and india is a huge market. so it's not in terms of one or two plants but in 10s and 20s, that sort of thing. so the mutual interests converge there. but indians understand japanese sensitivity towards the nuclear theme. but at the same time, the nuclear matter has been kind of an irritant for indians, you know, they tonight want to leap, you know, jump. because they have to wait. they have been very patient. so with the conclusion of the k. because they have to wait. they have been very patient. so with the conclusion of the nuclear agreement, i think that the relationship between the two countries, not only in terms of nuclear cooperation, will, you know, develop very fast. both japan and india have seen china as a kind of threat, that's true. and both countries have territorial disputes with china. but india doesn't want to be used as a kind of pawn for containment policy. or in sacrament of china. so india's foreign policy tradition is -- and india doesn't want to be used by other countries or taken as a par

his predecessor visited india in 2010. and no indian prime minister has visited china since that time. with such a reciprocal visit, chinese officials believe that strengthening relations with india could expand its influence in the international community. the two countries each have more than a billion citizens. and both are emerging economies. in march, chinese president xi jinping visited russia and south africa on his first foreign trip since taking office. this move is seen as an attempt by china to strengthen unit among emerging economies. china remains locked in disputes with surrounding nations over territorial issues in the east china sea and south china sea. china appears to be using the visit to india to check other country's moves to contain china's growing influence in the region. nhk world, new delhi. >> indian leaders were flattered that he chose to visit on his first trip as premier. we have more on they how they viewed the relationship. >> reporter: india hopes the meeting of the two leaders will help dee

singh said economic growth is india's top priority. the last thing he wants is to throw cold water on bilateral ties. si singh hopes his meeting will create a friendly relationship with china and insure that any border dispute will not dampen economic ties. >>> japan's defense minister came close to naming the country that sent a submarine their it's borders. he strongly implied chinese involvement and called for self-restraint. they spotted it sunday in okinawa prefecture. they say it was just outside of territorial waters. they suspect that the submarine is chinese. they said navigating under water in the contiguous zone does not violate international law, but it could lead to problems. >> translator: we'll send a message that we're aware of the operate and we are closely monitoring it. >> onodera says he has intelligence on the location of the submarine opinion. >>> syrian government forces launched a new offensive against opposition fighters. they say they attacked a rebel stronghold. government forces struck qusair. rebels are usi

and russia are supporting india in this quest which a lot india's quest alone but i think it's the quest of of those in all the countries in the world that believe that it's important that we bring. bring us to a contemporary reality let's talk about china now we know that after moscow you'll be traveling to china's in an in years future to resolve this rather weird and interesting border incident no it's not it's not a result of the border incident. we have a very wholesome relationship with china which is not necessarily to be to be diluted because that would suggest that happened. this is a this is a. you know it's being heard in the room it's it's something richard dialed in the process. come up when i'm there but it's certainly not the cause and loosening of the meaningful piece of my visit it's possible that while i'm there we can take up this issue and try and see if we can take it to a revolution quickly we know that both india and china are members of the brics at the same time india and china are the world's most populated countries and china is on its way to become the world's

and india. i think the important thing is that it should be a normal relationship. there should not be hype in the negative sense which normally derails the relationship off and on. now, in this, there is one number of officials like the travel, ect., all those, the question of trade. on these things, i think in number of steps already being taken, and i do not see -- you understand the background, that he is going to reverse those things. one very important statement that i have seen from him is that he's said we will not allow mumbai repetition. now, this is important. what is behind this thinking? this statement? what is that thinking? will it mean that pakistan and india really be cooperating at certain level in the extremist? will it mean that -- does it only mean that it's a gesture giving confidence to india, that, look, we are not add veep rows. -- adventurous, we are not going to spoil our relationship with you, so this is something that has to be -- that has to be seen. it's a -- when

until we get to the heart of real india. until those rights, until that liberty and the basic human rights come to that person. india will not progress as it should. >> it is clear that you believe in doing work that matters when it comes -- and he comes through with the choices you have made. >> life is short and you have to do it. tavis: those choices are informed by something. informedinto form -- by which you see the world. how youw it is and chose this profession to express that and maybe the profession shows you. >> i was lucky to find film when i was 20. i came on a scholarship to harvard and i came to act. the theater did not appeal to me. i was lucky to find documentary filmmaking. it was a way to engage with the world and a way to engage visually because i love to look at the frame, i love to look at the world. and it was a way to hold a mirror to whatever consumes us as a purse -- people and a society. take you for a ride. i love fun, i love laughter, i love fashion, i love music and music is the breath of life to

one woman, crystal travis, hired a surrogate in india to bear hers. now she teaches couples and singles how to do the same. >> i knew that since i needed a egg donor i didn't necessarily want to go through more surgery to carry a child in my mid-forties. so at the point, i asked for a gestational carrier, and it would be a while before they had someone available. so i just thought, you know what, there are other options out here? let me just utilize those. >> so travis turned to place the internet for help. she found a doctor in india who specializedn surrogac. >> i decided just to google back at the end of 2007 just to see what i came up with. so i googled the doctor and she sent. i sent her an email and i got a kind of y bac and i said fine, we haven't been to india so we're gonna catch a plane. >> that trip took crystal and her husband, colin, to gujarat, india, and the clinic of dr. nanya patel. they used her husband's sperm, and egg donor and a surrogate to conceive and carry the child to term. crystal was not optimistic about trying this unconve

her husband, colin, to gujarat, india, and the clinic of dr. nanya patel. they used her husband's sperm, and egg donor and a surrogate to conceive and carry the child to term. crystal was not optimistic about trying this unconventional route. she is now the mother of three young children. but the process wasn't easy." >> so we have a four-year-old son mark. he was a twin. one died early in gestation and since we were older we really wanted him to have a sibling. we didn't want him to have to be an only child. so then we went back. the twins that we have now, they were triplets but in india they automatically reduce. >> after her success, crystal started helping other people who wanted to have children but didn't know where to turn. now, her business, "world of surrogacy," helps people navigate the complexities of international surrogacy. >> i would have other people who followed our journey as well as a doctor asked for references for us. and then a lot of people who didn't necessarily want to deal with a third world country on their own, they

trades copper and cotton but there are new areas developing the growth of india's i.t. and software industry is rapid as is china's manufacturing and textile sectors and both provide a market for each other's goods analysts say could be a match made in heaven delhi has the high tech know how well beijing provides the manufacturing might the only obstacle see growth it seems a political one to both countries still involved in border disputes although their leaders say they intend to work towards a settlement and that could unlock a vast economic boom in this part of the world. international affairs analyst us sriram child yes as a beijing and new delhi of all it takes to make a good business. president xi jinping chose russia for his first foreign visit after assuming office and premier li kitchen has chosen india for the first foreign visit so it does show that for the chinese the greeks formation is very critical in india also we take it seriously and interpret street has been growing into tremendous space and if you are trying to trade for a victory to reach up to one

there have been a number of bombings in in india in delhi in other parts of india and that have been attributed to this kind of resurgence of militancy so. once one. of my son becomes more unstable i think it would be a serious widely in india and in fact. going away under bush we're going to hold your thought tonight thank you ever so much for time we do appreciate deepak from room to university in the u.k. thank you. as afghanistan's neighbors puzzle her hova how to prevent the spillover of extremism another country in the region could well become the next headache is a missive recently grabbed headlines in bangladesh with the latest confrontation with security forces leaving at least thirty six people dead place more than two hundred thousand hardline islamist there have been mired in running battles for days over violent demands to make blasphemy a crime that's punishable by death and the government refusing to budge with police reportedly using live ammunition to islam is factions also demanding other amendments that would try and sharia principles into law did it day back sure

he has chosen to stop in india.that is pretty significant. >> it is in the sense that it is not only the premiere of china's first visit, but look at the presidents earlier visit to russia. are india, russia, china bloc which is gaining international and global ascendancy. there is no doubt that asia and china will be the biggest economies in the world sooner rather than later, especially china and india later. the countries are both rivals as well as competitors. not on the best of good relations. >> let's start with trade. trade is one of the big things they are talking about. they already have a healthy trade relationship. what can we expect on that front in the future? >> on the trade front, india's strength would be in software as well as pharmaceuticals. these areas are both amenable to china's development. as far as software is concerned, it is a useful complement to china's strength in manufacturing. it becomesy the two, almost a marriage in dreams in the modern 21st century. , china's quality on pharmaceuti

spoken to lead to the business community in india and the message he has brought them but i think it is. right to look a lot of expectation on the indian side and the pieces will to treat it and. mechanisms through which we can address some of the concerns that are relieved by that retreat in the past as we should be in the. deficit which is in years of history of work and to try and turn it around communicate jenna's promised that he will do everything within his power and when the chinese premier says it obviously an astute dominant economy it means a lot to try and give indian corporations greater access to the chinese market for twenty nine billion dollars right now is a tribute to sit with in an over a period. of seventy billion dollars per annum and that's something india has been trying to redress and the chinese have at least a promising start in terms of price of changing this towards india in a more balanced fashion well that's true andres of course. sorry for interrupting you mr charlie i just wanted to move on to the next question here all the countries of course together

this was an important signal to india. the military sensitivities on the count of india i think are much exaggerated. they are not there. in fact it is a better place to work for improvement of relations with india than the earlier leaders. and to address issues with india which have so far eluded to progress. again, with the united states he has stated his willing tons work. he has also underscored the fact that his work with the united states earlier. there are issues relating to the question of use of drones in the area. there are difficult issues but i think they need to be worked out. there has to be some kind of coordination between united states and pakistan on this count. i think he will have to resist temptation of playing any ambitious peacemaking role. pakistan in my view gains little by being very proactive there. it should do what it can but in step with kabul for reconciliation. taliban leadership has to be discouraged from turning pakistan territory into base. there will be challenges with regard to pakistan

now let's look at india. india's story is different. india's increased investment are motivated by two challenges. the number of indian ph.d. in science and engineering, and the quality of india's science and engineering undergraduates. india produces 1010,000 ph.d. in science and engineering per year. 70 percent are in the sciences, 10% in engineering, and the rest are in medicine, agricultural, and other fields. in contrast to india's 10,000 ph.d. in 2011, the u.s. produced 36,000 ph.d.es in science and engineering for a population a quarter in size. let me focus on just engineering. the -- the story centers around the indian institute of technology commonly known as the iit. iit, to this day, are famous for producing top quality undergraduates in engineering. many iit graduates have come to the u.s. for the graduate studies. many now are in leadership roles in academia, industry, government, and r&d organization worldwide. today there are fifteen i, t with five more to be added in the near future. most ph.d. and engineering and india

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so it's now the fastest growing sport in india.now, it will never pass cricket as the national pastime, but if it becomes a strong number two, then i think this will be a big achievement. >> is it interesting for you to think, wow, i grew up in india, came here, all about software and business, and now i'm living a dream and being in the nba. >> i don't look at it that way. i think my best days are still ahead of me. i think that it's been a great journey. and i'm obsessed withidaty, as you know, when i look at baseball, i look at it as a data problem, both on the business side as well as the player side. which combination of players produce the best results, where do you shoot from, how do you defend the other team? there's all kinds of magic in that data. i look at it as a big data problem. >> what happen s with your shar of the warriors? you own a big chunk. is it going to beiesy to sell your share? oone up dramatically. the team is doing well. we sold more season tickets in the past few months than had ever been sold by anyone,

india still wants that back. for its part, china is claiming an even larger slice of indian territory in the northeast. with all of these issues, they have not been able to agree on their border, their joint border, which stretches thousands of kilometers. this is always there in the background. nonetheless, they have managed to boost trade significantly in the past few years. as you were hearing in the figures. that is the common ground they are trained to emphasize, saying that they have shared interests. but there is still the likelihood of yet more tensions along that border. >> one does wonder how they are going to work that out with the diplomacy. is it going on at the moment? >> there are also other issues that divide them. for a long time, china has been unhappy that india provides sanctuary to the dalai lama, the tibetan spiritual leader. there are issues of water. on this visit, they said they made progress over that, the sharing of water resources. there is also some concern on the chinese sign is what

with india.i think we will see a continuation in the prime minister characters to do so. i think that is very promising. >> there was an event on election night. journalists were at this particular event in india. -- from india. they were all stationed in new delhi. they're covering the election. ofn you're in that kind setting, it seems strange that there should not be more of a cohesive relationship between the two countries. they have so much in common. hopefully in the next decade, we are going to go to a place there is a lot of cooperation. ok. >> a nice segue to my question that has to do with the army. the army kind of stood back and let this happen. i'm sure they have got good reasons. looking ahead a little bit, do you foresee that the government will have a bit more space to deal with these policy issues without an army coup happening? indication. one never knows. we have a saying that says i'm going to try. of --he line gets a taste when bill lyon gets a taste of blood blood, it is ver

i come from india. india has stayed independent for 50 years. and for millions of years before , starting with the ninth century, i tell you one thing. if the state of islam. a problem. a lot of muslim friends in india. muslims are more than in pakistan. the point is the becomes a political issue. does not become an allegis to shoot. as the difference. the differences political and not religious. so my question would be, let's say, less taken example and say -- there is a country. start a large army. the army, some of the army is bad and it attacks the neighboring country. the neighboring country, they come to that country and saying, you're armies attacking us. the king replied oh well, we are good. that army, a few of them are bad. you deal with them, not us. >> you are talking about the pakistani army. >> well, if you will. i am not saying anything. >> i will say it. think you're talking about the pakistani army. the u.s. is saying india, they do bad things now and then, but you have to live with the pakistani army. >> go ahead. >> i agree wi

i come from india. india has -- [inaudible] for 50 years independently and for millions of years before, starting with the ninth century. mighty americans, i tell you one thing, the state of muslims. we don't have problems with muslims. i have a lot of muslim friends in india. the point is when it comes to the sharia law that most of the countries do including iran, pakistan and the rest, it becomes a political issue. it doesn't become a religious issue. so that's the difference. the difference is it's political, and it's not religious that you are talking about. so my question would be, so let's take an example and say i would ask you this question: there is a country which has a large army, and the army, some of the army is bad, and out attacks the neighboring countries. and the neighboring countries good enough like u.s. and india are would come to that country's king and say, sir, your army's attacking us, so what would you do? and if the king replied, oh, well, we are good, but that army is bad, so

. >> it has been china's policies to playe 1950's pakistan against india to keep india off balance. the same time, pakistan was an ally of the united states, the relationship that has deteriorated in recent years. india was supported by the soviet union during these decades. can stand up to china if it has the full support of the united states. that is not available for obvious reasons. the united states is the big arms supplier of pakistan. airforce renewing its arsenal in recent years. it has bought new airplanes in europe, france, and sweden instead of american ones because it does not want to have the same airplanes as pakistan. united states is not happy about that. he can never be a real alliance. a real alliance. it will keep india because india cannot stand up to china on its own. >> coming up, we will meet the first saudi woman to reach the top of mount everest. are these the answer to a bad habit? electronic cigarettes has sparked the interest of the french government. is al jazeera. these are the stories making headlines. the former military ruler of pakistan has been gra

and china and india's leaders are trying to iron out their differences. chinese's -- china's premier li keqiang is on a state visit to india. >> the area in question is in kashmir. in mid april, indian and chinese troops moved into the region and looked ready for conflict. tensions have been defused, but it is still a major sticking point. economic ties have been at the top of the agenda. india and china are the two most populous countries in the world and the most important emerging economies. >> this visit is about boosting trade ties. before arriving, li stressed that cooperation was essential. these regional giants aim to increase trade volume to almost 80 billion euros. li said he was offering dell he i handshake -- delhi a handshake. >> the purpose of this visit is threefold, to increase mutual trust, intensify cooperation, and face the future. >> but irritants remain in the relationship, including a decades-old dispute along the two countries'ill-defined himalayan border -- two countries' ill-defined himalayan border. indian leader man mohan singh

we've seen increasing cases in egypt, and other places, like india and greece. it is a challenge to freedom of thought, freedom of religion. when you have government deciding what is or isn't true, and what is or isn't offensive. >> george: the report mentions authtarian governments governments oppressing people. what are some of the worst nations? >> china would be one for sure. there are weaker muslims, and tibetan buddhists, the catholic church -- if you're not willing to play by the chinese government rules, then you're going to be in for a world of hurt. other countries, like saudi arabia, where the policy is for only one form of islam, and all others face government repression, and they must practice their faith underground. and also in russia. we've seen increasing total arism there. >> george: have you seen any improvements in any countries when it comes to religious freedom issues? >> there are bright spots here and there around the world, but, sadly, the overall trajectory is a downward one. there is a role our government can play to help advocate for

and china and india's leaders are trying to iron out their differences. chinese's -- china's premier li keqiang is on a state visit to india. >> the area in question is in kashmir. in mid april, indian and chinese troops moved into th region and looked ready for conflict. tensions have been defused, but it is still a major sticking point. economic ties have been at the top of the agenda. india and china are the two most populous countries in the world and the most important emerging economies. >> this visit is about boosting trade ties. before arriving, li stressed that cooperation was essential. these regional giants aim to increase trade volume to almost 80 billion euros. li said he was offering dell he i handshake -- delhi a handshake. >> the purpose of this visit is threefold, to increase mutual trust, intensify cooperation, and face the future. >> but irritants remain in the relationship, including a decades-old dispute along the two countries'ill-defined himalayan border -- two countries' ill-defined himalayan border. indian leader man mohan singh s

. >> brown: then, fred de sam lazaro reports on a new approach to educate and engage millions of india's poorest students. >> woodruff: margaret warner has the strange story of a detained american diplomat, his wigs, and russia's claims he was a spy. >> brown: and political editor christina bellantoni talks with the author of a new book that explores how technology is impacting our democracy. >> this radical power, this incredible connectivity that individuals are carrying around, it's reshaping the balance of power in our municipality in both good ways and bad ways. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> bb.p. >> and by at&t. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the nation's capital was alive with talk of scandal today, starting with the revel

and you're heading off now, you're going to india. >> india. >> jon: with assif mandvi.amm are going to india ( cheering ) to shoot-- you're going to live in an ashram. >> we're actually getting married. ( laughter ) >> jon: it would be nice. the couldn't happen to two better people. >> i know! it's an exciting film based on a true story about an agent who goes to india to try find two cricket players who can play baseball. it's a true story. one of the guys is still in the major lesion at a triple a level. they found two kid, expaen 17, took them out of india. they didn't speak any exwhrsh. they never played baseball but they had the raw tools -- >> they could bring a 90-mile-per-hour fastball. >> yes, but it's a very different-- you were a big cricket guy back in high school. >> jon: oh, huge! >> if there's one thing i know about jersey it's cricket crazy. ( laughter ) gli could eat 10 of them at one sitting. >> absolutely. wait a minute! >> jon: that's the jersey thing. are you a baseball guy, a baseball fan? >> i am, i'm awe huge st. louis cardinals fan. >> jon: i'm

. >> in the us, thousands and thousands go to india for surrogacy. the misnomer is that the vast majority do not leave the country with a baby. 25000 american couples will go to india each year to pursue surrogacy that they know of. maybe 2500 of those leave." international surrogacy has many critics. the women who carry these babies are poor and generally happy to

we'll look at india's economic slowdown. stay with us. >>> on the currency markets, euro/dollar, 1.3121. we were down at 1.3070 before the comments out from mr. nowotny talking with jeff saying we're a long way from cutting deposit rates, essentially. and sterling/dollar, coming in again better than expected, and we hit 52.9% as opposed to 52.4. >> perhaps posting out the odds of a rate cut from new england. take a look at what is happening in the sovereign bond space. i love looking at these bubbles. 11.18% on the ten-year german bund. 3.98% for the spanish ten-year. the u.s. and u.s. are sitting roughly on top of each other, 1.64% and 1.634% respectively. but some of the levels we're taking out here for peripheral debt continue to be new lows at least prior to the expiration of the eurozone crisis. >> a lot later, absolutely flat for the uk, german and french markets. the ftse mib down 0.3%. if you're going to trade and sell italian services, the extraordinary underperformance of italian stocks such pass outperformance of

ikea is about to open operation necessary india. a few other examples of fairly big ticket investment that are beginning to come through. but, really, the story in india is that domestic companies are not investing very much and that is the key reason why the manufacturing sector is basically growing just 2% to 3% at the moment. and that really is the segment that is most weak. ironically, india unveiled a fairly attractive new policy about 18 months ago. it's one of india's best kept secrets because there has been no response and during the 18 months since that policy was unveiled, manufacturing has decelerated sharply and every in knows have flowed, as well. so i think what needs to happen most likely is an early election so that we can get much more policy clarity that focuses on growth and less on populism. >> sir, thank you very much. piquay bosu, head of research and economics from may bank kim ang. i just want to mention to you that we're just getting some flashes and just listening to some sound live out of rome. we have the

husbandnts chose her for her as was the tradition in india.u go on, i will be right behind you, she says. when they marry, indian women move into their parents-in-law's home. they all have to adapt to the change. it is wash day. everything here is pink. no matter where i go, i always wear a pink sari. i have a lot of them. there are at least 50 in my wardrobe. pink, pink, pink. pink walls, pink skirts. 20 people live in this house. ran children, children, husband, daughter-in-law. the boss has five children, four daughters, one son. she herself married when she was 12 and had her first child at 15. i had no idea at the wedding what was going happen, she says. i did not know anything about my future, if i would be criticized or beaten. a lot of people beat their wives after the wedding. i knew i was getting married. i was far too young to really understand. at the police station, everyone is waiting for her husband to show up. he has been asked to explain why he drinks so much and beats her. this person takes charge. the local policeman is not

india has nuclear arms and has yet to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. the leaders have also agreed to promote joint exercises involving japan's maritime self-defense force and india's navy. government officials on both sides are expected to appoint representatives to a working group to look into exporting japan's u.s. to rescue amphibious aircraft to india. >>> prime minister abe is set to announce a $30 billion plan to develop economies across africa. leaders from across the continent will gather this weekend at the tokyo international conference on african development. abe is expected to unveil plans in his opening speech to extend aid over five years. the government will provide about $14 billion. the private sector will provide the rest. japanese officials hope to invest in projects to help grow african economies, improve agriculture and create jobs. they hope to upgrade power grids and build roads linking inland regions to the coast. abe is also expected to announce plans for an internship program so african students can study at universities in ja

we talked a great deal about india. we know there is tremendous economic potential and having india and pakistan it along better. so many ways that would improve both sides economically. there is another neighbor nearby, china. aiduld lobby for some money for a damn to increase electricity. they backed away and china was quick to step in, let us do it. what could happen with china as a serious neighbor and economic colleague? and also back to my first question about literacy and why that is not given any emphasis. >> i think you are absolutely right on the fact that literacy rates have remained abysmally low in pakistan. no government, has really -- the pressure for ,ducation and literacy interestingly enough, comes from international agencies. usaid, world bank, etc. there is of course a cultural problem, which is the education of women issue. when we look at the literacy rates, across the country you find that the literacy rate for pakistani girls is so much lower than anywhere else in south asia. that drops the overa

trade copper and cotton but there are new areas developing the growth of india's i.t. and software industry is rapid as is china's manufacturing and textile sectors and both provide a market for each other's goods analysts say could be a match made in heaven delhi has the high tech know how well beijing provides the manufacturing might the only obstacle to growth it seems a political one to both countries still involved in border disputes although their leaders say they intend to work towards a settlement and that could unlock a vast economic boom in this part of the world. when xmas shine a light on the news you won't hear anywhere else breaking a sit here and. download the official application to yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's if you're away from your television just doesn't matter now with your mobile device you can watch ati anytime anywhere. with. science technology innovation called in these developments from around russia we've got the future covered. emission free accreditation free in-store chargers free.

first foreign visit so it does show that for the chinese the greek family is very critical in india also we take it seriously and utra bridge street has been growing at a tremendous space and if you're trying to trade actually projected to reach up to one hundred billion dollars in the next couple of years so that's a very ambitious target of increasing you'd always be forty percent and if they're cheap it it's going to benefit the rest of the brics countries insofar as it's already creating momentum because india and china are obviously the two major economies in the brics formation and the reason efforts on the part of india to track changes invest. especially in our infrastructure sector so the great edge and of the stream issues which is what is making them feel important in the world is very connected to our creative investment strategy and that for a chinese premier means when he says that this is going this partnership if we can iron out some of the i'm comfortable aspects of it it will turn out to be. combination of british prime minister david cameron is expected in brussel

we talked a great deal about india.we know there is tremendous economic potential and having india and pakistan it along better. so many ways that would improve both sides economically. there is another neighbor nearby, china. i would lobby for some aid money for a damn to increase electricity. they backed away and china was quick to step in, let us do it. what could happen with china as a serious neighbor and economic colleague? and also back to my first question about literacy and why that is not given any emphasis. >> i think you are absolutely right on the fact that literacy rates have remained abysmally low in pakistan. the government, no government has really -- the pressure for education and literacy, interestingly enough, comes from international agencies. usaid, world bank, etc. there is of course a cultural problem, which is the education of women issue. when we look at the literacy rates, across the country you find that the literacy rate for pakistani girls is so much lower than anywhere else in south asia.

with more than a billion people each you'd expect china and india to carry some clout so imagine what they could do by joining up they've agreed one hundred billion dollars bilateral trade target for two thousand and fifteen world affairs analyst says beijing and new delhi have all it takes to make a good business team. president xi jinping chose russia for his first foreign visit after assuming office and premier league kitchen has chosen india for its first foreign visit so it does show that for the chinese the greeks formation is very critical in india also we take it seriously and interpret street has been growing at a tremendous space and if you're trying to trade for a victory if you reach up to one hundred billion dollars in the next couple of years so that's a very ambitious target of increasing it almost with forty percent and if they're cheap it it's all going to benefit the rest of the brics countries in so far as it's already creating momentum because india and china are obviously the two major economies in the brics formation and there is an effort on the part of india i

the and india as a manufacturing and service sectors posted the most disappointing growth -- >> @ india's manufacturing and service sectors. the prime minister said taming his country's high inflation rate of nearly 10% was key. >> there is more space available to pursue a pro-growth policies, and i do believe in the coming months, i do believe you will see inflation coming under greater control. >> other problems include poor infrastructure, corruption, and high state spending. that all puts a damper on growth in this emerging economy. 5% is far below this type of growth set by the governing coalition. >> once upon a time, we turned around 10% gdp growth. there were certain quarters where we could achieve more than 9% gdp growth. there were two quarters where we did. now, gdp falling to as low as 4.8% means there will be problems and negativity for india as well as internationally. >> but not just international investors. concern is growing in india itself at the slowing pace of growth. the country goes to the polls in 2014, and the economic slowdown is likely to be a pivotal campaign is

i come from india. i -- india has been independent and for million office years before, starting with the ninth century. i tell you one thing. it is the state of islam -- we don't have problem with muslims i have a lot of muslim friends. muslims in india, more than in pakistan, for their information, but the point is when it comes to the sharia law that most of the countries do, including iran, pakistan and the rest, it becomes a political issue. not a religious issue. so that is the difference. the difference is, it's political and not religious you're talking about. so, my question would be, so, let's say -- let's take an example and say week ask you this question. there is a country, with a large army, and the army -- some of the army is bad and it attacks the neighboring countries, and the neighboring countries would come to that country's king and say, sir, your army is attacking us. what would you do? and if the king replies, oh, we are good. but that army, a few of them are bad so you deal with t