thomas gets india. >> i cannot go. i do not wish to go. >> to a first century, india was on the other side of the world. so it would have been enormously daunting for anyone to think about traveling to india. >> how can i as a hebrew man go among the indians to proclaim the truth? >> the lines are drawn. >> we have a human moment. thomas says i'd rather not go to india. it's a whale of a long way from here and who says i would even be able to understand the people at the end of the earth. >> according to the acts of thomas, not even jesus can persuade him. >> fear not, thomas. go away to india and proclaim the word. for my grace shall be with you. >> wherever you wish to send me, send me elsewhere. to the indians, i am not going. >> i don't see thomas as a stubborn skeptic. i see him as someone who maybe a critical thinker. someone who has to reason husband way into faith and too often we separate faith and reason, but faith is a reasoned trust. >> after a night of prayer, thomas finally accepts his lot. >> i'll go whe

post brexit, india is a suitable target for the uk. india has been struggling to get a deal for a long time. negotiations have broken down and it was hoped that britain would be easier to deal with once outside the eu. that said, when theresa may came last year, it became very evident that the question of more visas for indian workers and students was at the top of the indian and gender and i think the british government and the british prime minister felt they could not give anything on that for political reasons. that could be a key stumbling block because that is really what india wants to see in terms of give—and—ta ke really what india wants to see in terms of give—and—take and the uk is not necessarily wanting to give that? one of the reasons i would be a little... i would not be confident that something tangible would emerge from this trip is that it does not seem there is any meeting down on this matter. for the past five yea rs, this matter. for the past five years, indian children have found it increasingly difficult

let's turn to india. tensions between india and china have been growing recently. cross border skirmishes, bellicose rhetoric, all making for a very uneasy state of affairs. ashis, bring us up to date. it has been growing and worsening for some time. explain what your assessment is where tensions are? there was a lot more tension between india and china these days than what was the case three years ago, lets say. there was a different government them. there is an element of bellicosity between the two belligerents, if you like. more on the behalf of china. the situation is like this. the former ruler of tibet, he went to india, he got sanctuary, and has been in exile in india for more than 60 years, he is a person that china is ultrasensitive about. there is a long—standing border dispute between india and pakistan, sorry, india and china, arunachal pradesh which is described by china as south tibet, which india claims as part of india. that was put on the back burner in 1993, in the form of a treaty which was called the peace and tranquillity treaty. discussions

think india needs to become more of a common aid donor. lots of that aid in the past was tied to indian suppliers, and most countries have moved away from tied aid to open market german. india should move in the same direction. —— open market procurement. india is a major shareholder in international institutions, and i think it should use that leveraged to ask questions about how the international, multilateral system, how does it need to reform and change to help these countries? india is one of the biggest importers of coal, and as you increasingly engage with the government here, how can use your expertise in clean energy to change that? we are helping them build up their renewables industry through projects that we have financed. it is interesting to see the indian companies here also pushing on renewables, but also working with indian companies now in the power sector, the renewables sector, outside of the traditional area of operations. there is plenty of opportunity for india to move on this front. in other business news, makin

., india, china, and russia. this event was hosted by george washington university and is an hour and a half. [applause] >> good evening and welcome to the national library center. my name is michael bishop and i am the director of the library and executive director of the international circuit. the collaboration between the society and the george washington university, in the nation's capital is devoted to this. here students and visitors have access to a wide range of primary and secondary material. as well as a number of exhibits. they are displaying exhibits and artifacts next month. they are more than just a place for study, it is also a venue for discussion. in the short time that we open our doors we have explored not just the legacy of winston churchill but also the legacy of this. i hope you will return when we -- and thedavid current state of brexit. let me take this opportunity to encourage you to learn more about the journalistic society i visited our website. winstonchurchill.org. members o receive a

described by china as south tibet, which india claims as south tibet, which india claims as part of india. that was put on the back burner in 1993, in the form ofa the back burner in 1993, in the form of a treaty which was called the peace and tranquillity treaty. discussions would continue, but in the meanwhile, economic relations in particular would forge ahead. and they have. trade between the two countries runs into tens of billions, 100 billion. having said that, every time the dalai lama visits this sensitive area, which is claimed by china to be south tibet, he goes there specifically to visit a monastery will stop it tells —— to visit a monastery. it is of tremendous importance to buddhism. he was there in 2009, when china raised objections. wasn't that his first landing spot when he came from exile? he came through that area. he fled tibet. he came through, and settled in india. he is a person that raises china's heckles. china tends to go over the top on this matter. india has try to keep a lid on it. the previous indian government, i think, on it. the previous indian govern

with india. have a next essential threat from india how can we balance out this confusion over relationships and national interest? >> i would say by literalism. >> on we should maintain relations on a bilateral basis. >> pakistan, should not be concerned or should not be overly bothered about us relations with india. as long as it does not go against our national security. >> also, the united states should not bother about that relationship with china. as long as it doesn't impinge on the united states pakistan relations but let us try to maintain bilateral relationships and balance it out with our relations with other countries, whenever such activities are involved on both sides. the diplomats must learn to do it. >>. >> thank you very much general. i wanted to leave as much time for questions as possible so now i would like to invite the audience, those in the audience with questions to approach our two microphones and two asked as i say, a brief question of the general, please come up to the

. >> in terms of christianity in india, i think that declaration of thomas as a patron saint in india gave history or long held history to thomas and christians. >> it is the story of the importance of faith, reason and doubt. doubt and faith are two sides of the same coin. >> my lord, my god. >> without jesus' commission to his disciples to become apostles, that is, to go out from ju dee a and gal lee and spread his message around the world, there would be no christianity. frankly, the followers of jesus would have gone down in history as a sect of judaism. >> it's one of the great ironies of the way we talk about thomas that we call him doubting thomas when actually we should call him faithful thomas because what's happened is he's gone on his journey and in the end he makes the right decision. he comes to faith. >> my lord, my god. >> doubting thomas may be the perfect apostle because he in a sense represents all of us. we all have doubts in the spiritual life and all of us i think out of our human nature want proof. ♪ >>> have you ever lost your country to extremists? to religio

>> india is benefiting already. rather than people coming from india to the u.s. government now we are seeing a big outflow of talent. and really the top end of the talent in many cases back to india. it is greatly beneficial to india to have so many people go back. caroline: largely indian born who came here to be educated? are we seeing u.s. born looking at other tech hubs? >> mostly it is people who were born in india and went to school in the u.s. maybe worked for a company and then they want to go back to india, and the opportunity there might be better for them. we do not see many people born in the u.s. go to india and work there. though i think that is going to change in the next five or 10 years. caroline: what about putting off those coming here to be educated or seek jobs at all. you yourself came over to be educated in california. you had been originally educated in india. do you think it could stop people coming to the united states? >> i think what is stopping people coming to the united states is two things. there is some undergraduate schooling in

their stories are also the story of modern india. the gulf between the rich and the poor, but also the possibilities the country can hold for those who are diligent and lucky. how will the next few decades pan out for these young people, and for many others like them? ten years down the line, maybe five years down the line, i see myself being settled, having a family of my own. but at the same time, i wish to pursue my career. ten years down the line, i feel i'll be the top most paediatric dentist in mumbai. hopefully! in ten years' time, i hope to have my own company, doing something fun out of mumbai. i don't want a lavish lifestyle, i just want a simple lifestyle, where i earn a lot of money but yet lead a simple life. there should be peace in life, there should be a lot of love and care, support, and that's it. that's all i want, that's not much. hello. things are turning a bit warmer through the weekend and into next week. it is a bank holiday weekend coming up so yes, there will be some rain in the forecast for some of us throu

india is one of them. look, maybe wey, have to deviate a little bit from the typical playbook, but that's ok because the prize at the end is large enough. what they are doing there seems to make a lot of sense. caroline: but the prize for you in india, you have portfolio companies that have exposure to it, but you have not actually delved into the indian market, unlike sequoia or nexus. why not? >> we spend a lot of time and you and have traveled there in india and have traveled there extensively. we have made global investments quite a bit. we invested in asia, alibaba is the largest investment we have ever made. we invested in south america and throughout europe. our concern about india was twofold. number one, the dispersion of wealth. you see a lot of businesses like i.t. outsourcing businesses. some of these are very large and serve the rest of the world but when you look inward. india and company serving their constituents, you have to say, what is the wealth effect? how wealthy are the people that w

oh the enchantment of india. the remote locations of these isolated mountain villages has kept old traditions alive. village fairs serve as an opportunity for families who live very far apart to get together, play games, eat, and partake in religious rites honoring local deities. ♪ quite a ride getting here. >> hashim: yeah. how'd you enjoy that road? >> anthony: uh -- white knuckles. meet hashim. he runs motorcycle tours through these parts. >> hashim: it's the holy grail of motorcycling. you're traveling almost a thousand, a thousand five hundred kilometers a trip. it's so unbelievably beautiful and diverse. >> anthony: so what we got here, vegetable curry? >> hashim: yogurt-based uh curry, quite typical in these parts. >> anthony: vegetables again? surprisingly, not a problem. it's good. this is one of the few places in the world that i could eat vegetarian every day and still be happy. most of these people in this community farmers? farming? agricultural? >> hashim: farming, yeah. >> anthony: what are they

which areas which sectors are , really hot in india? naren: technology has been hot in india. if you look at the silicon valley startups, 30% of startups have indian founders. and today, technology is global in nature. if you're based in silicon valley, or you are based in mumbai, or you are based in beijing, there is really not much difference in what you are able to do. today, bill gates could have started his company in holland. how does it really matter? you are distributing globally in any case. that is something to keep in mind in the country, that the entrepreneurs are mobile. they can do anything, anywhere. what myink that is target is. so we need to create attractive and modernized for startups no matter where the people are from. naren: are you -- caroline: are you starting to see perhaps -- i spoke with the adobe chief executive, and he said we will go where the talent is. we start to see apple, microsoft more and more satellites set up , in india and china to harness the right tech talent even if they remain? naren: they are doing that already in a major way. micro

which sectors are hot in india? , if you look at silicon valley startups, 30% of startups have indian founders. if you're based in silicon , or beijing,i there is really not much difference in what you are able to do. how does it really matter? you are distributing globally in any case. mobile.epreneurs are they can do anything come anywhere. , anywhere. caroline: are you starting to -- i spoke with the adobe chief executive, and he said we will go where the talent is. will we see more and more satellites set up in india and china to harness the right tech talent? >> they are doing that already in a major way. microsoft has 10,000 employees, ibm has more employees in india than anywhere else except the u.s. it is the right thing for companies to do. able, financing here, infrastructure here, culture here that can promote technology in a big way. if we lose the lead, the world will be a loser, so it is incumbent on us to keep the u.s. in the forefront. caroline: we have seen some deep pockets in china going into indi

right -- twicee viceroy in india. extent as far as we are concerned, we hold winston churchill in deep regard. way he also served as a duringung officer pakistan. there was a post even now. they hear our focus here at the library is not autobiographical details of his the concept of leadership itself. the circumstances of your coming to power were front with uncertainty and which you recognize were for fighting terrorism and extremism at home. extreme risk to yourself. what is this say about the future prospects of democracy and in democratic institutions in the muslim world? gen. musharraf: that is an important question because when you are educating the minds of people what is happening in the muslim world, what we have to realize is that in the western colonized forry two or three centuries. they became independent after the second world war. colonized, in the late 40's and early 50's we became independent. independent became , having veryards obscure views. this whole part of us becoming independent, it required u

mr hammond says, making india but to get it financed in the uk. —— make in india. whichever sector in india is looking for more capital, the uk is selling itself as the point of finances. we have seen massa la bonds, a new class of debt instrument. the uk seems to be the primary target for indian companies wanting these bonds. india needs about $1.5 trillion of infrastructure funding. that funding is likely to come more and more from products like these bonds. mr hammond is saying, we have innovative financial products. he wa nts innovative financial products. he wants more indian companies to come to the uk for that. thank you very much. we will keep you across how that trip goes. some other news. president trump has signed a highly controversial order that will roll back an obama—era law restricting how internet service providers could use americans' online data. the us house of representatives and the senate backed the repeal last month. the bill was supposed to come into force in december, and would have prevented companies from selling information such as br

so they want to pitch that is one big industry where the uk and india can really partner. because india, as you know, is a growing economy, that is trained to grow its digital base across the country, and the uk is trained to say that they could partner with india to meet those aspirations, particularly when it comes to digital rollout across the country. and so, this is very important groundwork that is going on, yesterday and today, in terms of any future trade deals that are hammered out. you have to be reminded that they cannot have any official trade talks, yet. that is right. both the finance minister and the chancellor of india have pointed out that after the brexit process is over, they will start negotiations. they are ready trained to understand theissues they are ready trained to understand the issues where these countries can work together. india has been making this point about immigration, because a lot of indians travelled to the uk every year, but now there are concerns that because of brexit and a crackdown on, all restrictions on visas, indian students mi

what does this tell us about e—commerce in india? india's flip cards is getting bigger and bigger. less than three yea rs bigger and bigger. less than three years ago it purchased an online fashion retailer and last year it took over another company. now it will own the ebay operations in india with as ‘s it is an talks to buy at another one. small players are selling out to bigger ones is getting bigger in the e—commerce space. as far as this deal is concerned, ebay will continue to operate as an individual entity here in india although it will be owned by flipcart. ebay will invest $500 million in exchange for a stake in the company. the two firms have signed a cross—border trade agreement which means that users of flipcart here in india will have to the global infantry of ebay and customers on ebay will be able to purchase goods from flipcart. this was part of a fundraising announcement from flipca rt was part of a fundraising announcement from flipcart where the company said it had raised $1.4 billion from three global giants, apart from ebay they include 10 cents and mic

in business: a passage to india. uk chancellor philip hammond goes on a mission to drum up trade from one of the world's fastest growing economies. stuck in a holding pattern — a top airline boss warns brexit could cause chaos in the skies with flights between the uk and europe suspended once britain leaves the eu. people in russia are beginning three days of mourning, after 11 people were killed in what authorities believe was a bomb attack on the metro in st petersburg. the explosion happened in a train carriage between two stations. police later found and defused a device at another station. sarah corker reports. in brushes second city, —— rush —— russia. president putin was in saint petersburg at the time of the attack. he paid his respects to those killed and injured. from underground, images have emerged of the mangled metro train. doors blown out, passengers trying to escape the wreck, bodies lying on the platform. local media reporting the suspect is a man in his 20s from central asia but iraq confl

is expanding india. instead of rising domestic sales and a dramatic change in the digital world, thanks to the unique identity which india has. india is very important to business. do i get frustrated? you very important to business. do i get frustrated ? you see very important to business. do i get frustrated? you see so many opportunities in india, it is such a fa st opportunities in india, it is such a fast moving place, of course sometimes you wish you could capture those opportunities quicker. my main wish is for more consistency and less bureaucracy. mr hammond had one simple message, make an india that finances in the uk. in the capital he will need more business leaders and officials from the reserve bank of india. an institution that will be crucial for of india. an institution that will be crucialfor any of india. an institution that will be crucial for any future partnership. india needs more than $1.5 trillion of capital infrastructure alone in the coming yea rs, infrastructure alone in the c

>> technology has been hot in india. if you look at the silicon valley startups, about 40% of indian founders. today, technology is global in nature. whether you are based in silicon valley or beijing, there is not much difference in what you are able to do. today, bill gates could have started his company in sÃo paulo. it does not really matter because you are distributing globally. i think there's something to keep in mind. the entrepreneurials are very mobile. they can do anything anywhere. that might hurt. the u.s. needs to create an attractive environment for startups no matter where the people are from. caroline: are you starting to i spoke with the adobe executive and he said we will go where the talent is. will we see apple and microsoft with more satellites in countries like india and china to harness the right tech talent? >> they are doing that already. adobe has a few thousand employees. microsoft has upwards of 10,000 employees. ibm has more employees in india than anywhere else except the u.s. i think it i

you being from india, india is a big country. certainly. many think india showing accommodation will be seen all pos till. magnanimo magnanimous. good heartedness.p till. magnanimous. good heartednes po till. magnanimous. good heartedness till. magnanimous. good heartednes till. magnanimous. good heartednest till. magnanimous. good heartednes till. magnanimous. good heartednesv till. magnanimous. good heartednese till. magnanimous. good heartednestill. magnanimous. good heartednesill. magnanimous. good heartednesl. magnanimous. good heartednes i've been telling indian leaders, you have to be m magnanimous. not me. this is what we need to bring peace to the world, peace to the region. >> thank you so much for coming. recently the indian army chief of staff acknowledged the existence of the cold start doctrine which calls for indian offensive holding patterns to prevent a pakistani retaliatory response. this has been seen as destabilizing. what do you as a former chief of army staff and a strategic thinker in pakistan see as the alternatives

now consider india, home to 1.2 billion people. that's 17% of the planet, so it's no surprise that india's problems, poverty, hunger, tend to be big. but the indian government is thinking just as big when it comes to fighting hunger, and they're fighting that battle one lunch at a time. this "viewchange" film tells the story. amos roboberts: it's early mornrning in a smallll village t far from the city of bangalore. kuma is cleaning the rickshaw that provides his family's lililihood. his wife nakama is washing the family's few dishes. and their children are getting ready for school. abilash, however, can't find his school shirt. amos: kuma but doesn't earn enough to buy spare shirts for the children. after paying for the hire of his rickshaw, he's lucky to make $4.00 or $5.00 a day, so clothes getet held togetherer with safety pins for as long as possible. while abilash helps his dad fix a puncture, his brother and sister have leftover rice fofor breakfast.t. their parents go without. amos: these kids are lucky. millions of indian

he faces extradition to india over accusations of fraud. the flamboyant businessman, who are denied any wrongdoing, made his fortune selling beer under the iconic kingfisher brand before branching out into fi racing, ipl and aviation. prime minister may have called for a snap election in june. a minister may have called for a snap election injune. a stronger mandate for a party will allow them to negotiate a better brexit deal. the british pound strengthened on the news and i asked whether investors should expect more volatility? that strengthening pound had an immediate impact on sharemarket trading with the sharemarket dropping by 2.5% in trading overnight. it is a bit of a surprising move to see a currency strengthen on a weak economic development that it reflects on the market. the market is concerned about the outlook for the pound and is very short at any news and it's the social position scrambling for cover. although the pound has strengthened i would see that reverse over the next one or two days. that was our correspondent in sydn

across india, the killing of cows has been outlawed for years. a few weeks ago they started cracking down on the killing of buffaloes as well. hindu nationalists have been campaigning against the slaughter for decades, but india is the largest exporter of buffalo meat and more than half of that supply comes from one particular state. we found out how it is impacting the industry. this is a thriving industry with exports alone amounting to $5 billion a year. but for more than two weeks this plant has been operating at less than 20% of its capacity. we are getting less orders. indian buffalo meat goes to most countries. they are apprehensive. they want to serve their own supply chains in neighbouring countries. they aren't sure whether we will be able to supply them on time. it all started when a hindu nationalist became chief minister of uttar pradesh. he opposes the slaughter of cows, considered sacred by the hindu majority in india. cow slaughtering is illegal in most parts of india, including uttar pradesh. but the slaughter of buffaloes is leg

india's economy is opening and growing ina india's economy is opening and growing in a way that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago and the uk has made the historic decision to leave the european union and to re—forged its historic links and to re—forged its historic links and ties with partners, allies and friends around the world. great britain and india have a huge amount in common. we already have very significant trade and investment relationships. i'm joined in the studio by the former head of the department of uk trade and industry, sir andrew cahn. you were saying earlier that it has taken the you were saying earlier that it has ta ken the european you were saying earlier that it has taken the european union years to try to get a trade deal with india and they failed, and some on the brexit side in britain would say thatis brexit side in britain would say that is precisely the point. it is so difficult when you have so many countries to agree a trade deal, we will be much more nimble. the european union has managed to negotiate 54 trade deals, and they are

a horrifying discovery in western india. how this mass grave has again shared light on the victims of sex selective abortions. in india, you go through so much every other daughter and get married. what is the use if this is the end? —— go through so much to raise your daughter and get married. and glory for sergio garcia, the spanish golfer tom as he finally wins his first major title, the masters in augusta. —— golfer, as. good morning. it is sam here in singapore, iam in london, and eight in the evening in washington where president trump has asked his advisers to be prepared to give a full range of options to deal with the nuclear threat in north korea. a us navy strike group is already heading towards the korean peninsula. the us national security adviser said the deployment was prudent and criticised north korea as a rogue, nuclear—armed nation. david campa nale reports. the carl vinson strike group, composed of an aircraft carrier, two guided missile destroyers and a guided missile cruiser, had been due to v

you go through so much in india as pa rents to you go through so much in india as parents to bring her up and have her married. but what is the use if this is the end? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 6am in singapore, ii at night in london, and 6pm in the evening in washington, where president trump has asked his advisers to be prepared to give a full range of options to deal with the nuclear threat coming from north korea. a us navy strike group is already heading towards the korean peninsula. the us national security adviser said the deployment was prudent, and criticised north korea as a rogue, nuclear—armed nation. david campa nale reports. the carl vincent strike group, an aircraft carrier, a guided missile cruiser, and others, had been due to visit australia. instead, it is going full steam to the western pacific ocean, where it recently conducted exercises with the south korean navy. as well as massive strike power, the carrier group has the ability to intercept ballistic missiles. president trump made it

/india relationship. two of you mentioned in your opening testimony the importance of the relationship. senator mccain echoed that. one of you only talked about the endo pacific, not the asia pacific. dr. tellis, i thought that was interesting. you used the phrase indoe pacific. about two years ago, virtually all of our dod witnesses squiched ovsquic switched over to using indopacific. they do more joint exercises with the united states than any other nation. that is an important, recent trend. >> i view prime minister mothi being that. the party has had that alliance. talk about what we should be doing to deepen that relationship, not only militarily. it seems a similarity between china and russia, they both would like the u.s. less involved in the region and they both seem to have an interest in undermining the brand of democracies generally and suggesting that authoritarian nations are just as good? we are the oldest democracy. india is the largest. both of our nations have some motive to demonstrate t

the monks offered him shelter, while india gave him political asylum. but it was this man who helped secure his safety. the indian border guard escorted the dalai lama into the country in 1959, and this was their first meeting since then. for india and china, there is much more at stake. this area has immense strategic value. india is expanding its infrastructure across the state of arunachal pradesh, with plans for new roads and railway. china has never recognised the region as a pa rt never recognised the region as a part of india, and it sees it as an extension of tibet. ageing this week lodged an official protest with the indian ambassador, accusing delhi of giving the dalai lama a platform to push for tibetan separatism. india insists the visit is purely religious, and the dalai lama says his week—long trip is to promote harmony. china isn't convinced, so the crowds expected to gather for his teachings over the next few days will only cause more concerned across the border. there could be hope for millions of dementia patients, following new rese

we will see if they can do that again in india. the future of farming on aaded to the sky southern china island. spring pesticides over crops with drones. moving from manual labor to automated farming. we have the story from china. it is 44 acres. he is trying new technology. operators toe spray pesticides over his crops. the team of 6 arrived at dawn and got to work. >> agricultural drones like these are taking off in china. the government encouraged farmers to move from manual labor to automated farming. right now drones are used on 2% of farms, but could be worth 4 billion u.s. dollars a year. a company introduced 2 drones .or pesticide spraying they use a microwave for a two maintain distance from crops. of pesticidestion by following a planned route. this system is doing a lot of work automatically. you can ensure more precise spraying. the drone is a small payload. the operators have to refill the canister every five minutes and change the battery every 10 minutes. they can only be used on smaller farms like this. faster, but

they are one of india's india's waca one this is a new series, busy breakfast. we caught up ora series, busy breakfast. we caught up or a bite to eat. that is the... i give igivea i give a lot of emphasis to brea kfast. i give a lot of emphasis to breakfast. i spend some time on it. the major thing is also the fact i don't get much time to really have lunch. it is quite a busy day. what i read it in now? it is interesting. this is my sunday special. —— what are we eating now? it is a mix of dahl and roti. it is different but traditional. how important is brea kfast? traditional. how important is breakfast? i am a workaholic by nature. i spend 20% of my daily time on nonbusiness activities. when people say i need to go to the golf course to get a peace of mind, for me it is different. a&e to work on couege me it is different. a&e to work on college and school hospital issues. —— i need to. that is my balance. 0ther —— i need to. that is my balance. other people look at it as work. for me it is pleasure. so, good eaters eat last. they think about the e

even today russia is india's supplier. where as the united states into sizes restrictions on the use of force russian arms come with very few strings attached. , some have recently suggested that india is playing the united states and russia against each other for its own benefit. do you think that is true and do you believe that this is something the united states should be concerned about? >> i think india has always had russiationship with independent of the united states. the russians have been more willing to provide strategic technologies and capabilities that we would not either for reasons of policy or law. our objective with india has been more subtle than i think has been expressed often in the public commentary. the u.s. has approached india with a view to building its own capabilities. rather than seeking to forge an alliance. the reason they've done that is because we believe a strong india aids in the preservation of the balance of power in asia that serves our interests. it india can help balance china indep

i think there are many things successful in mexico i could be lamented in india -- implemented in india. we recognize that india plays a huge role in global growth. one of the leading growth engines in the markets and amongst them, we always think it will do better if we were able to get a better economic dialogue ongoing between the two administrations. there has been dialogue to identify opportunities, and i think this strong friendships between both india and mexico will eventually be reflected in a strong economic presence of both countries in each country. the u.s. as well, the region will do well. we would like nothing more than the u.s. to be successful and to thrive. we clearly believe the north american integration process. we believe that integration process has resulted in competitiveness and that has benefited the north american region and the latin american region as well. we will continue to work and strive for the integration process to continue so that we may remain -- we may remain even more dynamic so we can be globally successful. >> i think we have time for one more

also in the programme it is interest rate decision day in india. we'll be live in mumbai. but first, our top story. a much—anticipated meeting between the leaders of the world's two largest economies. on thursday, us president donald trump will host chinese leader xijinping at his mar—a—lago resort in florida. it is the very first time they are meeting in person and trade ties are expected to top the agenda. atjust over $659 billion of goods and services in 2015 it's one of the biggest trading relationships in the world. last week mr trump tweeted that today's meeting "will be a very difficult one in that we can no longer have massive trade deficits." trump has been outspoken in his desire to put "america first" and in terms of what he might do about it during his election campaign. mr trump floated the idea of a 45% tariff on goods from china. but the big problem donald trump has is that it's heavily tilted in china's favour because the us had a deficit of $336] billion. there have been indications china would retaliate to any such move and injanuary president xi sa

-india relationship. two of you mentioned in your opening testimony the importance of the relationship. senator mccain echoed that. one of you only talked about the endo pacific, not the asia pacific. dr. tellis, i thought that was interesting. the title of the hearing is about the asia pacific, but you used the phrase indo pacific. about two years ago, virtually all of our dod witnesses switched over to using indopacific. largely in their testimony. the indian military does more joint exercises with the united states than they do with any other nation. that's an important trend, that's a recent trend. i view prime minister modi being a bjp, the congress party has had that traditional non-alliance. this is a little bit of an evolution for them. talk about what we should be doing to deepen that relationship, not only militarily. but it seems that a similarity between china and russia is, they both would like the u.s. less involved in the region, and they both seem to have an interest in undermining the bra

india needs to bea a significant donor? india needs to be a modern aid donor. that‘s really most countries have mod away from tied aid to a much more open market procurement and india should move in the same direction, but i think who are than that, india is a major shareholder of all the international institutions, of the major ones and i think it should use that leverage to ask questions about how does the international multilateral system really need to reform, to change, in order to help these countries? india is one of the biggest importers of coal and as you increasingly engage with the government here, how can you use your expertise in green energy to change that? we have been helping them build up their renewa bles helping them build up their renewables industry through projects that we have financed and i think it‘s very interesting to see the indian companies here also pushing on renewables, but also working with indian companies now in the power sector, renewable sector, outside india in our countries of operations. there is plenty of opportunity

in india, we pay a visit to thekhasi, where women run the show. and in saudi arabia, we meetwomen for whom working means nothing less than freedom.freedom is an alien concept for women here.they're not allowed to drive. they need male consent totravel, or even just to own a passport.but for several years, women in saudi arabia have beencampaigning for equal right, filming themselves behind thewheel, and training for football matches.they've even ventured into satire on youtube.and it's having an effect. saudi universities now have morefemale than male students. and over the next few years thenumber of women in the workforce is set to rise from 22% to 30%.in the saudi city of jeddah, the nesma embroidery and tailoringcenter is breaking new ground. it employs more than 60 saudiwomen. that's unusual in this extremelyconservative islamic kingdom. its managing director is ranazumai. herself a mother of three, shepays her staff well and provides them with a minibus service andeven daycare for their children. ms. zumai: a shy housewifeshould absolutely g

not getting possession to a flat is a common problem in india. construction is often delayed why government approvals and disputes over land ownership. —— by. they struggle to stay afloat as a result. 0n ownership. —— by. they struggle to stay afloat as a result. on one hand, people cannot get into the homes they own, and on the other hand, corruption drives up prices. that corruption extends beyond poor oversight from developers. the government is now cracking down on those avoiding taxes. here is why. property has long been an attractive option for people to park undeclared funds or black money. sellers are paid in cash and often did not declare the actual sale price, reducing the amount of stamp duties the government receives. the biggest problem is what is called no name properties, real estate bought under a fictitious name other than the actual owner. this is absolutely critical from the government to clea n critical from the government to clean up the system and restore investor confidence in the entire real estate industry. i mean