of india. solutions such as tracking covid infections and the portal for vaccination for a matter of pride for india. the online facility the portal gives us for everything from vaccination to generating certificates has attracted the attention of people from many developed countries. there was a time when india's identity was the government controlled most pain. i understand all the challenges related to doing business in india. we are making contingent efforts to solve each of these challenges. india is promoting the ease of doing business, bringing government intervention down to a minimum. and corporate tax rates, and with 25,000 compliances. and to regain the confidence of the business communities, they have been deregulated. big reforms have been carried out in india, outdated telecom regulations related the idea, india is committed to becoming a partner for the world in the area of global supply chains. we are working with several countries to free trade agreements. the capacity indians

a great strength of india. technological solutions like arogya-setu app for tracking covid infections for vaccination are a matter of pride for india. the online facility that india's cowin portal, from slot booking to certificate generation, has caught the attention of people from bigger countries as well. friends, there was a time when india was identified with the license and the government controlled most things. i understand all the challenges that have been related to doing business in india. we are making continuous efforts to solve each of these challenges. today india is promoting ease of doing business, minimizing government interference. by simplifying and reducing its corporate tax rate, india has made them the most competitive in the world. in just the last year, we have done away with over 25,000 compliances. by cutting out reform related to retrospective taxes. we have been able to regain the confidence of the business community. several sectors such as drones, space, geospatial mapping have also

that the india's it sector with all the countries of the world so over 5 million are working in indiaindia has the third largest number in the world. and those that had the registered in the last six months. and now the biggest successful platform. so to speak about the last month. and those transactions. with the the united payments. and this is the infrastructure in the last two years and with a great strength of india. and for tracking covid infections. and it is a matter of pride. the online facility everything from booking slots do a vaccination has attracted the attention of many developed countries of land india's identity that they control most things and i understand all of those that have been related then and making a continuous effort today they are promoting the ease. by simplifying and reducing, india has made them and just the last year with over 25000 compliances we have been able to regain the confidence and several sectors with the geospatial mapping has been deregulated. big reforms have been carried out and with that telecom regulations and india is committed in th

on the nomination of ambassador to india, india is a partner in the pacific, us india defense cooperation is more robust than it has ever been and the fruits of that were evident in us support during the border crisis with china last year. india plays a crucial role in the indian ocean region and strategic competition with china but we can't ignore the reality of concerns over india's relationship with russia as we need to ensure the relationship is healthy and strong for the long-term so we work together to advance a free and open indo pacific and work closely with india on counterterrorism. withdrawal from afghanistan with shifts in the security environment. it is a good thing that we have the nominees for india and pakistan on this panel to address these issues together and this is also an opportunity for economic cooperation with india especially with technology, health and energy. we have economic irritants to address like lack of property protections and high tariffs. india's tariffs are challenge for i agricultural companies. the united states also needs to advocate on human rights

the hindu right in india, but it's- hindu right in india, but it's an allegation— hindu right in indiam of faith to _ baseless. thank you very much. now from its truism of faith to the - from its truism of faith to the polarisation of politics and if he thought the last us election was rough, you have not seen anything yet. on thursday the university of the us capital right, joe biden accuses predecessor of creating a web of lies about the previous election and auntjenny were the six last year, the president who relayed the mob to attack. this would of language may be connected to democrats in an effective way for a president with very poor voter approval to rally the party ahead of midterm elections with the democrats are in sore danger of losing control of congress. it may have been good politics but was this wise never mind statesman—like? i politics but was this wise never mind statesman-like?- politics but was this wise never mind statesman-like? i think you have to look _ mind statesman-like? i think you have to look at _ mind statesman-like? i think you have to look at this _ mi

in india, this will be a priority of mine. my wife and i have served to abolish slavery and trafficking. i have gone after sexual harassment, sexual assault, civilian teams, calls for officers to help people execute themselves. as ambassador, if confirmed, it is a core issue of my life. sen. shaheen: thank you very much. i look forward to your strong stance when you were confirmed. dr. gutmann, as you are aware, the united states and germany last summer made a joint statement to ukraine about the importance of taking -- responding to russia's aggressive behavior in ukraine. using -- taking the opportunity to try to use nord stream 2 as a way to use energy to threaten ukraine and weaponize energy. as you are thinking about your role as ambassador, how will you work with germany, with this new government in germany around the nord stream 2 issue and holding russia accountable for its efforts to weaponize energy? dr. gutmann: thank you for that important i view our opportunity to advance our relationship to germany as one that ha

so india has witnessed a lot of appetite. people want to participate in the india story, especially with what has happened with china and the last couple of years. a lot more people want some kind of allocation to india. up until now, most foreign institutions are ultra hedge and i, investors who wanted to come into india, they had to cross many hops in the entire process was not very efficient to beacon kind kind of aimed at bridging that we want to create a more efficient a significantly cheaper way for foreigners to have access to indian capital markets . you can, you know, get allocation here without spending the kind of fees are going through the number of middle menu ones had to and now people aren't coming directly in overseas investors with, i suppose opportunities and india. nick, i'll come up with that to run out of time, but thank you very much for joining us on data over your business. thank you. not so from in the business. same here in berlin until next time, i guess. ah ah, [000:00:00;00] with ah, a beginning o

if it means destroying civil society, or economy of india or the prestige or india, the cancellation theories of gum in the indian medical association, or even support to leprosy war. so be, it seems to be that you didn't of couldn't in the energy. and we, you know, to, well, what it needs means to be regulated so that your work is impacted. your child work is impacted. what does the ministry of home affairs need to do to adjust their approach to foreign funding? coming in to india's, the question is that that is discrimination in the manner in which foreign investment in india is being the discrimination is between the hope is this is, is approached and also is as id the approach. and i think this discrimination has to stop. the business is managed by the finance ministry. where's the civil society is managed by the whole ministry? and now this is a major discrimination. the procedures are done followed for financial irregularities. you want to use those words for business, have a procedure, whether it is income tax, whether it a service tag for that or do we do it? any other tax is

coming in to india's. the question is that that is discrimination in the manner in which foreign investment in india is being done. discrimination is between the hope this is approached and also it was id the approach. and i think this discrimination has to stop. the business is managed by the finance ministry, whereas the civil society is managed by the whole ministry. and now this is a major discrimination. the procedures are done followed for prevention, you're going to use those words for business. have a procedure, whether it is income tax, whether it is service, that's what it would do at any does i didn't actually she dental procedures that are follow when i was forced to which was id under the ministry of one of the discrimination is that the 1st thing that have done today, and they don't read the 1st thing that is done the suspension. and the best example that i can give is the common but human rights initiative, which has been working on issues of what i see, which i've been working on issues, al

p party and piece of romanian. swami. india is increasing, animosity with china is now making india a colonial subject of native all this a more coming up in today's going underground. but 1st, today the scandal hit government to the u. k. government describing the majority of current of ours related restrictions in the country with the highest co death toll in western europe. now as well as johnson joins nato members in attempting to warn off russia's vladimir putin from ukraine. a question mark covers them of the issue of europe's gas crisis, as moscow arguably holds all the cards. joining me now from here in london is the case, former secretary of state for energy and climate change, chris hewn. chris, thanks so much for coming back on the show, even if i remotely, i better start, i suppose, obviously with the fact that the police is involved in a criminal investigation of the boards. johnson administration for allegedly violating corona virus laws. yes. is not good news for, for us johnson. he's had a oh series of revelations. first of all. ready from leaks about with the number o

i'm of the view that india is not in the interest of india to destroy pakistan. yes, india may want to keep focused on weaker. they want may be low intensity. the instability in pakistan would be in their interest, but whitening of pakistan are destroyed. pakistan is not in the interest of india any of the countries on pakistan, waters. so 1st of all, we need to look into, you know, some, we need to do some soul searching. and when we are saying this is the 1st to ever the national security policy, i would like to see that kind of, you know, critical thinking in such policies that yes, these, what are your hours? we need to review our policies. are our thinking out wayne say our strategy a my colleague phillip league here and alyssa, she is right by august on can not afford. if it was about your son cannot afford consultation. we need to reduce our defense expenses. we knew to bring in all the structural changes to our defense and security forces in this document base. they talk about cyber war. they talk about electronic while they're talk about, you know, hybri

there has been fortunately, we're working because of their work in india. so that's a very big problem. the fact that journalist who investigates let's say a sand map activities or alcohol trafficking, things like that, that have to face a threat. and the other aspect is the very strong influence that the government, the current government is having on media houses. and the fact that many journalists have to believe that they have to sell sensors themselves because their media house would not be okay with them criticizing too much the government. and that's a very worrying daniel best i thank you so much for joining us. we really appreciate it. that's it for thursday. thanks so much for watching. good bye. ah. for the battle against cove it the only clue variant is putting health care systems around the world to the test. vaccination campaigns are accelerating while restrictions are intensifying once again. but or is these measures enough to stop the spread of omicron, fax data and reports coven 19 special. next on d w. say you want to know what makes the g

and india is one of them. as my fellow panelists said that these threats by india are celebrated in pakistan. i don't think they are celebrated. i don't think anybody in pakistan wants war with india because firstly, like you mentioned and reported the figures, we don't have the money to fight a war. we don't have money to sustain a war. we have bailey have money to, you know, modernize our conventional military and nuclear modernization eyes, you know, india continues to modernize so right now yes, i don't think pakistan has the kind of money rather than external dag that's reaching $127000000000.00 plus the only hope is that boxes g, d, p growth is projected to dodge 40 or high or 5 percent in the fiscal year, which ends and june 2022. but at the same time, the reality in bog as on is that there is heightened inflation. there is a balance of payment crisis, which is dependent on external debt. bailouts, if, if pakistan wants to stay afloat on. so from my understanding is that if pakistan re prioritizes piece

delhi is india's woman on justice minister and ross of a m p in india's ruling b. j. p potty, dr. romanian swami. thank you so much. jesse vermani for coming back on, i want to get to a recent events in a moment, but obviously you been tweeting a stream of information here. 11000000 followers on twitter, about net or g su bus bows. why have we never heard of this man, and who was this man? well, they are different. generations are the generation was contemplating the forty's . i heard of nobody else, but him. he was a president of the congress party man who sacrifices of a flourishing career of being a civil servant and the top of service. one of the i c s. and he came, it was a freedom movement and he excited all the people. he had a theory that on these great in creating an organization, but his, i turn total non violence is not going to drive the british out. so he wanted a mixture. ah, there was a revolt in the congress party about that. and so he quit the congress party and then ultimately when the war was declared, the war was declared. he went abroad. i 1st

it's infuriating that this shameful crime happened again in india. it is because the last time it went on punished we have journalists, deborah virus, see from that last tweet with us. thanks for joining the program. thank you for having me. the listen. can you tell us how you felt when you 1st learned that you are on this app? well, you know, just to give you some context, i woke up on your usb and you know, you've filled with hope and anticipation and generally a very positive day to begin with. and that's when i saw a bunch of messages from my friends and colleagues from india. that's my picture. and you know, my name is on that list. and my 1st taught this restoration and anger i was, i was really furious. and also i was shocked. the fact that it's happened again, this is not the 1st time that a website like this a feel website like this had of seek online auction of mr. women in india and the last time around when it happened. it was less than a year ago, and there was no concrete action that was taken. there was, the investigation is still unde

why in india, a conspiracy theory is taking hold, let it go way up and up with what one is as are they got a nationalist group say mostly men are carrying out a sinister plot to create an islamic republic. and they say they'll do whatever it takes to stop the so called love jihad, sometimes with deadly consequences. i said it gets them to the letter i think upon don't go to the degree they fit them for medical or daughter. leg is for fighting a gamut or by the jelly with there's no evidence the conspiracies real. but strict legislation outlawing forced conversion by marriage is now in place in states across the country. they let to let you go outside and can they gotta make a mess up with my new i'm a leg up and a slightly one on one east investigates how love is being weaponized for political gain in india. oh and then for this young indian couple picnics in the countryside, but the only way to escape the pressures of home and society. ah, a young woman, ethical mother is him a partner or boss mueller was mostly in india today. such relationships can be different. ah, a few weeks afte

damian, narendra modi has invited the pope to visit india.ing visit, assuming he accepts the invitation. but there will be some christians who will say, "hang on a minute, the vatican has not covered itself in glory", when one thinks of china, where christianity was suppressed for so long and a deal was done, a deal that not everybody thinks was a terribly good one. yes, so this is four years ago now. so you have the chinese communist party, xijinping, who tolerate religion. religious freedoms are still violated in china, and if you try and practise outside state control, there is serious control and repression there. but tolerated. . .the state wants to try and co—opt and tolerate some religions... and is quite keen to control the choice of bishops and things like that. yes, exactly, and the pope has a different view, which is that the church alone should decide. so the two did this dealfour years ago, where they would sort of effectively agree to compromise and choose bishops together. the pope wanted to do so as an attempt to sort of have

and that's why we're calling from india superior to depletion in india. this issue is because of quite an apple rice situation. so what i'm trying to say here is that you learn quite a bit from the last. and i think what we learned is that if you just go and add hall measures and you are an important export is bound to only create problems of the world level below to actually create problem domestically eventually for your own benefit from the price. would not this fall, this very market approach has more or less worked quite well, and we hope that it could be sustained. and this could be in itself a sort of like at the international level, what has been happening for last crisis was stablished and of agriculture marketing formation system. i g 20 is also hosted here. and actually one objective is that all the exclusions and importers will major ones are part of this group. they get together once a month to discuss world. we do discuss what's happening, the statistics numbers and also policy. and i think this is, this has helped us quite a bit, at least i

up india from the world map and india lars, to why above or describe pakistan. unless this mindset, this narrative changes, i don't think in real meaningful change will occur in this policy, which they are, you know, spinning and saying, and promoting as the 1st ever national policy. it could have been a, you know, meaningful, real meaningful if pakistan would say that india is other ragwall in a very, you know, in a healthy way level could be, you know, in economics, in trade, in different, not, not an enemy which we aim to destroy. and the enemy wants to destroyers. so this is the problem, robert in law, these broad brush strokes of intent. sound fantastic. they look really good on paper. the reality is, is going to cost and cost. a lot of money. pakistan already has record levels of external borrowing. where does the money or the economy come from to generate the cash to pay for all this? to just do i, you know, contextualize this. i do foresee this national security policy as a paradigm shared because it was me as a citizen of pakistan, an individual at the

when you impact on these higher food prices having in india?hat was the scituate -- the situation like before 2021? >> first of all, the impact of inflation, india is in a different space because we don't see high food inflation here yet as far as staples are concerned, which is also because the main staples are rice and meat, and india is self-sufficient in terms of production. we don't depend on imports and the production of these crops that might have been affected in covid either. but for other foods, india has seen high inflation over the last many months, and these are crucial components of diets in india, edible oils being the main source of fat in indian diets. and we see a change in people's diets when they are not able to consume enough of these foods. this needs to be seen in the context of overall food insecurity in india. four long, -- -- for long, although india has seen high levels of economic growth, in food, we have not made much progress and part of the population cannot afford a balanced diet. and because of the lockdowns and

this bed, that contribution offer india, the constitutional rights given him by india. rather than making the religious o respect the decision taken by your female and it is female educated female that is the message a message that is often drowned out by deceptive and dangerous conspiracy theories like up to hug this brave young couple though, aren't antidote to the hate and division as they fight for their right to choose their life partner. they are prove that india's different communities can be united by love. this story is some by way in her words his, she is always told from the perspective of the great man, whether it's david livingston, all robot mccardie. my responsibility is to tell this well when story in a way that it hasn't really been told before. ordinary everyday life or is involved with it's the people i'm writing about patina, kappa, out of darkness. my zimbabwe on al jazeera. the corona virus has been indiscriminate in selecting its victims. it's devastating effects of plague, every corner of the globe, transcending class creed and color. but in brit

ah, 11620 kilometers in punjab, india community. they're facing a similar issue because of significant agriculture activity. and depending on the dependence on the ground water, the water which is from the camera that is a hydrologist by training and research as urban water challenges and solutions. india started using more agriculture chemicals during the green evolution and the 1960 s crop production expanded and significantly reduced famine and job started. so the country and later the world was rise at the expense of its groundwater. and there now policies in place to improve the situation, but the water table hasn't recovered. meanwhile, local people's wells are running dry. and what do you do done? well, you drill a deeper well with the challenges that give me 1 may not have dr. affordability to drill deeper every time. black as ground water in such cases or people are depending on by external sources of water. making me water tankers or bottled water. but mules that walker are far more, all mostly than the one that is supplie

have been good in india, notwithstanding its enormous population. for the developing world? i think the situation is really desperate in africa. - in india, given its vast population, i think it's a major challenge. - so, india is still in the process of completing its second - dose of the vaccine. it still has, ithink, _ about 50% of its population to be given the second vaccine, l so that, i think, does pose a challenge, the sheerj size of the population, but i think the problem is greater in the lower income countries. i and that's where i think some kind of equality needs to be achieved . because the first world having it and the third world not having . it is not a solution. there has to be some kind of equality, otherwise this| menace will not go away. there is, of course, - this race to find a vaccine which is possibly durable for at least one year, - and so that you don't have - to administer a vaccine every six months, and that is important. so it's either going to be such a vaccine like a flu vaccine, i or maybe a medicine which would be a

on the leg up with one on one east investigates how love is being weaponized for political gain in india. oh and then for this young indian couple picnics in the countryside were the only way to escape the precious of home and society. ah, the young woman, ethical mud is hindered about now or vice mala was mostly in india today. such relationships can be different. ah, a few weeks after the picnic or rosman missing his cousin, some showing us to really attract, but he found his 24 year old relative dick gym door to door to door neighbor, minnesota. where to go put his victim up like 10 minutes. i thought i'd get out at berta was cag into beside him, and they got the body. get o at us. disembodied, he thought. as of what old egg anybody says? laura? poor little get a 10 when good. it is 30, the security. the sick which melody? my maggie is so said ne gave was the bondo. i had a good fit. am good medical daughter work here. so said ne gemara by it was the dilate margaret yelling before his death or boss received threats demanding she pre come with them as a precious little my domain is it,

india has taken ears of businesses. india has taken years of discussions - businesses.with i years of discussions with australia and yet to sign an fta. as in tones of the year by the free trade agreement for over a decade and nothing the idea you think you can get this one done in a year, isn't it overly optimistic?- one done in a year, isn't it overly optimistic? our prime minister has _ overly optimistic? our prime minister has set _ overly optimistic? our prime minister has set as _ overly optimistic? our prime minister has set as the - minister has set as the challenge last year to getting a conveyance of free trade agreement with something they both want to do it without political leadership we have a huge amount of energy and now, have mandates and our negotiation teams. let's talk to susannah streeter, senior investment analyst at hargreaves lansdown — it's a logical ambition — given the economic potential — but how likely is this to come off? some of the goods here face huge tarrifs — it is going to be very difficult. i expect those negotiations will be pretty

and is that having an impact on yoga, india, the to not just india, the whole world. the moment human to human intellect starts asking pertinent relevant questions, beliefs systems will start thing. they will look for something more sensible, more scientific, which appeals to that logic and a bow or something that works. so is that why you think yoga is becoming as popular as it is, or other reasons it makes sense and it works. you know, the reason there's a lot of innovation in yoga, is that a good thing is that there's this part of the that is the most painful part. okay. explain that to me. you don't wear a garland, but instead you wear it for your flowers. but there is never a garland without a thread. it is the most white thing. so you can add whatever you want, but you don't distort the fact. you cannot do innovations in the fundamental dimension of yoga. but from your experience, you can add weight dimensions to it without distorting the fundamental nature of what it is. has yoga moved beyond being indian this because son touches indian shores before it that hi

today the decisive battle for the company is taking place in india. 7 in 2013 amazon arrived in india with the intention of gaining control of a market estimated at $100000000000.00. conquer are faulty whatever is on have been able to achieve globally, as they've been able to. vin, pretty much all the major markets globally, right, for that is in europe or in europe. some, some of the other asian markets as will outside of china. the only button seized of it is still open is india? so if this is the only metal feed is open be, does a significant launched paddle feet and another one with india is the fastest growing economy in the world with a 7 percent growth in 2017. although only in recent years, some 200000000 indians have joined the middle class dramatically increasing the number of internet users and eager consumers. as a result, indian e commerce is growing by 30 to 50 percent every year. amazon is not the only company trying to tap into this growth. competing with jeff bezos. as flipped cart, the leader of the indian market, founded by 2 ex amazon employees and paid him a new s

but on the efficacy of india has moved to program. most adults and india have received the astrazeneca vaccine. and the government requires them to get the same kind for that to do. but studies have found that mixing and matching works better for boosters and that astrazeneca is amongst the least effective as opposed short and importing are the whack themes is not the only be out. x with the india is feeling to utilize. it will have nothing to explain why i really don't think we should. she has the pfizer and what are no actions. they're very expensive compared to the actions that are available to us. but in dallas not using dyslexia, which is locally produced in its boasting program. so it does not make any sense to me for now, however, some protection is better than none. this 60 plus capital is happy be eligible for boosters and hopes to soon get the whole family jabbed. what 2 grand kids and i work for them and i would like them to you will be able to be back to me to them. it is dc what kept them out of the hospital last year and

in india, many water tanks are controlled by so called water mafia. they have it started feeling like they are connected with dance. they're selling it. so didn't less men is they don't, but then also decided and then there's the bottled water industry, which is where the almost $3000000000.00 us dollars and expected to grow by around 7 percent brake. major players in the market include coca cola and nestle, which have been accused of both causing and profiting from water scarcity in the united states and canada. for example, coke takes water from municipal sources, bottles it, and sells it to people who often don't have clean water at home in india and mexico poke was accused of severely depleting groundwater after opening bottling plants. and nestle has come under fire for over extracting water from native american resolutions in water stressed california. so is there any way to ensure more people have safe, affordable available water investing and infrastructure is the most direct way to improve access both repairing, broken, or damaged pipes, and

the indian express is our best selling daily in india. now, the advertisement that came on the front page were shocking. a man who had a geffrey are around his neck and looking very evidently was slimmed hold, like a petulant ball in his hand. that's the image they showed of what it was like before the media became in power in 27 deep. now the next image showed the same man after 2017, with his hands folded, begging for mercy. this is extremely divisive again, and it also reflects on the state of the mainstream media in india because the mainstream media have either been written into silence or they have an allied them the government. and they have almost entirely become cheerleaders of the government . and the ruling party, the men television channels, the ones that support the government have almost completely ignored the meetings. and it's not just me saying that the party runs fake news factories a few years ago, whole minister, mitchell, who the 2nd most powerful man in this country addressed party workers and what he called social m

the only but 2 feet of it is still open is india? so if this is the only battle field is open and be, does a significant be launched by 2 feet? and as another one with india is the fastest growing economy in the world with a 7 percent growth in 2017. although only in recent years, some 200000000 indians have joined the middle class dramatically increasing the number of internet users and eager consumers. as a result, indian e commerce is growing by 30 to 50 percent every year. amazon is not the only company trying to tap is this gross competing with jeff bezos. as flip card, the leader of the indian market founded by 2 ex amazon employees and paid him a new startup financed by chinese giant ali baba. the 3 of them are waging a multi $1000000000.00 commercial war. in his 1st year, jeff bezos invested $2000000000.00 and then $2000000000.00 more the following year . to gain market share, amazon has already invested $5000000000.00 in india without seeing a profit. all these tree, all players are armed, still the top. oh, they have a lot