high alert following the terror attacks in sri lanka we talk about the increased terror threat in south asia and the spread of extremism in the region. i'm british managing welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump says nobody's happy why north korea says it's learned about various long range strike means all comments to do with north korea's latest missile and launches three in the last five days the launches have drawn international criticism the u.n. warned against talking regional tensions often launched two short range missiles on saturday south korea's president. says the latest missile launch was to protest the famed talks in hanoi with donald trump. pyongyang seems to be quite dissatisfied that it couldn't reach a deal at the second north korean u.s. summit in hanoi. to put the question with or there will be not move on. the missiles don't seem to directly threaten the united states japan or south korea so they appear to be taking care not to break down the dialogue process at the same time they would definitely expressing an opinion. that it is h

in general if there is this overall impact on terrorism in south asia is there a need for countries in the region to cooperate amongst themselves intelligence sharing or potentially new mechanisms of counted in terms of absolutely so i would break this into three levels the first is i wouldn't sit controller of the cyber but definitely kind of a check on the cyber so you know india is one of the largest users of facebook and i think whatsapp is like part of every indian's life and that's where the danger lies but india has taken very strong steps in controlling that and we have we are in the process of a robust cyber laws the second thing is intel sharing that is imperative especially with those countries with whom we have very good relationships and yes we are we do have one or two neighbors with with which historically we do not have such good relationship in which case of course but still because of the trust deficit the intent but intel sharing is imperative and the third is the advantage of intelligence. airing as you know in the street issue where india did share into i think

more than two hundred fifty killed a nation shaken and south asia in the crosshairs of tara once more the bloody easter sunday bombings in sri lanka were blamed on locum islamist groups at least one of which had pledged allegiance to so-called islamic state but a few days after the attack a warning started circulating on a telegram channel in bengali it was posted by a pro i.a.s. media group and indicated that the comments in sri lanka could soon be replicated in bangladesh or india and it's this suspected connection that's fueling concerns that jihad just extremism could be on the rise on the indian subcontinent bung others has been on high alert ever since the deadly attack on a faint twenty sixteen and a crack down on militants is ongoing two weeks ago police raided a hideout in the capital and killed at least two people suspected of belonging to the militant group that carried out the twenty sixteen attack on the day of the three bangladesh's government corporation to tackle the rising threat of jihad just extremism and terrorists have no religion terrorists have no country they a

we have our south east asia correspondence joining have our south east asia correspondencejoining us what can we expect anything coming hour or so from these ceremonies? it is the second stage of what is arguably symbolically the most important part of the entire three day ceremony which involves water. always an important element, it is at the very centre of rice cultivation, transport. thailand has been built around river valleys, as have other kingdoms here. the first part, a spiritual purification shower. the water poured in by the supreme shower. the water poured in by the supreme patriarch, bhumibol adulyadej. he was carried out carrying something like a tiger. he now has to change into a much more elaborate coronation dress. we're not sure whether is waiting for an auspicious time or whether it is taking time to get into these rather stiff close. eight people, all symbolically important, will pour sacre water over his hands. the current prime minister, one of his coup leaders, is finance minister and perhaps symbolically most important of all, one of the oldest man still active

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let's take you to south asia now to pakistan where a christian woman who spent eight years on death row in a blasphemy case has left the country. lawyers says that she's now in canada six months ago she was acquitted by pakistan's supreme court the verdict led to protests and part of the country bibi was originally convicted in twenty ten of being accused of insulting the prophet mohammed during a fight with her neighbors. a faction of the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for a bomb blast at a popular shrine in the city of lahore at least eight people including five police officers have been killed in one of pakistan's oldest shrines victoria gate be as the latest. forensic scientists focused their attention on a police band damaged in the blast it was parked outside a popular sci fi shrine in the city of lahore offices responsible for guarding the entrance the women were inside the game. most of the wounded have been moved to mt hospital according to our initial reports there are seventeen to twenty two wounded and rescue workers ongoing seven to ten people are in critical

asia welcome to the u.s. china trade war is taking its toll on global stock market shares are heading south from asia to europe this as beijing gets ready to ramp up retaliation to u.s. measures blacklisting some quote unreliable foreign firms and hiking tariffs on a range of u.s. goods starting on june the 1st u.s. time so where are we up to in this conflict now so far the u.s. has imposed tariffs on chinese goods worth $250000000000.00 that's almost half of the goods china sold to the u.s. in 2018 now beijing retaliated by imposing tariffs on $110000000000.00 worth of u.s. goods entering china and that's almost as much as all the u.s. exports to china in 2018 hours washington keeps up.

now at the last swearing in back in 2014 prime minister and leaders of the so are 2 nations the south asia region a walk. mission group invited now. actually somehow become the fun because it actually has pockets fun as a member and it was back in 2016 the last time a summit was attempted in get rejected going to that summit because off a terror attack that had happened back in 216 now this time in 2019 members off the beams to a group have been invited this is basically another beach no cooperation group that centers around the bay of bengal to the east of india and these regional leaders have been invited to focus not only on maritime security in trade but on neighborhood 1st look east policies are clear indications being made about national policy as well as foreign policy and as ready with its new government for the next 5 years and primus in any of the more the is at the helm once again. reporting from delhi as a reminder of top stories at this hour rescuers are searching for 21 people missing after a sightseeing boat sank last night redundant in good past 7 people are confirmed dead

i'm melissa chan and welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us we begin in south asia where cycling finally has slammed into india's eastern coast it made landfall close to the city of perri early on friday the cyclons up to two hundred kilometer an hour winds have already cut power and water in some areas but what really worries officials is any storm surge that could send ocean waves inland flooding parts of the coast ahead of the psych loan the indian government moved quickly evacuating more than a million people along vulnerable low lying areas here's more. they knew it was coming. india's coastal state of addition was braced for the worst. more than a million people were evacuated ahead of the storm but the coastal resort of poori still suffered extensive damage. landfall as started at eight am. and some of the portion of the i already entered in land area and it takes time or more two hours it will take time to complete the landfall process and. and it's close to. the storm brought down trees and power lines as it moved inland in bhubaneswar odisha state capital the st

countries now at the last swearing in back in 2014 prime ministers and leaders of the sarc nations the south asia regional cooperation group invited. actually somehow become the fund because it actually hospice done as a member and it was back in 2016 the last time a summit was attempted in get rejected going to that summit because also a terror attack that had happened back in $216.00 now this time and $29.00 members off the beams to a group have been invited this is basically another beach no cooperation group that centers around the building go to the east of india and these leaders have been invited to a focus not only on monitoring security in trade but on india's. neighborhood 1st look east policy is a clear indications being made about national policy as well as foreign policy and as ready with its new government for the next 5 years and primus in any of them or the is at the helm once again. now the us state of georgia plans to introduce radical new anti-abortion laws and back could cost it economically the state is a major hub for the film and entertainment industry but some production c

face 5 more years of all right polarizing politics and more importantly what does this mean for south asia and the wider region dr such as is still with us dr shika what is the direct impact on india's foreign policy because of the pakistan as a result of 5 more years of many of them or this government being at the mall muscular didn't foresee even begin that would be to meet muscular means for the pakistan of course the i mean will be projected as the enemy of india and definitely with pakistan you're also going to be you know is sort related you know minority or something which may be a incited to the security of india in that sense that is swapped out it is a model something supported and is sponsored by the pakistan but the question we. hope part of the question of pakistan and a muslim kind of an important policy of india is concerned definitely if we i mean look like look like but it's not we the reality again you can't we are me because if you look at 5 years of not in the more the it was never the case that every 41. there was no such case that india has india has some whole projec

with india face 5 more years of all right polarizing and more importantly what does this mean for south asia and the wider region. is still with us dr shika. what is the direct impact of india's foreign policy visit before you start as a result of 5 more years of the ever more discovered obvious looking at the mall muscular devoted she even again that would be the meat muslims for pakistan of course the i mean will be projected as the enemy of india and definitely with pakistan you're also going to miss the you know you saw related you know minority or something which may be a incited to the security of india in that sense the swap that it is a model something supported and is sponsored by the pakistan but the question. of hope right of the question of pakistan and the muslim kind of an important policy of india is concerned. we i mean look like look like but if not with the reality again it will be a myth because if you look at 5 years of not in them all the it was never the case that every party when. there was no such case that india has india has some whole project get yourself very powe

our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan has the latest.man, has retained his grip on power. back for a second term, the boy who sold tea has grown into one of the world's most powerful men. translation: it's the people who have won. i dedicate this victory humbly to the citizens of this country. i only have one emotion to express — long live mother india. if this was a referendum on his popularity, he's seen off his challengers forfive more years. celebrations here are about more than just this election. mr modi's bjp party secured an historic landslide victory, but it also disrupted a political landscape dominated by the same party, the same family, since independence in 19117. rahul gandhi, torchbearer for india's first family, humiliated by mr modi and by the nation. the great hope who never delivered. his performance in this election derided as uninspiring, out of touch. political royalty but no match for the former chai runner. while his opponents campaigned, mr modi went on a pilgrimage. in this deeply religious country, he's electri

our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is live in delhi with the latest tonight.endra modi is preparing to serve another five yea rs preparing to serve another five years in the parliament building behind me. he's been delivered on historic mandate. it's the first time in nearly half a century that a single party has won back to back majorities here. india has a parliamentary system, but in many ways this election felt presidential and it all came down to one man. narendra modi, india's strongman, has retained his grip on power. back for a second term, the boy who sold tea has grown into one of the world's most powerful men. translation: the people have won. i dedicate this victory humbly to the citizens of this country. i only have one emotion to express — long live mother india. if this was a referendum on his popularity, he's seen off his challengers forfive more years. celebrations here are about more than just this election. mr modi's bjp party secured an historic landslide victory, but it also disrupted a political landscape dominated by the same party, the

the united states, the lunatic line was constructed by indentured asian labor in this case from south asia. at least 2500 of them died along the way, she figures slightly less for the transcontinental railroad. at least 100 of those died at the hands of a singularly clever pride of lions which learned to hunt workers. they were eventually shot and you can still see today in chicago's museum of natural history. at least 500 people died in their short lives at the railroad traverse. this is hardly a history to be proud of but the line was hailed in its time as an emblem of european intrepidity and enterprise, a beefing of light and progress, consider the description of these members who rode the line in 1908, the railroad, wild man, wild beast does not differ from what it was in europe. that passenger was an american, u.s. president, theodore roosevelt, he come to africa on a hunting expedition on behalf of the smithsonian and what would become the museum of natural history in new york city. members of the party called thousands of specimens, roosevelt himself trapped more than 500 animals i

in a south asia strategy. that's not negotiable in our counterterrorism interests. quickly identified the position of the taliban which is a complete withdrawal of all u.s. forces. interests are to make sure that our counterterrorism nterests are addressed as well as some other principals that i'm sure that the state department will insist upon in the dialogue. in a very important principal that we have insisted on is an afghan-owned, afghan-led dialogue. initial work of the ambassador, god bless him, he is doing something that hasn't been in 10 or 15 years. and for all the skepticism that have on this diplomatic track, the fact there is a diplomatic track. we do all we can to reinforce that and we are. a need to understand that key part of the current diplomatic framework is to afghan hat the government and people inclusive fghan people are participants in that process. >> last question to marvin in front row, please. general, first of all, thank you very much for being here today. wo quick questions, the fir

right now, as you know and it is increase of islamic terrorisms, and seems to be spreading into south asia, is that the next front in the global war and what can we do to support u.s. allies like india and others in the region to confront, who are literally on the front lines of that war? >> yeah, and i think, look, with the collapse of the caliphate, in iraq and syria, as i want, they cannot conduct external operations from space they cannot govern. i have an isis license plate in my office. it's a license plate. it shows you the extent -- >> were you driving there? >> a delta force guy gave it to me. the owner is no longer with us. fortunately. but to your point they're going underground, but where they're popping their ugly heads up i think are in asia, as you point out, and particular lay the sha low pressure -- we're going to have to deal with the -- so from a homeland perspective, and this is where lindsey and i are on the same page. with he can do a lot of good things right now to stabilize thinks countries. with india, and they had the mumbai attacks, so it's nothing new to them. c

2 very large numbers ranging to 35 percent in kind of some countries in the middle east and in south asia so these are not trivial amounts of money and one of the main barrys that you're specifically seeing here at the i.m.f. across the world they start inequalities of opportunities in at birth in many countries as you know. there's sex selection even before the child was born assuming that there are born there is in the qualities of opportunity and in health and in education access to finance this could be through differences and how much access you have to property ownership of property inheritance and all the countries that keep you awake at night for example with practice that just isn't going to get women where they need to be not just for women but for the health of the global economy yeah there are many reasons to to stay awake and i let me let me raise india as one example where. female labor force participation is low. but what stands out is actually has been declining over the last few years this stands in contrast to many countries say in latin america where a few men they were

could you comment on the role of south asia and the south asia-east asia rivalry but particularly india and china? senator coons: absolutely. thank you. i'm meeting with india's ambassador to the united states this week. i made a trip to india last year. we have in nomenclature refrained it as the indo-pacific and it's interesting to me in every meeting to hear reference to the indo-pacific rather than the pacific rim and east asia and our challenge is moving that from rhetoric to reality. the united states has, i think, a natural long-term close relationship with india. like the united states, it is a multi-lingual, multi-ethic , multi-faith, vibrant society that has a wide open press and political system that has significant development challenges, but also has seen a significant rise in its prosperity, its security and also has a remarkable disparate community in the united states. there are lots of reasons, not least of which is our shared history, of english common-law and of the rules and traditions and systems of an open society and a democracy, that should make us very close and

asia korea service. i have two questions about north korea. southkorean government announced today that they will provide over $8 billion in he he meant to aid to north korea by international -- [inaudible] so do you support this measure may by south korean government? second question is about north koreans provocation. national north korea warned u.s. should change position by the end of this year, otherwise they will get some consequences. and then north korea launches short missile range missile last week. so how do you see north korean reaction and how to see the perspective that allow current negotiation between united states and north korea nuclear negotiation? >> that's a good question. look, i'm all for humanitarian aid but i think it flies in the face of actual pressure campaign. the south korean president moon has come there's a split within south korea over the right way of proceed with north korea. i think the maximum pressure, get kim jong-un to the table. i think we have to indicate with them. we have to have conversations with him. be

i think in english it will be more more thing in south asia which is or was not missed the next 2 or 3 years more stadium. just wanted to be organic. manufactured more stadiums to do it the better for english football. from england to mongolia where football is a relatively young sport and one youngster. is hoping to hit the big time. today the pin will win with the strongest will power i saw the opponent also very sluggish can. you think of the all. the. time to get fired up before the national anthems began the same pre-match scenario as anywhere else in the world except that in international game for mongolia's under $23.00 side is anything but normal. football is still a fairly rare side here on my girls conceded by mongolia after 3 matches the team are rock bottom of their qualifying group for the 2020 asia cup but they do manage to find that themselves now and again. for. them to join takes a little come up with you. but there is hope on the horizon for mongolian football mitchell advice from germany is now coach of both the under 20 three's i'm a senior national team he previo

the prime minister and leaders of the south asia regional cooperation group were invited. that group has pakistan as a member, and it t was bacack in 6 the last time a summit was attempted. india rejected going to the summit because of a terror atattack that had happened in kashmir thatt in 2016. this time in 2019, members of another regional cooperation group that centers around the bay of bengal to the east of india have been invited. these leaders have been invited to show a focus not only on maritime security and trade but on india's neighborhoooo first, clear indications being madade about nationonal policy as wells foreigign policy. india is ready with its new government for the next five years and prime minister modi is at the helm once again. >> to latin america now, the region with the highest number of forced disappearances in the world. official figures estimate that around 200 thousand people have disappeared in the last two decades, though t tt is likely to be an underestimate. the country with the most missing persons is columbia -- columbia -- colombia. civi

. >> as somebody is remodeling their house with south asia giving those terrorist attacks that recent declaration by isys and the increase of islamic terrorist activities in india is at the next front of the global war will lead you to support those to confront on the front lines cracks. >> with the collapse of the caliphate as i said they cannot conduct external operations from the space they cannot govern. >> and then in asia as you point out and in particular the south and if we don't start dealing with that now with those internal operations we can do a lot of good things right now to stabilize these countries with india it is nothing new to them and in the philippines there is al qaeda and indonesia as well. i always said it won't go away in her lifetime the radical islamist behavior. but i will tell you i feel safer when the caliphate has been destroyed. >> but you make that distinction and places where they could put down that infrastructure that sustained campaign of operations is that fair quick. >> yes and the power vacuum with 911 with iraq and syria any time they can put d

a peaceful corner of south east asia.ruler for more than 50 yea rs. absolute ruler for more than 50 years. this is the capital during friday prayers. the sultan now wants kawann to be even more islamic, imposing harsh sharia punishments, provoking international outrage. it is our responsibility as a muslim country, explained recently, in a rare public statement, but he also promised not to carry out any death sentences. islam is at the core of brunei's national identity. yet very few people here believe the harsh sharia laws will actually be implemented. brunei is laid—back, we are not like muslim societies in the arab world yet, tellingly, no—one will speak to us about these new laws. laid—back it may be, but people in brunei know they have no freedom about talking freely about what the government imposes on them. we got in touch with a woman called sarah. too nervous even to meet us, she was willing to respond on a secure messaging app. like many gays in brunei, she fears rising intolerance. if you are gay in brunei, ca

in southeast and south asia, and in the philippines there. >> are also outbreaks in venezuela and brazil, other parts of south america, as well as ukraine, israel, other parts of europe and africa as well. >> reporter: dr. han says there has been only four cases of the measles in santa clara county, and that two-step measles vaccine is 97% effective. live at san jose international, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, terry. >>> demanding change. on this mayday, workers in san francisco marched from justin herman plaza to civic center, making noise to call attention for rights for worry. they're currently fighting discrimination and sexism on the job, and teachers say they need a living professional, my coworkers work more than two to three jobs at a time, and they are -- they are tired. we're stressed out. hundreds ofn members and labor activists gathered to push back against the a's and their proposed waterfront ballpark. workers argue the proposal to build a new stadium and a housing project would kill their jobs while making it dangerous for ships in the port. >>> and in

the result follows the world's largest ever election process as the bbc‘s south asia correspondent, rajinin, reports from delhi. a warning that there are some flashing images in this piece. narendra modi, india's strongman, has retained his grip on power. back for a second term, the boy who sold tea has grown into one of the world's most powerful men. translation: it's the people who have won. i dedicate this victory humbly to the citizens of this country. i only have one emotion to express — long live mother india. if this was a referendum on his popularity, he's seen off his challengers forfive more years. celebrations here are about more than just this election. mr modi's bjp party secured an historic landslide victory, but it also disrupted a political landscape dominated by the same party, the same family, since independence in 1947. rahul gandhi, torchbearer for india's first family, humiliated by mr modi and by the nation, the great hope who never delivered. his performance in this election derided as uninspiring, out of touch. political royalty but no match for the former chai runn

the sultan last week promised not to carry out any death sentences, but as our south—east asia correspondentjonathan wealthy, orderly and sleepy — a peaceful corner of south—east asia. brunei is also deeply religious, by custom and by order of its sultan, absolute ruler of this tiny country for more than 50 years. this is the capital during friday prayers. the sultan now wants brunei to be even more islamic. he has imposed harsh sharia punishments, provoking international outrage. "it's our responsibility as a muslim country, " he explained recently, in a rare public statement. but he also promised not to carry out any death sentences. islam is at the core of brunei's national identity. its role in everyday life is non—negotiable. yet very few people here believe the harsh sharia laws just enacted will actually be implemented. brunei is laid—back, they say, we're easy—going, we are not like muslim societies in the arab world. yet, tellingly, no—one will speak to us about these new laws. they've been told not to. laid—back it may be, but bruneians know they have no freedom to talk openly about what t

resolving all outstanding issues particularly kashmir dispute to bring peace and prosperity in south asia we remain committed to peace with all our neighbors and beyond and we hope to have pakistan's prime minister imran khan as well as narendra modi on the show soon but now straight to one of humankind the most fundamental freedoms journalism currently arguably under attack in the u.k. joining me via skype from new york is lawyer and harvard law professor emeritus alan dershowitz on thanks for coming on the show what do you make of julian songe in a u.k. court tomorrow via video link on extradition charges to the united states for violating the espionage act i think the united states government made a foolish tactical blunder by indicting him and in the espionage act merely publishing material that was classified and stolen by others had they maintained their original indictment for helping to break into a password and helping to steal classified information i think the extradition would be open and shut and britain would under the tree extradite but now they raise the problem whether th

pakistan's prime minister imran khan tweeted that he looked forward to working with modi for peace in south asia the 2 countries came close to war when pakistan based militants staged a terror attack in the disputed kashmir region critics had accused modi of exploiting those tensions to gain votes but replying to khan modi also plans a desire for peace the next 5 years will show if modi really does make good on his words and we're going to be joined now by just well in delhi as a new mr this was a resoundingly win for the governing b j p it seems poles were expecting it to fall short of an overall majority was this election about the issues or was it about narendra modi. well definitely resoundingly in one that was actually bigger than the one they had in 2014 which was historic in itself so clearly the mandate has completely supported now dreams or more of the in venue also about what's what was this election about an arrangement of the i think it's pretty safe to say yes over the course of the selection of was seen as a referendum on the prime minister and the last 5 years off is daniel and wh

it's banned an israeli company responsible for the accounts users in west africa latin america and south asia were targeted by the campaign facebook says the israeli companies spent nearly a $1000000.00 on ads. at least 15 people have died due to flooding in the mali and capital bamako a bridge collapse in the city's nehemiah quarter commune killed at least 10 people the capital has been hit by 2 renshaw rains causing serious property damage. one of the world's most renowned architects i am pay has died at the age of $102.00 his works include well known buildings like the loof pyramid in paris and the museum of islamic art tearing cattle victoria gates and be looks back at his life. i am pais designs helped shape the skyline of cities around the world from the distinctive glass pyramid of the lead in paris to the $72.00 story bank of china tower in hong kong doha's museum of islamic art was one of his last projects it was inaugurated in 2008 and combines a modern design with elements of islamic architecture. and very on the actually to be presented to you in this manner. i won an architect bu

pakistan prime minister imran khan tweeting that he looks forward to working with modi for peace in south asia. modi has promised a more inclusive india over the next 5 years but he might also see a mandate to push his hindu 1st policies even harder. schoolchildren have kicked off one wife to a test demanding action on climate change is the 2nd quarter needed global demonstration by the fridays for future movement pupils in australia and new zealand got the protest building with their bid to pressure politicians into taking more decisive steps to stop global warming other young people on the road xpect joined in the mass. today. and joining me now from brandenburg gate in the heart of berlin is own correspondent walter to say what's happening there right now in berlin and elsewhere. well as you can tell a lot is happening by behind me the life banners just started by this if you see today is a very happy and jolly event we came here ali and i was absolutely surprised how organized this event has become the band has been set up early speakers is even a help line for people who might feel uncomf

it's become a key election issue, as our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports.karwal tribe. they're outcasts, treated with resentment wherever they go. when they tried to settle in the majority—hindu town of kathua, in northern india, some locals wanted to teach them a lesson so severe they'd leave forever. what happened in this sacred hindu temple last year sent shock waves across the country. asifa bano was eight when she was held captive for a week, drugged, gang raped, then murdered. "when we found her body, it was black," her mother, naseema, tells me. "she had been electrocuted, hit with rocks and strangled. she was only a child." her grieving father, mohammed yusuf, believes his little girl was targeted because of their faith. what followed was just as shocking. eight hindu men were charged. these people took to the streets, not in support of the victim, but in solidarity with those accused. two bjp politicians were among the protesters — it took weeks of pressure before they were forced to resign. tensions are growing in many parts of the country. one of

that no one should have to travel more than 2 kilometres to vote, and the poll lasted 39 days. 0ur south asiant rajini vaidyanathan, reports from delhi. a warning that there are flashing images in her report. narendra modi, india's strongman, has retained his grip on power. back for a second term, the boy who sold tea has grown into one of the world's most powerful men. beloved too many, his autocratic brand of hindu nationalism has ca ptu red brand of hindu nationalism has captured the faith of the people. across this vast nation, the bjp notched up big wins. if this was a referendum on his popularity, he has seen referendum on his popularity, he has seen off his challengers and won a mandate that has quietened his critics. celebrations here are about more thanjust critics. celebrations here are about more than just this election. narendra modi's party secured at historic landslide victory but also disrupted a political landscape dominated by the same party, the same family since independence in 1947. the opposition congress party. rahul gandhi, torchbearer india's first family, great grands

pakistan's prime minister imran khan tweeted that he looked forward to working with modi for peace in south asia the 2 countries came close to war when pakistan based militants staged a terror attack in the disputed kashmir region. critics have accused modi of exploiting those tensions to gain votes the group. pledged a design for peace to make 5 years with modi really does make good on his words. all right we're going to try to bring you back to our correspondent in delhi for some more analysis but for now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world the united states has issued 17 new charges against wiki leaks founder julian assange the australian is in custody in london after being evicted last month from the ecuadorian embassy the u.s. is seeking his extradition and the new charges go way beyond the initial indictment included receiving and publishing classified information. hollywood producer harvey weinstein has reached a provisional deal to settle multiple civil cases against him. for sexual misconduct a big deal is reportedly worth $44000000.00 but it hasn

well south asia analyst to do misra says the rapid spread of propaganda and its rumors online it's a key factor in the ongoing unrest. the fact of the matter is that they most sense on the ground are very raw and it's simply cannot control that emotion or let it be the christians are called with for muslims as well and we are also talking about a history of violence in the country you expected that with modernity to build a lot of this into this interconnectedness hundreds infamous and highway people would have moved away from these primordial identities but that hasn't happened unfortunately what we're saying is that in the hands of bigots in the hands of radicals in the hands of conservatives the idleness on highways used to properly a specific kind of narrative a specific kind of propaganda and unfortunately we don't have control over that unlike what we have hard in the past where the police can come knocking on the door people would know as to exactly what is going on. the u.s. and germany are a lot to live dispute over the nord stream to gas pipeline but little says it won't be