many canadian seeks, far more worried about the impact it will have for them in canada and over in south asia, the same goes 6 in tune. job are likewise worried about the effect this will have on them as dw ideal bought reports and go on the streets of ribs or in north western india. these activists of protesting the king all 6 separate this leader of the signature. they see the indian government part of the murder in canada and raised prime minister to exposing the eligible enrollment. they denied such claims for the active list in assist the city leader and was assassinated. the organizer of the brook this belongs to a group which seemed quite a separate sic homeland, also known as college stone. he sees the beginning of the city, the in canada really have repercussions of the thing that the us as soon as this is no use estimation of how deep signature alone, one quarter century he's assassination. the indian state is instilling fee to the minds of the younger generation that supports the close of kyla stands and there is a separate that's explained that they had gone off being a modern and

put political gains are joining us is changed budge pace, senior research fellow for south asia at chat townhouse. thanks for coming on the program. it seems that the assassination of hardy seeing the jar has had the opposite effect of what the murders and candid and now there's global attention to a previously largely unknown and, and very small separatist movement. talk about things backfiring here. well, you know, the color's done. separatist movement was rooted and media instead of been job peach back in the 1980s, early 19 ninety's. it's been fueled by local grievances, but also by, by support from pockets. time we've seen a revival of sorts in recent years. fuel by next us with organized crime and drug smuggling and combined with economic change challenges in the state of punjab. but it's nowhere near where it was said 3 decades ago. and the college study movement is arguably stronger outside india than it is within the country today. why do you think delhi is escalating things with this latest diplomatic move against canada? so i think, and what we have seen is, you know, the, yo

in south asia, well, it’s absolutely clear that this dead forest will make it possible to hider in history, even the second world war, not to mention some korean vietnamese, just read the chronicle of events that comes from south asia, how it is there, and of course i’m ready to say that the next victim is of course pakistan, the most vulnerable state, and again this a state with nuclear weapons, again an undeclared nuclear power, the americans are following this nuclear trail, but there is also good news, and i read it here, you’re scared, yes, but i read it here, looked at it diagonally, about their reaction to our nuclear exercises, at the exit or rather, not a way out, we haven’t come out of anything yet, for a review, signatures, yes, that means they took ratification into the review, you know, there is no special reaction, something like this, you know, this is the reaction, dead zzyb, that is, you see vibrations are secondary to... but there is no reaction, i ’ll tell you this, dear friends, they shook off they, they really got fucked up, and they got fucked up especiall

lets speak to the bbc�*s world service south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan.president—elect. ——you spoke to the maldivian president—elect. what kind of an impact will his call for the withdrawal of indian troops have on relations between the two countries? well, the victory is already seen as a setback for india, which has close ties to the current administration of president abraham. now a call for withdrawing sentience troops is not going to be well received in delhi because india has about 75 troops there basically to maintain helicopters, it was donated by delhi some years ago and that was the reason why they were there to maintain and operate. if you listen to the clip there, he was very clearly saying that it is going to be his top priority. in fact, he won the election based on this sentience out campaign by the opposition and saying that basically the influence in the maldives needs to be reduced and bring back moldavia and sovereignty. you might wonder why india is so keen on the maldives. it is right in the middle of the sentience ocean. it has long

yes, i thank you, collek, and we continue, in south asia. society to take anti-russian position. in sri lanka , public opinion has always been on the side of russia and the russians. a newspaper columnist told our channel about this on the sidelines of a meeting of the valdai international discussion club. thank you very much for taking the time to answer our questions, and my first question concerns the session in which you are participating, it deals with such a large-scale issue as russian civilization, do you think now is the right time to talk about russian civilization and its role in the world. done that's right, we know this from history , from literature, but now is the right time to talk about civilization, the right time to remind the world of russia's contribution to the development of humanity, russian civilization, but we need to do it correctly, not talk in terms of exclusivity, as in the case of american exceptionalism , i don’t think we need the concept of russian exceptionalism, but we do need to know to fully appreciate ou

tropical landscapes, but others, it plunges through steep. gorgeous. meet home is the lifeline of south east asia. it's a transport route for millions of people bringing work and food to many countries. it flows from china threw me on my louse thailand, to cambodia and vietnam to the south china sea. it's one of the longest rivers in the well, the we're on a journey through northern allows us to explore the landscapes and experience the laid back laotian way of life. the time in a small village on the meek, on river, lives 50 year old 2nd. twice a day. he takes his whole fishing boat out onto the river of a 1200 different species of fish live in the me call, making it one of the most species rich imminent walters on the us. so i've been fishing here for over 22 years now. i moved to the village as a young man to live with my wife. i learned how to fish from the old man in the village, how long the fishing is, know my main source of income loss. i also work as a teacher at the elementary school in the village. it's like an item publishing is what i like to do the most to some so i love the river.

in south-east asia in east asia and our partners who work here are china, india, bangladesh, myanmarnesia, they are either already implementing or are in negotiations with us about creating joint projects, uh, this one - leading multiple the growth of energy consumption, in the nuclear... sphere is intensified by the technological , perhaps one could even say so, the cultural and emotional push that our projects produce in countries, this requires the preparation of nuclear infrastructure, a huge amount of not only practical, but scientific -research personnel, and perhaps large training programs that we are implementing here, and indeed, well, to be honest, it turns out that there is great satisfaction from working with these countries, our interest is not limited only to asia, of course, this is africa, this is the middle east, this is latin america , of course, first of all our neighbors, partners in the eurasian union, in the collaboration of independent states, and everywhere a combination of pragmatism, the choice of nuclear energy and rosatom as a partner for the implementatio

stage of one of rosatom’s largest foreign projects, which is of great importance for the whole of south asiart by pavel matveev. textile factory in the city of rajahi, near the indian border. here they make good silk in not very good conditions. there are few light bulbs, it is frankly dark, like in most of bangladesh. we really hope for the nuclear power plant, it will become brighter, work will go completely differently. there's not long to wait. intergovernmental agreement on construction by russian specialists. ac in rupora was achieved in 2011 . the general contract was signed in the fifteenth. the construction of the station began in the seventeenth, here is the ceremony of handing over the certificate of delivery of nuclear fuel to colleagues from bangladesh. the importance that both moscow and dhaka attach to this event is indicated by the fact that the leaders of the two countries, vladimir putin and sheikh hasina, addressed the ceremony participants. this flagship project meets the interests of the two countries and contributes to the future. deepening mutually beneficial cooperati

another story we are following, the world bank sees a slower growth for south asia but still expects fastest growing emerging-market region. south asia's economy could expand 5.6% in the next two years, down from an estimated 5.8% this year, the dimmer outok is mainly due to the fading of post-pandemic demand as well as higher interest rates. you can watch us live and see our past interviews on tv, there you can dive into any of the securities or bloomberg functions that we talk about, also become part of the conversation by sending us instant messages during our shows. this is for terminal subscribers only. check it out at tv. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: take a look at how cryptocurrencies are trading at the moment. bitcoin now falling for a second session, below the $28,000 level which we saw on monday. we continue to see risk off sentiment across the board with bond yields continuing to rise. the 10 year and 30 year treasury yield now at the highest level since 2007. of coursewe continue to watch the latest developments on this ongoing drama, the blockbuster trial of the u

—— south asia. fist about what has happened? -- south asia. �* ~' about what has happened?o'clock buildings i started shaken under a magnitude of 6.3 earthquake after it hit afghanistan, the third in the last eight days. panic residents ran out of the buildings and they were sleeping following two earthquakes, which were followed by two strong aftershocks. the geological survey says the epicentre was 30 kilometres north—west of the city near the border of iran. but have officials are saying they are investigating if any major damage has been caused. many of these villagers are difficult to reach out to. in the past two earthquakes, more than 1300 people were killed, and thousands displaced. we saw these heart—wrenching images of mass graves being tugged up for those killed. people are already sleeping in the open, they have nowhere else to go. they are staying intense, and this third earthquake has shaken residents in the western part of afghanistan. residents in the western part of afghanistan-— afghanistan. 0k, thank you for raivin us afghanistan. 0k, thank you for giving

. >> were going to change tact and look at what is happening in south asia, the world bank expectingh to be quick in south asia, and the overall economy for the subcontinent could expand 5.6%, down from 5.8%. it's a dimmer outlook, mainly due to per -- a fading of post-pandemic demand and higher interest rates. we have this gauge of stocks of state owned indian banks, they have rallied to a new all-time high and past its peak 13 years ago. our asian equity reporters that reporter joins us now. what does this tell us here? >> tate lenders in india have been on fire this year. they have outperformed their private sector competitors by a wide margin, and one of the key milestones that they have accrued this year is the index of banks has crossed its all-time high level which was seen in the 2004 index. a lot of investors are rotating their portfolios between thanks to -- the banks in india are seen as guards for privacy lenders for years, but this is the third year that the index of state owned banks is performing in their private years, those include the big banks like ics bank, and ot

this region connects central asia and afghanistan to open ocean waters, which many countries from south asia and central asia continue to use this corridor as the closest way to transport goods from central asia is in southeast asia, the arrival of the railway line to chabahar can also activate the tourism capacity of this region. do it more than before. in addition to the places that shabahar can carry goods between different countries or even between different continents, it can play this role in terms of its geographical location. special in the country for tourism. creating a suitable transportation helps tourists to be able to access it easily. right now, finally , the trip to chaab port is difficult. with the launch of this railway line, god willing, travelers and tourists can be present in chabahar port and use it. the connection of chabahar port to the railway will create the capacity of moving 7 million tons of cargo and 2 million passengers, and 300 billion tomans for the country annually. mr. khabarari of sed and sima is satisfied with the income generation. it is the only word th

many countries in south asia and central asia are pursuing the use of this corridor as the closest the to transport goods is from asia to southeast asia. the arrival of the railway line to chabahar can make the tourism capacity of this region more active than before. in addition to the facilities that chabahar has for transporting goods between different countries or even between different continents, so-called fulfill this role in terms of geographical location it is a special position in the country , it helps to create a suitable transportation that tourists can easily access. right now, finally, traveling to chaab port has its own difficulty. and if it is used, the connection of chabahar port to the railway will create a capacity of 7 million tons and two million passengers per year and generate 300 billion tomans of income for the country every year, mr. khabarari of sedavasima is satisfied. front page meeting, many people talked about the people, but they were not with the people, front page meeting for justice get up with your own reports that the balinese train has been grounde

about a number of allocations of human rights abuses and labour violations and many factories in south asiaer the past number of years. as uniqlo expects its presence, targeting 50% of sales through digital channels with meaning that indians now starting shop online. speaking to the uniqlo had about the business expansion plans. that is it that this business of asia business report. thanks very much for watching and have a lovely weekend. voice-over: bbc, bringing you different stories - from across the uk. a lot has changed since rod leary started his apprenticeship in 1963. harold macmillan was the prime minister and the beatles had only just released their debut album. getting the lights back on, that's what it's all about, isn't it? putting lights back on. cos we rely on it nowadays, don't we? he is 75 now and has been working on the overhead power lines across kent and sussex for 60 years. i thought i'd be long gone by now. i thought the grim reaper would have come calling by now. but there we are, i'm still here. he is absolutely incredible and to think he is still doing the job he do

i refer to south asia as sort of the soft land underbelly of china. there was a lot going on between vietnam and pakistan and southeast asia and i just reread it recently because ice bent a lot of times on airplanes flying around asia and i think that those books right there are very insightful and helpful by way of lessons for all of us to be mindful of. tom: excellent. we have covered a lot of territory and topics. anything you want to close out on or that we have not hit on yet that you want to? gen. flynn: i appreciate this venue. it is long overdue and i am thankful that we have this strategic land power dialogue here at csis and i am thankful for the opportunity to be able to come up here and have this platform to share some of my thoughts on what is happening. tom: thank you for your time and your leadership and please join me in thanking general flynn. [applause]

our south asia correspondent samira hussain reports from punjab. the pure joy of cricket.ing villages, and all heart. in rural communities, girls don't usually get these kinds of opportunities. they are the lucky ones, playing on a cricket pitch in the heart of farm country. this girl has been on the team since it started four years ago. she plays with passion and dreams of making it big. translation: when we are playing i a match i feel like i am wearing i a jersey for team india. when i play i feel only one thing, that i am not playing for india now, but i will play for india's cricket team some day. there's a lot more happening here than just girls playing cricket. they're also breaking with tradition. they are building confidence both on and off the pitch and also changing people's mindsets in terms of what girls can do. this man wanted to be a professional cricketer but lacked opportunity and resources, so he started this plucky little team free of cost to encourage these girls to dream beyond the boundaries of the rural communities. translation: mostly in indian vill

live now to our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. keeping a close eye on that.e us more about the arguments that have been made so far, in an outside court, based on these positions. around 21 petitioners, mostly from the lgbtq community, they filed this petition in the supreme court, asking to give legality, marriage equality, because they are facing this termination and stigma. the vast majority of indian society —— this termination. the court was don mack it listens to this argument. and then they reserved the verdict. the millions of people here in india, especially from the lgbt community, are usually awaiting for this verdict. what they are arguing is according to the constitution, they are being discriminated against, they should be given the right to live together so that they can marry each other. that will open up avenues for them, for example, to open a bank account or buy a house or inheritance, there are so many legal issues. that is why they want to legalise same—sex marriage. however, the government vertically argued against it, saying the first o

, which has affected thousands of people, is the latest in a series of deadly weather events in south asia blamed on climate change. as the taliban have banned afghan girls from attending. schools a tv channel in afghanistan is offering an alternative way for students to continue their education at home. sahar afghanistan tv launched by iranian sahar network of tv channels has initiated a program to provide education to afghan girls and boys through their tv screens. more in this report. this is how nida and her sister zinet, both students of secondary school in kabul spend their mornings. they sit in front of their tv and follow the... lessons of maktabkhana a program launched by sahar afghanistan tv channel affiliated with iran sahar network. maktabhana, which means home schooling in persian, covers different subjects from secondary school, these students can watch the lessons on tv or access them online through the channels, website and social media platforms, a friend of mine introduced the homeschooling program on sahar tv to me, since then i have been following our lessons every day,

as cricket fever grips the country, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent samira hussain travelled to aate of punjab to tell us more about an enthusiastic all girls team which is breaking traditions and dreaming big. here's the story. the excitement of the cricket world cup has reached the small village in patiala. these aspiring cricketers are watching the first game of the men's world cup, cheering for both england and new zealand with an equal amount of enthusiasm while also keeping in mind theirjourney. cycling along a dirt pathway flanked by paddy fields, excitement building amid the farmland, the source of their delight. the glove cricket academy, an all girls team made up of players from neighbouring villages. women's cricket is a popular sport in india, but for girls living in rural communities, these kinds of opportunities are rare. 0n the pitch, simranjit gaur, concentrates on perfecting her technique, bowling fast and straight off the pitch. she takes care of her two younger sisters since her mother died three years ago. she hopes cricket can be a way out of village life. tra

professor jackie ing was born in china tai in south asia.t is where islam and the heavenly message of the prophet appeared among small communities, while most countries in this part of the world do not have an official religion. when i was in middle school at rafeel school , i was with many people of different races and religions. at that time, i didn't have a specific story in my head, but i always thought about the meaning of life , what is the purpose of life? i met a lot of people in this school, i had to study hard, but i still had a lot of fun. it was the best time of my life. when i was around 10 or 11 years old, this question occupied my mind so much that it is the mystery of life what is the purpose of us being in this world and what makes each of us special ? it didn't take long for me to get to know islam and i converted to islam about 15 years ago, and this caused a strange change in my life. in these years, i became very interested in making good changes in the world. i made these changes through research and research, and i bel

a powerful cyclone slammed into parts of south asia. jonathan has the latest on the situation. >> hello, on wednesday we had a cyclone that made landfall in bangladesh and brought some powerful stormy conditions into the area. take a look at this video coming from the region as the cyclone made landfall in south eastern bangladesh early wednesday. heavy rain and strong winds impacted the coastal city and destroyed hundreds of homes. trees and power lines were down leaving residents without internet connection or leck trissy wednesday afternoon. the storm had at least three fatalities. it looks like bangladesh might be done with the moisture, but other areas towards places like china and far eastern areas like india will continue to see the moisture into the area. that's something to look out for as we go into friday. we're looking at dry weather into places like cal cutta and down to the south we're looking at thunderstorms as we go into the last part of the workweek. down through southern areas of china with moisture as well. we're loo

disaster which has affected thousands of people is the latest in a series of deadly weather events in south asiacomes a mid claims by islamabad that most terrorist bombings in the country this year were carried out by afghan national. reports from the pakistani capital. islamabad has tapped up its efforts to geotag and track and estimated 1.73 million undocumented afghan immigrants in pakistan. the decision came days after back to back bombings in the countries balochistan and khabar packtunkhah provinces which left over 60 people dead. the interior minister sirfraz bt in announced a november one deadline for those residing in the country illegally to leave after which they will be deported by law enforcement agencies. this comes made claims by islamabad that 14 out of 24 suicide bombings in the country this year were carried out by afghan nationals. there are attacks on us from afghanistan and afghan nationals are involved in those attacks. we have evidence present for that. businesses and property. of all illegal immigrants will be confiscated and illegal business operators and their facilitat

disaster which has affected thousands of people is the latest in a series of deadly weather events in south asiairan and an ideal option for mountaineers. the symphony of colors is at play. i dare say this is one of the most amazing views of mount damovent i have ever seen. was rocky and steep and it was getting dark a rapid pace. each moment of this track is imbued with wonderful scenes. ian puddick found himself controversially charged with harassment by city of london. and police, this relatively minor charge resulted in raids on his home, office and accountants. you think about the allegations against en, there was overkill in the police approach to this, in the raids in his home, the raids in his business, it didn't seem necessary. police interviews went unrecorded, accusations were made against ian without any justification, if what he was saying was true, what he has done is left huge quantity of class a drugs to be sold, is that? the things that a policeman would really do, and worst of all, there is evidence that city of london police were influenced by outside voices. you know, we live

the, the hello, they was not in south asia or on the south. west monsoon has finally caught up with itself. we've seen the heaviest of the rain looking around southern parts of india with some heavy fall for the melodies, as well as shoreline cut over the next few days. this is where the worst of the wet weather risk. we see some showers creep up, the west coast of india, bits and pieces of rain as well for most central areas and pushing out to the east . but i'm much drawing a picture for the northeast corner of just a few showers, stretching across into northern parts of india. and this is where we will see the weather develop as we go in to sunday. we go to where the system we use in sundry down pools to the likes of the hole as well as new delhi. as we go into the new week, some pieces of rain pushing across pockets done. and it was we moved to east asia to launching dr. picture for large areas of china. so i'm showing dominating in the north and across from the central areas that some pieces of rain looking around southern areas. so we'll

enslaved while the islam came to leib such woman they ignore these facts but in the arab and in south asia they want to make sure there is no christians and only divide between shah muslim and sunni muslim fight each other and in the future if they attack any any country they can tell the west and we are attacking these fugs muslims there is no christians in there so they cannot have bash from their own population we have we have about one minute left uh mr haz i really want to put this to you desecration who's behind it and why? well look it's a long topic and i'll try to sort of give you some bullet points at the end of the day, as our colleague from belfast was saying that there's a whole islamophobia industry that is active through the so-called think tanks, but i call them junk tanks really, because at the end of the day, the whole purpose is to ignite fear in the population of the indigenous population living in the west, but the reality is that as this is the week of unity, designated by imam komen and it has of founder of the islamic republic of iran that this is the week in which

what you found on the ground when you talk to people in terms of the bri initiative as well as how south asiat. there is an awful — general has received it. there is an awful lot _ general has received it. there is an awful lot of— general has received it. there is an awful lot of pride, - general has received it. there is an awful lot of pride, no - is an awful lot of pride, no doubt that whoosh, this new high—speed rail, it is an impressive operation, it is smooth, sleek. there were a lot of people who are on laughing, smiling, wearing traditional batik shirts, that is what you wear on a formal occasion. and really it points to what xi jinping was talking about this week in the belt and forum. it says when china does welcome the rest of the world does better, and that really is at the heart of the question of all bri projects, because notwithstanding the fact that this is a very impressive operation, there are a lot of people who are proud, the question over whether it will be able to break even, whether it is worth the cost, that is haunting the indonesian government. the ticket prices are

disaster which has affected thousands of people is the latest in a series of deadly weather events in south asia operator tokyo electric power company will release about 7,800 tons of water into the pacific over 17. days taco says the waste water has been filtered of all radioactive elements except trium, which is also within safe levels. japan's first discharge of water in late august spark strong criticism from china, which also imposed a ban on all japanese seafood imports. j insisted that the treated water poses no health risk a view backed by the un nuclear watchdog, it said criticism from china was unsupported by scientific evidence urging beijing to scrap import bands. the full release is a... expected to take decades to complete, the decision has resulted in huge backlash across asia and around the world. new data reveals uh the world experienced its hottest september this year, surpassing the previous right by an extraordinary margin, that's according to the european union's uh copernicus climate change service. the figure shows an average surface air temperature of 16.38 degrees celsiu

, there is still malaria there, and people living in asia or south america, would also like to get vaccinated. i think the serum institute in india is working on it now and could produce 100 million doses next year. so there is real hope that everyone who wants to get. vaccinations, will be able to be vaccinated, and the distribution of malaria vaccines will begin shortly. artificial intelligence is already being used to identify parts of human dna that can be responsible for the development of thousands of diseases. the development, led by google deepmind, is expected to accelerate efforts to diagnose and treatment of many diseases, including various types of cancer. like people artificial intelligence helps, further in the plot. dna is a part of human life, it contains information about the structure of the human body, however, if the genes have errors, it can cause disease. scientists at this laboratory in cambridge are looking for genetic errors with the help of modern machines, but artificial intelligence can speed up these searches. i expect it to become an important part of

15,000 kilometers of rail network is a safe and cheap short route for transporting the rains of south asia europe . the country's rail network is in four main routes. in the north-south corridor, focusing on connecting to the railway network of neighboring countries, it is being developed up to 15 per year to attract 20 million times to this passage, a share that will have an income equal to the sale of oil for the country to armaghan. the necessity of connecting north- south corridors is a real necessity. and the cargo owners of neighboring countries and countries that demand cargo, apart from the actual debates, one of the economic benefits is that we actually have these corridors. taking advantage of modern technologies in the field of rail in the expansion of the rail network in the world is a principle that is iran is in a better position compared to the countries of the region. in some areas, such as speed areas or high-speed trains, the work is just beginning we did. in the discussion of electric signs and the field of safety, well, alhamdulillah, we have done good work. one of the

the key aspects of that, trying to keep a corridor from the middle east into europe and from south asia. that seems like a pipe dream right now. the middle east is trying to avoid a regional war right now, and that is the context of the west think so present in the mediterranean, trying to avoid that regional war. he tied that to europe, if putin is not stopping ukraine, he will continue. that is why he says all these weapons need to go to ukraine, so ukraine can stop putin from expanding. geoff: the administration explain how they tend to support israel, support ukraine, and also taiwan with all the rising threat posed by china simultaneously. nick: to a certain extent, that is a question for the house and whether they will find anything. but the military can do this. there are lots of steps the u.s. is taking to try and increase artillery production, munitions production. that is what ukraine needs. separately, israel needs air defense and some artillery and precision guided missions that you rain -- munitions that ukraine does not use. iran needs a hybrid approach. -- taiwan needs a

sri lanka is south asia, ecuador is south america, eritrea is east africa.e cooperation with almost all of these countries, one way or another, already existing or being established or is expanding. our most important brix partner is brazil. who is leading brazil now? luis sinacio lula de silva, better known by his nickname lula, which is a diminutive form of the name luis. who is he? honorary co-founder. the socialist party of workers, as we see, the majority of left-wing countries, our main, world partners, you hear, no, the main world partners, and opponents of the so -called world liberal toad, the world is supposedly ruled by some kind of left-liberal government, but at the same time the most powerful economies of the world, our main partners, including brix, countries: from the left ideology , is it the left against the left, or something , the man is scratching his head, no, man, they are fooling your brains like that, the world has everything, we have capitalist countries, not as capitalist as they were 100 years ago , even the most sincere idiots no

and it connects afghanistan to the open waters of the ocean and many countries in south asia central asia continues to use this corridor as the closest way to transport goods from central asia to southeast asia. the arrival of the railway to chabahar can make the tourism capacity of this region more active than before. in addition to the positions that shabahar can play for transporting goods between different countries or even between different continents, in terms of its geographical location , shabahar has a special position in the country for tourism. creating a suitable transportation will help the tourist to be able to access it easily. with the launch of this rail line, travelers and tourists can be present in chabahar port and use it. the connection of chabahar port to the railway will create the capacity of moving 7 times and 2 million passengers per year and 300 billion tomans annually for the country. mr. khabarari sedavasima, 14 asfan, 1330, when i returned home from novoshirman primary school, my mother greeted me at the threshold of the room with a smile and told me tha

islam came to liberate such woman, they ignore all of these facts, but in the arab world and in in south asia they want to make sure there is no christians left and only divide between shia muslim and sunni muslim fight each other and in the future if they attack any any country they can tell the west and we are attacking these thugs muslims, there is no christians in there, so they cannot have backlash from their own population. we don't have, we have about one minute left. mr. rasy, i really want to put this to you, desecration, who's behind it and why? well, look, it's a long topic and i'll try to sort of give you some bullet points. at the end of the day, as our colleague from belfast was saying that there's a whole islamophobia industry that is active through the so-called think tanks, but i call them junk tanks, really, because at the end of the day, the whole purpose is to ignite. fear in the population of the indigenous population living in the west, but the reality is that as this is the week of unity, as designated by imam khomaini and it has of founder of the islamic republic of ir

central command and oversaw operations in the middle east, central asia parks of south asia and joins us from tampa, florida. good morning to you, general. >> good morning, margaret. >> we want to get your perspective as to the very dynamic situation on the ground. earlier today when i spoke with jake sullivan the national security adviser, he said there was no specific change in intelligence that led the u.s. to send that second aircraft carrier to the eastern mediterranean, but he said there is a real risk of the state of iran getting involved. how do you see that threat right now? >> so i think the second carrier is designed to send a strong message to iran that we have the -- that they're not going to be able to act with malice to get into this conflict. the second carrier does, along with the ships associated with both of those big deck carriers, it gives ballistic missile defense capability to israel should iran elect to fire their large stable ballistic missiles towards israel, we'll be able to assist israel in intercepting them that would allow israel to conduct other tasks. l

so to speak, it, it happens every week, and that's complete eatable in south asia, women are still blamed for crop failure, disease, or natural disasters, or frequently branded is which is for a trifle like this woman from con to offered medicine to a neighbor. in galvin with the next, if the village elder took me captive, he made me. i see the thing beats me for so long. they thought i was dead, but i was able to escape. and when single them victims are often helpless in the face of mob dynamics. single women and widows are particularly at risk as they are in africa, where the problem is ramp and then bit what's the term and can if we look at recent times, then we see that in a country like tanzania alone since its independence and the early sixty's between 30 and 40000 people, mostly women have been killed for a legit crimes of witchcraft mention residence hall. and the most likely found guilty by some kind of village tribunal. and then killed by young people to take that one. and it's not just tens in the many countries, including nigeria or the democratic republic of congo are also de

let's get our south asia economic editor in delhi.about this opposition lawmaker, and this tight grip of power that people have been criticizing from the modi administration. guest: just on wednesday, we saw in the evening, and opposition lawmaker, a sitting mp of the upper house of parliament from the opposition party being arrested by the enforcement directorate. this has become a big cause of concern among all the other opposition parties as well. he has been very critical of prime minister narendra modi. in the past we have seen the delhi chief minister openly criticize the prime minister and his party and say that they have a vendetta. the party that runs the state of delhi and punjab. clearly these incidents are increasing ahead of elections that will become a big talking point going forward. and remember, this is coming right a day after we did see certain journalists who were critical of the modi government being arrested by the delhi police as well. these incidents, as i have told you, have been on the rise heading into the e