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Japan, China leaders visit rival capitals in Ukraine war
"Japanese prime minister fumio kushida is in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. Kushida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese president Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three day visit the dueling summits come as the longtime rivals are on diplomatic offensives because she does surprise trip to Ukraine, comes just hours after he met with Indian president Narendra Modi in New Delhi, kushida who's chairing the group of 7 summit in May is the only G 7 leader who hasn't visited Ukraine and was under pressure to do so at home. He's expected to offer continuing support for Ukraine when he meets with zelensky. I'm Charles De Ledesma
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Ukraine tensions flare at G-20 finance meetings in India
"Tensions over the war in Ukraine have flared up at meetings of the group of 20 leading economies in India. We are also witnessing rising geopolitical tensions in different parts of the world. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi touched on a sensitive topic in his speech in the G 20 host city of bengaluru, those tensions boiled over and meetings between G 20 financial chiefs, specifically over Russia's war in Ukraine. US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said the Russian officials at the conference bear the responsibility for the lives and livelihoods being taken in Ukraine and the harm caused globally, Yellen, outlined her focus in a speech a day earlier, continued robust support for Ukraine will be a major topic of discussion during
Bloomberg Radio New York
"narendra modi" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"With the story. Air India has announced a 470 plate order with Airbus and Boeing underscoring the industry's recovery from the pandemic, and the airline's ambition to become a global force. The deal involves 250 Airbus jets and 220 Boeing models. President Biden and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi held a phone conversation to discuss the transaction, Modi called a Boeing and other U.S. companies to explore opportunities arising from India's civil aviation sector. In Washington and Kate's Bloomberg daybreak Asia. Well, Doug, I have to say this. It's bad that goods disinflation has slowed a little bit for people hoping that inflation would come down sharply. But it's good that services ex housing, which is kind of tied to wages, only rose 0.3% month on month. Net net, I think from the equity market standpoint, don't fall out of bed just yet. Yeah, you're right about that. And I think if you look at what the Philly or rather the Cleveland fed is saying, maybe some worrying signs, their underlying inflation tracker is pointing to some price pressure persisting. Both on a monthly and a 12 month basis. So in selected pockets, I think you're right, Brian, you've got to be very careful about saying that inflation the problem is beginning to kind of wane a little bit. It may be sticky for some time. People seized on Patrick harker's comment that we're not done yet, but we are likely close. Yeah, but that's also to say that when they get to wherever their destination point is, the so called terminal rate things may end up being held higher for quite a bit longer. The other thing that I thought was interesting today, we were talking about fed speakers, John Williams from the New York fed was pushing out rate cuts, maybe sometime into 2024 or even 2025. Yeah, absolutely. 8 and a half minutes past the hour now. It's time for global news
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Indian Tax Agents Raid BBC Offices After Airing of Documentary Critical of Modi
"Indian officials search BBC premises after it airs a documentary about the prime minister. The British broadcaster says officials from India's income tax department searched its New Delhi and Mumbai offices after it broadcasting documentary about Narendra Modi, examining his role during anti Muslim riots in the state where he was chief minister in 2002. According to the press trust of India news agency, officials are now looking at documents related to the BBC's business operations. While tax authorities are declining to comment, a spokesperson for Modi says the BBC should not have anything to fear if it follows Indian laws. But
Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"narendra modi" Discussed on Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"Were looking at India as the next best alternative. That image might have been a bit tarnished in light of the adani affair. We don't quite know yet. But that's one factor that Modi had going for him. Second, given China's increasing in trans agents, not just along the Himalayan border, but along the Taiwan straits and elsewhere, the United States has been actively courting India as a strategic partner, and many other major pause have also lined up behind the United States and Modi and his extraordinarily able foreign minister subramaniam jaishankar are both acutely aware of this. And consequently, they counted on many of Modi's shortcomings to be set aside because of these two parallel interests that a number of countries in the world especially the major pause have in India combined with India's rise to the presidency of the G 20. And Modi was playing this to the hilt. In light of the adani affair, let's see what transpires. Narendra Modi has been prime minister now for nearly a decade already. He's 73 as you understand its son. What does he still want? What part of his domestic vision would he regard as incomplete? Or has he just got himself into that position where he sees himself as prime minister for life, so he will just keep on keeping on. There's a larger vision behind Modi and the BJP's rise, which is also related to the right-wing Hindu organization RSS about a Hindu country. There's one part of Modi being prime minister and how he sees himself and how the organization wants to move forward. So despite 73, I don't think Modi is going anywhere, very soon. The likelihood is that he will win the next election. And one of the strange factors of this at the moment is that there seems to be no credible successor to mode. It seems to be no one who has been pushed forward. There is a home minister who is adapted to winning election battles apparently. There is a chief minister in India's largest state interpretation who has been headlining a bit, but there's no credible successor. That seems very strange to me given the BJP and RSS long-term plans on the country and the foreign policy and all of that. But at present, there is no identity agree with me that there's no credible alternative that there is to know. And if this is because he wants to be the only figure in Indian politics, whether it could be one of the reasons. But I don't see a successor. But may I also Andrew just add to what simit was saying regarding foreign policy and image of mister Modi, especially in the U.S.,
Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"narendra modi" Discussed on Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"That cast of leader is he able to reassure himself that he has that large solid block behind him that will not shift no matter what? I think so. And in considerable part, because with rare exceptions, mostly from regional political parties, the opposition is in a state of complete disarray. The Congress party is a shell of its former self, raul Gandhi, the scion of the family, has sought to assert himself in the recent past through this massive walk that he undertook across the country, trying to mobilize people for the Congress party. This was a grand gesture on his part, but I don't see any programmatic alternative that he provided during this long sojourn across the country. It was yet another populist gesture on his part. And yes, it did bring about crowds. But will this translate into electoral results? I'm not sure. Because in considerable part, unless you can offer a viable alternative to the policies and stances that movie has taken, I'm not sure that you can mobilize the voters to oppose Modi. And consequently, Modi can wrap himself in this nationalist mantle that you alluded to as in the case of Trump. I want to talk a bit shortly about the degree to which the adani affair may or may not have affected Narendra Modi standing on the world stage. But before we talk about the adani affair specifically, there was another sort of diplomatic incident of sorts recently, which I thought was illustrative, somnath, which was Modi's response to this not terrifically flattering documentary that the BBC broadcast here in the UK. What was your read on why that became such a thing? And why it was allowed to be known that Modi was upset by it. I mean, I know you're demagogues and despots are always terrifically thin skinned. But it does seem like a kind of trivial thing for the leader of a well for the leader of any country to descend to never mind a country as mighty as India. Demagogues are extremely thin skinned. But what was really surprising was how quickly the state responded, it brought in emergency era laws into the domain. The Delhi police acted with, again, Muhammad moira had been mentioning this that while murder cases go unsolved riots take place. But students were rounded up in different universities where screenings were being staged. So the reaction was quite immense. And also what was interesting. And I think ineffective is when you ban something. It's kind of sparks momentum. And therefore so much conversation went around. But coming back to your original point, as you said, demagogues get really upset. And I think Modi was seriously upset. And the reaction from the foreign ministry, again, the same conversation. This is colonialist. This is branding India in century old conversations.
Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"narendra modi" Discussed on Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"I'm joined now from Bloomington, Indiana by sumit ganguli distinguished Professor of political science at Indiana University, and here in London is somnath bad by lecturer in media and development and international journalism's at psoas. Zoom at first of all, what's your assessment of the extent to which adani's problems might become Modi's problems? It's a trifle to early to tell. I think the repercussions are being felt. The finance minister obliquely referred to it in the course of her budgetary speech. Subsequently, the government has tried to distance itself, not surprisingly, from mister alvani and his enterprises, parliament has been in an uproar, who is a firebrand politician from my home state of Bengal, excoriated the government on the floor of parliament. And parliament had to be dissolved twice because of the highly contentious views that were being expressed by the opposition. But I think the Modi government's strategy will be to simply ride the south and hope that the press, which is mostly blind, will not raise too many awkward questions. Well, some left on that subject, we have talked on monocle 24 many times before about arguably the lack of rigor. Let's put it like that with which India's media currently regards Narendra Modi, but journalists to journalists and newspapers and newspapers. Do you get any sense that India's press is sensing an amount of blood in the water here and that they might sense that they've got a chance to take a bit of a whack at the prime minister? I'll go with what simit said. It's a very pliant press. About three months back, mister adani acquired three of India's national channels, NDTV, who was left of center and in the last of the probably what we call free press bastions. The rest is owned by the ambanis, the Z group by suhas, Chandra, in the India doesn't in that sense have a free press anymore.
Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"narendra modi" Discussed on Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"It is actually global. But just for added context there when we describe the adani group as a family business to be clear, it is a huge family business. Can you give us some idea of the scale of what the adani group does? Yes, I mean, the thing is a lie very many business groups in India, modern are now particularly did not related to just one single commodity. So it's manufacturing. It's infrastructure. It's a lining. It's defense now that India has opened up its defense manufacturing sector to private enterprise. So it is full spectrum economic exercise. Some of the other houses even go into retail. And he hasn't quite gotten into retail yet. But it's the latest acquisition in the Indian world has been in their most prized brand in television news and the TV, which is the flagship television channel of India, independent minded. And he's also taken over that. And that really has kicked off a different kind of storm in India about the nature of mass media, its ownership. So it's not like Murdoch in the west, where Murdoch is seen to be the story. In India, the story interestingly, Murdoch actually, when he came in, you know, everyone thought he would bubble it up. But it's actually Indian business houses which have done so and adani has his critics say is really creating not just a sort of scene of crony capitalism, but a serious monopolistic enterprise in various aspects. And the opposition leader raul Gandhi pointed out in parliament two days ago, which even I was taken aback by, that before prime minister Modi came to power, adali was not anywhere near the top hundred business houses in the world or rich person. He was in the 600 something, according to his statistic. And today, you know, when before the markets crashed on him and the like, he was a fourth richest man on the planet. And we are now talking hundreds of billions of dollars. I mean, sums that one really can't compute any simple way. So that's the scale. And the rises of short and intense. It's a rise which is really happened in the last ten years. So what do we understand though of the reasons why this astonishing corporate Leviathan presided over by, as you said, one of earth's richest individuals appears to have been so vulnerable to a relatively obscure entity in the United States taking a bit of a pop at it. I think there were two immediate triggers. One, the fact that there was going to be an SPO that was going to be a public kind of announcement of one of his enterprises. It was going to be listed. And that spooked the markets, it seems. And the second reason is not to put two fine a point here. But I think there is growing attention to India in the world, because it is ostensibly the fastest growing economy in investing in India, precisely because it is not China. So the kind of re drawing of investment geography in the world. And I think it comes also at a time when India itself is kind of punching I would say about its weight, but it's also trying to be a bit of an international player given the Ukraine scenario and in this so called neutrality over this war.
Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"narendra modi" Discussed on Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk
"The recent difficulties of Indian tycoon Gautam Adani are a reminder that everything is relative. Though adani's personal net worth has evaporated by perhaps half in a matter of days, he is still believed to have somewhere in the vicinity of $61 billion in the bank or roughly the GDP of Slovenia. Next month's rent is probably on balance covered. But there are potential ramifications for India's prime minister Narendra Modi. Modi and adani have long operated as patron and protector of each other, both self made men from Gujarat, overcoming humble beginnings and lack of formal education to ascend to the peaks of Indian commerce and politics. Adani, earth's third richest individual, well, he was this time last month. Modi wield of the world's largest democratic mandate, which he will attempt to renew within the next year or so adani's travails began with a report issued by the ominously named American investment group Hindenburg in late January. Hindenburg suggested congruently enough that adani was overinflated and combustible. Shares in adani group companies imploded accordingly. Narendra Modi has outrun scandal before, notably the hideous sectarian pogroms which beset Gujarat in 2002 while Modi was the state's chief minister, but adani's recent wobble is significant. This is the company which runs many Indian ports, stores a third of India's grain and operates much of India's energy infrastructure. Does this put a dent in Modi? Does it put a dent in India? And while we're asking, what does Narendra Modi still want? This is the foreign desk.
AP News Radio
Economic woes, war, climate change on tap for Davos meeting
"The World Economic Forum is back with its first winter meetup since 2020 in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos. Leaders are seeking to bridge political divisions in a divided world, buttress a hobbling economy and address concerns about a climate change, among many other things, nearly 600 CEOs, and more than 50 heads of state or government are expected, but is never clear how much concrete action emerges from the elite event, missing a leaders like president Joe Biden, Chinese president Xi Jinping, British prime minister, which is sunak, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, and French president Emmanuel Macron. I'm Charles De Ledesma
The Christian Science Monitor Daily
"narendra modi" Discussed on The Christian Science Monitor Daily
"India is redrawing its place in global politics. It sees itself as a new middle power, seeking multiple partnerships to grow its economy and balance Chinese influence. India's vision of its role in the world is changing as it rises from its longtime status as the world's largest democracy, though an underdeveloped one to an economic and political power on the cusp of surpassing China as the most populous country. For decades, India was a leader of the Non-Aligned Movement of developing countries struggling to advance in a post World War II international system. The Soviet Union was its closest ally. But India under prime minister Narendra Modi increasingly sees itself as an independent middle power. Partnering with the United States on a range of strategic issues based on common goals. While aligning itself with no single power or group of countries. India is a reflection point in its international relationships, says Indian foreign policy analyst in Johnny bochy. It is pivoting from its legacy relationships such as with Russia to the political and economic alliances that will serve India most as it seeks to emerge as a global economic power and further the objective of balancing China. In this scenario, officials and foreign policy experts say India will try its hand at leading when it leaves it can make a difference. And deepen partnerships that fit its needs. The story was reported by hard lafranchi in New Delhi, India for
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UN weather report: Climate woes bad and getting worse faster
"The United Nations warns of worsening global warming as world leaders gather for key climate talks Envoys gather in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el Sheik for a UN convention on climate change amid the war in Ukraine high inflation food shortages and an energy crunch This comes as the UN's weather agencies annual report shows shocking new data The sea level rise in the past ten years is double what it was in the 1990s rising by .2 inches per year and is opening speech outgoing conference president alok Sharma said that countries had made considerable progress at their last meeting in Glasgow but more has to be done How many more wake-up calls Does the world do world leaders actually need A third of Pakistan underwater The worst flooding in Nigeria in a decade this year the worst drought in 500 years in Europe in a thousand years in the U.S. and the worst on record in China Over 120 world leaders will attend the talks but the absence of Chinese presidents Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi two of the world's biggest polluters means many are doubtful on whether the talks could result in any major deals to cut emissions long term I'm Naomi Shannon
WNYC 93.9 FM
"narendra modi" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"Say the collapse of a bridge is killed more than a 130 people. So shmita patak reports. Ambulance and screams filthy air in the town of morbi Sunday evening, after the cables of the suspension Brits snapped, sending the middle span of the bridge stumbling into the mature river. Onlookers waited into the water to pull out any one they could. Local resident Ajay was trying to save two children. But he says only one survived. I shudder to think of what the family's must be feeling like that. He told local news channel India TV. Prime minister Narendra Modi, who is from Gujarat, called the collapse, one of the most painful things in his life. He's expected to visit more B Tuesday. As divers continue to look for those still missing, investigators are beginning to examine why the Brits snapped. A video taken earlier Sunday shows people packed closely together on the bridge. It's a popular tourist destination, and the crowd is unusually large yesterday, because it was the weekend, and its the festive season in India. Gujarat's home minister harsh Sam we told reporters his government has opened an investigation. The bridge was from the late 19th century, and it had recently been renovated. It reopened just last week. Song we said the private company in charge of maintaining the bridge will face criminal charges. The head of the local municipality told Indian media that esteem did not sign off on reopening the bridge. But the company claims to have been swaying it, which caused the collapse. For NPR news
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Japan's former leader Abe honored at divisive state funeral
"Japanese prime minister fumio kushida has paid tribute to his predecessor since to Abe as a man of courage and a sincere and compassionate person at the state funeral for the assassinated former leader In his eulogy kushida says history will remember Abe more for his achievements than for the duration of his period in office and that Abe would have been able to act as a compass for Japan for another two decades at least dozens of foreign dignitaries including vice president Kamala Harris and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi were among the 4300 attendees Meanwhile hundreds of people marched peacefully to state their opposition to the event some saying the legality of a state funeral was dubious I'm Charles De Ledesma
AP News Radio
Biden's warning to Vladimir Putin over Ukraine
"President Vladimir Putin is vowing to press the attack against Ukraine despite Russian forces being forced into retreat in the face of a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the country's northeast I'm Ben Thomas with the latest The Russian leader was in Uzbekistan for a summit of the Shanghai cooperation organization In a one on one meeting Indian prime minister Narendra Modi told him this should not be an era of war urging him to go on a path of peace Putin replied had heard Modi's concerns repeatedly and Russia intends to end the war as quickly as possible but added its Ukraine that won't negotiate and wants to achieve its goals on the battlefield Later Putin told reporters deliberation of Ukraine's entire eastern Donbass region remains Russia's main military goal no change After the Ukrainian counter offensive Putin said let's
AP News Radio
Queen Elizabeth II changed the monarchy forever
"Constant in my life the world mourns Queen Elizabeth II The queen was much more than Britain's monarch she was a sovereign to another 14 nations and a rare figure who was almost universally admired through hemispheres generations social divisions and politics tributes to her have come in from other monarchs leaders dignitaries and rockstars even in places where the relationship with British monarchy is complicated for tributes flowed in India prime minister Narendra Modi said Elizabeth personified dignity and decency in public life while Caribbean leaders from Jamaica to Bermuda Monte death which occurred as several British territories in the Caribbean seek to replace the monarch with their own heads of state I'm Charles De Ledesma
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At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before
"Following recent India demonstrations and detentions of opposition figures that are growing sentiment that India's democracy is in retreat and its democratic foundations are floundering At 75 years old induced democracy is under pressure like never before experts and critics say trust in the judiciary as a check on executive power is eroding and religious minorities are facing increasing attacks by Hindu nationalists journalists and author kumi Kapoor says assaults on the press and free speech have grown more brazen in recent years There's no question I mean one has only to look around to see that the media has certainly shriveled up during mister Modi's regime Kapoor however says Indian people's restless and Independent Spirit will not be broken You can clamp down on the media but you can't really clamp down on freedom of thought and expression in a country like India Observers say democratic backsliding has accelerated since prime minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 I'm Charles De Ledesma
WSJ What's News
"narendra modi" Discussed on WSJ What's News
"Is set to pass today the $2 trillion social and climate policy Bill. A vote was expected Thursday night, but in hours long speech by minority leader Kevin McCarthy delayed that. Never in American history has so much been spent at one time. Never an American history will so many taxes be raised and so much borrowing to be needed to pay for all this reckless spending. Earlier Thursday, the nonpartisan congressional budget office determined the bill would add $367 billion to the deficit over the next decade. Some Democrats said the CBO analysis doesn't fully account for the revenue the bill would bring in. And while there are concerns in the U.S. about the economy overheating, Japan's government has today approved a $490 billion spending package to support the pandemic recovery. It includes cash payments to most families in some smaller companies. The size of the package was nearly double what analysts were expecting earlier this month and amounts to about one tenth of Japan's GDP. Japan's economy remains smaller than its pre-pandemic peak while the U.S. and China have already made up their pandemic setbacks. In India, prime minister Narendra Modi is repealing controversial farm laws that have drawn massive protests since being enacted last year. The journal Sean Lee is in New Delhi, and she says, it's a setback to Modi's efforts to overhaul India's economy. A lot of economists agree that the farming sector in India does need to be overhauled and that reforms need to be implemented to make agriculture more responsive to market forces. But this backtracking by Modi shows that he's not politically invincible and any reforms you will want to make in terms of the farming sector, he will have to consult farmers going forward. Protesting farmers have argued the laws would begin to dismantle the system of regulations and subsidies that bolsters their incomes. And Nike has launched a digital play space on Roblox, allowing users to dress their avatars in Nike branded clothing. The move comes a month after the company filed trademark applications to sell digital versions.
The Big Story
"narendra modi" Discussed on The Big Story
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The Big Story
"narendra modi" Discussed on The Big Story
"China sea and of course other historically issues all done but beijing guys have earlier nodded off the vm. Scott morrison calls for an independent investigation into the source off the vitus from one. Even though new delhi and beijing how they go clam standoff. That was reset with the media. One and mama put them but of course we know about the doll run. The dock clashes which of course exacerbated tensions were level that we haven't seen before because they'd be known debts on the border before but in the troops. But now it's got to the point where they're still attend. Sandra for him to india and china played Relations with china have not been as bad as religion have been however that is still that That that lack of understanding china's perspective. Because what. I want to say fundamentally there's a fundamental shift away. China is the dang thing china credo hide your strength and by your time whereas xi jinping china's like gun hiding its iron n november. It's sense a ignatius nece and that has gotten a lot of fox's right up an ankle that is a metal madness of the co-ord- coming together the way it's come together however i don't think the fords notion as let's walk towards dissolution of anyone party or or call them anyways where whereas nato apart from protecting against cutler's but in the dissolution of recruitment was a four year old how the western powers run how capitalism block survived it required. Zero-sum game I don't think it is based on zito. Some game reporters for opening pacific also signs. A cord may try to contain the chinese military as well just days before the court summit divall was greeted with the unexpected announcement of the australia. Us you could defense agreement also known as aucas where the us new cable now share nuclear. Somebody technology with australia and the agreement does not stop at somebody's but also covers cybersecurity. Nc l. launch missiles in short it significantly increases australia's military capacity in the pacific for the next few decades now quad members have been very careful stating that alliance between the four countries is of quote unquote like-minded partners dedicated to advancing a common vision and to ensure peace and prosperity but in the context of cord doesn't new military lines between us. australia overshadow court and dilute the impact. The summit would have had actual greeted us basin said because we don't took the world by storm in the last week in september between fifteen to seventy inch and the fact that the quad summits now ford. So it's definitely in some ways i'm gonna think of fordham damocles hanging over the quad. But you. I actually argue. It's very different. Somebody's given the cord motive impeccable. Because what you study. Demarcate grows because almost single daughter military alliance when not in the asian inca were not meant to to ninety. One body at aucas is thankfully of military trilateral pact..
The Big Story
"narendra modi" Discussed on The Big Story
"Discussions. Prime minister narendra. Modi's three day visit is jam-packed however this was an also comes in the backdrop of an array of joe palca developments from the fallout of the coniston reason strategic alignments between the us in australia and the uncertainties revolving around the panic button into this visit will be the first in person meeting of the quad and alliance between india us. Australia and japan the group which has only met sporadically since it was formed in two thousand seven is officially committed to a shared vision of a quote unquote indo pacific region. That is free open resilient and inclusive by strengthening its relations on supply chain communications technology and climate change projects. But it's recent revival trained seventeen and again forty one is seen largely due to the growing social china in the indo pacific region and that all countries have respected motivations to dilute china's military presence in the region and now given the geopolitical flocks region. The fallout in anniston and industrial relations with china. Posted one clashes twenty twenty. What is expected out of the courts summit and what role can india planet do all of this. For today's episode. We spoke to journalists and visiting fellow at the observer research foundation off actual greater us and.
CoinDesk Podcast Network
"narendra modi" Discussed on CoinDesk Podcast Network
"Been proponents of bitcoin not as an imposed system quite the opposite but as a voluntary participation system often used despite governments not wanting it to be used and chosen as a currency by individuals voluntary system. So i can look at this and say hey this might help some people but at the same time there are valid concerns about the way that this was introduced and the lack of process process matters. It matters in democracies have strong opposition. It matters even more in situations where one party has dominant control. We had this exact same conversation. When narendra modi di monetize the currency in lewis november of two thousand eighteen and the chaos that caused again Relatively authoritarian move without any public review and announced as a surprise. So even if you support. Bitcoin and you think the bitcoin is a good option for yourself. I think in good conscience we have to say. That doesn't mean that it's a good choice when it's imposed or introduce without the appropriate process. It's also worth noting that the way that this was rolled out. Basically has some kind of informal guidance. That's come from parts of the government that speak to you know when and where people have to comply with this that like the guidance has been softer than the law was. Oh that's interesting because we had a discussion about this. I remember in our initial show about this topic where the law basically said. You have to accept bitcoin. Unless you can't basically and andreas was kind of speculating. This is going to apply to the big companies more than like small businesses and families kind of vendors. But i wasn't so sure about that because the law wasn't clear and so you're saying that it is more or something that informally the government is saying is going to be applied to big companies. Who have the budget to deal with this and stuff. It seems more like they're attempting to soften it by talking about how they're gonna do enforcement. But frankly i hate this method of enforcement. I hate it when you have laws. That are more harsh on the books. And then the guidance around how you enforce them all but don't even worry about it. It's not too bad. Oh yeah that's terrible. Because then they can change it at any time when they want to in the future or apply unequally to some people or others and use it as live ridge when you behave in a naughty manner and then decides to apply it strictly jobs for you. I mean selective. Prosecution is fundamentally an unjust mechanism and it seems to be sort of just the way that things are in the given era where everything is illegal in any decision to prosecute. seems like. It's a selective decision to prosecute. Or not so. I don't want to dig too much into this. I think people will probably have already heard about this because this was such big news. What i wanna do. I wanna drawback the conversation and talk about kind of the macro implications of this specifically from the idea of this being the first nation to adopt. Bitcoin is legal tender. What does it mean for the country. What does it mean for like the ideas that we've had about bitcoin for so long because i that's what i'm still trying to grapple with my assumption going back as far as sort of the issues that we saw with. Cyprus and greece was that bitcoin would be used as a reserve asset where it is the reserve that then backs you know a fiat currency or a central bank digital currency. Perhaps in the modern era. But that is not what they did what they did is they actually literally adopted it and as we discussed kind of at the top of the show the initial wallet created by the government or at least created by a government contractor offered by. The government is pretty sophisticated as far as bitcoin wallets. Go with negative seguis support. There are plenty of exchanges. That are out there. That are really big. That's still have not actually gotten onto the native seguis standard. Because again it's a development thing that maybe you don't necessarily have the resources wanna spend the resources to do right now. Well they did here same thing with lightning. Lightning is a project that at this point like it's pretty mature but at the same time it's definitely not in wide use by consumer applications. It doesn't come standard yet. Yeah exactly and yet. It is present there now of course given the types of value scales..
America First with Sebastian Gorka Podcast
'The Coming Christian Persecution' by Thomas D. Williams
"Professor you have a book. I think you just let it out of the bag that you have the manuscript back from the publishers super exciting. The title is the coming christian persecution. I'm not trying to be funny here. What do you mean coming. Isn't it already happening if we look at what happened onto isis. What's happening on the boko haram in africa. What's happening to church. Being closed down by the canadian authorities the police in california. I don't mean to belittle the title talk to us. They'll give us a little bit teaser. Of what the books. Main thesis will be well. A teaser would be this. That i look at the beginning on what we understand by the age of christian persecution as so many people still today thank when they think of persecution anything that the roman empire i the martyrs and the coliseum they think of the lions they think of the witness of those early critics which was spectacular. The witness in blood but what they don't realize is the persecution that is worldwide at this point. How many christians in the world live under active persecution. Both authoritarian states and growing way in formerly democratic principled formerly former christendom the west in other words and i think that what they don't realize is that this is very very bad right now. The worst that it's ever been in history and it's not getting better for two main reasons. The drivers of christian persecution are growing stronger every day whether they'd be radical islam with they these still the atheist communists of of north korea and china whether it's something like the hindu nationalism that we see in india especially under narendra. Modi all these things. They're not growing smaller growing greater. But this is happening simultaneously with a lack of willpower on the part of the west to oppose this. We no longer believe that. This something the last acceptable prejudice is the prejudice against christians. And this is something where people wikipedia actually has an entry for This syndrome of christian persecution in other make fun of it as if this is something that doesn't really exist but some people pretend that it
AP News Radio
Landslides in Western India Kill 47, While Floods Trap More
"Several hundred people have died after heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in western India was more than a thousand people trapped by flood waters were rescued at the fifty died from flooding in western Maharashtra states many of those who were rescued was stranded on rooftops and even on top of buses on highways more than thirty people were missing after landslides dozens were also killed in Satara district houses collapse was swept away by raging floodwaters prime minister Narendra Modi's said he was anguished by the loss of lives disasters caused by landslides and flooding are common in India during the June September monsoon season when heavy rains weakened the foundations of stocks is that are often poorly built I'm Karen Thomas
PRI's The World
"narendra modi" Discussed on PRI's The World
"Of you see people speaking of that also paying the price of i believe we indian at across through of choosing who this injustice and so let me said too. Many indians were remaining silent. But there's hope that's changing now after the priest's death a crafty area is a labor rights activist in new delhi. I think the bull who that three speeches important people feel back the ideals. India is getting ordered in a particular way. Most of them are now. Questioning are actually now thinking and coming together on this issue that we really have to fight for political prisoners who have dedicated their lives on issues like these. She says the situation has become more fraught in the wake of covid. As prime minister narendra modi tries to rev up the economy he's weakened protections for natural resources. And there's been a massive expansion of coal mining activists like gladsden dum-dum who've been charged with terrorism are bracing themselves then worked with swami for many years. We're not but we are to surrender. We did provide little lamb. Or i'm not going to leave it. So padre gone. The government made a mistake if it meant for its treatment of father swami to serve as a warning to other activists says swami's friend activists xavier diaz. What you'll be afraid of de boss and says father swami felt the same way about the rights of the people.
Slate's If Then
How the Worlds Great Vaccination Hope Crashed
"When i see pictures of india now with thousands of people dying every day and crowds desperate to give vaccinated. I keep thinking back to this moment in january first. Allow me to congratulate you on your handling of the pandemic and launch the biggest Vaccine drive into this swedish executive. And he's congratulating narendra modi india's prime minister on what seemed at the time like a victory against covid moody was speaking in hindi to international thinker types at the world economic forum in davos which was held online mag gap nick or nuggets part told the crowd that india quote succeeded in saving the lives of the maximum number of its citizens. When moody was talking. About davos i think a number of indians would have looked at what he said what. He said that he was sort of broadly. Right that's some on super manian journalists with courts that you know on the evidence of the pass gio the bus nine months india had done relatively speaking better than many advanced western countries with much better healthcare systems but the plan as it was laid out in dallas wasn't just to sit back and enjoy india's apparent cova successes vaccines coming online and india would undertake the world's largest vaccine dr if india had a massive challenge on its hands one point three billion people needing two point. Six billion doses. It also had huge advantage over everyone else. The serum institute of india the serum institute or sl is the world's largest vaccine manufacturer and it's not an exaggeration to say that it has helped vaccinate people in more than one hundred countries and that was the plan for cove it too.
AP News Radio
Indian Government Faces Lockdown Calls, Contempt Charges
"India's Supreme Court has ruled it in his government submits a planning meeting New Delhi hospitals oxygen requirements within a day meanwhile throughout the health crisis sweeping the nation Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's government pushed ahead with elections I refuse to counsel the giant Hindu festival the catastrophic such as badly dented Modi's political image up to you to praise last year for moving quickly to look down India's nearly one point four billion people when outdoors the iron due to way has cooled Modi's actions a crime against humanity efforts to scale up the vaccination drive a hand picked by the shortage of doses India so far has any administered a hundred and sixty million doses I'm Karen Thomas
AP News Radio
Devastating Virus Surge Spreads Impact Into India's Politics
"India has recorded over three hundred and sixty eight new coronavirus cases and over three thousand deaths in one day Johns Hopkins University put the total death toll it over two hundred and eighteen thousand the latest figures come a thirteen politicians have urged the government tax now Bible to get free vaccination drive I'll provide an uninterrupted flow of oxygen to all hospitals in New Delhi many hospital authorities pushed for legal proceedings of oxygen supplies as a local doctor Allen has been extended by another week to contain the spread prime minister Narendra Modi's government has been severely criticized over the handling of the sites which has pushed India's already fragile and under funded health system to the brink I'm Karen Thomas
All Things Considered
How India Is Confronting Disinformation on Social Media
"Are holding elections this month. The party of Prime Minister Narendra Moody is trying to win control of some of the last bastions of opposition role to do that it is doubling down on social media betting the voters these days maybe influenced more by what's on their smartphones, then by the reality on the ground, but Social media is also where politics can sometimes cross over into disinformation as part of our series on fighting disinformation around the world. NPR's Lauren Frayer has spent the last year looking into how Indians are confronting it. Hard Mama Mama. At an election rally last month in West Bengal, eastern India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi bragged about the crowd. He dream, the man helicopter said. They're riding by helicopter. I couldn't see any free space. MODY, exclaimed. Officials from the prime minister's Barty, a janitor party, BJP. Tweeted out photos of massive crowds. The problem is that the photos were from an opposing party's rally in 2019 and the real footage. Promoters event actually did show some free space and a slightly smaller crowd, and all we had to do is just run. It was miss such that traced it back Swastika. Chatterjee is a fact Checker at Boom in Indian website The debunks fake news. Within hours. She traced the rally photos and tweeted out the correct once. But the damage was done. News outlets as far away as France were running reports of Modi's huge crowd Nice, Barris, fasting and troops. Troop comes crawling after so that's our problem. Debunking disinformation like this can sometimes feel like a drop in the bucket too little too late. The fact checkers don't have as many followers, his political parties and no politician in the world has a many followers is Moti his party invested in the digital world two decades ago before most Indians wherever online the BJP has always
All Things Considered
How India Is Confronting Disinformation on Social Media Ahead of Elections
"Are holding elections this month. The party of Prime Minister Narendra Moody is trying to win control of some of the last bastions of opposition role to do that it is doubling down on social media betting the voters these days maybe influenced more by what's on their smartphones, then by the reality on the ground, But social media is also where politics can Sometimes cross over into disinformation as part of our series on fighting disinformation around the world. NPR's Lauren Frayer has spent the last year looking into how Indians are confronting it. Hard my body's heart of my money. At an election rally last month in West Bengal, eastern India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi bragged about the crowd, he dream man. Helicopter said they're Karaha to arriving by helicopter. I couldn't see any free space, MODY exclaimed. Officials from the prime minister's Barty, a janitor party, or BJP tweeted out photos of massive crowds. The problem is that the photos were from an opposing party's rally in 2019 and the real footage. Promoters event actually did show some free space and a slightly smaller crowd, and all we had to do is just run. Every was amiss such that traced it back Swastika. Chatterjee is a fact checker at Boom in Indian website The debunks fake news. Within hours. She traced the rally photos and tweeted out the correct ones. But the damage was done. News outlets as far away as France were running reports of Modi's huge crowd lice. Paris fast in Angel's drug comes crawling after so that's our problem. Debunking disinformation like this can sometimes feel like a drop in the bucket too little too late. Fact, checkers don't have as many followers, his political parties and no politician in the world has a many followers is Moti, his party invested in the digital world two decades ago before most Indians wherever online the BJP has
BBC World Service
Violence breaks out in fresh Bangladesh protests
"During the third day of protests sparked by a visit by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At least 15 people were injured as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators who blockaded roads and torched vehicles in Bremen barrier where five people were killed. On Saturday, passengers were hurt as angry crowds managed to stop an express train. The president of the
NPR News Now
4 die in clashes set off by India's Modi visiting Bangladesh
"The prime minister of india is in neighboring bangladesh celebrating fifty years of that country's independence but his visit has sparked violent protests there and four people reportedly died sushmita. Potok has the latest as malady. She leaders welcomed indian prime minister. Narendra modi's advocated the airport demonstrators. That mosque in the capital. Hukou were waving as a sign of disrespect. Bangladesh has a muslim majority and protesters accused moore these hindu-nationalist party discriminating against muslims in india. According to bangladeshi media police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters as clashes broke out between them. Dozens of people were reportedly injured in a similar protest on thursday. On the eve of bangladesh's historic independence day celebrations validates used to be a part of british colonial india and later pakistan for npr news. I'm sushmita potter. in
KQED Radio
"narendra modi" Discussed on KQED Radio
"Some of the farmers, authorities have shut off the Internet in parts of Delhi, and now farmers have stormed the red fort and that's 1/17. Century Mogul fort in the heart of Delhi. It's really iconic on the deli skyline and the farmers climbed up the ramparts of this fort and are waving flags there and chanting slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Wow! Esso! What has been motives response? Well. Today, MODY attended a military parade and some ceremonies for Republic Day mention this national holiday. It's sort of like the Fourth of July. It's a day off work. It's a national holiday, and it marks 71 years since India's post colonial constitution took effect, so Moody presided over those ceremonies. His government has been negotiating with these farmers for months. In fact, his government recently offered the farm unions a deal to suspend these controversial agricultural laws for 18 months, and the farm Union said No, they want them repealed forever, So it's really a stalemate right now. I understand you've just gotten back from a solidarity rally in moon by what was that, like? So much more peaceful, smaller. These rallies have been held around the country, including here in Mumbai, where I am But I talked Tol ladies who are in their in their fifties who came out to show support for the farmers. They were dressed in white and orange and green, the colors of the Indian flag. And they really represent, you know, sort of people of all walks of life are expressing solidarity with these farmers. These ladies told me that their grandfathers had been farmers. You have so many Indian families. Have agricultural roots. You know a generation or two back, so it's It's really a big part of Indian identity, and these farmers have widespread support in the population..
WNYC 93.9 FM
"narendra modi" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"At some of the farmers, authorities have shut off the Internet in parts of Delhi, and now farmers have stormed the red fort and that's 1/17. Century Mogul fort in the heart of Delhi. It's really iconic on the deli skyline and the farmers climbed up the ramparts of this fort and are waving flags there and chanting slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Wow! Esso! What has been motives response? Well. Today, MODY attended a military parade and some ceremonies for Republic Day mentioned this national holiday. It's sort of like the Fourth of July. It's a day off work. It's a national holiday, and it marks 71 years since India's post colonial constitution took effect. So Moody presided over those ceremonies, but his government has been negotiating with these farmers for months. In fact, his government recently offered the farm unions A deal to suspend these controversial agricultural laws for 18 months, and the farm Union said No, they want them repealed forever, So it's really a stalemate right now. I understand you've just gotten back from a solidarity rally in Mumbai. What was that, like, so much more peaceful, Smaller. These rallies have been held around the country, including here in Mumbai, where I am, But I talked to ladies who are in their in their fifties who came out to show support for the farmers. They were dressed in white and orange and green, the colors of the Indian flag. And they really represent, you know, sort of people of all walks of life are expressing solidarity. We These farmers. These ladies told me that their grandfathers had been farmers. You know, So many Indian families have agricultural roots. You know a generation or two back, so it's It's really a big part of Indian identity, and these farmers have widespread support in the population. NPR's.
KCRW
"narendra modi" Discussed on KCRW
"Now at some of the farmers, authorities have shut off the Internet in parts of Delhi. And now farmers have stormed the red fort and that's 1/17 century mogul fort in the heart of Delhi. It's really iconic on the daily skyline, and the farmers climbed up the ramparts of this fort and are waving flags. They're in chanting slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Wow, Esso! What has been motives Response Well today, Moody attended a military parade and some ceremonies for Republic Day mention this national holiday. It's sort of like the Fourth of July. It's a day off work. It's a national holiday, and it marks 71 years since India's post colonial constitution took effect. A motive presided over those ceremonies. But his government has been negotiating with these farmers for months, and, in fact, his government Recently offered the farm unions a deal to suspend these controversial agricultural laws for 18 months, and the farm Union said No, they want them repealed forever, So it's really a stalemate right now. I understand. You've just gotten back from a solidarity rally in Mumbai. What was that? Like? So much more peaceful, smaller. These rallies have been held around the country, including here in Mumbai, where I am But I talked Tol ladies who are in their in their fifties who came out toe show support for the farmers. They were dressed in white and orange and green, the colors of the Indian flag. And they really represent, you know, sort of people of all walks of life for expressing solidarity with these farmers. These ladies told me that their grandfathers had been farmers, You know so many Indian families. Have agricultural roots. You know, a generation or two back, so it's It's really a big part of Indian identity. And these farmers have widespread support in the population..