disgust is not primarily political, it can be personal too, mr sackur. let's leave it at that. modi as the global leader. respected from queen elizabeth to he whole of europe, to others, because of democracy, performance and good governance. today, mr modi's voice is heard on the issue of climate change and sustainable development and climate justice. why won't you see that emerging global profile of india? ravi shankar prasad, we have to end it there but i thank you very much for being on hardtalk. thank you, thank you. hello there. well, depending on how you look at it, some lucky gardens have received some rainfall on monday and tuesday, but the vast majority of the country on tuesday was dry with plenty of sunshine around, some glorious sunset scenes up and down the country. there were a few heavy showers around across northern scotland, this is a weather watchers view looking out off the coast of peterhead, with some downpours there cross the water. these showers will continue to fizzle out during the early part of wednesday and then, generally speaking, most places will e

you will look to the survey, mr sackur, but not the people in the states.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 last four week ——4 years caused great anxiety. we were replacing facts with fiction and peddling lies. subverting the institutions of democracy. for the simple reason that it is also personal, he resigned from my party. he was disgusted. discussed is not primarily political, it can be personal. please see the totality of india with mrmodi personal. please see the totality of india with mr modi as the global leader. the whole of

mr raab also said it was right to prepare for the possibility of no agreement. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur

mr raab also said it was right to prepare for the possibility of no agreement. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackurpeaks to the australian writer, tim winton. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. my guest today is an internationally acclaimed author whose prolific output of fiction is rooted deep in the soil and the shoreline of his native western australia, a land of harsh beauty, where life rarely comes easy. tim winton‘s latest novel, the shepherd's hut, focuses on a troubled young man wrestling with demons, and it comes at an opportune time, with the me too movement demanding an end to ingrained sexism, misogyny and toxic masculinity. is australia redefining what it means to be a good bloke? tim winton, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have travelled the world, you have even lived in europe, but it seems when you write, your writing, and your stories, always take you back home to western australia. why is that? i'm not sure. i think it's notjust what i know, but it's what i live and breathe, and itjust seems endlessly... there's more stories. there's more to write about. the older i get,

mr pruitt faces at least a dozen investigations into his spending habits and alleged misuse of office. president trump said he had done an outstanding job. now on bbc news — hardtalk‘s stephen sackur

mr pruitt faces at least a dozen investigations into his spending habits and alleged misuse of office. president trump said he had done an outstanding job. now on bbc news — hardtalk‘s stephen sackurs tojerusalem to interview mayor nir barkat. welcome to hardtalk, with me, stephen sackur. this ancient city has arguably stirred up more passion, argument and hostility than any other. israel claims it as its undivided capital, a claim which runs counter to international law and much world opinion, but it has been boosted by the decision of donald trump to move the us embassy here. well, my guest today isjerusalem's mayor, nir barkat. can israel conclusively win the struggle forjerusalem? mayor nir barkat, welcome to hardtalk. welcome tojerusalem, steve. thank you. you're coming to the end of your second term, you've declared there will be no third term, so it's time to look back, in a way. what do you think you have achieved in your, pretty much, a decade in charge ofjerusalem? well, i was fortunate to lead jerusalem in the last decade. jerusalem is now in a very positive momentum. tourism is up, our high—tech sector, we're one of the top 25 cities in the world. we were never counted

mrs merkel made a deal with other eu leaders to process the high numbers of migrants arriving from north africa. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with the artist michael rakowitz. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackurthe best art helps us to see and feel in new ways. it can challenge and provoke. my guest today has made it his mission to test the boundaries of what we think of as art. michael rakowitz uses sculpture, installation and site specific experience to transmit a vision which reflects his iraqi—jewish heritage and preoccu pations, which range from war to family to food. he's won plaudits around the world. what does his work tell us about the state we're in? michael rakowitz, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen, thanks for having me. it's a great pleasure to have you. it seems to me, in your work, there is a duality. you are an american kid, stroke american man, yet you seem intensely conscious of your heritage that comes — certainly from your grandmother's side — from iraq. why is that duality so important to you? well, it became important when it went from being something that was so normal to being something that seemed so paradoxical for people. i grew up in a house where my grandmo