saluted indian prime minister narendra modi and their own head of state, francois hollande, both men rejected by bulletproof glass. the french troops had practiced for more than a week for the big moment. >> it is a celebration of it like walking down the chanson is elysees.ps it was incredible. comes witho break the two countries forging an ever closer relationship to the french troops had been in the country for a joint counterterrorism exercise. among the highlights come they need army, navy, and your force, plus camel mounted soldiers, part of the border security force. after one hour and a half, the celebrations came to a colorful .nd -- end in place of soldiers and guns, examples of the country's unique and diverse culture. one of them is the leader of the world's biggest christian denomination, the other the president of the islamic republic of iran. iranian has received leader hassan rouhani today at the vatican. for anr: arriving historic meeting with the pope, hassan rouhani's trip to vatican city is part of the first state visit by an iranian president to europe in 17 year

narendra modi took power in india. our next guest is at the sharp end of that program.s us now from new delhi. your point held a job the new. pretty tough, but exciting. when do you expect to actually achieve the --? integrated about 4.7% gdp growth. fdi has grown by about 35%. we've opened up our economy very radically. we've opened up our railway sector. our constructive -- construction sector. we've opened just about everything that there is to open in india. our fuel is that in the muslim real part of a globalize world. we have taken a series of measures to make sure that they are extremely predictable and consistent. rishaad: since the most open economy and the world. that's a big claim. would point to things like regressive taxation. can you actually guarantee this is something in the past and not the future? >> the retrospective tax the prime minister himself is undergone. in fact in the last 17 months, they've taken a series of to bring clarity to our tax policies. that's why india has grown consistently. we have attracted a vast number of companies. today, in t

. >> translator: prime minister narendra modi has shown support for the selfie campaign to protect women. >> reporter: closing the status gap between men and women is one of modi's signature policies. he called on indians to join the selfie campaign. emboldened, jaglan has been visiting villages and holding photo sessions to spread his message. >> translator: everyone who sincerely loves their daughters, please raise your hand. >> reporter: many parents in this low-income community have never had the chance to be photographed with their daughters before. jaglan does it for them in an instant with his smartphone. >> translator: after seeing the photo, i realized just how beautiful she is. i will be there for her. >> translator: through this campaign, i hope to create an environment which will advance women's rights. i will appeal to the entire nation to participate in the campaign to eliminate discrimination against women. >> reporter: various measures haven't yet managed to end deep-rooted gender discrimination in india. this grassroot initiative to change parents' values is one more ste

sharif called his indian counterpart narendra modi on tuesday to offer his condolences and pledged to take prompt action. the attack on the base in northern india on saturday left seven indian soldiers dead. six members of the armed group were also killed. indian media say the government suspects the assault was carried by a pakistan-based islamic militant group. the attack came soon after modi visited sharif in late december. the leaders agreed to continue dialogue to build mutual trust. observers say sharif's call tuesday was intended to maintain that momentum as the base attack is seen as an attempt to sabotage such efforts. the two south asian neighbors have repeatedly fought over control of the kashmir region. >>> in this segment we feature women in japan who are influencing society. today we introduce you to a leading figure who's helping asylum seekers in the country. with refugees in the spotlight worldwide, there have been calls for japan to take in more of them. eri ishikawa has been raising her voice to bring about that change. nhk world's yuri ito has more. >> reporter: ev

. >>> an indian air force base near pakistan has been attacked after prime minister narendra modi visited. and two afghan taliban factions agreed on a prisoner exchange. they split after the announcement of the death of the leader omar. now afghan is trying to escape the fighting to make up the second largest group of refugees in europe. but refugee advocates say that the afghan crisis is in danger of being over shadowed. >> the crisis is--has been going on for over three decades now. we're seeing a situation where there is a number of people who are now leaving the country. and i think the issue is that it is becoming a largely forgotten crisis. because of the huge emphasis and other areas, the situation in task is not seeing the same kind as it should. i think the conditions are continuing to be very difficult. the economic situation and security situation and there is a sense of hopelessness that we are seeing. i think particularly in 2015 the situation has been quiet challenging. so at this point there is very difficult scenario if you're talking about returns to the country. we're he

weekttack coming just a after prime minister narendra modi held surprised talks with his counterpartstan and committed tore fighting terrorism. a blanket of smog. air quality readings in beijing were at least eight times internationally-accepted safe levels. change in the weather has made a dramatic difference today. they raised an orange pollution alert. shanghai is described as being unhealthy today. south korea thinks the north may be preparing a nuclear weapons test. said they should not do anything to harm negotiations and should not include the united hates in such talks while adopting a more conciliatory term. he also said that north korea remains ready for war. the front runner in taiwan's presidential election has thomas a more accountable government if she wins later this month. she says taiwan's voters want change because the current administration is not listening. tsai pledged to improve government efficiency and transparency over the weekend in a debate. she is on course to win this election on the 16th of january despite warnings from china that ties could collapse if

it's also being head by this guy right here, prime minister narendra modi seen as pro business. highs and stayed there on hopes that modi would revamp india's economy. a well watched etf, wisdomtree india down 14% over the past three months. but still when you talk to investors, fidelity among others, they see india as the better emerging market to invest in. interestingly enough, if you look at the year-to-date performance of the bombay sensex, it's down 6.5% but not as much as the shanghai composite as well as some of the emerging market peers. michelle? >> yeah, i hope this is india's time. they've been waiting so long and this -- another billion people that could improve their standard of living if they get it right. >> that's right. a lot of focus on prime minister modi. >> thanks, seema. tyler, one story out of china that got completely ignored this week but i thought it was worth talking about, it was if "the ft" regulating reincarnation. >> they want to do that? >> there's an online database of certified living buddhas. they say this is a consumer thi thing. so the criti