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and the first official meeting between india and pakistan since the terror attacks on mumbai. they have promised to keep talking. very warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- israel's ambassador is summoned to explain why three suspects of the dubai hams killing were carrying australian passports. and training doctors is pain great dividends for cuba. -- paying a great dividends for cuba. hello to you. president obama has been hosting at a televised gathering of 41 politicians from opposing parties, hoping to break the deadlock over his health care reform, now stalled in the u.s. congress. there were protesters outside and strong feelings inside. republicans think the president should abandon th current plan and start again. the changes were animated at times. >> we want and uniform treatment of all americans. i hope that will be an argument for us to go through this 2400- page document, remove the special deals, and treat all americans the same under provisions of t

that pakistan's domestic problems and ability to project them will be properly addressed and the mumbai prosecution, the pakistanis are pursuing, with dedication, the conclusion of that, a successful conclusion of that, will be a significant moment. >> thank you. >> i think it is worth saying, both governments deserve credit for the resumes of the india-pakistan dialogue, admittedly at the level it is at the moment and the indian prime minister and the pakistani prime minister came to the london conference on afghanistan. >> final question, and, final question, conscious of time, can i ask you, you referred to who came to the london conference. we invited iran to the london conference and can you tell us at what level iran attended . >> it didn't attend. >> didn't attend at all. >> no. >> obviously, that is a great disappointment. do you think iran has a role in assisting the stabilization development in afghanistan. >> i need to be careful to describe it, because it suggests somehow that we have been -- there is almost fault on our side. >> no. >> and it was a great mistake on the part

you had a meeting also next week, the first time between india and pakistan since the mumbai massacre, which derailed the peace talks that have been going on between the two-countries. if india and pakistan improved relations, how does that impact the taliban in afghanistan? >> i think it makes life for the taliban much more difficult. because the deployment of pakistan forces now is primarily towards the east that's facing india. the pakistanis still believe india is the long-term strategic threat. that could change and more forces deployed to the west, it would be harder for the taliban providing the pakistanis took the unequivocal step in deciding they were going to cut all ties with the taliban, which they have not yet. >> is it possible then that today's attack was in part designed to create a little more tension between pakistan and india. >> that was certainly one objective. >> then the other objective, i think, would be we've had this military operation in marjah in the south. it appears to have been militarily successful. would it be that the taliban are trying to say, look,

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that is back to you, christine. >> ayesha faridi, live in mumbai. thank you very much for that. >>> the biannual singapore air show 2010 opens its doors to the public this weekend sri brings us a preview of what to expect. >> reporter: this is asia's biggest aviation event. this is where the manufacturers of commercial airlines and the private jets all come to showcase their wears. let's find out what's going on. this is the air 3542 currently in development. it's a multi purpose fighter aircraft and it can go more than 176 times the speed of sound. let's take it for a spin. and all the action is not just on the ground. it's also up in the air. a flying display come prizing air forces from singapore, australia and the united states all ready to surprise the crowd. get some practice in. buckle up your seats. it's going to be a bumpy ride. there's a long line in the advancement of aerospace for your viewing pleasure. that just about wraps it up for cnbc's coverage of the singapore air show 2010. the next show will be in 2012. and i think i've just got

. >>> let's move over to mumbai and check in on the india business report with ayesha faridi.ayesha, a pretty lackluster session that you have over there. >> yes, indeed. and for a fourth day in the running, chloe, it's been extremely quiet. the big event is the union budget. it has gone absolutely quiet. it's sort of a wait and watch approach, really, as we step into the big event. no signs of volatility, as well. it's a very narrow 20 sort of band. the nifty has been hovering in and absolutely flat for the sensex, just about 9 odd points up for the green at 16,267. today was the economic survey, which was actually tabled in the parliament, a couple of key pointers there and the key case in point which really seems to be the concern for the economy going forward into growth, really, that seems to be the withdraw of stimulus. so there has been a mention of that in the economic survey, which goes on to say that recovery creates scope for a gradual rollback of stimulus and there has been key emphasis in the word gradual, so definitely, there will be a roll back but perhaps it's

and look at what happened in mumbai, the bombing in mumbai.granted this was an innocent issue with the falla his doing something for bravo, the reality show, the house wives of d.c., there's still issues. you and i have covered the white house together. you understand the white house is a madness place for the crazies. and that's what the issue is, the safety and security of any american president and his guest and his family. and i think things were happening prior to, but i think that might have been the nail. host: speaking of covering that white house, did i read that you are second behind helen thomas in the longest serving reporter covering the white house? guest: i'm certainly proud to be associated with the great helen thomas, who when i was a rookie at the white house and knew nothing, helen in her typically gracious and generous way took me under her wing and helped me. and i will never, never forget that. but my first trip with the president was to tennessee in august of 68 with linden johnson. so i go back a way. and some would say

mumbai for india and southeast asia, and then in africa. and the idea is very simple. it is to provide opportunities for students and faculty to work on serious projects that are defined by the local, regional institutions, including government. grounded with working with local institution, universities, eths, to try to get us out there and more importantly to build up the experiential level that will then need to the expertise level that will also generate the general knowledge levels that we need to deal with the world as it is. so that is our strategy. that is how we are thinking about it. thanks. [applause] >> thank you to all our panelists. this is point where we hope to send it over to all of you. before we start the question and answer, i should say that the acoustics in this room are -- they are fine up here but i think they will be challenging. if you could stand to answer your question, i think there'll be microphone's going around. it might be good to wait for the microphone to arrive. please. >> who had been summoned to the kremlin by putin and to be asked

until there is real showcase that pakistan's domestic problem to project properly addressed and the mumbai prosecution they are pursuing with dedication the conclusion of that, successful conclusion would be a significant. i think it is worth saying both governments deserves credit for the resumption of the pakistan dialogue at an official level of the moment, and of course the indian foreign minister and pakistani foreign minister came to the conference in afghanistan. >> a follow-up question. can i ask you who came to the london conference? we invited to be completed iran to the conference and can you tell us what level -- >> it didn't attend. sycophant didn't attend at all? >> nope. >> obviously that is a great disappointment. do you think iran has gone wrong in assisting the stabilization development and afghanistan? >> at this point it suggests somehow we have been -- there is almost fault on our side and it's a great mistake on the part of the iranians not to, because it suggested they were not actually interested in bringing stability to the country that has been delayed coming impl

things like support terrorists who are responsible for a number of attacks in the ad included in the mumbai attacks which are the one thing that completed to it pakistan and india war. and why they believe it's useful to be finding in the half in afghanistan both against the pashtuns against the tajik and the taliban and against the karzai government. so as tempting as it would be to think of pakistan as a unitary actor, subject to pressure, it just doesn't work that way. so i think we have to operate the reality of pakistan and that reality is we will be much better off if democracy really takes root in the country, if it becomes institutionalized and it can have a civilian government with a measure of control over the military, and that's not impossible some of the ship that is taking place in terms of it the military fighting the pakistan taliban which they were reluctant to do it is under pressure and direction from the civilians. pakistan was much less engaged in afghanistan during this election than it had been in 2004. on and that was the civilian government's policy decision that th

in mumbai. as in this case, as in all cases, we will continue to try to provide and provide -- or obtain, i should say, information from mutalab. >> we will ask that. i'm asking the general procedure question. you're not saying that an enemy combatant that comes in to the united states has been ruled by the supreme court to be entitled to miranda rights before questioning proceeds are you? >> no. what i'm saying is that if a person is accepted by dod or prosecution before a military commission, he is not entitled under the procedures that are extent to miranda warnings. however, that has not yet gone up to the supreme court. and so there is a difference between having a person and the federal district court and the civilian courts and under military commissions. >> that's -- and that's the point. that's the point. many commentators and i have agreed that treating this person as a common united states criminal when he was clearly an enemy combatant, i don't know how much more clearly you can be i

chicago-based david hedley was identified for his involvement in the last car you paid the attacks on mumbai connection to a plot to bomb a danish newspaper. three, 14 people were charged in minnesota this year for recruiting from mali american youth to travel to somalia, trained and fight alongside terrorist groups. in october, tarik mohammadi was arrested in boston and challenged with plotting to attack shopping malls and seeking out terrorist training. in september, omar hasan was arrested for planting a bomb in a dallas skyscraper. earlier in the year, daniel boy was identified as having traveled to terrorist training camps and plotting an attack on u.s. military police now at the quantico marine base. he was charged along with six others on charges that include spidering to provide material support to terrorists. so clearly, there have been both counterterrorism successes and a few failures. a threat to the homeland is high in the terrorist groups have identified ways of getting operators and facilitators into the country without raising suspicion. that may shift from terrorism to the t

that dialogue must be taken up without conditions when the bomb buy -- mumbai attacks it is the largest india, it has problems with all of its neighbors. china has got 17 zphabes no problems. where as india has seven nightclubs and problems five of them. it is the leader of that area and it to go the extra mile to ensure it establish that's that area. it has got everything to win. as economic powerhouse, it acts at the capacity to build up the country. india must understand that. unless we have peace with india, we are going to stay in our district and no man's land forever. host: save the rubble has this message to say -- guest: it is possible. it is not only in there are terrorists. there are terrorists in india. they are there for the last 40 years and they are not doing india any good. they control 70 of the 600 districts. they take revenue from them. it is possible. but like i said, india has to go the extra mile and not become hostage to non-reactors. and that is so, we will alms be in a situation where there is any dialogue, they will come in and stage an incident and we will be

in mumbai., as in all cases, we will continue to try to provide and provide -- or obtain, i should say, information from mutalab. >> we will ask that. i'm asking the general procedure question. you're not saying that an enemy combatant that comes in to the united states has been ruled by the supreme court to be entitled to miranda rights before questioning proceeds are you? >> no. what i'm saying is that if a person is accepted by dod or prosecution before a military commission, he is not entitled under the procedures that are extent to miranda warnings. however, that has not yet gone up to the supreme court. and so there is a difference between having a person and the federal district court and the civilian courts and under military commissions. >> that's -- and that's the point. that's the point. many commentators and i have agreed that treating this person as a common united states criminal when he was clearly an enemy combatant, i don't know how much more clearly you can be in enemy combatan

that dialogue must be taken up without conditions when the bomb buy -- mumbai attacks it is the largest region. what is happened if you look at all the borders of india, it has problems with all of its neighbors. china has got 17 zphabes no problems. where as india has seven nightclubs and problems five of them. it is the leader of that area and it to go the extra mile to ensure it establish that's that area. it has got everything to win. as economic powerhouse, it acts at the capacity to build up the country. india must understand that. unless we have peace with india, we are going to stay in our district and no man's land forever. host: save the rubble has this message to say -- guest: it is possible. it is not only in there are terrorists. there are terrorists in india. they are there for the last 40 years and they are not doing india any good. they control 70 of the 600 districts. they take revenue from them. it is possible. but like i said, india has to go the extra mile and not become hostage to non-reactors. and that is so, we will alms be in a situation where there is any dialog

mumbai for india and southeast asia, and then in africa. and the idea is very simple.is to provide opportunities for students and faculty to work on series projects -- serious projects that are defined by the local, regional institutions, including government. grounded with working with local institutions, i universities, etc., to make a contribution to the extent that we can, and more importantly to build up the experiential level that will then need to the expertise level that will also generate the general knowledge levels that we need to deal with the world as it is. so that is our strategy. that is how we are thinking about it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you to all our panelists. at this moment, we will send it over to all of you. before we start the question and answers section, i should say that the acoustics in this room -- they are fine appear. i think they will be challenging. if you could stand to answer your question, i think there'll be microphone's going around. it may be good and fat to wait for the microphone to arrive. please. >> [unintelligible] w

be with respect to carry out terrorist attacks in denmark but more recently was tied to the 2008 mumbai attacks, the fort hood shootings which tragically ended with the death of over a dozen people and wounding of over three others and of course the christmas day bombing plot which resulted in a great deal of controversy. all of these things seemed once again to focus the attention and the media and the public on the issue of terrorism and as a consequence there has been a lot of discussion in the media about terrorism and the appropriateness of our response and they think it is a good opportunity to look back on what we did during the first seven hour eight years after 9/11 and what we face now and 2010 as we enter the second decade of the world in which terrorism remains one of the most potent in serious threats to our well-being. that me begin by talking about the kinds of threats we face, because frankly it is not terribly different from what we faced in 2001 but we have seen some evolution both in terms of the threat and in terms of our capability to deal with that threat. in many

thought to be watching with respect to carrying out terrorist attacks in denmark but then tied to the mumbai attacks and the fort hood shooting that wounded over 308 and of course, the christmas day bombing plot which resulted in a great deal of controversy. once again, they seem to focus the attention of on the issue of terrorists. as they have a discussion and then made -- media and the appropriateness of our response, it is a good opportunity to look at what we did the first seven or 88 years after 9/11 and what we face now after the second decade of the world of which chairs the remains one of the most serious threats to our well being. let me begin by talking about the threat that we face. it is not terribly different from 2001 but we have seen some of dilution in the terms of the threat and our capability to deal with that track. abolition and dynamic adaptation, terrorism is not about a static said it if we can resolve how to put together a comprehensive strategy. it is an adaptive tripe days type of strategy looks to see how we respond and then in order to change the strategy and inc

his participation in the copenhagen plot, but also subsequently indicated his involvement in the mumbaishootings. as i say in this case as in all cases we will continue to provide and obtain i should say information intelligence from mutalab and that he would wish additional information on that -- been unmasking additional procedural question. you're not seeing an enemy combat and that comes into the united states has been ruled by the supreme court to be entitled to miranda rights before questioning proceeds, are you? >> i'm saying if a person is accepted by the dod for prosecution before a military commission he is not entitled under the procedures that are extent to miranda mornings however that hasn't gone to the supreme court. and so there is a difference between having a person in the federal district court and civilian courts and under military commissions. >> and that is the point. that's the point. many commentators and i have agreed treating this person has a comment united states criminal when he was clearly in any combatant i don't know how much more clearly can be an enemy,

telling mean that he will then you are trying to wrestle out of the system mumbai this rule, if we werejust to say, great, where would we pass at the way you wanted the past? what do you vote this appears? >> i wouldn't call them evil but i feel that i fail to be more confused than before. >> that's all, right. >> what i want to give his taxpayer support and expect little activity and i want to look ahead. if you don't bar that it will become bigger and bill year. in answer to what is already risky business and i don't want my tax payer money going to support some of its proprietary trading. it's as simple as that. >> but here is the problem, mr. chairman, and here is where i am struggling to follow your logic. let me just give you some concrete examples. aig, how would this prevented it all the tax payer money going to aig? israel had been in place, what would have been different? anything. >> riss all i think it is a big insurance company that should have been better supervised in the first place that was. if there was an effective supervisor and aig and hadn't been a soviet, because

be with respect to carry out terrorist attacks in denmark but more recently was tied to the 2008 mumbaiort hood shootings which tragically ended with the death of over a dozen people and wounding of over three others and of course the christmas day bombing plot which resulted in a great deal of controversy. all of these things seemed once again to focus the attention and the media and the public on the issue of terrorism and as a consequence there has been a lot of discussion in the media about terrorism and the appropriateness of our response and they think it is a good opportunity to look back on what we did during the first seven hour eight years after 9/11 and what we face now and 2010 as we enter the second decade of the world in which terrorism remains one of the most potent in serious threats to our well-being. that me begin by talking about the kinds of threats we face, because frankly it is not terribly different from what we faced in 2001 but we have seen some evolution both in terms of the threat and in terms of our capability to deal with that threat. in many ways evolution

be with respect to carry out terrorist attacks in denmark but more recently was tied to the 2008 mumbaiacks, the fort hood shootings which tragically ended with the death of over a dozen people and wounding of over three others and of course the christmas day bombing plot which resulted in a great deal of controversy. all of these things seemed once again to focus the attention and the media and the public on the issue of terrorism and as a consequence there has been a lot of discussion in the media about terrorism and the appropriateness of our response and they think it is a good opportunity to look back on what we did during the first seven hour eight years after 9/11 and what we face now and 2010 as we enter the second decade of the world in which terrorism remains one of the most potent in serious threats to our well-being. that me begin by talking about the kinds of threats we face, because frankly it is not terribly different from what we faced in 2001 but we have seen some evolution both in terms of the threat and in terms of our capability to deal with that threat. in many ways

this past march and this coming march we'll open up ones who redeck -- rededicate one for paris, mumbai and then for africa. the aye idea is very simple. to provide opportunities for students and fault to work on serious projects that are defied by the local regional institutions including government. the grounded with work, working with local institutions, universities, et cetera. to try to get us out there to make a constitution to the extent that we can. but more importantly in a way to be able to built up the experience level that will lead to the expertise level that will also generate the general knowledge level that we need to deal with the world as it is. that's our strategy. that's how we're thinking about it. thanks. >> thank you. [applause] >> well, thank you to the panelist. this is the point where we hope to turn it over to all of you. i should say, they are fine up here. i this i they will be challenging. so if you could stand to ask your question, i think there will be microphones going around. it may be good it wait in fact for the microphones to arrive. so, yes, please?