maybe mr modi's populist strongman act is about to come unstuck. narendra taneja in delhi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you very much. thanks for having me. it's a pleasure. mr taneja, would you accept that over the past seven months, the modi government's attempts to control the coronavirus pandemic in your country have not succeeded? not succeeded? oh, well, i think if you look at our record in terms of, you know, coronavirus patients per million, and at the same time, overall numbers — right now as we speak, the number of cases, active cases of coronavirus, active cases in india is about 960,000. that's less than a million in a country of 1.36 billion people. so, i don't know what basis — you know, you're saying it's not successful. if you look across the country and look at the economic, social, cultural life of the country, it's life almost back to, more or less back to normal. economic activities are back to normal. and you have to go by the core numbers given by, you know, doctors and scientists. the numbers is — total number

i think trump and modi are mirror images of each other. he has this massi rally and they were speaking the same language. economicking g about terrorism and the entire mododi crcrowd was jubilant. connect whiteto supremacy or talk about racism. mr. modi believes there's no such thing as -- he is not spoken a word about the gang rarape of a dalit woman. he has enabled the attacks on women in india. you see the massive support. these are people that feel victimized in their own country despite being the majority. both trump and modi are playing to the victimhood of these majority communities, which believes it has [indiscernible] which is what i think india and america -- the world should know that the world's largest demomocracy goes down, rebel may be felt by the world. it is time for ththe world to concentrate on india. amy: rana ayyub, indian journalist who is a global opinions writer for "the washington post." author of the book "gujarat files: anatomy of a cover up." --are very ththankful thatt you at least yoursrself, you have recover

in august of 2019 when the modi government unilaterally eliminated kashmir's autonomy it had to alter the constitution to do and get revoked to what is known as article $37.00 that gave kashmir its special status. the entry modi is making good on the election the legislation was rushed through parliament troops poured into the region elected leaders in kashmir were placed under house arrest and communications were cut off for the most part they still are it doesn't matter whether it's been the congress or be a part of the agenda of the party at the helm of the power of every means and the more do issue what has happened in the context of the obligation of article 370 on all this fight is that the rubicon has been crossed and that political party which is the b g b m in the existence over this issue alone good existence is found big in the idea that india has to be one nation one flag. one's going to do shit and jehmu english media had a separate constitution separate flag and separate law therefore it was historic from that perspective now jehmu english medium is legally in degraded w

received in houston in september last year that was called howdy modi and they have this really close friendship which gains them i think support certainly prime minister modi within his base despite the fact that strategically they have been some some would say historic lows in this relationship even president trump changed india's he changed the trading relationship with india to india's detriment he's made changes to something called the age one be working visa which indians are the main recipients of and so i think people will really be looking to see what more concrete measures can come out of this relationship which has been so much in the last 4 years apart from the sort of very close personal relationship between the 2 of them one area that we have seen them move closer in is defense and fact the u.s. secretaries of states by pompei 0 as secretary of defense markets are in india right now they're about to sign tomorrow they're expected to sign the 4th and final of this military intelligence sharing agreement so i think that where they have not been able to find common ground o

so, i don't think the coincidence that the three geniuses of the early 21st century, modi, trump, and ---on the top of the charts of coronavirus. but now today the newspapers are tell us -- not the tv gained newspapers that the indian economy has shrunk 23.9%. modi ordered a lockdown because fascists love spectacles so his spectacle was i'm going to call the most strict lockdown the world has ever known and 1.38 billion people were given four hours notice and then it was like curfew, and that was like a chemical experiment, because suddenly you had millions of working class people who had no homes, who had no money, who had no way of getting home to their villages, walking, hundreds hundreds hundreds of kilometers home, getting beaten by police, sprayed with bleach and carrying the virus to the four corners of the country. so, right now we're sitting on an economy that is crashed, millions of people out of work, a developing world under bored -- which -- india whose army was always on the alert on the western front with pakistan, now has to be battle-ready on 3,000-kilometer long fron

it was imposed on august 5th of 2019 that was the day in a render modi's government in new delhi changed the rules on the way the indian controlled part of the region is governed instantly the 9 jamu and kashmir a degree of independence that was negotiated more than 70 years ago in 1970 having revoked that part of the constitution motive then placed an already militarized region under a communications blockade kashmir is disputed territory the countries involved india pakistan and china are all nuclear powers each comes armed with its own narrative that doesn't match the way many kashmiris see themselves on this program we're focusing on the indian administered part of kashmir later in the show we'll hear from 3 kashmiri journalists on the challenges of reporting with their communications curtailed 1st though the background story on a region that's been contested on the ground and in the news media ever since india's independence 7 decades ago. history change. and fires governments and ideology. but never changes is geography. the geographical reality for the people of kashmir is that th

for cope with 90. 4 india has launched its month long festival season with prime minister narendra modi using paypal urging people rather to take precautions against the corona virus although deadly case counts down by 40 percent since they pick in september modi is insistent indians must schober strength at a time social distancing is most definitely not the norm. the hindu festivals of durga puja and to sarah are taking place in a dampened way in india this year pictures of crowds of peering on social media have sparked fears that the festive season could lead to a day loops of new coronavirus infections. india has the world's 2nd largest number of confirmed corona virus cases after the united states but infection rates have half since the country reached a peak of 100000 daily cases last month none the less this year's celebrations are probably muted and many prayers have gone digital. organizers have decided to live stream many sessions for devo t.v. to watch from the safety of their homes. we are always in this we are for that movie should only be good to leave this thing that we g

his home state of gujarat really which is modi's power base it was modi inviting him i hope and you know it's a very small gesture to come into it was absolutely and you know we see pictures of it taking place there and that was a real sort of fanfare where you saw you know the message is really quite similar you know trump is kind of anti immigration you know has a very strong support from from a kind of white working class voters in the united states modi is seen as you know he's a hindu nationalist really his base is india's hindu majority and he's seen as quite hostile to the muslim minority so they are quite sort of natural allies in the way and it's quite think that that is reflected in trump's relative popularity in india compared to in other countries around the world the most recent numbers from pew research show 56 percent approval rating for donald trump. certainly far higher than he would see it any european cup or home he did only work for numbers like that in the united states running into this election but there's it's not just the personal relationship between these 2 men

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seema mody as some of the top trending stories >> here is what is trending. halloween will look pretty different this year and some companies are hoping to offer a safe alternative to door to door trick-or-treating. lowes will have curbside trick-or-treating on the last twosaturdays of october. families can reserve a spot to drive up and get free candy and a small pumpkin. krispy kreme will be offering free doughnuts at their drive-thru if you wear a costume. netflix will stop offering free trials, they are looking at different promotions they may test more of its original content available for free to nonsubscri describers as sample promotions. >>> and matmachu pi clchlcchu r a man stood in line for seven months just to see it. the ruins will reopen to the public in november, at 30% capacity >> going up -- i've never been there, like to do it, going up that mountain i would imagine is hard enough at that elevation with a mask on, it is not for the faint of heart >> yeah, but this is actually a struggle that lot of tourist destinations are trying to figure ou

exposed to the virus well india has launched its month long festival season with prime minister narendra modi urging people to take precautions against the coronavirus daily case counts are down by 40 percent since their peak in november modi called on indians to show restraint when celebrating in the midst of the pandemic and this has led to new and safer ways of observing the festivals. the hindu festivals of durga puja and to sarah are taking place in a dampened way in india this year pictures of crowds of peering on social media have sparked fears that the festive season could lead to a day luci of new coronavirus infections. india has the world's 2nd largest number of confirmed corona virus cases after the united states but infection rates have half since the country reached a peak of 100000 daily cases last month none the less this year's celebrations are possibly muted and many players have gone digital organizers have decided to live stream many sessions for devo teams to watch from the safety of their homes. we are always in this with or for that movie should come here only you were

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the government party were shot and killed once again highlighting the tense situation in the region modi's government has said uniformity in rules and governance will bring development to indian administered kashmir. but many kashmiris insist the region must have its autonomy and right. to determine its future you're hardly. votes are being counted in georgia's parliamentary election despite the coronavirus turnout has been steady exit polls show the ruling georgian dream party is in the lead but the opposition parties also claim victory. sean connery the 1st actor to play james bond on screen has died at the age of 98 the scottish star's family says he died peacefully in his sleep shot best looks back at his life it was in the 1962 spy thriller dock to know that sean connery 1st acid one of cinema's most famous lines. bond. james bond a role that would change his life he said bringing to life the story of the british spy double 07 was reciprocal how important it was during bond in the development of sean connery. obviously very important because of the. worldwide attention that the one tr

modi is a hindu nationalist standing up for india's hindu majority and perceived as really being quite against india's muslim minority so a lot of similarities there and that has also obviously kind of brought those 2 countries together with both of those men in power and you see reflected in popularity figures. trump is that has actually 56 percent approval in india which is a striking number and it goes beyond their brand of politics though i mean we also have the issue of the strategic element the issue of neutral interests that you have that's right i mean although these personalities are important that definitely not the whole picture and here is really all about china the rise of china as a superpower really a genuine superpower now and that is really affecting both countries the u.s. and china we've seen really this is the year where people are beginning to recognize we're on the brink of a new cold war between the u.s. and china and india is also affected too because china's rise is beginning to rub up against india as well we've seen that flare up in their border region in the

the election is also seen as a test of how prime minister narendra modi and his party have handled the coronavirus outbreak when the indian government imposed one of the world's strict as lockdowns in march hundreds of thousands of migrant workers were forced to walk on many for hundreds of kilometers. $1500000.00 workers who lost their jobs elsewhere and india returned to be hard including. the father of 5 says they feel abandoned by the government. the government hasn't helped us at all i lost my identity card we haven't been given a food distribution card we have difficulty finding food. behind is one of india's most impoverished states with a public health care system that is struggling to deal with the virus outbreak yet prime minister modi campaigned on what he said was his coalition government success in fighting the virus. i want to congratulate the people of be hard for fighting the battle against with courage the decisions have been taken quickly to tackle the pandemic. the b j p promised free card vaccine for the people of the heart if the party is reelected but for the mill

to victor orbán and hungry and arranger modi in india has fueled fears that liberal values are at risk because all this talk of democracy dying overblown and what makes a true democracy anyway joining me to debate this are rubin a historian and professor at new york university and the author of the book strong men miscellany to the present shadi hamid a senior fellow at the brookings institution in washington d.c. and a contributing writer to the atlantic and ashley farmer an assistant professor at the university of texas austin and the author of the book remaking black power how black women it transforms an era thank you all for joining me on front so ruth i want to start with you and your book strongman you said that combating authoritarian ascension is one the most pressing issues of our time so does that mean you see converse leave that that democracy is on the decline and in fact even under attack. i do very much and in the book and in my writings i draw attention to the way that although authoritarianism is often presented by the u.s. and their own propaganda as a stable and prod

says and it's very green modi and trump of course an account of a pot freshest presidency by robinson thank you very much thank you so much for having me on it's a pleasure after the break ultraviolence after global protests against racist policing appear to slow in the face of seemingly apathetic governments and pandemic related lockdowns we explore a new film from award winning documentary maker can pharaoh's the polls but and list resistance in the face of endless brutality always a more compelling plot to have going on the ground. shifting alliances to washington's unrelenting policy assaults against russia and china has already altered the world order what remains to be seen is how much going to jeanne will hold together to confront. also. will america ever be able. to. show small seemed wrong all roles just don't hold. any belief yet to shape out this day comes to educate and in gains from it equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. welcome back while the whole world is preoccupied with a global pandemic to build spotting th

that's just like the extreme far right wing these far right wing now fascist parties in europe or or modi in india or chunkier in the united states on the contrary these repressive systems and the investment in them has had to go is democratic and republican here in the united states is completely bipartisan the liberal elites has been deeply invested in global policeman you me and to me a hollywood a you mean novels you mean to have you mean. television well that is the level of the mass media the entertainment industry and yes they put forward images and i galaxy and glorify what every friday to as a global police states but you know and the us that means the book is loaded with so much data you can just scratch the surface here but but let's remember something here that u.s. military and intelligence agencies financed and advised and it's this is in the book and here is the data 800 major hollywood movies in recent years and 1000 t.v. shows and you know all of this projects all kinds of images that are related to be thing of this global police state at the ideological and cultural leve

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world so there's already been a few high profile comments on this the indian prime minister narendra modi has tweeted that he is wishing my friend a quick recovery and a good house and tons of official reaction from the united states we're going to have to wait a little bit longer to get some of those significantly joe biden the presidential rival hasn't officially tweeted yet but a few hours before donald trump's positive test result the last tweet that he put out was donald trump would do everything he can to distract from the fact that because of his failed covert 1000 response of 820-0000 americans have died 26000000 are on an unemployment and one in 6 more businesses risk permanent closure so i think that gives us an idea of what joe biden strategy will be going ahead but as we've said it's really unclear high this presidential campaign is going to play at that it's going to be very difficult for trump because he's the lying on big rallies public appearance is he not i won't be able to do those at least he shouldn't be doing those we'll have to wait and see and then there's also the

seema mody is looking at that. >> the question now is whether there is an opportunity for democratic challenger for joe biden. strategists have formulated a play book if and when infrastructure increases they divide it into three areas. one is construction, and rebuild of road, bridges and highways, names like caterpillar and deere that specialize in this equipment. the second, transportation, cement truck and bump trucks it worth noting paccar is up 86% from its 52. week low and the third area is renting. it's been found companies amid this pandemic are renting more and that trend could accelerate. united rental, the poster child of this trend is up 170% from the march low. the other question is how much of biden's $2 trillion plan will focus on building out clean energy infrastructure from electric grids to wind energy. now, it is worth noting industrials as a sector and now a smaller percentage of the s&p 500 versus five years ago, but analysts say that could change with the help of infrastructure providing a boost to profits and potentially their stock prices kelly >> thank you v

i'm seema mody in for brian sullivan we kick off your friday morning with a look at stock futures, the dow up currently about 75 points the major averages august coming off their second positive day in three. but looking to end the week in the red. here is how we're set up the dow and s&p are on track to snap a three week winning streak, the nasdaq on pace to break a four week winning streak for its first worse week since september. part of that is apparent rotation out of technology take a look at the ishares and momentum etf, it is down more than 2% this week. and on pace to snap a five week win streak the etf tracks tesla, apple, amazon, invidia and microsoft. but not to be out done, first trust dow jones internet fund is now down about half a percent for the week eyeing its first down beak week in five financials and regional kre are both coming off their best day since july 21, the latter up around 7%. so certainly seeing some movement in the financials and energy is surging coming off its best day since july 21 you can see up 4% yesterday. and we're watching the home builders tha

and brazil prime minister narendra modi's government has been criticized for its handling of the virus and madrid is back on her partial lockdown as the government struggles to stem rising cases and what's become europe's biggest hotspots 4800000 people are now barred from leaving the spanish capital and restaurants capacities have been objects police have set up barricades to stop cars on major roads leading in and outs of the city yet today to the headlines struggle over the nile is coming up next on al-jazeera. the nile. the world's longest river. a 7000 kilometer lifeline for almost 400000000 people. flowing north the nile runs through 10 countries. the highlands in the heart of africa. so the mediterranean sea. a source of sustenance but also one of tension even attentional conflict. these tensions between come. trees along the river nile have their roots in the 19th century. colonial decisions of the past. are a point of bitter dispute today. and new political realities on the ground are increasing the sense of uncertainty over who owns the river nile. in september 2005 a team of

modi came to houston last year and shared the stage with the president during trade talks. and the president of the european council said in his tweet that the battle of coronavirus is one that we all face no matter where we live. and russian president vladimir putin sent a telegram giving wishes to the president for a quick recovery. leaders in afghanistan, pakistan and taiwan their well wishes. >>> we're showing the big board and small box that you see in the corner of your screen throughout our morning show. you can see the stock market is down more than 300 points in reaction to the president's diagnosis. >>> developing this morning, the latest on the glass fire burning in sonoma and napa counties. the fire has spread to nearly 38,900 and i c 58,900 acres and firefighters are facing record hot temperatures. and cal fire says that they expect fire activity to increase under our red flag warning. and we are in day six now of the glass fire and it is still largely burning out of control. we are continuing to see houses burn. amy hollyfield is live in calistoga this morning

he does have a very go w way to shiph the indian prime minister, modi. it was earlier this year that president trump came here on a visit in a massive joint rally in the prime minisatr's home i do not think that this particular episode is going to shift the dynamic of the relationship, but it could make things a litrde bit awkn the coming days. you have u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo who is arriving in delhi in a few days. he is going to talk with the counterpart, and is the filthy comment comes up, that could be awkward for him. jane: thank you. foreign policy has nn the top of the agenda for most voters. after last night's debate, aft a rare glimpse of how the candidates view the worl we speaking with amanda, was -- what stood out to you? there was obvioustriking side, conversation about job bidene calling elationship that prident trump has engaged in, with kimmp jong-un, ing that to hitler's. i thought that was very brazen to even say. it shows that president trump is willing to talk with anyone. much le reagan who would shake r hands with tsian

he does have a very good way to ship wit the indian prime minister, modi. eit wlier this year that president trump came here on a visit in massive joint rally in the prime minister's home state. i do not think that this particular episode is going to shift thef dynamice relationship, but it could make things a little bit awkward in the coming days. you have u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo who is arriving in delhi in a f days. he is going to talk with the counterpart, and is the filthy awkward for him., that could be jane: thank you. foreign policy has not bee a the top of tnda for most voters. after last night's debate, after a rare glimpse of how the candidates view the world. we speaking with amanda, was about to you? -- what stood out to you? >> on the foreign policy side, there was obviously a stiiking conver about job biden calling the rationship that president trump has engagedn, with kim jong-un, comparr'g that to hi's. i thought that was very brazen to even say. it shows that president tro p is willinglk with anyone. much like reagan who would s

that's coming up and the nasdaq, jv squad, the disney pivot and green chutes in sneaks seema mody first. >> reporter: stocks are drifting lower had. the dow is currently down 102 and s&p 100 lower and nasdaq holding on to gains of 12 points let's check in on the financials, jpmorgan and city group is whether they are largely done setting aside money for loan defaulgts tomorrow we hear from bank of america and wells fargo. let's take a look at fastenal. it saw a surge in sales for safety products, everything in glasses, masks and gowns and other protective gear. it's down about 4%, but the stock is still having its best year in a decade, vastly outperforming the industrial sector, as you can see right here kelly, back to you >> yeah. we always used to watch that one. it's a good macro science. we'll take it even with today's selloff. seema, thanks very much. let's talk about the apple product event now, kicking off with very high expectations from wall street. the stock rallying 10% in the past month and 6% yesterday. let get to josh lipton with more for us josh >> we expect, kelly to of

seema mody joins me with a look that the impact a biden presidency could have on the muni market. >> reporter: the cap on local and state deductions introduced in 2017 pushed investors to find alternative ways to shelter their income, and that fueled demand from municipal bonds. if a move of uncapping s.a.l.t. comes with a higher tax rate that could increase the value of the tax-exempt bonds blackrock less optimistic writing that the uncertainty around fiscal policy and the penneding presidential election have left investors reluctant to put more money to work in the muni market. weave seen a record number of issuances in the month of september. hilltop security says they are concerned there may not be enough demand from investors to meet the increase in supply, so the election uncertainty certainly having an effect on muni market which has become a $3.8 trillion market kelly? >> yeah. seem, a, thank you very much we appreciate it seema mody with the state of play. >>> meanwhile as new covid cases continue spiking across the nation, investors are pouring into ppe, personal protective

opposition parties blasted the move saying modi's party is exploiting the pandemic for political gain. back in the united states, the senate judiciary committee voted 12-to-0 thursday to recommend amy coney barrett be confirmed to the supreme court. republican chairman lindsey graham disregarded his committee's own rules requiring a quorum be present and proceeded with the vote after all 10 of the judiciary committee's democrats boycotted thursday's roll call. majority leader mitch mcconnell plans to hold a vote in the full senate as early as monday. senate democrats have called the rush to confirm barrett so close to the election an illegitimate power grab and reproductive health advocates warn barrett could help overturn roe v. wade, the 1973 supreme court case affirming the right to an abortion. meanwhile, environmentalists are warning barrett's refusal to acknowledge the science of climate change could spell disaster for efforts to mitigate the worst effects of the climate crisis. lori lodes of the group climate power 2020 wrote -- "the last thing our country can afford is a clima

seema mody, happy holiday it, and you can call it whatever holiday you want. >> big day for market. first of all, great to see you, bill griffith. >> thanks. >> straight to the market, six-week high for, ma. the dow currently at around the highs of the day, up around 300. s&p 500 up and check out the nasdaq, a 2.7% gain despite no progress being made on the stimulus front let's get into the tech trade because it is large-cap tech leading the way. apple up 5.6% ahead of its product launch tomorrow. facebook higher by 5% and we have a deal in the technology space as well. twilio buying segment, a softwear player for $2.3 billion. twilio at a record high with a 7% gain today and the stock has actually tripled on the year one of the losers though, that's in the travel space. carnival shares are down about 2% despite the cdc no-sale order set to expire at the end of this month. the cruise operator today said that it would be delaying more sailings out of florida until december raising questions as to whether its peers royal and norwegian will have to do the same the stock now down 70% on

. >>> i'm seema mody. here are today's top business headlines. wall street looks set to regain after eli lilly saying it's paused a trial of its covid antibody treatment. the trial for its coronavirus vaccine. also weighing on investors, hopes for another stimulus package have faded as democrats and republicans remain at odds. in focus earnings. goldman sachs, wells fargo and united airlines. the covid-19 pandemic changes our grocery shopping habits. a new survey by lending tree shows americans' weekly spend jumped 17% from $163 to $190. consumers say they're going to the grocery store less but spending more per trip. more than half say they hit up multiple stores such as wholesale outlets, costco and supermarkets for everyday needs. free trials phasing out the options this month that follows a similar move in a number of other countries. to replace the free trial netflix is trying new ways to attract new subscribers. it also recently launched a site where you can watch a number of episodes from its top 30 series for free. back to you. >> i think

seema mody all that said the nasdaq is dropping today more than 3%. it's lag the dow and having its worst day since early september. let bring in mike santoli for more on this selloff mike, it doesn't quite add up. it doesn't have that, you know, that coronavirus feel that we saw, you know, dominate trading for much of the spring but maybe like bob said this is just a sell everything kind of moment. >> well, sell everything or at least also there's always kinds of reasons not to perhaps step in and be a hero and buy aggressively either. whether that's because of the election coming up in a few days or because it seems as we if we might be on the front edge of another little phase of covid surges by the way, i also think that the earnings season was sort of book ended by netflix saying, hey, things are good, but look towards the first half of next year we're going to have some tough comparisons so your stay-at-home beneficiaries are now in the window of saying we really had it good for a few months and at the same time the market is being forced to pus

prime minister narendra modi has also made it on to time magazine's list. bill chris says he deserved to but that at 70 morty is comparatively young and still has a lot to learn she says he'll have to do that if he wants to run the country better i'll tell you that there are i consider him a son. but he should listen to me as a mother if he ever invites me to meet him i would gladly go. but i would be coming with my demands among. hill kisses phone fame and she doesn't mind it but she knows that she hasn't achieved her goals the 82 year old says she hasn't given up and then hops on her real son scooter to head to the next protest. and that's if a very be sure to check out other stories on dude up to dot com. on facebook and twitter believe you now with these pictures of festivity in the north korea marking the 75th anniversary of the country's. remarked more of the same time of our. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona update. 19 special next on d w. this. story stubbo