be able to apply for a 30 day visa on line and collect it on arrival in india. >> india's tourism industry needs visitors. the sky is the limit. >> the sky is the limit. >> the chairman of the tourism organization predicts the impact will be huge. >> tourism within the next two to three years will grow from 7 million to 15 million, there will be 100% increase. >> tour operators insist india has more are destination to say visit than anywhere else in the world, but despite what's on offer in 2012, nearly nine times, as many tourists visited china than they did india. >> extending the electronic visa on arrival facility to more countries isn't just about providing the tourist industry with a much-needed boost. the new additions to the list of all nations the government wants to strengthen ties with economically, politically and strategically. india isn't a priority destination for global travelers. >> it's still lacking attractivety because of the rape cases, because i'm sure the impression that there is a lot of terrorism here in india potential. >> the government says it's working oh hard

in india. for decades, india has been trying to control its growing population, which is currently about 12 -- 1.2 billion people. sterilization is fast, cheap and irreversible. it is pre-much the backbone of family planning in india. the latest figure is now 4.6 million women in india were sterilized in 2012. but it is like into assembly line sterilization. the government offers patients about $10 to undergo the surgery. doctors are paid about two dollars per surgery. and the ngos say that these operations take place in very unhygienic conditions. the times of india says this is a form of gender oppression because women undergo 98% of sterilizations in india. men undergo 2%. according to the times of india, it is a dominant and dominating form of contraception. >> it tragic story. on a lighter note, the leading topic today is the european space agency probe. it seems to be successful so far. x it is front-page news in france. -- >> it is front-page news in france. they're talking about destina

we don't chase into individual markets like india or korea too much. >> even though india is a growth >> it is, but we have asian equity funds to take the indian market indirectly. >> you think there is still risk in india? >> yes, and more importantly i think -- [indiscernible] >> does anyone still ask you about gold? what do you tell them? >> somebody just did actually. [laughter] a little bit more than two years already. i think gold is still looking week. i am worried that they will catch up. in the long-term, the question on gold is whether you still think the global economy will grow. >> it also depends whether you are a dollar bowl or not. the dollar has not been doing much on gold lately. gold actually is rebounding. priced in some dollar strength, i suppose. increased quantitative easing in japan as well as europe. [indiscernible] gold price as $1200, i think is high. >> norman chan. thanks a lot. >> shunning the high street. after the break, we hear from the master craftsman who does his deals in the back alley. >> that is when "asia edge" returns. ♪ some of the biggest name

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. >>> to india next.ve died and more than 60 others are in hospital after having sterilization operations in central india. the women started complaining of pain and fever soon after their procedures at this clinic. local people allege the procedures were carried out on more than 80 women in six hours by two doctors. sterilization in india has been happening since the 1950s. state governments routinely carry out one-day sterilization drives, often in poorer rural areas. and they offer women financial incentives. sometimes just over $20 to have the procedure. in 2012, 4.6 million women were sterilized in india and that accounts for 37% of the world's female sterilization. the procedure is used to control india's booming population, which is growing by 18 million a year. it's set to overtake china's population by 2028. the bbc has been following this story. >> reporter: the latest that we've been hearing as part of the inquiry that was ordered by the state government earlier, four medical officials have bee

but nearly nine times as many tourists visited china than they did india.he electronic visa isn't just about providing the tourism industry with a boost, the government also wants to strengthen ties economically, strategically, and politically. this man says india isn't a priority destination for global travellers. >> it is still lacking attractivety because of the rape cases, because of the impression that there is a lot of terrorism here in india, potential. >> reporter: the government says it is working hard to fix the image. but it may be some time yet before more tourists take interest. >>> stay with us here on al jazeera, we have another full bulletin of news coming up in just a couple of minutes. ♪ >> the stream, >> your digital community >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive st

he is from india's growing middle class, and goes to a private school.to help india's poorest children see and feel the world around them he created the icube science club. >> we have labs, and we can learn them, but they don't have an opportunity to do practicals. that's how we really learn science. >> so far more than 15,000 children and 120 schools in the northern state have had the chance to see and do thanks to the i-cube science club. their teachers see a difference. >> if the students are able to use science they'll be able to think more creatively. this is good for the country. they're india's future scientists and doctors. >> but in a country where the standard of education often depends on who can afford it, these are distant dreams for many. the indian government said that science and innovation must be the building blocks for a prosperous india, but with some struggling to learn the basics, some believe that the curriculum needs to be rethought. which perhaps means doing away with a system that is long been based on memorizing text books. >>

>> oh, i think there are opportunities outside india as well as in india.e of the largest projects that most indian software companies are doing are in india. hundreds of millions of dollars. so, therefore, i think there is opportunity in india as well as opportunity outside indias but right from day one, we -- part of globalization which is all about sourcing capital from where it is cheapest, sourcing talent from where it is best available. producing where it is most cost effective and selling where the markets are. that's how i define globalization and my company was based on that principle. >> what do you think the biggest challenge for u.s. companies going into india is? is it just infrastructural issues? the prime minister made an argument that one of his biggest is electricity and making sure they have the power they need to operate. >> i think those are some of the challenges. but i think given the current environment, given the current level of confidence, given the current level of optimism, i do believe that those problems will be nicked, will be

here in india, the big question is how is he going to kick on from there and get india to the stage wheret is growing much faster than it has been. >> a politician and a diplomat it seemed. many thanks to you for bringing us up to date monitoring events in australia from new delhi. many thanks. >>> still to come, using facebook at work. details on the new project that has competitors' stocks now dropping. eks later. look, credit karma-- are you talking to websites again? this website says "free credit scores." oh, credit karma! yeah it's actually free. look, you don't have to put in your credit card information. whew! credit karma. really. free. . >>> well, it looks like facebook is trying to fit in with the corporate world with something called facebook at work. >> this is in a pilot stage right now. it's supposed to let co-workers chat with each other all within the facebook site but separate from personal pages. >> now this isn't welcome competition for linked in. its stock dropped. they already categorize workers but there is no chat function. >>> well, prince william has teamed up wi

india's population is set to overtake china's by 2030. say the race to meet target numbers is putting the lives of people at risk. al jazerra, new di delhi. >> joining me now from new delhi is the global health campaigner and has meant women who have been sterilized. thanks for being on the program. by law these women are not forced to have these sterilizations so why do so many go ahead with it. >> there are various reasons, really. you know, largely there is a very strong sort of targeted approach that the government is taking towards sterilization and this is partly because of the increase of population and it's really unfortunate because what has ended up happening is that we have started looking at people in terms of numbers and statistics rather than sort of recognizing their reproductive rights and treating them as human beingses that need public healthcare. and i think it's important to note that these are not stand-alone cases of poor health provision. these are symptoms of a very poorly functioning broken and fractured health sy

in contrast, nearly 37% of all married women in india are sterilized. the debate has been reignited. many are calling for the country to step up and introduce more progressive laws. according to a recent human rights watch report, authorities in india aggressively pursue female sterilization by threatening health care workers with dismissals and salary cuts. as a result, many women are being lured in, often on the promise of a small amount of -- >> thank you. let's go now to mexico, where there have been more fiery protests over the presumed massacre of 43 college students. they disappeared in the state of guerrero two months ago. on wednesday, demonstrators set fire to the regional parliament building and those protests went on to rock other states in mexico as well. demonstrators blocked an airport, prompting many vacationers to cancel reservations at the resorts of acapulco. the anger is putting more and more pressure on the president. >> frustration and grief have turned to anger. on wednesday protesters enraged at the disappearance of 43 trainee te

india ended the opposition to a deal. the agreement allows india to continue to provide cheap food to millions of people. >> what is the proposed global trade vehicle known as, all about. >> it plans to lower trade barriers, simplify customs procedures. making exports easier. it will lower costs in developing countries. >> india buys grains from local farmers, which it partly sells. it threatens to violate limits on the subsidies placed by the c.e.o. >> reporter: for this woman, feeding her family is a daily struggle: the indian government says she lives below the poverty line and is entitled to discounted food. subsidised grain from the government is a big help from my family. if we didn't have this, life would be tougher. we have a lot of expenses. >> more than half of india's 1.2 billion by food through the national public distribution system, described as the biggest government-run food programme in the world. for families in the neighbourhood, food subsidies are a yesesive. many say without them they struggle to surv

. >>> i'm in india, as the world economic forum takes place in india, i'm taking a look at the government's to revehicle the economic sector. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. ♪ >>> hello again from doha, the top stories right now at al jazeera. a fugitive mayor and his wife have been arrested in mexico over the disappearance of 43 students. the pair had been on the run since the students went missing in september. >>> voters across the u.s. are casting ballots in the midterm elections. republicans are looking to increase their majority in the house and take control of the senate. >>> sam -- sambyia's acting president has ininrestated the secretary general. >>> isr

this pre-event was held in harris park, sydney's little india. more than half of the people who live in the suburb were born in india, and these are tickets to the hottest show in town. ththe new indian prime minister staged his appearance. >> people expect a non-corrupt and new india. >> reporter: but not everyone is united states is excited about modi. some think that his nationalist party excludes those who are not hindu. >> they need to treat everybody the same. >> on monday there was a protest against modi's visit. they say that india's prime minister has big questions to answer over a killings of sikhs. but the protesters were heavily outnumbered by the fans. more than 16,000 asked for seats inside to see the first prime minister to visit australia in 28 years. this stadium is normally the venue of sports and music events. the fact that narendra modi has managed to pack this place out shows the superstar he has become. >> people love him. people love him. i love him. >> inside the stadium modey received a welcome and gave a speech about a c

the scandal that shocked india.ight women are dead as the result of a state serialization program. >>> and african football bosses ban morocco off it refuses to host the continent's biggest tournament over fears of ebola. ♪ >>> nigeria's president has formally announced he is running for reelection. goodluck jonathan was cheered by supporters at a rally a day after a suicide bomber killed nearly 50 people. the group boko haram has been blamed for the attack. goodluck jonathan has vowed to defeat boko haram. >> we are equipping the armed forces, and deploying special forces this time to engage the terrorists and end this war. we must protect our country. we must save our people. i will do everything humanly possible to end this violence in our nation. >>> nigerian government officials have made statements about boko haram that have turned out not to be true. in september a picture was circulated reportedly showing the groups leader who has been killed. last month came an announcement from the government that it had r

they fear one way or another that india would move against them. if this conundrum if i could put it this way with india now growing in its influence in afghanistan, and pakistan perhaps receding a little bit, and seeing the afghans a afghano the taliban, has begun to polarize that situation more than i think is healthy. >> despite that very popular daily waga ceremony that's conducted by the military of both countries at a border crossing the fighting in the region has gotten worse in recent years than it has been in a while. the border between the two countries is far larger than just kashmir. why is that area still so contentious? >> it represents when the two countries became independent, a hindu ruler of a muslim area agreeing at the time of independence to accede to india, just as pakistan moved irregular forces in to dispute the territory and fighting resulted. in the end it ended up with a large share of that disputed territory, pakistan with a much smaller amount. but india ended up with significant muslim majority inside kashmir which in

. >> india's prime minister has been given a rock-star's welcome by supporters in australia. narendra modi critics also made their feelings known in sydney after his trip to the g-20 summit in brisbane. andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: for organizers of a much-hyped political rally, sunday, the night before, was a chance to celebrate what was to come. [ cheering ] >> reporter: this pre-event was held in harris park, sydney's little india. more than half the number of people living in the suburb in the west of the city were born in india, and these had tickets to the hottest show in town. the new indian prime minister narendra modi stadium appearance in australia. >> he's a hope for india. he is the hope for people who expect a non-corrupt, a new india. >> reporter: but not every indian in australia is enthusiastic about modi. mahnjit drives a taxi in sydney. he thinks that the narendra modi party excludes those who are not hundred di hindu. >> they need to treat everybody the same. >> reporter: on monday saini took part of a pro pest against modi's visit. they say he has b

nhk world, calcutta, india. >>> an increasing number of japanese students are going to medical school in hungary. they are going for the lower tuition, quality education and lessons in english. >> reporter: they appreciate the education system for more than just the knowledge. the students who study there boost the economy. 1987, the school started teaching in english. now it has students from 50 nations and territories. three out of every ten students are foreign. >> i think we have a lot of opportunity of practice in the hospital. and yeah. it's a good standard of training >> it's a really high education. back home, it's easy to get a job. >> reporter: about eight years ago, more japanese began to enroll. this man wants to practice medicine internationally. he registered four years ago. he likes the fact that the school puts so much value on the admittance interview. and he appreciated the school's emphasis on modernization. japanese find the tuition attractive. a year of medical school in hungary costs about $16,000, less than half the cost of private universities in japan. >> tran

they were among 83 that underwent sterilization operations in east central india. the government offers money for women to have the operation and in this case, about $10 each. the goal is to reduce india's very high rate of population growth. >> around 55 women are critically ill and the minister has ordered it. a medical has been sent with the medical director and a compensation up to hundred thousand rupees each coming from the state government has been announced for the family of the deceased woman. >> a miss traders are demanding a swift investigation and immediate punishment of the surgeon. opposition politicians are calling for resignations of government officials and for policy changes. >> the health minister and the cheap mr. should take responsibility. >> we demand full compensation to the women who have been victimized by this policy. if the women were sent home saturday evening after their operations. some were later rushed to the hospital with very low brought pressure. it is not clear why problems develop. >> thousands of palestinians in the west bank

in india, child labor has been illegal for more than 60 years.omes to hazardous work like mining, no child under 18 is allowed to take part, according to several national laws and the constitution. but in megalia state, these rules don't seem to apply. child miners have worked here for years yet no one has ever been prosecuted for employing them. activists say it's because the mines are on tribal property. all the land you see around me, kilometers of it, is owned by tribal communities. in fact, under the six schedule of the indian constitution , tribal areas are given ability to use the land the way they want. national protocols still apply here but land owners and mine operators are openly flouting child labor laws because they say it doesn't apply to them. the laws apply, but the state government has failed to enforce them. in fact, they don't even know how many mines or mine owners there are. any tribal landlord can start mining without registering with the government or meeting safety or labor standards. this complete lack of regulations has

how can india meet those expectations going forward? >> i think the first thing is to bring down expectations. [ laughter ] seriously, think we are in the beginning phases of a recovery which i hope will strengthen over time. it's still an uneven recovery, my guess is this quarter may be a little weaker than the previous quarter. i think the course of this year, we will be solidly in the 5% growth range and by next year we should be solidly in the 6% growth range, and beyond that, i think we will grow, depending on what we do over these couple of years. we have to do our basic homework. the good news for india is there's lots of low-hanging fruit and we have got to pluck them. the big question is why we didn't do it before. but i think there's environment and there's a willingness at this point to do what it takes. what that means i would caution people on is not at this point grand-sounding announcements, because that's not what we really need. we need to fix the plumbing. we need to do the basic stuff which will get the economy back o

india is at 20. when you start to go to the new emerging market like indonesia, nigeria, vietnam, you know, some countries in south america, you are at 20 or 30 cars per 1 residents. there is no way you can imagine that these levels are going to stay so low. particularly when the country is rich in resources and whenever there are investments being made in infrastructure. we continue to do that a lot, bet on ing market, the classic ones with the bricks but there are new ones. >> is there a measure, is there a gdp per capta that signals people are ready for more cars that you are going to see that 500? >> when the gdp per capta cross $12,000 a year, you start to see some accelerated moved in to the car industry. this is something which is a rule of thumb that you see across countries but what we focus on, the countries with rich resources, oil, natural gas, metals, ag culture, et cetera, and large population and good demographic and that's what qualify the country with, you growth. >> let's talk about

compare that to 1% of india's men. the number reflect the lack of education, one in five women in india do not know their options, critics of governmentsterrization says birth control education is ignored because it is too expensive to reach rural areas. there is new outrage in mexico over four students who disappeared after the attorney general said he has had enough. the comment that protestors are now capitalizing on. >> are the troubling stories of long wait, and cook books all things of the past? we will explore the new battle for change, live at the top of the hour. >> proking to tors have set the president's political headquarters on fire. antigovernment groups are dend maaing action after four students were taken from the city in september, the students are still considered missing even though gangs allegedly admitted to killing them. adam rainy has more now. >> for the second day in a row protests have gotten violence, people are common straited against the government teachers and student teachers protesting i

he's made big promises to reignite india's economy.trols on fuel is modernized labor laws. they've been making serious a attempts to woo foreign investment with overseas visits to likes of china and japan. what about business leaders at the event saying about india's future? we have a report from india. >> every since they came to power six months ago, they have made several economic announcements. despite all those promises to make india easier place to do business, we haven't seen big investments pouring in from companies abroad or here in india. with me is executive. you've had a lot of statements from the government in past six months. do you think there's an urgent need to see things on the ground for people that believe in this rising india story? >> i completely agree with you. government has made a lot of promises. people are saying where's the action on the ground? like any change, everything takes time. india is a large country. everything has to change. something gets done in delhi and something at state government. the chan

now india has seen a technica technological revolution.but despite that many children still don't get a chance to fulfill their potential. now they're trying to change that. >> reporter: it's not every day that children get an opportunity like this, but when they do the possibilities seem endless. >> i like these classes because we get to work on experiments with our own hands. i want to do these experiments over and over again. i want to learn more about science, and when i grow up i want to be a doctor. >> her teacher here in the town is just 15 years old. he is from india's growing middle class, and goes to a private school. to help india's poorest children see and feel the world around them, he created the icube science club. a not-for-profit science initiative. >> we have labs, and we can learn there, but they don't have an opportunity to do practicals. that's how really we learn science. >> so far more than 15,000 children and 120 schools in the northern state have had the chance to see and do thanks to the icube science club. their

on the world map by their gal an tri. 18 victoria crosses he won. >> reporter: india bears the namesotten dead of the concern is the few surviving memories of the war and those that fight wall fade as the years go by. >>> al jazerra continues to demand the immediate release of its journalist who his have now been detained inky i didn't want for 316 days, peter greste, mohammed fahmy and bahar mohamed are family a cased of helping the outlawed muslim brother hood they are appealing their sentence. >> as the world's most elderly nation - japan is dancing with a demographic disaster. people are living longer and birthrates are falling fast. no other country has a greater percentage of old people. the government has responded by

producers are moving out of india, and setting up production in countries like bangladesh.mall player, so it's harder for me to move my business. >> reporter: he earns around $4 million dollars a year making clothing for some of the world's biggest labels, but a large part of that is spent on production costs. factory workers earn an average of $200 a month. workers in bangladesh learn half of that. the government wants to improve conditions. it says a better business environment will stimulate growth and create millions of jobs. the prime minister has announced the make in india campaign, to help local businesses and young people like this 22-year-old. while the name of the campaign has itself become a talking point, what it promises to do could set him up for life. >> translator: i'm learning how to weld and this skill guarantees me a job. once i finish this course, i want to be able to support my family. >> reporter: make in india is the government's pitch to the world, states like this have welcomed foreign firms to set up manufacturing facilities in special economic zo

india stepped up security. kamal hyder has more from islamabad. >> reporter: a deadly attack at a border crossing between india and pakistan at wagga, wagah, 30 minutes from lahore and 30 month drive from an indian city. the attacker waited outside the venue because of the presence of heavy security guard at the border crossing, and the attack taking place on the pakistani side. when it comes to eyewitnesss, the suicide bomber waited for the ceremony to end when the flags of both countries were lowered and the crowd moved away from the venue. two groups have taken responsibility for the deadly attack. both groups are breakaway factions of the taliban pakistan, and there was confusion as to who worried out the attack. both said it was a result of ongoing pakistani military operation in north waziristan. now, the pakistan taliban did it would strike anywhere in the county in reprisal to military operations. indeed, a deadly attack, and close to the indian border at a time when tensions between india and pakistan

india, i think we have a great relationship with india. president gandhi needs to be very careful that the interests of china and india, there is no divergence there. obviously, india having a rivalry with pakistan, and china being close with pakistan, could play and make afghanistan ground for regional rivalry. we need to make sure that we avoid that, and i think president gandhi is very aware of that. i think we can use this to pressure islamabad. i was involved in discussion with the taliban two years ago going back to doha. when we sit down, afghan to afghan our conversation is great. we agree on wonderful issues. as soon as i leave, the next time i come in somebody else has changed their mind. the taliban not being independent, makes it very difficult for afghans to enter into reconciliation. china could played an important role with islamabad, and that would serve as economic interests. i think also further americans' interest and china's interest in afghanistan is similar. >> similar, but chinese just didn't spend three-quarters of

look at all the industries india is well behind. china had three decades of 10% growth, we haven't had that. >> conservationist insist the environment is threatened and the environment mulled begin now. >> it is very clear that the u.s. is way beyond it's share china is now close to being a high emitter and india is clearly wanting to catch up. but that's not the climate change game. the fact is that the u.s. has to come down, and india needs to find ways in the which it can grow but grow differently and for some, differently means the greater use of alternative energies. >> the poor actually pay more for energy. today a lot of technology like solar, if financed properly is cheaper than any other option. >> india's climate change goes well beyond industry, it is about everything from aggressive agriculture policies to the growth of vehicles on end yeah's roads. the comparison between india and china and who should cut emissions first isn't new. despite any agreement between beijing and washington, any deal the indian government does

. >>> the shocking mishandling of sterilization in india. nine women die after surgery. 30 more are in serious condition after all being treated by the same doctor. >>> he's a superstar in his home country, but what now for malaysia's badminton hero? he's been provisionally suspended for a possible doping violation. >>> also, 100 years of sacrifice remembered across the world on armistice day. >>> it is a shopping frenzy. already chinese consumers have splashed out nearly $7 billion and there's still several hours to go. it's more than double what americans spend online during their three big shopping days, thanksgiving, black friday, and cyber monday. and these chinese purchases, almost half, half were made from a mobile device. >>> it's midday here in london. 7:00 a.m. in washington. 9:00 p.m. in south korea, where the captain of a ferry that sank in april, killing more than 300 people, has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. lee junseok escaped the death penalty. he was found guilty of gross negligence but was acquitted of murder. the o

hand, india is an enormously important country. on the other hand, i think that they bristle a little bit at the seen, chinathey're and india, as if they go together. but it's ard, distant third compared to china. so the u.s. and china are the biggest. china, depending on what specific, whether you're looking co2 from energy or energy examcement or what your numbers are. but if you look at that figure, which the very good agency from forget theands, i exact name, but nay do very good numbers, and china by their accounts is around 29% global emissions and i think india is around 6 or so, so there's a big difference. that, india is huge, it's going to be hopefully growing at a rapid pace and the grow and the carbon intensity with which they do or to be very going important going forward. the most important thing at some level is for india a path tot there is to eradicating poverty, and to energy access. there's still somewhere between 300 and 400 million don't have any electricity. they've got to see that there's those to get to fund

. >>> and the head of the drugs firm arrested in india over botch botched sterilizations that killed4 women. ♪ >>> hello, shia houthi rebelling in yemen are making significant military gains in an al-qaeda strong hold. there has been heavy fighting there between rebels and sunni tribesmen backed by al-qaeda. >> reporter: sunni tribesmen on the front line. the fighting has intensified in this pre.com -- predominantly sunni area. this territory belongs to an al-qaeda affiliate. its commanders are tapping into the deep-seated anger of the houthis. >> translator: it was handed over to the houthis who are now expanding and the americans are helping them. the u.s. launched drone attacks on our positions so the houthis could advance. >> reporter: the houthis are also expanding in an area where most of the oil and gas reserves are located. local tribesmen are preparing for what they expect to be an eminent confrontation with the houthis. some analysts are concerned the fighting could spread across the country. >> [ inaudible ] positive force in forming this central government in sana'a. and

s/india defense relations. we will look to carry forward on the momentum of the very successful visit here by prime minister modi. >> we have tried for a long time to keep india engaged. india is a participant in the ease asia summit. india plays a very important role. we bring them in economically, politically, strategic discussions. even before prime minister modi took office, they have been there for some time. each one structure has them as a key player. i think the general expectation is while they will play a role in the region, the prime minister will focus on domestic economic leaders as all leaders do. we encourage him to continue to play an active role throughout the region. >> very briefly, senator mccain and i were in new delhi in july and had the opportunity to meet with prime minister modi just after he came into office. we were struck that there's a lot of opportunity here. there's a lot of opportunity for the u.s. and india to sort of regain altitude in a partnership that over the past few years

called the empress of india. mr. penrose would paraded around colorado springs, celebrating any kind of event. to his friends he nicknamed it tessie. well, tessie was a pink stocking bar girl in the mining camp of cripple creek. and it turns out this elephant wasn't an empress of india, it was actually a discarded elephant from a circus in arkansas and he bought it and he promoted it to bring more attention to the pike's peak region. he kept it actually in the paint barns of his broadmoor garage, where he fixed and repaired cars. but the elephant kept throwing the tires and breaking the cars and hitting people. he even had the elephant try to be a caddy on this golf course, but the superintendent got mad because he kept smashing the greens. so he had to find a place for the elephant. well, he decided to create the cheyenne mountain zoo right above the broadmoor hotel. the first animal in the zoo was tessie the elephant. turned out he also had seals in the lake he built behind the broadmoor hotel. unfortunately, the h

having said that, india is huge. it is going to be hopefully growing at a rapid pace and the way they grow in the target intensity with which they grow is always going to be very important going forward. i think that the most important thing at some level is for india to see that there is a path to growth, to eradicating poverty and to energy access somewhere between 30400 electricity. they've got to see that there is a path to get to this fundamental development means that they have that is as low carbon as possible. it is relatively low carpeting. it is not based on a big, big vat of long-term dirty coal. that is going to be very challenging. our inclination is certainly the amount of work we've done as quickly as possible. you know, exactly how they play in the negotiations, exactly how they play in lima and so forth and hopefully as conservatively as possible. we've had a good good relationship over all the climate both during periods of time where we've agreed about more things than periods of time we've been on

germany's ambassador to india has been negotiating.e says germans need highly educated people in part for the offices in india. >> the solution is to do both. i think everyone here understands that on the one hand, india wants to maintain traditions. but on the other hand, it wants to spur the economy. so i think it is completely legitimate if young people say, "it helps me professionally. it helps my education if i study a language such as german. >> she hopes she can study in germany one day. so she is continuing with her language studies, and she hopes india's courts and politicians will make the right decision. >> that wraps up this edition of the "journal." please had to our website, www.dw.de. >> you are watching dw live from berlin. please stay with us. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >>> this week on "moyers & company" -- >> people need to start voting against the excessive power of the great moneyed interests. but more than

so the same thing happened in india. this company went from a private company into partnership with government and we could put more traditional capital there at this point within the company and now that little ambulance company has 1000 amulets is and 5000 employees and there are 200 million people across india, and less sunday we opened -- 1000 ambulances and 5000 employees and 200 million people across india, and less sunday wlast sunday we opened a new business in pakistan. >> this is a high rate of change? >> oh yeah. but when you look at traditional capital and traditional funds people see money going in and out from three to seven years and they want high returns. >> so you put in 30% and you bought a 30% share in the embolus company. >> i can't he because we have not sold the company yet. >> oh yeah, yeah, yeah, then i would be talking to the department of justice. your investors are going to get a big return. >> well, remember, our investors in the first phase of this company, acumen will get a return and we wi

these were awful times and the partition of india was in full swing.think about getting in a cargo ship at age a, very uncomfortable, not knowing where i'm going, not knowing if i'm going to be safe, having just left everything that i owned in the world behind, i think i would be sick to my stomach. i mean it would make me -- >> sure, but i have a very brave mother. my mother, she reminded me every day, we lost everything. but we have our courage. and we're not going to give up. >> so once you're forced to leave your home, then -- >> my mom's family was forced to move to karachi to boroga, my dad's family, they really lived in the same place for thousands of years. so we finally arrived here. it's hard to believe but what you're looking at is the oldest place that we can chase. it's called doeb dobe, india, and these are the people that still live here. >> there was a hero's welcome everywhere dad went. >> not because of me. >> but i think a lot of it is because of our great grandfather. he donated a lot of land for the temples and he was a very charit

the focus really on india gdp. this is six months now that prime minister modi has been at the helm of india. what type of growth will india be able to witness after the economic reforms that modi has been able to put in place? it might be too early to see the fruits of his labor, but that is something that analysts will be watching out for. back to focus here in europe, right now, markets in europe are trading lower. we got that cpi data. it did come in line with expectations, but, again, still not a great read on inflation. >> xetra dax do you know 53 points. the cac 40 down 20 and italy, after that disappointing data kams came out, we're seeing markets trade down about 160 points. a lot of pressure on matteo ren renzi. can he bring the reforms that he's been promising? >> i love how we're seeing quite a bit of selling. >> the gdp number. >> exactly. in line with the flash estimates, right? so looking at what we're seeing in the bond markets, though, we've had this massive pressure on yields. we saw that in yeste

but india's contribution has often been rejected.ly one and a half million from india fought. >> reporter: new delhi.y >> reporter: it's one of the most famous land marks built by the brit i can to commemorate their colony's contribution to the first world war. today that history has been largely forgotten. this family is an exception. they don't know all of the details, by they are proud of their grandfather's role in the world. >> this is the earning of as a summon who has his bullets and got this. and you should honor it. >> this is when he fought in the war in africa. >> reporter: their grandfather told them them stories of hardship and vol or among the indian soldierses. >> oh, my got it's too. , too much, they were there for five years. and in very hostile conditions. >> reporter: more than 130,000 indian troops were killed or wounded in action during world war i. yet most artifacts like these of delhi's imperial hotel come from private collections. public memorials like this one or common, but me memorials commemorating the fi

another focal point has been india. the india sensex is paring some gains today, but it did hit a new record height on monday just days ahead of the all-important gdp number due on friday. joining me now, julia dickin'son. >> india is up about 34% year to dade. but there is some questions on what prime minister modi can achieve. can he deliver that? >> this is a turning point right now. certainly there's been a huge amount of optimism and speculation going into the elections in may, which is what drive prices so much higher. now modi has a chance to get infrastructure spending, to make it easier for investments to come into the country. this will take some time. what we find refreshing is the sense of urgency modesy's going is taking on, pushing local government to streamline the industry. and what we're seeing is activities picking up, earnings in corporate profit are starting to improve. >> what are some other issues or challenges that india is facing including khuram. these are things that will need much time to solv

. >> and how a government ban in india is threatening the take off of drone technology. polls are open in tunisia for the first presidential election since the revolution in 2011. voters have 22 candidates to choose from. two frontrunners have emerged. ahead in the poll is beji caid essebsi, the chairman of the secular nidaa tounes party, which won the object election. and his opponent is moncf marzouki. who has been in power since the ousting of zine el abidine ben ali in 2011. let's go nazanine moshiri in tunisia. i know you have been queueing up for those behind you. what are their hopes for the election? >> well, many of the people here that i have spoken to are voting for the first time in a presidential election for 23 years. they suffered under what was a dictator this. they had one choice, and only one. let's speak to one of the voters here, waiting for the first time. what is your name, sir: how are you feeling today. >> i'm well, happy. i see that i have to do that because no one say it is the election. we give a chance for tort be president. >> there are many