for all practical purposes india and the u.s. are enjoying the best possible relationship ever had in the last sixty years thanks for your thoughts on the program john chair and their answer of india's frontline magazine. war medals a symbol of a soldier's sacrifice to his country they usually end on a veteran's wear proudly yet in the u.s. these days someone throwing them back in washington's face as a team that has to see a check or explains next former troops joining an american public is fed up with this nation's continual state of war. dubbed true patriots they followed the order to fight their country's battles scott olsen survived two tours in iraq only to be critically injured upon returning home by police clashing with occupy oakland protesters also had joined the military to do good work to help other people to be part of something bigger than ourselves and to defend our country but instead he and many others discovered an ugly truth about the military escapades they were involved in. riemann gave four years to the u.s.

wants to use india as a strategic partner not just for the promotion of u.s. indian relations but as a wedge against the people's republic of china and against russia in that sense i think it is dangerous to india. the u.s. defense secretary is urging india to have a more active role in afghanistan but might that inflame already tense relations between india and pakistan they've both been rivals really for influence in afghanistan for quite some time. well of course the united states is really seeking to build in the in. us an axis that would be able to allow the united states to maintain its position in afghanistan long after the twenty fourteen time for a purported withdrawal of u.s. combat troops the united states ones that keep military bases in afghanistan it needs a partner obviously pakistan is hostile to that pakistan indian and miti which has been a creation of british colonialism but has endured for five decades that puts pakistan in a precarious position as well. as swing through asia is just the latest in a string of u.s. taps as it builds up or tri

u.s.-india strategic dialogue. speaking at the event, secretary of state clinton said the u.s. and india are forging a "more mature relationship." he said progress is being made. good morning. welcome. welcome to the third annual u.s.-india strategic dialogue. a warm welcome to you and your distinguished delegation. it is a pleasure to repay the hospitality you have shown me. and to have this opportunity to bring together so many experts and officials from our two countries. the strategic fundamentals shared democratic values, economic imperatives, and diplomatic priorities and are moving as closer to an understanding and a trust that reflect the convergence of values and interests. to grow and prosper, we both need open, free, and transparent global economic systems. we both seek security. we understand the critical importance of a coordinated international response to violent extremism and other global challenges. as a result, under president prime minister's leadership, we are implementing a critical bilateral relationship days. one defined by near constant consultation aimed

up washington's influence in the asia pacific and those u.s. india ties are aimed at challenging the growing military muscle and economic expansion of china as artie's previous reader vandar. the world's got its eyes on india its the planet's biggest arms importer and is set to spend one hundred billion dollars on beefing up its military arsenal over the next decade while many weapon makers from far and wide are lining up to cash in on this need to modernize the united states's dash to the front of the pack. through former america. ships and old. growth through the navy to many it's seen as part of the u.s. is bigger shift towards asia one that its defense secretary leon panetta is now touring the region to actively engaging in a chair new worry report issued by the american government of china is listed along with iran as one of the us is biggest adversaries the report also specifically singled out india as the main country washington would pursue as a strategic partner in the region the united states has already been thinking better of the amount o

and say this is the beginning of india u.s. ee-point co for what would look like and do you agree with recent that india needs to do more in afghanistan. you say to the u.s. know we can do this and finally india has made the request involved in the attack it's ready to give them access again. >> do you want to start? >> where to start. >> i will take a stab at it. because it is one of those multi questions. let me try to first as to the strategic dialogue we go from strength to strength and i'm quoting the minister today because we believe strongly and we have evidence to prove it that our relationship is deepening and broadening. the extraordinary work that has been done between the last strategic dialogue and today on so many issues we will memorialize in our report and certainly make public demonstrates cooperation between the two countries, and it's not only the government to government. we are bringing in the civil society. we are bringing in academia, we are bringing in the private sector. so, i for one believe that we may

u.s.-india strategic dialogue. this is 40 minutes. >> we have had an excellent meeting of the strategic dialogue between our two nations, covering a wide range of bilateral regional and global issues. and i will just touch on a few to highlight. first, i want to put the third strategic dialogue into a broader context. india and the united states have a strong foundation of friendship and cooperation. that today we are seeing something new. the strategic fundamentals of our relationship are pushing our two countries interests into closer convergence. by strategic fundamentals, i mean not just our shared democratic values, but also our economic imperative and a diplomatic and security priorities. for example, in order to grow and prosper in today's world, both united states and india need an open, free, fair and transparent global economic system. we both seek security and stability in south asia and the asia-pacific. and we both see the importance of a coordinated international response to violent extremism and othe

u.s./india dialogue in washington, d.c. what role will your agency play? >> so we've had -- you and i have talked before. we have a great working relationship with my counterpart in india. he's a man i think of tremendous courage and vision. we have challenges here. challenges that india faces dwarf -- make ours look relatively simple, but i think there's a chance to provide a much better education for hundreds and hundreds and thousands of young people in india, and whatever we can do to help as they build the next system of community colleges, scale up what's working as american institutions start working in india, we want to be a great partner. i believe a rising tide lifts all boats, and the more young people across india are getting a world class education, that's a great thing for your country and for ours as well. >> do you believe that there will be some major kind of initiatives that you will be announcing something major? >> i think we'll come back to that next week. premature now. >> want to thank secretary duncan and mr. cordray. i'll remain to

you know super on china because at the time the soviet union was supporting india and now the u.s. is basically helping india are on a bunch of issues. nuclear power. well it's it's very logical. of the. if you wish to that's always been between pakistan and india that pakistan would see. you know or small china also you know the number. just quickly ask you about that. a gesture towards china is that in a way then a snub towards washington. well it's not would use not because they're not really getting you know as you as your previous. segment showing they are getting mediated not only that but they where they are they're not getting. this so going to is not getting respected by the united states . number is is absolutely amazing and sort of tells it all seventy five percent of pakistani obsolete that nine eleven was an inside job but there's a value is well and that is quickly showing of what's going on in pakistan so the population in pakistan is completely against the u.s. so they are again you know many of those people in pakistan are benefiting from all that aid that the u.s.

india. what do you think that u.s. and india will have -- do you expect any special signings between india and the secretary during his visit to india, sir? thank you. >> well, we have so much going on with india now that i'm sure there will be a number of things associated with the secretary's visit that he'll be putting in motion or concluding or whatever. we have i think the number is several tens of exercises with the indian military, and i think that's reflective of just a fact that we are destined to draw closer to a country that shares so much in the way of its characteristics and it's values. i felt this way for a long time with india. i just met with a group of indian thinkers about security affairs a couple weeks ago that were here in washington and told them the same thing. you look around the world, and india is one of those countries that you know is a kindred soul to the united states for the future. so building that relationship and that common ground is essential. we've been at that now for ten yea years

minister, my question is on economic linkages between india in the u.s.. there seems to be pressure on india to open up access to some of its markets more rapidly. also, some disappointments with the decisions in the nuclear sector and defense sectors. how would you explain the india's views on these matters and on the flip side, did you carry the u.s. side on concerns that india might have regarding u.s. policies that affected economic interests? madam secretary, do you when you stood at the same podium in 2010, you describe your relationship as an affair of the heart. there have been various ups and downs. until recently, there was slow progress on certain issues in india's concerns might be about protectionism and the wrong questions. given the strong stance that both of these countries have on issues of mutual interest, do you see any changes that you might propose to the models that the u.s. has for this relationship? they usually have ups and downs. that does not make them any less heartfelt. or any less of a commitment. i feel as strongly today as i

just how important is india to the u.s.? >> well, it is critically important, and we have been courting india for quite some time. actually, this is a bipartisan policy going back to president clinton's days, with the civilian nuclear agreement under bush in 2008, and now president obama has decided with this shifting to asia policy that india is, in fact, a cornerstone of policy. why is that? indy's shared values with the united states, democracy and human rights. they have an economy that can help the middle class and rebuild itself. quite frankly, to help people come out of poverty in india. and strategically, the indian ocean becomes more and more of a critical asset. >> what about the tightening of security? does india actually have the military and economic cloud to help the west? bit checkered lee witt 2014? >> well, let me segregate that into a couple of different questions. first of all, india is one of the few countries in the world increase in their defense budget. they will probably do that for the next three to f

u.s. defense secretary leon panetta kicked off a visit to india on tuesday. it appears that u.s. hopes to bolster ties with the country in the face of a more assertive china. during a two-day visit, panetta is expected to discuss deepening defense cooperation with india and the nato war effort in afghanistan. focusing on washington's strategic shift towards asia. panetta has also pledged u.s. defense support for vietnam and other southeast asian countries. the u.s. secretary of defense met with his vietnamese counterpart during a visit to hanoi on monday. the two agreed to an increased presence of the u.s. navy in the country and other measures. >> the most destabilizing situation would be if we had a group of weak nations and only the united states and china were major powers in this region. >> panetta warns such a scenario would lead to intense rivalry between the u.s. and china and the pledge to help vietnam build up defense by support in various fields is a move to adjust the balance of power in asia. >> translator: we hope the u.s. government will lift its arms embargo agains

the takeaway as far as india/u.s. ogue and the big headline coming in, there's been a lot of pressure on india to cut down crude imports from iran. the u.s. has now put india on the exempt list from sanctions so that's a big positive there. from the u.s. point of view, they would like to hear from india on whether india's going to pick up the pace in terms of reforms. the likes of walmart waiting in the wings. there was a decision to open up the sector to follow direct investment and then put on hold. they are hoping a notification will now allow that process to be resumed. it's really going to be about a revival of the program the u.s. would like india to talk about. hopefully once the presidential elections are in the process of being done in india, once that's over and done with, we could perhaps see a big up on the pace of reforms. >> india is getting criticized for at minimum straightive obstacles olding back projects, investment prals, i mean, are there any signs the government really is going to get to grips wit

u.s. producers are in serious economic trouble and a substantial part and as a result of china's industrial policies. china has shut its market to our wind turbines exports as well as those of europe and india. u.s. measures, as you pointed out, mr. chairman, are in support of the industry are temporary, erratic, and are expiring. within a few months with the u.s. anti-dumping case on solar and china's potential claim against the u.s. state programs as well as bringing its own potentially it's own anti-dumping case on u.s. poly silicon. drawing on several experiences that i've had, one is doing a study for the chair at the national committee on science on innovation policies, drawing on the time i've spent advising u.s. semiconductor industries since 1980 and our problems with japan and the study i did, co co-authored and i asked to be entered into the record. it's not all that long. >> we're glad to enter that into the record. thank you very much. >> the questions i see before us, can we reach a national consensus on that it's vitally important that clean energy account for much greater supply of our total energy usage is complete u.s. domestic industrial production and in the entire suppl

rise by as much as four degrees celsius, but emissions continue to rise, especially in the u.s., china, and india we have not managed to get all states behind the idea, but something has to be done to stop climate change. >> some scientists do see things differently. one theory is that climate changes driven by variations in solar activity. it is a highly controversial idea. >> this century, we will see a temperature rise is due to see it too, but not by the four degrees the one is predicting. it will be more like one degree. in the next few years sun will even lead to a temperature drop. >> but most experts agree if the worst is to be avoided, things do have to change. by 2020 at the latest. once again, this summit hopes to rein in that change. >> from one estimate to another, off to mexico now. europe has been in the hot seat at this week's g-20 summit meeting. some leaders are not taking criticism of their management of the eurozone debt crisis sitting down. >> the european commission president said europe and not need to be lectured on what needs to be done. despite the bickering, g-20 leader

secretary panetta made the comments during a trip to india which has its own troubles related to pakistan. he also called for more weapons trade between the u.sdia. and urged india to take on a greater role in the afghanistan war. heavy rains trigger a landslide that almost buries an entire town and it tops our news around the world in 80 "around the world in 80 seconds." china. you can see what's left of the village in the southwestern part of the country. the landslide buckled roads and destroyed more than a hundred homes. at last report, no word of anybody killed. united kingdom. [chanting] >> we want justice. >> hundreds of protesters turned out in london during the queen's diamond jubilee celebration. they are an gla sri lanka's president was a guest at the queen's commonwealth luncheon. they accuse him of being a war criminal. sri lanka's government spent 26 years battling rebels in a civil war that ended in 2009. ache atactivists say as many as 100,000 people died in the fighting. italy. [explosion] crews demolished part of a church that has been built more than a century ago. two earthquakes that hit northern italy last month badly da

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u.s. citizen from india. for 18 years, he was an engineer at no. 0 grumman, the defense contractor that built the stealth bomber, one of our nation's most important strategic assets -- an engineer at no. full grumman -- nor folk -- norfolk grumman. he sold highly classified information about the stealth technology to several nations, including china, and also made six covert trips to china to assist them in development of stealth technology for their cruise missiles. partnerships again were essential in finding and stopping him before he could further damage national security. together with the air force, u.s. customs, irs, and other agencies will build a strong case against him, and this past january, he was sentenced to 32 years in prison. foreign spies know that military superiority is merely one factor that determines the world's balance of power. just as important is the kind of economic innovation we find here in the bay area. so it is no surprise that spies also target the most valuable secrets of amer

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u.s. has given exemptions to india along with six other nations from the penalties against countries which don't take part though it's seen as an attempt to smooth the way before high level talks in washington between the u.s. secretary clinton and the indian counterpart waiver comes in return for cutting purchases a radio in crude and it leaves china as the last major reporter which could be affected them by these tough financial sanctions let's talk about this with soraya separate paul rich independent research and writer on the line from california the soil hi. china is still exposed it has been mentioning there to these penalties what message is the u.s. senate abrasion when do you think. well clearly the united states regards china as its rival and it's been fighting china on all fronts we assert asians of human rights education into bass and naming the sanctions that china to weaken its economy. so the message is pretty clear to china well ok well china has rejected the unilateral sanctions against iran but did you think it may give in to the u.s. pressure on the issue again eventual

economy, the profound weakness in europe, questions about rates of growth in places like china and india, the u.s. needs to be strong. i think we have that potential, but we couldn't do it against the backdrop of such significant uncertainty. that needs to be swept off the table. i thought yesterday even jamie dimon was talking about some of that in kind of an interesting way. >> your calls and comments to john engler the head of the business round table. mitt romney speaking there yesterday. the president in march. both events on our website at cspan.org. you can send us an email or join us online on our facebook page or twitter page or give us a phone call. the number's on the bottom of the screen. the president traveling to cleveland. the white house admitting this is a campaign speech, but he is talking about the economy. what do you want to hear? >> i think, let's just say everybody speech out to be about the economy. i think that's the far and and away dominant issue this year. half of the americans are concerned about the economy. that dwarfs everything. i could like to hear the president

u.s. has given exemptions to india along with six other nations from penalties against countries which don't take part it's seen as an attempt to smooth the way before high level talks which are underway in washington between u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton running and her indian counterpart the waiver comes in return for cutting purchases iranian crude and leaves china as the last major importer which could be affected by tough financial sanctions psoriasis up or all which an independent researcher and writer says even if beijing is a affected by the penalties it won't give in to u.s. pressure on the a rainy an issue. if you it's not just a question of getting its energy from a different source it's a question of succumbing to a power that months to basically eliminate china if china kowtow to america demands americans demands then it's it's really in fives giving up part of this and sovereign decision making and for a country that has developed some margin has gained so much internationally that's a very tough price to pay all the china is right now their immediate target and that'

u.s. speaking in india, panetta dismissed the pakistani government's charge it was a violation of its sovereignty. >> this is about our sovereignty as well, because there were a group of individuals who attacked the united states on 9/11 and killed the 3,000 of our citizens and we went to war against those who attacked the united states of america. >> sreenivasan: panetta also insisted the drone strikes have been effective at eliminating threats to pakistan as well. a group of muslims in new jersey filed a federal lawsuit against the new york police department today. they want to end what they call spying on muslim neighborhoods and mosques up and down the east coast that has been happening since the 9-11 attacks. the lawsuit alleges the department's surveillance practices are unconstitutional since they are based on race and religion. but an investigation by the new jersey attorney general last month determined the n.y.p.d.'s activities were legal. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we come back to the campaign and an increasingly polarized environment