you are not believing a senior minister of the modi government. the prime minister. but a stray observation, out of context, by a gentleman to garner votes in his constituency. you are coming as a signpost of bjp. that is unfair. no, i am talking about what is happening in grassroots politics across india today. the prime minister is very clear, mr sackur, that we are only for development. and people are voting because of development. and they way india is becoming an economic powerhouse, 7.5% growth rate, the way investment is coming in india, the way india is becoming an it tech power is all an affirmation of the trust of the people that they want development. i do not belittle the economic achievements in recent years in india and we will talk about that. i am happy to know that. but i want to begin with this growing sense i am picking up from many senior figures inside india, and observers of india, that there is something deeply worrying happening in terms of sectarianism, communal fear and hate in india today. amnesty international, in a mos

a look at all the polls, farmers deserting modi atan all the polls, farmers deserting modi at an increasinghink it is hard to say. what about gujarat, himachal pradesh, the north—east. you have a two thirds majority, including an area we didn't have. a lot of indians appear to have lost faith in your government. you tell me all the results suggest it's not true. i live the polling evidence. you will look to the survey, mr sackur, but not the people in the states. but when you do is to judge. are you forgetting all those parliamentary by—elections the bjp did? forgetting all those parliamentary by-elections the bjp did? what about four, one —— what about 45, the others? please be a little objective. there is something profoundly alarming and i want to end the interview with these words, when a former foreign minister serving the bjp government and mr modi announces that democracy in india today is in grave danger. the third time i'm hearing his name on hardtalk. you can go beyond him.l former senior minister says this. let me finish the thought, you can tell me what you think. the events of

the trade dispute with china also coming up following in xi jinping his footsteps india's new renter modi visits africa turning the page on the dark chapter in his country's history with uganda. down the trouble with used wind turbines how the clean energy generated become an environmental nightmare and what to do about it. this is your business update on home free in berlin glad you could join me now he famously tweeted that trade was a good and easy to win but it seems like president travels protectionist policies might not be paying off after all the u.s. has said it will full count twelve billion dollars in emergency relief for american farmers hurt by president trump's trade dispute with china europe and other nations the plan which would use direct assistance programs already in place is expected to go into effect later this summer fall as of soybeans and dairy among other products have been hit hard by counter terrorists from the european union and china particularly each which were a response to tariffs already leveled by trump as she came with all with a financial correspondent y

narendra modi came too, corruption.ia. it hasn't happened. every survey tells us hasn't happened. every survey tells us that india is still intimately corrupt. i can proudly say to you on bbc hardtalk in the last four years we have been in power, all positions have been fair. there is little improvement, i agree with you. there is clearly corruption at every level of public service in india. again, if something is happening in one area to cannot let you be that to us. area to cannot let you be that to us. what i'm saying, we are putting systems in place. give me half a minute. how by application of biblical —— digital technology we are doing is. we has saved close to $13 billion which are due to be ablated by middlemen. 130 million poor indians have been given nearly 60,000 trillion rupees. for the improvement for business. by the poorfarmers in india so adamant that you have betrayed them? that is your assessment. well, i looked at all the polls. farmers deserting narendra modi at an alarming rate. 0ne indian newspaper

expertize modi's visit is backed by the african union to promote trade between africa and india whichis currently valued at ninety billion dollars annually africans hope this can be improved as times with delhi deepen. ten percent of nike's workforce can look forward to a hike in salary following an outcry over inequality from next month more than seven thousand people will be getting a raise and this comes after an internal review of the company's pay structure earlier this year nike c.e.o. said he would be changing compensation to reflect goals for equal pay and workforce diversity. night is slogan just do it may be inspirational but the company appears to have done little to inspire its female employees earlier this year a scathing report by the new york times revealed widespread gender discrimination at nike female stuff reported being overlooked for promotion in addition to being bullied and excluded knight his decision to raise salaries of several workers may be an effort to address some of those concerns nike isn't alone when it comes to an equal pay that men continue to earn m

it is an initiative that narendra modi hopes will appeal to traders and the middle class.you speak to a nalysts, middle class. when you speak to analysts, they say there is an agenda behind this reduction as a prime minister seeks re—election in 2019. narendra modi will also wants to ease the frustration of consumers over the abrupt implementation of a nationwide goods and services tax a year ago that has hit businesses and the general public really hard. the band that agree to lower product such as paint, leather products, washing machines, were at 20 8%. one official said the tax cut will certainly have an impact on revenues, but expect higher sales to offset these revenue losses. thank you very much. see you soon. now, let's brief you on some other business stories. britain's new chief brexit negotiator says the country must prepare for the possibility of talks on a trade deal with the eu collapsing. dominic raab says he's working for the best possible deal, but that the uk must have a plan in place in case one can't be reached. he also says that britons shouldn't be wo

and what happens as modi faces a no-confidence vote.look at is in stocks turn a negative after the pboc weakened the yuan fixing by the most in more than two years. 6.767.t early on, we had japanese inflation numbers. let's bring in stephen davis. quite something. a real ripple from this. what was your take of this big move? partly, i think it is ultimately this strategic flipside of trade tensions. clearly one way of helping to offset tariff pressure, upper pressure on prices to weaken currency. we have seen. president trump come in with his fedwheeling comments on the interest-rate hike any effect it is having on the u.s. dollar. it is probably something we have been expecting for some while, having been a bit surprised last year by dollar weakness. now because of the interest-rate differentials, u.s. dollar strength is coming through that one should have expected in 2017. rishaad: indeed. this has a ripple effect. the point being, if you weaken it quickly, rapidly as they do that, they have to be sure they don't let the genie out of

you mentioned narendra modi has also used the trip to visit several african countries before that and you jinping has done the same is there a sense of competition while china is barging in with huge unfair to infrastructure programs in africa does india fear to be left behind. well you know indeed officials have actually said this week that they're not in any race with china when it comes to getting access to african markets they point out that you know india's historical ties with africa would stretch back centuries but you know despite that talk there is no denying that india's attempts to expand its influence in africa is simply no match for china's deep pockets and street thought you know we have india india africa trade currently stands to prevent over fifty billion dollars and that builds in comparison to china's investments in africa which standard about one hundred seventy billion u.s. dollars. let's come back to you looking at south africa where your base not all is well there and in the biggest economy on the continent after years of stagnation of jacob zuma serum opposer n

million people have been left off the list of citizens in the northern state of a son in a river a modis government argues they could not produce valid documents so have they become stateless and will this create further division this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm i'm a jump four million people in northern india have effectively lost their citizenship after their names were left out of a national database of registered citizens the list now includes only those who were able to prove they were in a some state before nine hundred seventy one for the people who've been left off of this list there's fear they might become stateless or even face deportation but indian leaders have assured them there won't be any immediate deportations and people can appeal to have their names registered this all goes back to bangladesh is nine hundred seventy one war of independence that's when hundreds of thousands of people fled to india to escape the fighting many of them settled in the northeastern part of the country mainly in a psalm will bring in our guests in a moment but first

ahead of modi's address to uganda spar lament lawmakers want him to present more trade opportunitiesand strengthen existing ones well some in a people in this country was troubling to its through the startups. of the ideas that his idea to be baited. i believe if. we six people you know what we're going to ration is a formal. approach from what we can benefit from a bit expertise modi's visit is backed by the african union to promote trade between africa and india which is currently valued at ninety billion dollars annually africans hope this can be improved as times with delhi deepening. seven years into germany's green energy revolution which entails phasing out nuclear and promoting renewable energy sources thousands of wind turbines are spread across the country but they only have a lifespan of ten years and disposing of old wind turbines is becoming a big problem not only are they deeply embedded in the ground but getting rid of them is a dangerous business than anything else but grain. these are sections of decommission turbines as a wind park in northern germany. a group of lo

indian prime minister in the render modi has arrived in uganda as part of his tour aimed at defining true trade relations between india and the african continent in camp are layla dressed parliament in a speech aimed at reconciliation between the two countries after tens of thousands of indians were forced out of uganda in the one nine hundred seventy s. either then dictator if young mean. a moment that shocked the world august one thousand nine hundred eighty two uganda's president. orders all asians to the view gunned down. most of them were of indian origin they dominated the economy owning large businesses i mean accuse them of economic exploitation forcing over forty thousand asians to leave the country most of them left that. those who have. legitimately do you will. like my brother. he because. he was taken to the camp and. he ended up in malta. but forty six years on many indians have returned today uganda's capital kampala there's a bustling city with hundreds of businesses owned by indians like rajni tailor indians own many large factories and have created jobs for locals t

back to you. >> seema modi. may not be familiar with some of these coins and questions, so we're getting none other than the crypto baller p.k. to brieak them down for us >> a couple of here that they're talking about exploring an remember there were issues that potentially people saw them ahead of time and that's why they're trying to get out ahead of it and say this is what we're looking at cardano, number one, that is something similar to an, theer yum, they have a live working network and they have a road map, so that's important and that's what the sec said was important. so it's not a security basic attention token. you use this in the browser and you can have the ag-free experience and use the basic attention token to pay for content on the web 0 x is one of the most interesting ones and that's the decentralized protocols and i believe coinbase launched a bulletin board exchange type of thing and that's why this one's on the list. >> stellar is similar. the crypto people will kill me because it's similar

the government of indian prime minister narendra modi has cut the sales tax on 50 products, to boostmodi is seeking a second term in 2019, amid voter frustration over the abrupt implementation of a nationwide 6oods and services tax a year ago, that has hit businesses and the general public hard. 6lobal miner bhp has been served with a class action over the samarco dam failure in 2015, which killed 19 people. bhp hasn't specified who filed the action, which will proceed in the federal court of australia. business correspondent sarah toms has more details. tell us more about this disaster. about 3000 investors have signed up to participate in this action and the class action alleges bhp violated its disclosure obligations, that it didn't inform the market of the imminent risk of failure, and of course the class—action also accuses the global miner of misleading and deceptive conduct. bhp was jointly owned with the samarco dam and in 2015 it was holding mining waste when a wall collapsed leaving 19 dead, hundreds homeless, villages destroyed and waterways were polluted with the mining w

by the awesome means to protect their culture has turned into zino phobia prime minister narendra modi promised his hindu nationalist party would take action against undocumented muslims who fled to india during the bangladeshi liberation war against pakistan in one nine hundred seventy one. if foreigners tribunals has been done to fight many such people whose name will not be appearing on our seat this exercise has left so many genuine indian citizens in trouble. after being questioned by the n.r.c. tribunals nearly a thousand people were deemed to be foreigners and sent to detention camps supporters of the registry say their campaign doesn't discriminate between bengalis muslims or hindus it is very simple those who have entered up to seventy one. summit got their name with me and be operated on i said but beyond having done to. me only a dairy and i didn't nic india's interior minister has ordered security to be tightened before the release of the updated registry on monday russian nothing says there's no reason for anyone to panic and he has ruled out further detentions the governm

the indian prime minister narendra modi had gordimer on kong and congratulated him on his recent three and the pakistani election. and development in the neighborhood this all happening after emraan kron made it quite clear that. all outstanding issues particularly. including through negotiation and if the indians are one step towards pakistan he would do so dad of course he reading some hope that perhaps maybe draw one cimarron crown government take. expected within the next few weeks also the fact that the president. gradually did game and of georgia and why did him with an open invitation to rid of one and stand with him ron had already accepted on dad ron had said that he wanted open borders where the one is done more in line with what is. making it in the european union and a message from the me and him back there. in the meantime other than bad. dream that. i have been meeting imran khan raided in just on the outskirts of islamabad u.s. satellites are proposing to tax haven new to activity at one of north korea's main ballistic missile production sites u.s. intelligence officials

the country still without power perhaps it's no surprise then that indian prime minister narendra modi has appealed for a ten fold increase in financing from the asian infrastructure investment bank from four to forty billion dollars by twenty twenty i want my mommy or not. they're not right. and of. mind. my going to. be coming. to the prom with one hundred. with a growth rate of over seven percent india is an increasingly attractive destination for foreign investors but to maintain the trend the country will have to follow through on its pledge to improve basic infrastructure. a light hum instead of the roar of a diesel engine in just three years all of shen's and sixteen thousand buses have gone electric the city's bus drivers have been retrained and there are now five thousand charging points at bus depots. a fully charged bus can travel two hundred kilometers that's about a day's driving. is spearheading the changes. we can charge the bus in the evening when services have stopped for the day that's good because electricity costs are less in the evening so the bus company saves mon

subramaniam swami another politician from modi spotty he says homosexuality is not a normal thing we cannot celebrate it we should invest in medical research to see if it can be cured and it's not just older indians who. disapprove of homosexuality we also saw that there was a survey that was published last year which showed that less than a quarter of indians between the ages of fifteen and thirty four approve of gay relationships so clearly even if the indian supreme court decriminalizes homosexuality at this point. community in the country still have a fight ahead to gain widespread social acceptance. just sank you very much for being us that story. now moves and ten years ago the first notes were heard from a violin made of crash. recycling from a huge landfill site in pa why today that neighborhood of the capital soon see on is home to music school where hundreds of young people learned to play instruments made from recycled materials free of charge they did acacia has made them so popular that that before one two was around the world have a listen. they live in one of the poore

off the assembly lines here every year the facility is a boost to indian prime minister narendra modi's make in india campaign aimed at attracting foreign investment and creating manufacturing jobs. in may i congratulate the whole samsung team for creating this new unit this event today's key in making india the hub of manufacturing this investment of fifty billion rupees will not only strengthen the business relations of samsung in india but will also prove imperative for indian korean relations. samsung may be investing up to seven hundred fifty million dollars in the mega facility but market dominance is far from assured affordable models from shalmi have made the chinese manufacturer the top around the new factory as some things attempt to snatch that title. and that's all we have business news of an update for you in the next hour i was watching bubba. from the heart stopping right to childhood dreams come true. we check out europe's hottest new parks and venture time our series this week. join europe style journaling junkies fun an action packed summer. climate change. waste. poll

off the assembly lines here every year the facility is a boost to engine prime minister narendra modi's make in india campaign aimed at attracting foreign investment and creating manufacturing jobs. in may i congratulate the whole samson team for creating this new unit this event today is key in making india the hub of manufacturing this investment of fifty billion rupees will not only strengthen the business relations of samsung in india but will also prove imperative for indian korean relations. samsung may be investing up to seven hundred fifty million dollars in the mega facility but market dominance is far from assured affordable models from shalmi have made the chinese manufacturer the top around the new factory the somethings attempt to snatch the title. jury in california will have to decide whether monsanto's weed killer round up is to blame for the concept of a forty six year old groundskeeper it's the first trial in which round up the said to have caused cancer claim repeatedly denied by the chemical company and disputed by a number of independent scientific studies if succes

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i'm seema mody pepsico reporting.00 also indicating a higher open by 5 points. >> time for today's morning must-reads today it is all about president trump's pick for the supreme court. the wall street journal said president trump kept everyone guessing until the end about his supreme court selection monday, but in nominating brett kavanaugh, he kept his promise to select a justice who will faithfully interpret the constitution as written. judge kavanaugh has an exemplary record that suggests he will help restore them. "the wall street journal" leans more conservative. that's their view. it is not one that bodes well for opinion. >> this will get a lot of feedback, criticism, backlash and opinions from both sides it's interesting you look at the opposite take from "the new york times." the editorial board writing we're witnessing a global movement against the idea of liberal democracy and in places like hungary and poland it's grounding in an independent judiciary. they're happy to ride the wave to unlimited power the

>>> i'm seema mody, it's 5:00 a.m. here is your five at 5:00. netflix shares getting slammed after the company's subscriber growth disappoints >>> prime day problems amazon suffering glitches at the start of its major sale day. >>> microsoft and walmart announcing a new partnership on cloud technology more on that >>> president trump returning from his overseas trip and now facing criticism for his comments about russian election meddling >>> and going, going, and gone national solutioner pri eersolu bryce harper winning the major league derby it's tuesday, july 17, 2018, "worldwide exchange" begins right now. >>> welcome to "worldwide exchange." i'm dominic chu. a quick check on the market. it's stable. the dow jones would open up by 5 points as these futures gains hold, if they do this morning. the s&p basically flat the nasdaq off by 57 much of that driven by what's going on with netflix. we'll have more on those broader markets in a moment. that's our top corporate story shares of netflix in freefall after subscriber growth fell short of for

twenty summit showed strong support with what modi is trying to do there has been significant progress in terms of monetary policy as well where clearly the measures that have been taken by the bank of restored and managed a much better situation with less volatility was. transparencies. protests because of policy suggested by the i.m.f. are not unique to argentina there has been strong opposition in countries like jordan and haiti international n.g.o.s like oxfam and others have suggested at the i.m.f. should rethink its standard recipes that take away power from labor unions do not help lower unemployment and demand of government spending which leads in most cases to an increase in poverty levels.

"squawk alley" will be right back >>> let's get to seema mody. >> european markets falling from a sixk high as trade worries continue to linger officials from canada, eu, japan, mexico are reportedly set to meet in geneva this week to discuss their response to president trump's threat to impose tariffs on foreign auto imports, that according to reuters, german dax down heineken cutting its outlook for the full year after reporting earnings that missed analyst expectations heineken said its operating margin would drop by 20 basis points, compared with the previous forecast of 25 basis point increase the stock down 5%. look ahead to this week. italian prime minister meeting with president trump today at the white house. investors digesting a host of monetary policy statements from the u.s., japan, uk, brazil, and india. meantime, ahead of those statements, eurozone bond deals rising on the back of a strong italian bond auction and positive data from germany the highest level since june this year. back to you. >> thank you seema mody at headquarters. >>> let's get to sue herrera who has

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. >>> i'm seema mody here's a quick check on markets ahead of the meeting futures right now pointing to a higher open. up by 50 the s&p 500 is up around 4 points >>> our big story this morning president trump is about to kick off the face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. let's go live to helsinki ahead of that meeting. what's at stake for the united states and what's at stake for russia >> good morning, contessa. enormous stakes for both sides as it meeting is about to begin in a couple of hours' time the events have started here the president this morning meeting with the president of finland for a breakfast session here the president of the united states talking about his meeting with nato calling it a great success last week even the president suggested that the nato leaders agreed to up their spending the nato leaders disputing that. the president coming off controversy there. this morning, the president has been tweeting and said our relationship with russia has never been worse thanks to many years of u.s. foolishness and stupidity. now the rigged witch hu

prime minister modi faces a no-confidence vote in parliament today. the key test of his alliance is the first challenge for any india administration in 13 years. ruling coalition is expected to easily defeat the motion, but the outcome will reveal which group has been more successful in pulling smaller parties into its fold. global news 24 hours a day, on-air and tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. bank,hina's central weakening its daily reference rate for the yuan by the most in two years. the currency has fallen 8% since its march high. mark cudmore, are we heading for seven? mark: we could be heading that way, but it is all about the thanthat is more relevant the direction. it looks like the pboc would weakenhe yuan we can -- . the fact that the pboc seem happy to let the dollar rise is a positive sign for people bullish the pair. i don't think we will get there quickly. they want to let the idea there is panic out there, but let macro fundamentals dominate the exchang

seema mody, in fremont, ohio. >>> founder of kkm financial welcome.'ve got trump, trade, oil, global politics. you've got all this stuff. to you, what is the one or two most important things for our viewers and their money this week >> well, sully it is a new week and a new quarter. a rough six months but this week we're focused on this trade tariff conversation. why we're so focused, even though it's only $34 billion we're talking about on friday, july 6th being imposed on chinese products the idea is it could morph the posturing and positioning. like we walk into an old country buffet, there's a lot of different ways to attack this. if you look at 2017 we were at trade deficit. 552 billion. by and large, 60% was china. this rhetoric we're talking about is happening this week, there's going to be more foyer woorks than the fourth of july. >> the biggest gain was the volatility, the vix, i'm not a van of it but people are buying and selling it like it's an instrument it's up 17%. if you don't know what's going to happen, is buying volatility the best

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sima modi is in freemont, ohio. >> reporter: canada's retaliatory tariffs take aim at a number of ulzproducts. the small industry town of freemont, ohio concerned. ght behind me i the nation's largest ketchup plant whichuc pr 2 million bottles of ketchup daily. we are opposed to any change that impacts our ability to seamlessly move our products across theserd bos. slapping tariffs on ketchup was highly symbolic on canada's park. not only does kraft/heinz dominate 70% of the canadian ketchup market, but they closed a factory in canada years ago. in ohio most of its product is produced is a political swing state, which often determines who wins the u.s. presidency. over 51% of constituents back president trump in 2016. >> heinz ketchup is an american product. >> patrick toomey from pennsylvania. kraft/heinz home state. this could have an advse impact on kraft/heinz and its projects. >> the solution for them, to be able to continue to sell their oduct in canada, would be to shut down their u.s. factory and move to canada, t they wojedn't be sub to these tariffs. >> resident thes of this small w

the indian primary and -- minister modi faces a vote of no-confidence.he first such challenge for any india administration in years. to coalition is affected defeat the motion, but the outcome will reveal which group has been more successful in pulling smaller parties into its fold. global news 24 hours a day, on-air and tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more .han 120 countries you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . in asianret he day markets. we were high, low, now hire again. -- higher. late hong kong trade, speculation the national team is buying up stocks, which is not unusual on friday afternoon. again, higher. the nikkei closing by walton third of 1%. australia closing higher by one third of 1%. indian stocks holding their record highs. we have been watching asian day groups, resuming trade today. limit,s off by the daily we have been watching taiwan semiconductor, surging in taipei. numbers yesterday met estimates. analysts looking at its outlook for 2019 and the stock has been raised to a bu

you mentioned narendra modi he has also used the trip to visit several african countries before that and has done the say is there a sense of competition while china is barging in with a huge win for two infrastructure programs in africa does india fear to be left behind. when you do indeed officials have actually said this week that they're not in any race with china when it comes to getting access to african markets they point out that you know india's historical ties with africa would stretch back centuries but you know despite that talk there is no denying that india's attempts to expand its influence in africa is simply no match for china's deep pockets and straight but you know we have india india africa trade currently stands at the little over fifty billion dollars and that builds in comparison to china's investments in africa which standard about one hundred seventy billion u.s. dollars. let's come back to you looking at south africa where you have not all is well in the biggest economy on the continent after years of stagnation and jacob zuma sarong opposer now is seen as a

known actor also politician shatrughan sinha how he was also a member of prime minister narendra modi's party he tweeted there is hope at the end of the tunnel may love in all shapes forms ways and preferences prevail and rule the beauty community like everyone else deserves justice and freedom to love and now this case was taken to the supreme court by several groups of activists they say that the law contributes to creating an atmosphere of fear and intimidation for you to community in india and we have a tweet here and message rather facebook by many swami who is one of the lawyers working on this case she posted on behalf of her clients. thing with the constitution in our hearts we go to our court to seek to remove a colonial stain on our collective national conscience section three hundred seventy seven your time has come. to they was the first hearing and there will be more hearings over the next few days but interesting we've course is largely conservative society a lot of indians are in seaver for the ban to remain in place why absolutely there is still the idea the idea is stil

but mr modi's bjp party fired back, with minister piyush goyal calling mr gandhi a "merchant of hate" received a call at around midnight, around 12.40 midnight but the hospital records show that the man was admitted only at four o'clock. there has been allegations against the police officers saying that they took efforts to take the cows to a shelter, to a safe shelter, before taking the victims to the hospital. well, these are still allegations and a senior police officer has told the bbc that they are looking into it and this thing is being investigated. why do we believe this particular man was targeted? so, this man, like a few others in the past, has been believed to be kidnapping cows. so, stealing cows from the state, rajasthan. but his friend, who escaped from this attack, has told the bbc that they had bought cows legitimately and they were travelling to the border between the two states and that's when the group, the mob, the cow vigilantes, how they call themselves, they attacked them. one of them died, the other, he escaped from the place to save his life. just explain to

modi's so was sets off for the river that runs near. the local residents wash their clothes here and their vehicles as well. but above all the river represents hope the hope of finding gems in the sand and gravel and getting rich some people have actually done it. was all. over the years mostly so has become something of an expert on broad gems. she's sifting gravel from the family small mind the one where if on a saw found the stone that turned out to be smokey quartz. golden moon and. yet a country of what am i here that there let me slip up by that sometimes we get lucky and sometimes we don't know. yet i think it often takes weeks or months to find anything. that's a out of why do i do it so that my children can have a better life than it did. that then if they don't what's money for. later some prospectors sift through the sand and soil that muddy so and others have left behind this girl puts any pebble that glitters into her mouth for safe keeping . even toddlers practice the miners trade for them it's still a game. but for most t

but for modi's so art and her family it seems to be the only way to survive. in. madagascar is one of the world's poorest countries but it's also a veritable treasure island in the central highlands between the laca and the rain forest with the illegal mines is the city of on sirrah bay. this is john poor old rats in a revival also known as new through a tina he runs a gemstone cutting shop an unsuitable the business has been in his family for two generations. the area around the city is known for what used to be called semi precious stones although the distinction is no longer made. a high quality amethyst can be worth more than an inferior sapphire. here he's using a special machine to cut a piece of quartz that has a valuable inclusion trapped inside the home if i'm not on the lot as part of my job is the competition. that's new and i absolutely need high quality stones but lots of people are looking for them the. last the mines around and syrah be dangerous problems with all those criminals hanging around you don't like it but you have to go to the mines becau

. >> i am joined by mark zandi, the chief economist at mody's analystics.ays good to see you, mark. >> thank you, bill. >> if there is a question about the jobs report lately it has been about wage growth. with full employment, and such ght labor market why aren't wages going up anymore, but you have a slightly different take on that, don't y? >> do. wage growth has pickedp d if you go back two years and now steadilyto 3 and accelerating and the good news is that wage growth for new entrance, fol coming into the workforce is rapidly accelerating and i think that's a leading indicator for wage growth more broadly because businesses, they haveay to their new workers more, they'll have to pay l their workers more, so i think it's coming. just hold tight, bill. it's coming. >> it seems to feast or famine for a long time. we were talking about a lack of wage growth and now we're getting wage growth and people i are t about it being inflationary, but it doesn'tse to be at that point yet, is it? >> no, it's not. >> wage growth 2.5 to 3 is consistent with the stabl

india's prime minister modi will hold informal talks with china's president, xijinping.ingered chocolate bar kit kat can be trade—marked. makers nestle say it's unique and should be protected from kit kat copycats. easy for you to say. and president trump hosts the european commission's president, jean—claude juncker, with relations strained after the us imposed import tariffs on eu steel and aluminum. now, it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. coming up in your wednesday sport briefing: the tour de france closes in on sunday's finish in paris as stage 17 heads out shortly, manchesetr city and liverpool get set to face off in a preseason friendly and dominic thiem returns to the tennis court after picking up an injury at wimbledon. stage 17 of the tour de france will get underway shortly and team sky's geraint thomas is still the man to catch in the leader's yellowjersey. he can expect plenty of attacks at his lead, though, in the short 65km stage from bagneres—de—luchon to saint—lary—soulan. he maintained his 1 minute and 39 second advantage

to carry it too far now i know that you have been a fairly complimentary of prime minister narendra modi after he has been of you and yet i suppose he went a little bit against your advice in reciprocating this american imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs with india's own duties on more than two dozen american goods do you think he could have done anything differently without. you know inviting more pushing from the american side but right now we're still awaiting what the government has done is to identify these products on which it says that it imposed there is somewhere in july so before that there is a standard oil dialogue to happen between india and the united states so i still hope that you know this type of counter kind of interrogation will bring both sides to actually a bit more same position in which neither side will actually take their action remember that china is talking of retaliation europe is talking of retaliation any of the united says them countering retaliate and particularly the fifty billion dollars worth of chinese goods on risk the u.s. is saying it's going

want to go to far now i know that you have been a fairly complimentary of prime minister narendra modi ask he has been of you and yet i suppose he went a little bit against your advice in the reciprocating peace american imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs with india's own judy. in more than two dozen american goods do you think he could have done anything differently without. you know inviting more pushing from the american side but right now we're still awaiting what the indian government has done is to identify these products on which it says that imposed there is some in july so before that there is a standard dialogue to happen between india and the united states so i still hope that this type of counter kind of the interrogation will bring both sides to actually more same position in which neither side will actually take their action remember that china is talking of determination europe is talking of retaliation any of the united says them countering particularly the fifty billion dollars worth of chinese goods on risk the u.s. is saying it's going to impose tariffs i think

off the assembly lines here every year the facility is a boost to indian prime minister narendra modi's make in india campaign aimed at attracting foreign investment and creating manufacturing jobs. is needed i congratulate the whole sum some team for creating this new unit this event today is key in making india the hub of manufacturing this investment of fifty billion rupees will not only strengthen the business relations of samsung in india but will also prove imperative for indian korean relations. samsung may be investing up to seven hundred fifty million dollars in the mega facility but market dominance is far from assured affordable models from shalmi have made the chinese manufacturer the top around the new factory as some things attempt to snatch the title. i do is a reminder now off the top stories we're following for you it's been confirmed in the last hour well that all twelve boys and their coach has been rescued from a flooded cave in thailand a complex rescue mission three days has captured the world's attention british divers found the thirteen hungry and huddled in dark

such fears have been exacerbated by prime minister narendra modi, who pledged to deport bangladeshi intrudersber is clear about his intentions. everybody will be given a right to prove their citizenship. but, if they fail to do so, the legal system will take its own course. you are saying these people will be expelled? yes, yes. so, now, bengali muslims are staying put, clinging to the hope that after next year's national elections, such pledges will simply fade away. joe miller, bbc news, assam. to the philippenes now, where more than 60 luxury cars and motorbikes have been smashed by a bulldozer on the orders of the president. lebo diseko has the story. president rodrigo duterte came to show that he means business. his target, illegally imported luxury vehicles. harley—davidsons, porsches, lamborghinis and mercedes—benzes were among the smuggled loot all about to be destroyed. a total of eight motorbikes and 68 cars worth more than $5 million were crushed, smashed to smithereens as a bulldozer ran over them. the president has been criticised for his tough stance on crime. rights groups say