prime minister narendra modi leads a bjp hindu nationalist government in a country with more than 200on non—hindu citizens, and there are growing signs of rising communal tension. well, my guest today is india's minister of law and justice, ravi shankar prasad. is india's democracy facing its darkest hour? ravi shankar prasad, welcome to hardtalk. i want to begin by giving you the words of a former president, pranab mukherjee, who said this very recently, he said it with grave concern in his voice. he said, "any attempt at defining our nationhood in terms of dogma and identities, or religion, region, hatred and intolerance will only lead to the fundamental dilution of our identity as indians", and that is what he fears is happening in your country today. we completely share what he said, we completely believe what he said. you know, the principal standard of governance of the government of narendra modi is, the prime minister, "development of all with the cooperation of all." and the diversity of india cannot be determined in terms of any sectarian ideal. but the problem is you're not

you know, the principal standard of governance of the government of narendra modi is, the prime ministerll with the cooperation of all. and the diversity of india cannot be determined in terms of any sectarian ideal. but the problem is you are not the party of all. you are minor —— one of the most senior figures of the bjp and having a spokesman of the bjp and having a spokesman of the party for years. you are not an all india political movement. you have to have an 82 bjp mps. —— 282. not one of them, not one of them is muslim. first of all, let me clarify. the people of india have supported us. after 30 years the prime minister was given complete majority. how many votes did you get from muslims? let me explain. i will come to that. we have won elections after elections since we came to power, except three. therefore, we are here not because of charity but because of the love, support of the people of india. i do concede with you that muslims in large numbers do not vote for us, for reasons also because of the sinister campaign against us. no, with respect, they don't vote for you part

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

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

xi jinping is not the only leader of the bric economy in africa right now indian prime minister narendra modi is also there looking to deepen trade relations between india and the african continent as well as smooth the relationship between his country and uganda after tens of thousands of indians were forced out of the country in the one nine hundred seventy s. by the vendor to idi amin had addressed the ugandan parliament on wednesday. a moment that shocked the world august one thousand nine hundred eighty two uganda's president mean orders all asians to the view gonda. 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 the country those who having a lot of support there went of a just to the day you went there because they feel. like my brother. he became better fiji 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 is a bustling city with hundreds of busine

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

thing isn't the only leader of a brick economy currently visiting africa india prime minister narendra modiis it's been seen as an important move towards reconciliation forty six years since asians were expelled from the country. a moment that shocked the world august one nine hundred seventy two uganda's president. orders all asians to leave uganda. 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 the country those who having a passport they went of a just to the day you will be killed if you. like my brother. he became a refugee he was taken to the camp and from there he ended up in malta. but forty six years on many indians have returned today uganda's capital kampala is a bustling city with hundreds of businesses owned by indians like rajni tailor indians own many large factories and have created jobs for the locals this success is a highlight for prime minister narendra modi's visit to uganda his meeting with host president yoweri mu

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

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

people in 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 number. and. my. mind. was not 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 and that's good because electricity costs are less in the evening so the bus company saves money. but. an electric bus cost about twice as

roll 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

roll 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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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

swami who is another politician also a member of prime minister narendra modi's party he says homosexuality is not a normal thing we cannot celebrated we should invest in medical research to see if it can be cured and at all people there are still thinking this way and it's not just older indians actually a survey that was published last year showed that less than a quarter of indians between age between fifteen and thirty four approve gay relationships so clearly even if the supreme court does decriminalize homosexuality the community need to has a fight ahead to gain widespread social acceptance of thank you very much. now in britain for ball transfer news portugal forward christiane i don't know though has joined you ventouse for real madrid for a fee of one hundred million euros the thirty three year old signed a four year deal with the italian champs on shoes they were poorly worth and i watter a five hundred fifty thousand euros a week now to lift it for champions league and two league titles in a goa littering nine years spell in madrid becoming the club's all time top scorer in the

roll 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. house the european central bank overstepped its paws as part of its quantitative easing program the e.c.b. has carried out large scale bond purchases germany has now lost the european court of justice to decide whether the measure which was intended to stimulate the economy of eurozone states reached the e.c.b. as monitor policy

want 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

don't 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

roll 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

while visiting uganda indian prime minister narendra modi promised a cancer therapy machine for a local hospital and new infrastructure loans he also chose his words carefully. our development partnership will be guided by your priorities. it will be on terms they will be comfortable for your potential. and not constrain your future. like uganda india was once a british colony it hopes that shared history can help bolster its foothold in africa indian companies have invested heavily in the continent for years. china has also poured money into africa largely in the form of development loans between two thousand and two thousand and fourteen it made six billion dollars available annually in the last three years alone it offered sixty billion dollars that money goes to roads dams power plants and agricultural technology all bound to chinese companies and suppliers while the e.u. and u.s. still invest more in africa chinese trade on the continent has taken off the e.u. hopes to catch up with a series of free trade agreements it's now negotiating across africa. for more on the potential off

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

such fears have been exacerbated by prime minister narendra modi, who pledged to deport bangladeshi intrudersa fellow party member 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're saying these people will be expelled? yes, yes. for 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. the party of the cambodian prime minister hun sen, in power since 1985, has won a landslide victory in a general election that lacked any serious challengers. the country has been pursuing rapid economic development with foreign investment, including plenty from its big neighbour, china. but infrastructure projects have displaced thousands of people and damaged the local environment. the areas affected have been largely inaccessible to foreign media. the bbc‘s nga pham has this report. it used to be a thriving community, now this is all that's left. the entire village and surrounding

many are prevented from joining the workforce to to social and cultural pressures prime minister narendra modi's government is trying to close the labor gap through their promotion of skills programs and in two thousand and seventeen parliament passed a bill to double the amount of paid maternity leave to twenty six weeks but even that move could potentially cause women's jobs to disappear so here with us now to help unpack the reasons why there's been such a drop in india's female labor force participation rate. data journalist based in. chennai india and today's about india need to ananda is a director for a conference and that's a communications consultancy firm and enter in italy share saying barack is the program manager for the international labor organization training center he previously served as deputy director of ilo india welcome everyone to the stream of course to our online community i want to start with the tab this article has been circulating online from the economist not too long ago it was released the missing two hundred thirty five million why india needs women to work and i

movement 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. to foreigners tribunals has been done to fight many such people whose name will not be appearing on our seats 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 threads tree on monday rush nothing says there's no reason for anyone to panic and he has ruled out further detentions the gover

such fears have been exacerbated by prime minister narendra modi, who pledged to deport bangladeshi "bout his intentions. everybody will be given the right to prove their citizenship, but if they fail to do so, well, the legal system will take its own course. you are saying these people will be expelled? yes. for now, bengali river communities are staying put, hoping hostility towards them subsides after next year's national elections. hasitun says they have always lived peacefully alongside their hindu neighbours, but now she fears bad news is on its way. joe miller, bbc news, assam. a 26—year—old man has pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation after claiming to be a resident at grenfell tower before the fire. westminster magistrates' court heard yonatan eyob claimed £81,000 in financial aid over a 12—month period. he'll be sentenced next month. he's the ninth person to have appeared in court charged with fraud following the grenfell fire. special safety measures will be in place to protect mourners at the funeral in salisbury of a woman who died from exposure to the nerve ag

india's prime minister narendra modi is congratulated him on his party's victory in pakistan's general election it was their first course since pakistan tehreek e insaf one last week. is in the capital islamabad so relations usually tense between the two neighbors how significant is this phone call conversation. well right now everybody is wondering where did it didn't judge call or diplomatic niceties at the moment what did happen day dead all three of them around caught on . the election head in august on the issue. if the indians go one step toward that we would do that or territorial disputes including kashmir can only be a dog through negotiations between the two country mr. crown was that he. had region for peace and development in the neighborhood so it would be important he did indeed a tall where that relations are on demand and what steps iran contra government great day and how dad will be gated by india when it does happen. related to the foreign policy issue i mean imran khan had received a call from maestro. here from the name badge made the horn or door and said that ira

such fears have been exacerbated by prime minister narendra modi, who pledged to deport bangladeshi intrudersar 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. for 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. fresh from his tour de france victory, the welsh cyclist geraint thomas has arrived back in the uk. discussions are under way in cardiff about how to mark his achievement, as sian lloyd reports. the city waiting for geraint thomas to come home. flags have gone up at cardiff castle. behind the scenes, plans are being made to give him a hero's welcome. i think it's amazing that geraint thomas has won the tour de france and, you know, it inspires little kids to get onto their bikes. i was watching the tour de france and i want to know when is he coming back to cardiff, geraint thomas? we don't know yet, but when

movement 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 thousand nine hundred one. the book said. to foreigners tribunals has been done to fight many such people whose name will not be appearing in an r.c. 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 and most of them as far as i mean god their name would be obviated nic but beyond having done the move then was deemed to be only a dairy and i didn't nic india's interior minister has ordered security to be tightened before the release of the updated threads tree on monday rush nothing says there's no reason for anyone to pan

indian prime minister narendra modi faces a no-confidence vote. first such challenge that india has had in 15 years. the ruling coalition is expected to defeat the motion. global news, 24 hours a day on air and at tic-toc on twitter, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ,uy: geraldine sundstrom dir/portfolio manager, pimco europe, you talk about this five-year horizon for a downturn. it looks like it is about to invert in the united states, and we are seeing flat curves around the world. is that an indication that it is a bit nearer than further? and how soon will we see a flat curve with the potential for an emerging? geraldine: in the past, it has been an indicator, but this time it takes a lot of courage to say it is different. the factors would point that maybe this time it is somewhat pimco is neutral, and the demographics show a key -- we alsoa longer noted in the u.s., tax reform is a great incentive for a number of companies to do things with their pension funds. guy: we talked about that

large factories and have created jobs for locals this success is a highlight for prime minister narendra modi's visit to uganda his meeting with host president yoweri museveni his highly anticipated so we would anticipate that. now you see so many people are going for treatment to india and we have the transfer of technology in this part of the world. trading yes we would like to see trading good but trading can come later agro based and indian farmers have been very successful families. can we have the indian farmers transfer themselves here with their technology train our people. ahead of modi's address to uganda's parliament lawmakers want him to present more trade opportunities and strings the existing ones we have so many young people in this country was troubling to us with the start ups. the ideas that this idea that a beach abated i believe it for india with six people yes generation. evolve. the proud for what would benefit from a b expertize modi's visit is backed by the african union to promote trade between africa and india which is currently valued at ninety billion dollars annuall

indian prime minister narendra modi faces a no-confidence vote in parliament later today. the key test is the first such challenge for any india administration in 15 years. while the ruling coalition is expected to defeat the motion, the outcome will reveal which group has been more successful in pulling small parties into its fold. global news, 24 hours a day, on-air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . when you look at the overall regional picture, it is pretty flat in asia on the final trading day of the week. strength, meaning japanese markets are lower. we have the yuan weakness weighing in. more broadly, aussie stocks are higher for a third day. indian stocks, we just mentioned that parliamentary vote, still near a high. falling by the daily in hong kong and china. we can see the travel group in the a share market off by 10%. tsmc, we were talking about yesterday. there's been a few upgrades. nomura raising it to a buy. the stock has risen sharp

many are prevented from joining the workforce to to social and cultural pressures prime minister narendra modi's government is trying to close the labor gap through their promotion of skills programs and in two thousand and seventeen parliament passed a bill to double the amount of paid maternity leave to twenty six weeks but even that move could potentially cause women's jobs to disappear so here with us now to help unpack the reasons why there's been such a drop in india's female labor force participation rate. data journalist based in chennai india in pretty bad india i need to on is the director for come first india that's a communications consultancy firm and enter in italy share saying barack is the program manager for the international labor organization training center he previously served as deputy director of ilo india welcome everyone. to the stream of course to our online community i want to start with the tabs this article has been circulating online from the economist not too long ago it was released the missing two hundred thirty five million why india needs women to work and in p

leader of the opposition congress party rahul gandhi said the latest lynching was an example of pm narendra modi's goyal calling mr gandhi a "merchant of hate". here's sangeetha rajan with more on what we know about the incident. the allegations in the police are that they 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 m

narendra modi's government has long claimed that assam is being infiltrated by migrants from neighbouringm before the formation of bangladesh in 1971. joe miller reports. these people have always called india home. but now they and dozens of their fellow villagers expect to lose the citizenship they thought was theirs by birth. they fear their land, voting rights and freedom will be next. schoolteacher hasitun is now the sole provider for herfour children. her husband, suspected of being a foreigner, is already behind bars. a target, she says, of a witchhunt against her bengali muslim community. translation: this is our country. i grew up here, i studied here, i got married here, i have land here. how come we are not indians? authorities claim settlers from nearby bangladesh are enmeshed in assam's bengali population, hiding in plain sight, often with forged papers. to help pinpoint them, all 32 million inhabitants of the state have been forced to produce documents proving that their assamese routes go back to before 1971, but record—keeping in remote areas is patchy and human rights grou

the indian prime minister narendra modi has ordered imran khan and congratulated him on his release and week three in the pakistani elections. his region for peace and development in the neighborhood this all happening after imran khan made it quite clear that pakistan wanted to resolve all outstanding issues particularly. including through negotiations and that if the indians are one step towards pakistan he would take to your dad of course raising some hope that perhaps there may be one cimarron kong government takeover headed it is expected within the next few weeks also the fact that the ground president. has also called emraan gradually to dame and of course and why did him with an open invitation the wizard of one a stand with him ron had already accepted on that front and ron howard said that he wanted open borders would have one is done more in line with what is. make an investment in the european union and also guard a message from the really an ambassador to islamabad in the meantime other ambassadors from arab countries as relevant the chinese have been meeting imran khan res

has turned into zino phobia during his two thousand and sixteen election campaign 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. the book said. to foreigners tribunals has been done to fight many such people whose name will not be appearing in an r.c. 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 ended up to seventy one and most to me as far as i'm a got their name with me and be operated on i see but beyond having done the moves in muslim down definitely 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 russia nothing says there's no reason for anyon