage it appears, for even more confrontation. bbc news, a deli. >> see the news unfold, go to www.bbcnews.com to see the expert reporting of bbc world news online. you can read the latest headlines, get the top stories from around the globe, and get the video report. discover more about the ducks that interest you and find out what issues the world is talking about right now. the bbc world news online, go to www.bbcnews.com. >> the headlines for you on bbc world news this our, china is growing faster than any other major economy. its gdp expanded nearly 8% in the past three months, despite the trend of global recession. it was no question a giant leap, one of humankind's greatest acts of exploration. and 40 years ago today, when the three men on board apollo 11 start of their mission to the moon, they blasted off from cape canaveral in florida. matthew price is there. >> you're at the kenn