damaged prime minister mood there is a negative also the kind of that it was going to build the indian army and the depend forces that us after and actually it has shattered the myth of infants ability of for prime minister modi himself so i think it has one hundred to lord the indian clinics that they are done so much that they are almost close to be a super power so this whole story and myth has actually shattered by this very immature actions by india so the terror attack that started the conflict was carried out from pakistani controlled territory about the same time another group of terrorists attacked iran also from pakistani controlled territory why is pakistan putting itself at risk of relations from its neighbors by tolerating terrorist organizations within its borders or are the extremist groups too powerful for the pakistani authorities to control. well presently there is no evidence to that so we have historical issues with india so they're trying to blame everything on par because on the fact of the matter is even if you see today as united nations human rights report you will

is even if you see two bills united nations human rights report you will see the atrocities of indian army in kashmir has actually been you could so much fear current for india. that even now there are really all indian writers independent you know the media people there are also reporting that sucked into incidents are actually indigenous and in the first speech when the prime minister of pakistan asked india that if you are a legend something so just should. we've been sort of that we have not received any evidence then we are for joining then we are for investigation of any kind we have not heard anything about doubt then we are let's talk and are we have not heard anything of that and actually the prime minister moody has used this incident more for his personal political gains and that is actually problematic when a politician who refuses to care about the lives lives and groups of hundreds of millions of people and just focus on its own politics that's actually unfortunate so you're saying there is no proof or evidence does this mean that are you saying indian air force just struck p

is a former army colonel in the indian army and a columnist on strategic affairs defense and diplomacy he joins us now live from new delhi as we just heard the indian prime minister is accusing pakistan of sending terrorists into his country how true is that when we look at the armed groups operating in the area. where true or not is is a matter of perception in india now days it's a highly polarized electorate and more the prime minister more the i should say is is playing that polarization game the recent strikes on pakistan for example on terror camps that india launched air strikes to destroy them. as much domestic political game as they were a strategic sort of message to pakistan so the indian electorate is sharply polarized there are those who believe more these message of polarization they would constitute about thirty five percent of the electorate there is another thirty. five percent of the electorate is sharply opposed to prime minister more these message of polarization and there's this other thirty percent that both sides of the electorate divide up playing for right now

since the recent escalation in tensions between india and pakistan the indian army has intensified its crackdown here. in recent years the rise of the hindu nationalist b.g.p. party and the tough approach to the region has also stalled fears in the predominantly muslim body. for independence from what they see as oppressive people. at the district court in srinagar the capital of indian administered kashmir i'll give a credit to the legal system in the judiciary lawyer made or feet defense teenagers arrested for protesting or providing logistical support for alleged militants. the basic rights she says on to protect it fuelling resentment and anger runs a person is arrested he is to be explained why he was arrested he is to be human access to his family members he used to be given access to the legal aid all these things are denied to him he's kept in police station for days together for months together without any remodelled without good producing them. for a magistrate when they see these things why this why why i'm not being treated as a normal person. today the city of srinagar has

since the recent escalation in tensions between india and pakistan the indian army has intensified its crackdown here. today the city of srinagar has shut off the strike by separatists groups. it's an all too common sight in the. reporting there from india you're watching news coming up next boeing go shares plummet for the plane maker as airlines. that stevens up next with that and this first. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one t.v. shadow and if your newspapers when official information as a journalist i have worked on the streets of many can just.

is happy to have i mean i got it back to a former colonel in the indian army says at best the decision to hand him over so quickly has been begrudgingly welcomed by india but that doesn't do enough to overcome this lingering mistrust of mistrust that have been generated by this pakistan for men to terrorism and support to the insurgency in kashmir these are the real key issues kashmir terrorism. the celebrations at the border are unlikely to last long as the roots of the kashmir dispute remain deep seated as attempts are made to deescalate tensions between india and pakistan continue to complain they're the ones caught in the middle and those from india and mr kashmir accuse the indian government of not doing enough for them not just now but over many years just before the pilot's release there was a funeral in indian administered kashmir it was for woman killed by shelling between india and pakistan that began on wednesday across the line of control that divides mere people here complain they always suffer when pakistan and india fight and there is renewed concerns about the indian go

maintained the bombs hit a forested area and didn't cause any casualties now i just feel close a former indian army colonel and a columnist on strategic affairs defense and diplomacy and he says the strikes may have achieved their purpose even if they didn't hit their target. there is there are really two dimensions to what we are talking about here one was india's demonstration of intent to abandon strategic restraint and strike back whenever there's a terrorist attack on its soil on and on the security forces where a large number of people have been killed now that aspect which was the demonstration of intent that has been demonstrated whether or not the targets were hit or whether the bombs missed by andras meters two hundred or two hundred fifty the second thing other than in dentists capability can you actually strike your targets and that's where a question mark has now come in as a result of these these particular satellite photographs so intent is the capability still a question mark in the final balance when you take a step back and look at it from the strategic point of view it really doe

they are the strategic assets of the pakistani army there are many in kashmir who say that the indian army is occupying kashmir and that the groups are a direct consequence of that india says it's there for security reasons meanwhile its armed groups in pakistan that seem to be garnering the most attention. reissue of all groups and who supports them is a phony one in hawker start. to say they are cracking down on these armed groups but it's clear that they are in the spotlight right now. the arrest over a not be enough to satisfy india i'm a lucky enough to reduce tensions between the two nuclear neighbors iran called al-jazeera as a for about. algeria's army chief says he will prioritize security and not allow the country to return to an era of bloodshed that's a stars and the people return to the streets of algeria demanding that the president resign the protesters are calling on eighty two year old abdelaziz bouteflika not to run in next month's elections which he submitted papers for on sunday he was in my hayward. they've no no other leader the woman the country for twenty years. but

as a retired colonel in the indian army he says prime minister modi is approached carries a clear political message. is playing that polarization game the recent strikes on pakistan for example on terror camps where india launched air strikes to destroy them. as much domestic political game as they were a strategic sort of message to pakistan so the indian electorate is sharply polarized there are those who believe more these message of polarization they would constitute about thirty five percent of the electorate there is another thirty five percent of the electorate that is sharply opposed to prime minister more these message of polarization and there's this other thirty percent that both sides of the electorate will divide up playing for right now at this point in time so the message that modi is seeking to send to his voters is that he's a strong decisive leader that he's the one who's going to safeguard them against pakistan back terrorism and at the same time there is pressure from india international pressure being mounted to declare elements in pakistan his terrorist entity this ter

since the recent escalation in tensions between india and pakistan the indian army has intensified its crackdown here. today the city of srinagar has shut down after a strike called by separatist groups. it's an all too common site in the kashmir valley. for young people here it's almost impossible to have a normal life and what is her duty sick we missed last and when schools closed down because of the strikes are mothers worry we might get hit by a bullet if we go out of. everyone i can assure you and believe and has this anger that they're not there moments in the moments are. they cannot go. with india and pakistan on high alert following the recent tensions people in indian controlled kashmir are bracing for more protests spikes and by the us. further inflaming the conflict that has already been smoldering for decades. for the european union has banned all. all boeing seven thirty seven max eight and max nine aircraft from its airspace the restrictions following sunday's fatal crash of an ethiopian airlines max a national authorities say that they are concerned that they're receiv

to these these two uses of address they can go very far so these house to be established in the indian army instead cost me a number one on pakistan most all know who these terrorists are going to. enter into some kind of settlement in the absence of that both are going to watch it while they are water to the work you have just seen of the loss of civilian lives and both sides and a lot on the line on probably is going to go on for quite a long period of time thanks for joining us this saturday saif asian politics and security expert live on the program i'm linda miserable thank you. other friend cities are witnessing yellow vest anti government marches for the sixteenth straight weekend so far this saturday it is another sizable turn over the next round seven thousand people are expected to take part in the marches over the weekend on friday prism a crawl again appealing for calm to avoid some of the violence seen in previous weeks what began as a grassroots rally of the economy. as you can watch the life feed on the on our website by the way r t dot com but next here on our warts an old o

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conflict inside kashmir between the program to study groups who wish to separate from india and the indian army and police has carried on the been casualties today so the underlying cause of tension is the and then secondly this has been a rather humiliating incident for india most people i think would have said a week ago that india had a preponderance of heart that if it came to a clash with pakistan the pakistanis would almost certainly come off worse yet what's happened albeit in a couple dogfights is the pakistanis have shot down engine planes and they've captured a pilot and then what compounds the problem for india is that the pilot spoke on pakistani television before he was returned to india and he thanked the pakistanis for their treatment of him but he also criticized the way the indian media had covered this and talked about war history in india so we suddenly saw that during the day the expectation that he would arrive to a hero's welcome when he returned to india and a large crowd of well wishes to see him dissipated and in fact he returned after dark and so this incident is rathe

since the recent escalation in tensions between india and pakistan the indian army has intensified its crackdown here. today the city of srinagar has shut down after a strike by separatist groups. it's an all too common sight in the battle. for young people here it's almost impossible to have a normal life and what is her duty sick we missed lessons when schools closed down because of the strikes are mothers worry we might get hit by a bullet if we go out. and video i can assure you i believe has this anger that they're not there moments in the movements are. they cannot go . with india and pakistan on high alert following the recent tensions between indian controlled kashmir and bracing for more protests spikes and bites. further inflame a conflict that has already been smoldering the pictures. now to the boeing story we're following very closely today aircraft maker boeing and the u.s. federal aviation administration are increasingly isolated in their refusal to ground the boeing seven thirty seven max following last weekend's fatal crash uneasy opiah investigators there are sifting

since the recent escalation in tensions between india and pakistan the indian army has intensified its crackdown here. today the city of srinagar has shut down after a strike by separatist groups. it's an all too common sight in the battle. for young people here it's almost impossible to have a normal life what is her duty sick we miss lessons when schools close down because of the strikes me of our mothers worry we might get hit by a bullet if we go out of. the money very everyone i can assure everyone has this anger that they're not there moments are the moments are handed every they cannot go. with india and pakistan on high alert following the recent tensions people in indian controlled kashmir are bracing for more protests strikes and by the us. further inflaming the conflict that has already been smoldering for decades . the u.s aviation safety agency has joined a growing list of jurisdictions suspending the operation of all boeing seven thirty seven x. eight n.x. nine aircraft and european air space these restrictions although sunday's fatal crash are ethiopian airlines. nationa

is a former indian army colonel an economist on city chick affairs defense and diplomacy he says the strikes may have achieved their purpose even if they didn't hit that target. there is there are really two dimensions to what we are talking about here one was india's demonstration of intent to abandon strategic restraint and strike back whenever there's a terrorist attack on on its soil on and on the security forces where a large number of people have been killed now that aspect which was the demonstration of intent that has been demonstrated whether or not the targets were hit or whether the bombs missed by on hundred meters two hundred or two hundred fifty the second thing other than intent to skip ability can you actually see.

there are many in kashmir who say that the indian army is occupying kashmir and that the groups are a direct consequence of that india says it's there for security reasons meanwhile its armed groups in pakistan that seem to be garnering the most attention the issue of armed groups and who supports them is a phony one in pakistan not a factor in your forty's say they are cracking down on these armed groups but it's clear that they are in the spotlight right now. the arrest over a not be enough to satisfy india i'm a lot be enough to reduce tensions between the two nuclear armed neighbors iran car was a for about this can't you is a former secretary in india's foreign ministry he says there is a degree of suspicion about pakistan's actions problem is that fifteen years ago in general that it. for the president of pakistan general musharraf. public assurance that he would not leave and that pakistan would not be allowed. under control. by terrorist groups to launch a list operations in libya. so windy here today fifteen years later that pakistan is in acting legislation to comply with un

is a former indian army colonel and columnist on strategic affairs defense and diplomacy he says the strikes may have achieved their purpose even if they didn't hit their targets. there is there are really two dimensions to what we are talking about here one was india's demonstration of intent to abandon strategic restraint and strike back whenever there's a terrorist attack on on its soil on and on the security forces where a large number of people have been killed now that aspect which was the demonstration of intent that has been demonstrated whether or not the targets were hit or whether the bombs missed by on hundred meters two hundred or two hundred fifty the second thing other than intent to skip ability can you actually strike your targets and that's where a question mark has now come in as a result of these these particular satellite photographs so intent is their capability still a question mark in the final balance when you take a step back and look at it from the strategic point of view it really doesn't matter where you hit the targets are not because there is no clarity

is a former indian army colonel and a columnist and strategic affairs and he says the strikes may have achieved their purpose even if they didn't hit their targets. there is there are really two dimensions to what we are talking about here one was india's demonstration of intent to abandon strategic restraint and strike back whenever there's a terrorist attack on on its soil on and on the security forces where a large number of people have been killed now that aspect which was the demonstration of intent that has been demonstrated whether or not the targets were hit or whether the bombs missed by on hundred meters two hundred or two hundred fifty the second thing other than intent to skip ability can you actually strike your targets and that's where a question mark has now come in as a result of these these particular satellite photographs so intent is their capability still a question mark in the final balance when you take a step back and look at it from the strategic point of view it really doesn't matter where you hit the targets are not because there is no clarity yet on whether t

there are many in kashmir who say that the indian army is occupying kashmir and that the groups are a direct consequence of that india says it's there for security reasons meanwhile its armed groups in pakistan that seem to be garnering the most attention reissue of armed groups and who supports them is a phony one in pakistan not a factor in your forty's say they are cracking down on these armed groups but it's clear that they are in the spotlight right now pakistan has made an announcement that it's cracking down on the other groups however that might not be enough for india to demand the arrest of the group's leaders but questions remain as to whether even those arrests will reduce the tensions between the two nuclear neighbors iraq or does it. that the former secretary in india's foreign ministry says that was a degree of suspicion surrounding pakistan's actions the problem is that fifteen years ago in jan admitted. to two thousand and four the president of backus standard should have. public assurance that he would not allow that pakistan would not allow three hundred. but. why d

there are many in kashmir who say that the indian army is occupying kashmir and that the groups are a direct consequence of that india says it's there for security reasons meanwhile its armed groups in pakistan that seem to be garnering the most attention. real issue of armed groups and who supports them for anyone in the park is not a factor only authorities say they are cracking down on these armed groups but it's clear that they are in the spotlight right now. the arrest though may not be enough to satisfy india i'm a lucky enough to reduce tensions between the two nuclear neighbors. out as there was a for about. rescue and the aid operations are ongoing in pakistan and afghanistan where flash floods have killed at least fifty people heavy rain over the past ten days is cut of tens of thousands of residents aid workers say that around four thousand families are in need of assistance in afghanistan's southern kandahar province alone schools bridges and mosques of being destroyed by what the afghan government says is the worst flooding in kandahar in at least seven years shelob ellis

cricket's governing body for what it says was an inflammatory gesture by the indian cricket team the indians will army style caps during their match against australia on friday in a show of support for the military tensions are high between new delhi in islamabad after an attack on indian troops in the disputed kashmir region i.c.c. rules prohibit posing relating to political causes during international matches. well ever since she turned at the age of one hundred ten aka dreamed of becoming the oldest person in the world and now her wishes come true one hundred sixteen years and sixty six days to nocca who is from. in japan has been honored by the guinness book of world records she was born on january second one thousand nine hundred three and says being entered into the records is the most exciting moment and if she's still six years off the record for the oldest person ever to have lived help by french woman jeanne calment to reach two hundred twenty two. just a quick look at the top stories now. opposition protesters in venezuela have clashed with police as a large part of the country has been wit

they are the strategic assets of the pakistani army there are many in kashmir who say that the indian army is occupying kashmir and that the groups are a direct consequence of that india says it's there for security reasons meanwhile its armed groups in pakistan that seem to be garnering the most attention. the issue of armed groups and who supports them is a phony one in pakistan not a factor in your forty's say they are cracking down on these armed groups but it's clear that they are in the spotlight right now. the arrest though may not be enough to satisfy india i'm a lucky enough to reduce tensions between the two uclear on neighbors. although the group arrests will be welcome both internationally and here domestically in pakistan it might not be enough to put those groups out of action a lot of the armed groups say that what's going on in indian administered good excuse me is actually administration but occupation and that's what they're fighting it so it still remains to be seen whether taking out the leaders will be enough to get rid of those armed groups or combat thanks for that a

they are the strategic assets of the pakistani army there are many in kashmir who say that the indian army is occupying kashmir and that the groups are a direct consequence of that india says it's there for security reasons meanwhile its armed groups in pakistan that seem to be garnering the most attention the issue of armed groups and who supports them is a phony one in pakistan not a factor in your forty's say they are cracking down on these armed groups but it's clear that they are in the spotlight right now. the arrest those may not be enough to satisfy india i'm a little be enough to reduce tensions between the two nuclear on neighbors iran coming out as there was a for about. let's move on to other news now venezuela's officer is missing state workers in the capital caracas on why they made the announcement on twitter saying the meeting will cover state bureaucracy which he says is being manipulated by president government by their return to venezuela on monday after a tour of latin american nations challenge with iran's leadership and called for more protests. and i was following de

colonel in ther indian army says the decision to over so quickly has been begrudgingly welcomed by india>> that doesn't do enough to overcome lingering mistrust, years of mistrust, generated by this pakistan fomented terrorism to the insurgency in kashmir. these are the key issues, kashmir, terrorism. reporter: celebrationsad border are unlikely to last long. as attempts are made to de-escalate tensions between kashmirispakistan, complain they are caught in the middle and accuse the indian of not doing enough for them over many years. before the pilot's release, funeral in kashmir for a woman killed by shelling between india and pakistan that on wednesday acroross the line of control that divides kashmir. they alwayscomplain suffer when pakistan and india fight. concern aboutd the indian government's policies india kashmir. >> new crop of educated people, have taken to arm themselves. reporter: this former civil servant made news for resigning from his post to protest the at new delhi's policies, which he says are more militaristic, leaving no room for negotiations. no significant imbus

crickets governing body for what it says was an inflammatory gesture by the indian cricket team the indians wore army style caps during their match against australia in a show of support for that military tensions a high between new delhi and as bad off an attack on indian troops in the disputed kashmir region. i.c.c. rules prohibit clothing relating to political calls as cheering international matches young men in india to missive kashmir meanwhile are being pushed into joining armed groups because of the military crackdown in the region locals and human rights workers are saying that young people have few other options shelling in air strikes between indian and pakistani forces began after a suicide bomber killed forty indian troops in february reports from delhi. among the trees and fields of this village an indian administered kashmir is the home of a suicide bomber adl dar was responsible for driving a car full of explosives that killed forty indian paramilitary troops last month sparking a conflict between india and pakistan. his parents have confine themselves to their home since then praying

is happy to have already gotten back a former colonel in the indian army says at best the decision to hand him over so quickly has been begrudgingly welcomed by india but that doesn't do enough to overcome this lingering mistrust of mistrust that have been generated by this pakistan fomenting terrorism and support of the insurgency in kashmir these are the real key issues kashmir terrorism. the celebrations at the border are unlikely to last long as the roots of the kashmir dispute remain deep seated as attempts are made to deescalate tensions between india and pakistan continue to complain they're the ones caught in the middle and those from indeed in mr kashmir accuse the indian government of not doing enough for them not just now but over many years just before the pilot's release there was a funeral in indian administered kashmir it was for woman killed by shelling between india and pakistan that began on wednesday across the line of control that divides mere people here complain they always suffer when pakistan and india fight and there is renewed concerns about the indian govern

is a retired indian army colonel and a columnist on defense issues and diplomacy joins us now from new delhi good to have you with us clearly still a tense situation in kashmir where those tensions now head for the escalation of the indian pilot is released do you think. yes i think the pots wait to deescalation has been opened by the release of this pilot it was a sort of extreme really nasty situation that has developed where for the first time since the nine hundred seventy one war between india and pakistan fighter aircraft from both countries had crossed over to the other side heading gauged in combat had dropped bombs had actually engaged military targets so the pot's way to escalation was relieved moving large and there were fears that the this could escalate on control of glee all the way to full scale war because there seemed to be no meeting ground between the two sides but the shooting down of an indian a indian air force aircraft and the capture of that by a pilot by pakistani ground troops seems to have wiped out a doc sickly opened the box we have to deescalation because

they are the strategic assets of the pakistani army there are many in kashmir who say that the indian army is occupying kashmir and that the groups are a direct consequence of that india says it's there for security reasons meanwhile its armed groups in pakistan that seem to be garnering the most attention. reissue of all groups and who supports them is a phony one in the parking lot of actually authorities say they are cracking down on these armed groups but it's clear that they are in the spotlight right now. the arrest may not be enough to satisfy india i'm a little be enough to reduce tensions between the two nuclear neighbors iran al-jazeera has a for about. rescue and they the operations are ongoing in pakistan and afghanistan where flash floods have killed at least fifty people heavy rain over the past ten days this cut of tens of thousands of residents aid workers say that around four thousand families are in need of assistance in afghanistan's southern kandahar province alone schools bridges and mosques have been the story by what the afghan government says is the worst flooding i