that is the reason that today investing in india, traveling to india, working in india, manufacturing india, and exporting your products and services from india to wallow the world has become much easier compared to earlier times. we have pledged to end the license regime from its roots. we are removing red tape and laying the red carpet. almost all areas of our economy have been opened up for foreign direct investment. more than 90% of areas of investment are on the automatic approval route. the central and state governments have together brought about hundreds of reforms. more than 1400 archaic laws that were in obstacle in doing business and the daily lives of the common man have been abolished. this is been done in the last three years. we have done away with 1400 archaic laws and i'm sure you can imagine how much effort is -- how much effort is required in a democratic society to do this. for the first time in many years, a single tax regime has been and limited. we are making extensive use of technology to increase transparency and accountability. the business community from all

india. in one nine hundred forty gandhi went to meet jinnah and his private residence in bombay. over the course of almost three weeks sunday tieless he tried to dissuade from his plan for a muslim pakistan. he assured him that muslims would have an honorable place in a secular and democratic india. he even offered him the post of prime minister independent india's first government. to jinnah couldn't stand the a faction and i ten sion he was shunned by gandhi because like many muslims he viewed it as a pattern izing attempt by hindus to assimilate muslims. gandhi saw himself as a universalist he didn't want to be seen as hindu but his indians. you know. yet everything about his style his dress was typically hindu dominion and. so musical memory his embrace of renunciate or a disciplines and linking of ascetic practice with political aspirations all that created the impression of a quintessential hindu sales. to. shimla the summer capital of british india. or in the one nine hundred forty si

india's. a few months after independence the new states waged their first war over kashmir a province with a muslim majority but a hindu maharajah the two sides agreed to a ceasefire along what's known as the line of control it divided the region into with one side and ministered by india and the other by pakistan of the three officially declared wars between india and pakistan to have been over kashmir and it remains a flash point to this day. on september the ninth nine hundred forty seven gandhi moved into the delhi home of his friend the industrialist and congress party supporter gunshy m does. in january of the following year gandhi began another indefinite fast saying he would only east if he saw a plan to stop the continuing violence hindus who had fled persecution in pakistan with dumbfounded by gandhi's empathy for muslims which was inherent in the second indirect goal of his fasting. going to gandhi's hunger strike was also aimed at forcing the indian government to release pakistan s

and knewcome to india always be welcome in india. i have been given this and i'm opportunity to interact with all of you. i would like to thank the world economic forum, and each one of you from the bottom of my heart. thank you ray much. the last day. [applause] >> speaking earlier was french manual -- president emmanuel macron. he discussed globalization, climate change, and terrorism. this is an hour. >> it is a great honor and a pleasure. a very special pleasure to macron,mr. emanuel president of the french republic. mr. president, your presence here

india is looking to modernize. its new cities are to be built between the capital new delhi and the financial hub mumbai. but. the first one will be delay or dubbed the dream city by plan is dilemma is to be the epitome of efficiency and luxury. it's a dream that india's prime minister in a renter modi is committed to turning into reality. dilemma is also said to be a smart city a perfect world with a perfect design as highlighted in this promotional video. going to. one of the board of large there's conference remarked i did a. millionth of all. the government wants to build one hundred smart cities throughout india in some cases existing cities will be retrofitted with modern technology well others will be built from scratch. for the first time we're going to run a competition in india to determine where the smart cities will be built. these intelligent urban centers come with all the latest technology energy will come from renewable resources security is an absolute top priority and a network traffic control sys

market space in countries outside of india markets outside of india so i see this as an emerging trendover the next one decade because i think what's extremely important for us to understand is if you look at the fortune top hundred of the forbes stop hundred between all of them cumulatively they're not going to be able to create a great deal of employment in the next decade or so in fact the next wave of growth has to come from innovation has to come from startups has to come from product companies who is who are going to be the large scale employment generators because if you think back to fifteen years there wasn't a global there wasn't a twitter there wasn't a facebook and these are the companies these are the enterprises that have created jobs by the millions today and the spinoffs and their developers etc etc but you've created a bit of spawned out literally millions of jobs so i strongly believe the next decade or next two decades are most definitely going to be the era of startups and that's where youngsters who have the ability to connect ability to compete across the globe ar

jane: very briefly, what does india want? >> india wants to be recognized as one of the great powers in the world. they feel in many ways that all that india has accomplished with decades of democracy, despite its flaws, and against the odds, as many said after independence, they have not yet been given that due. jane: thank you very much for joining me. >> thank you. jane: it was a video that went viral and provoked protests across the u.s. eric garner's final moments in a choke hold while complaining he couldn't breathe captured on a cell phone. the debate over police use of force has raged on ever since. now an unlikely theater experiment involving officers and improv aims to use mr. garner's tragic death as a way to improve relations between police and the public. we went to have a look. >> police officers saying, "we had to take him down." >> i can't breathe. >> he refused to follow orders, and it cost him his life. >> i can't breathe, i can't breathe. i can't breathe, i can't breathe. >> i don't think that is representa

india.country, home to over a billion people, birthplace of illustrious ancient civilisations and today, a fast emerging global power. and 70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever—evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. heading off the well—worn tourist path, we're on a journey which spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. travelling from one of the driest places on earth. it is quite incredible, the sand. it's just crystal, hard cystals. white salt. you can probably taste it. to one of the wettest. these are areas really for the adventurous traveller. this isn't india on tap. i'm on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. and also, meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country, home. it's going to be an amazing journey. for thousands of years, india found its riches and influence through international trade. and at the heart of this enterprise was the sea. and the state of gu

market space in countries outside of india and markets outside of india so i see this as an emerging trend over the next one decade because i think what's extremely important for us to understand is if you look at the fortune top hundred of the full stop hundred between all of them cumulatively they're not going to be able to create a great deal of employment in the next decade or so in fact the next wave of growth has to come from innovation has to come from startups has to come from product companies who is who are going to be the large scale employment generators because if you think back fifteen years there wasn't a google there wasn't a twitter there wasn't a facebook and these are the companies these are the enterprises that have created jobs by the millions today and the spinoffs and their app developers etc etc but you've created a bit of spawn down literally millions of jobs so i strongly believe the next decade or next two decades most definitely going to be the era of startups and that's where youngsters who have the ability to connect ability to compete across the globe a

this isn't india on tap.est to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. and i also meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country home. it's going to be an amazing journey. for thousands of years, india found its riches and influence through international trade. and at the heart of this enterprise was the sea. and the state of gujarat, with 1,000 miles of coastline, served as a shipping gateway to africa, arabia and beyond. this is as far west as you can get in india, and it's the mingling of all the influences from overseas that have helped make gujarat what it is today. the region is known as kutch, and its beaches, like here in mandvi, are a popular domestic tourist attraction. but this ancient port town's economy is still anchored in a much older maritime tradition. this is genuinely incredible. i'm in heaven. a huge shipyard with boats and ships at various stages of construction, all made from wood. in an industry dominated by bulky and expensive contain

in india as india became an associate member of the energy agency earlier this year. i want to thank csis and particularly jane for the work done in organizing this event. as jane mentioned coal played a big part for a long time. it took until around 1910 for the consumption to reach about 1 billion tons a year. to get from 1 billion tons to 3 billion tons took nearly 90 years to get from 3 billion to 5 billion only took 20 years. we have just come through the far side in coal demand. since around 2012 and 2013 demand was first plateaued. as i'll get into now demand has actually been dropping. the last two years marks the largest two-year drop we have ever seen in coal demand. unlike the previous occasions this occurred during a period of global economic growth. it was also the third consecutive year. it is also worth noting it is driven by outside the power sector. it is also the growth in renewables as i'll get into there a little while. these two large coal-consuming countries have had significant drivers. there is also continued drop in command. despite these majo

should reach out to the rule areas of india but it turns out to be a revolution india as far sanitary pads are concerned. this is what you do all the time been doing this for many years do you think that a movie might be a great educational tool and this one in particular yes absolutely because their dogs this. shows during those years lovable across the country and across the globe so i think the men would get a lot along with the girls and that would help. i'm looking here at some of the projects that you are doing that are doing right now doing right now and it's about getting access to many products to sanitary towels tell us about the idea of the simplicity idea is a beta about people being out of buy parts and then helping other people in other parts of the worlds. sure so i said six indicate that about eight hundred million women men straight every single day and more than half of them don't have access to and told us to be able to wait access and education and i wanted to try to help late cycle we launched this campaign called go with confidence start shop in the u.s. which wi

driven by growth in china and india, the u.s. may have a little bit of growth, but it's really pretty flat. and this demand rebound is also supported higher prices throughout the year. so the question is, is what we're seeing in 2017 a new trend or is it a blitz? let's find out. let me start by talking about power systems in transformation. coal provides nearly 40% of the electricity worldwide, and coal-powered generation accounts for two thirds of global coal consumption. it's important to understand how the power generation mix is evolving throughout the world. let me show you what's happening in four countries. now, the chart shows coal-power generation in 2012-2016 and changes in power demand and other generation supply in the period. this first chart is the united kingdom. it's probably the case of the quickest transition from coal generation has occurred. a combination of an actual design in power demand, an old coal fleet, new environmental regulations, strong renewables growth, and last but not least, a co2 price floor of

stating with india. 0ver thank you so much for that update. stating with india.rs, the country has emerged asa few years, the country has emerged as a fierce battleground for international technology companies. amazon, google, facebook, uber, all wa nt amazon, google, facebook, uber, all want a slice of a promising market. shelling out $12 million in a little—known start—up. we find out what caught google's interest. at this time last year, this 33 wrought was staring at a crisis. his app based servers had started off well. the ship professionals used macro free —— is dunzo to so many things but two yea rs dunzo to so many things but two years on, he was struggling to pay his 1500 bikers. that is when google came calling. it's been tough people invest in. they will all about solving a problem. with almost 500 million users, india is the world's second largest on line market and is growing. global giants like amazon and ali barba realise the potential in india and with an investment in a home—grown start—up like dunzo, google is sending a clear message that it goo

economic successes and stress that india is open for business. and he has stepped. off in the northern city the turkish army and allied to a syrian rebel clear the area of kurdish militia president has labeled them as terrorist groups. i have more news coming up and i would also be. submitting the more the speech and analyze what you have to see and remember there's more on our website. thank you very much for a company see you again. are you saying in double. no reason to panic. together these twins form an honest and a human. created. success story choice is nice. because. of this legal. consequences. place cologne sucks coach marcus just. away with a back yard shot. stunning goal helps leverkusen triumph. sixteen. w. . on freedom and the whole. world i come from the region is rich in history and i'm talents but so poor any of your creation opportunity and freedom this makes it special difficult for independent drugs i see many of the younger and promising janitors who are now making names for themselves all over the world. song by the way some might follow. with

taking note on what the india prime minister says how do you see india as development in that times. you know i'll speak from the perspective of what we've been doing for the past one thousand years and that is primarily focusing on what is being discarded you know a bit and the discount really comes from people consuming more people having you know much better incomes so all of that is part of the story as well but on the other hand the story is also that there are there's a big population which is still struggling for the basic needs so what we term we've been trying to do in the last hit i can here is to sort of bridge this gap between the two ends and use the discount of the cities as a kind of a currency for the development work in will it india so in a way it's sort of looking at what could be what is part of the problem to try and make it as a part of the solution so it is addressing inequality that comes with economic growth for that matter how precisely do you do that in a positive way in a way of trying to make a win win for people who are in the cities who are consuming be

at aussie and india summit which took place yesterday in your day so does india now see china as its main external threat and not pakistan no more the internet i would say it definitely has a chance because china is making inroads into south asia in a very visible manner but it could only as far as the about it time domain is concerned and as part of the bed or initiative today we have china's for what it in the end direct south asian region which traditionally used to be india as the main as it were india's backyard and i think india is conscious but at the seam time the contradictory got interested is that china is india's largest trading partner. and this is the kind of dilemma many countries. ited states are in here so i think. we each has a duty you know almost two point five trillion dollars also as an option and that is how i would stop what he has on the east policy so in this particular we don't get exercised connectivity the trade and of course debt is already. the global challenges but it's also good to talk to many thanks indeed for being with us. u.s. president told trum

in the last two years china's trade with southeast asia was more than six times that of india india has just signed a maritime agreement with nations that's in response to recent moves. by china beijing has been giving economic aid for infrastructure development under its one belt one road initiative that aims to create a giant economic zone connecting asia and europe. is the director of the national maritime foundation and says that india doesn't need to directly compete with china

india, it is at still a bit tired. the other thing i want to point out, and have a look at this chart. oil is a big story. brent crude, three-year high, 67.92 is the level. we will play around with this to show you key levels. we take you already back 2010 -- all the way back to 2010. trace for you to indicate what levels we are watching. peak to bottom, -- 65.80 for the price of brent is what we are seeing. that is essentially the look at brent price. the other thing i want to point out is yes, we are seeing this -- em's.oss gx at what point does this start to hurt? oilnt -- expensive threatening the emerging markets rally. collation will hold, but at some point, that will get too expensive. is it that $80, maybe. your 20 year average on your co-relation, we are above that level, .23. of things to talk about, oil, equity, pullback across the asian pacific. let's get you your first word news with paul allen. paul: iran's political guard says the antiestablishment protests across the country are all but over. state news

then the answer is you must come to india. out of my. i got to. prosperity gets out the south there. last year india's economy grew six point seven percent failing to meet market expectations but i'm melissa expect modi's economic reforms to drive growth. but i was shocked at first it is necessary that the big powers of the world have cooperative relations among them it is necessary that a sense of competitiveness among the major nations of the world does not become a wall between them we will have to set aside differences to face these challenges and work together for a larger vision. an open global economy that is what indian prime minister mori is calling for for many here this is an alternative to the america for a strategy of u.s. president trump is expected later this week. further than usual so falls in the alps of cut off towns and higher elevations and increase the risk of avalanche thousands of holiday i went to holiday makers are trapped in some of the mountain ranges most popular ski resorts a report starts in serv

state of india.estimated that a million people died. ten million people were displaced. some muslims went to the state of pakistan. many hindus came to india. it was not just the country that was divided. families were divided, too. in the late ‘50s, my father took pakistani nationality, and that is when my family's problems began, because when india and pakistan went to war in 1965, the government laid claim to our properties. there was an act of parliament called the enemy property act, which empowered the government to take over, temporarily, the properties of pakistanis. it was notjust our family which was affected. thousands of families were affected. the properties are worth billions of dollars. but our issue is that only my father took pakistani nationality. i have always been an indian. my mother was always an indian. we had to fight our case from the lowest to the highest court, and in every court, we won. and the supreme courtjudge said that by no stretch of imagination could i be considere

then the answer is you must come to india. a lot of them are going to. rust credit to get sab we start there. last year india's economy grew six point seven percent failing to meet market expectations but analysts expect modi's economic reforms to drive growth. they are shocked at first it is necessary that the big powers of the world have cooperative relations among them it is necessary that the sense of competitiveness among the major nations of the world does not become a wall between them we will have to set aside differences to face these challenges and work together for a larger vision. an open global economy that is what indian prime minister morty is calling for for many here this is an alternative to the america for a strategy of u.s. president trump is expected later this week. but high on the davos agenda is also the plight of refugees an issue that concerns politicians and n.g.o.s from many countries particularly concerns focused on the fate of thousands of children well part of the current refugee movements across

domain as it were india's backyard and i think india is conscious so i think. which has its unique not almost two point five trillion dollars offer as an option but india. more now on our top story this hour the civil war in syria a ninth round of u.n. led talks to resolve the conflict is underway in the austrian capital vienna officials say the summit may be the last hope of ending the seven year long war delegations representing both the syrian government and the opposition are attending the negotiations the last talks held in the same but failed let's go live to vienna as it was hot of the humming it is so other any developments in the talks since yesterday. well there are some developments about. in the sense about how to find new ways to revive talks because the sense of talks haven't happened yet now there's also a change in schedule that they were supposed to start. by a session between the government delegation and the founder mr rudd that has changed a session between the opposition and the fandom is through and it's currently under way now there's a n

economic survey showing export recovery in india. recovery in india. increase the import bill for indiaonomic growth. and hurt economic growth. deliver his first state of the union address in 2a hours —— survey. address in 2a hours —— survey. rhetoric about protectionism by imposing heavy tariffs on solar. imposing heavy tariffs on solar. this hit asia, most impacted by the move. move. but donald trump warns there is more to come. is more to come. powering a potential trade war. potential trade war. on imported solar panels in america have divided the sake. have divided the sake. us —based manufacturers are happy. —— sector. and people like this could lose jobs. jobs. this woman runs a firm which imports them. imports them. there is a way to incentivise it. incentivise it. cheaper and better the manufacture in the us. in the us. officially approved the tariffs last week. week. this is a move in line with his america first policy. his america first policy. campaigned on, and what he seems to be delivering. be delivering. only the first among a host of items he wants to start import dutie

in the last two years china's trade with southeast asia was more than six times that of india india's just signed the maritime agreements with nations it's in response to recent moves by china beijing has been giving economic aid for interest infrastructure development under its one belt one road initiative that aims to create a giant economics connecting asia and europe. bhasker is director of the national maritime foundation and says that india doesn't need to directly compete with china to get the attention of asean leaders china has an dependency amongst the then r.c.m. countries which is very very significant some of these countries are indebted to china but what india can do is perhaps to bring a certain amount of compliment daddy and off on an r. done it option to these countries and that i think has been the primary focus of prime minister monti china is making inroads into south asia in a very visible they're not particularly as far as the about it time domain is concerned and as part of the bed or initiative today we have china's for it in the end our south asian region whic

position, india's ability to do things in the future.ne of global growth and he is going to be explaining his reforms back home. he will do that in a number of ways apart from addressing the opening session. he will meet members of the international business council and he is also meeting a lot of indian ceos and he's hosting a dinnerfor global ceos. it's notjust his economics he will be pitching for, he is taking soft power with him. his delegation will offer yoga on the ski slopes, it's the latest high—profile attempt by india to showcase its traditions back home. that's what i'm looking forward to, y°93 that's what i'm looking forward to, yoga on the ski slopes! he's the first indian leader in 20 yea rs he's the first indian leader in 20 years to attend the world economic forum, why so? the last prime minister to attend was in 1997. since then the indian economy has doubled, it's now the seventh largest economy in the world and this is all part of modi's election campaign and his mandate as prime minister. he has really prioritised in

pushing back against china so how does china view india or china views india in a slightly different way it sees more india more as a conditional threat where india is only problematic to china to the degree that india aligns with the u.s. and japan and some of china's of the rivals in an attempt to isolate china it also sees india is problematic in terms of india building ties with countries like vietnam standing with the southeast asian countries in the standoff over the south china sea in issues like that but it doesn't see india as a threat to the degree that india sees china is there a way that these two countries can still benefit each other that it can get something useful out of the other. yes i mean they have an enormous trading relationship they have a history of peaceful coexistence of going back millennia in terms of cultural exchange they both also have. similar interests as rising developing countries that both seek a more multipolar world order i guess where the tension is that india sees china's increasing dominance in asia as an unknown quantity and there's also poli

well he said not just india has come a long way over the past couple decades but the last time india was represented here at davos there was no harry potter there was no twitter tweet it was what birds did basically he says tech is paying playing such a huge role now in the world and has the power to link to bend and to break he says the daughter is also the biggest global asset that there is and the person who holds it will hold the power and germinate the world so not only through tech but also through politics it's going to be extremely interesting to see how india's role begins to change officials here want to see closed door diplomatic talks not just between india but also other global leaders of religious messages being heard very closely he's a wonderful orator ben facility in davos thank you very much for that thank you turn to turkey which is intensified its offensive dubbed olive branch against kurdish militia in northern syria a woman injuring group says at least fifty four competence have been killed so far on both sides the turkish army and allied syrian rebel fighters c

a new era of cooperation between india and israel.nt platform, ikaz, which helps the diverse payments to landscape. they willjoin grab's diverse payments to landscape. they will join grab's research diverse payments to landscape. they willjoin grab's research and development centre in bangalore. the price was not disclosed. let's take a look at the markets. a lot of traders are smiling from ear to ear. a positive day for the asian stock markets. we are seeing the nick kay up markets. we are seeing the nick kay up by markets. we are seeing the nick kay up by more than 200 points. hong kong opening in positive territory. and the all ordinaries down by 33 due to a fall in oil prices. this is after the us bourse closed higher last night. breezing past 26,000 115. a new record high. thank you so much for investing your time with us. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. north and south korea have agreed to march under the same flag at the seoul winter olympics. at the same time — 20 countries say they want to step up pressure on pyongyang. a

closer relations between india and south east asia. that is right.he five years, they have been trying to maintain a close relationship with asian countries and the prime minister went down there for the summit last year. the reason why they have assembled together today is for india's republic a function which will take based on the 26th of january. on this day india has a huge parade in new delhi and all of these leaders will be chief guest at this function. later today, the prime minister will be holding a summit in which all if asian leaders will be participating and discussing maritime security. a lot of asian countries want india to play an active role, given what is happening on the south china sea where china's dominance in this region, a lot feeling that india could up their game and that could help maintain peace. whether they will sign any concrete deals or any kind of statement is unknown but they will be discussing that during the summit. thank you for that update. thank you so much for investing your time. sport today is coming up next.

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