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The political storm over Operation Sindoor continues as Congress demands a special Parliament session.
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00:00If there was any persuasion by the American president or his senior officials, it would
00:19have been persuasion of the Pakistanis. They would have had to be persuaded. We don't need
00:23to be persuaded because we don't want war.
00:29Congress Neta's corner government over-mediation claim.
00:33Did you have to have a ceasefire with Hafiz Saeed, Azhar Masood, Dawood Ibrahim, all of them
00:39have to take back? What do you have to ceasefire with them? Just talk a little bit.
00:49Tharoor rubs Congress the wrong way again. Congress vs Congress, top focus on Five Live.
01:19Kamal Hassan refuses to apologize in court, says will not release film in Karnataka. High
01:26court raps Kamal, warns don't stick to ego.
01:30CDS General Anil Chauhan's big revelation on top, Operation Sindhul, says enemy's 48-hour
01:45attack plan was spoiled in eight hours. Pakistan sought talks after failed attack.
01:50Death toll in North East flood rises to 36, over five and a half lakh people affected. Assam
02:03reports 11 deaths, 10 dead in Arunachal. Prime Minister Modi dials North East state
02:09CM's assuring help. Tesla non-committal on make in India. Government says Tesla only wants showrooms
02:22in India. European Skoda, Volkswagen, Mercedes to invest in EV units in India.
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02:55And first up we begin with the political storm over Operation Sindhul is far from getting over as
03:06Congress demands a special Parliament session. Internal cracks that are only widening from
03:11Karge's attack on Prime Minister Modi to Tharoor's unexpected praise. The battle lines aren't just
03:18between parties but within them. More on this in this next report.
03:25The political storm over Operation Sindhul shows no signs of calming down.
03:40Congress President Malik Arjun Karge has reignited the fire, demanding a special Parliament session
03:46accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning a military operation into a self-glorifying spectacle.
03:53But the fire is now within the Congress itself.
03:59Senior leader Salman Khushid, member of a delegation that went abroad as part of India's global outreach,
04:06this week took a veiled dig at his own party, calling it distressing that some are more concerned about
04:12politics than patriotism. He even asked, is it so difficult to be patriotic?
04:18Another Congress leader and delegation leader Shashi Tharoor denied any US role in the ceasefire,
04:26contradicting both Donald Trump's claims and Congress's criticism.
04:30No one needed to persuade us to stop. We had already said stop. If there was any persuasion
04:38by the American president or his senior officials, it would have been persuasion of the Pakistanis.
04:43They would have had to be persuaded. We don't need to be persuaded because we don't want war.
04:47The BGP has pounced, accusing Congress of undermining security forces and playing politics with national pride.
04:55In Congress, they would have had to be persuaded by the opposition, but in such a big position,
05:06I would say that they would have to keep the peace. I think it would have been a lot of pressure in Congress.
05:13With leaders like Tharoor isolated within the Congress for backing the government's claims abroad,
05:19the big question looms. Can Congress afford this internal war over Operation Sindhu?
05:25This political battle is far from over. Bureau Report, India today.
05:34And there you see how it is a divided opposition block that is coming in very clearly. Remember,
05:40it is time for the opposition to, I beg your pardon, for the all party delegation to come back. And let
05:46me also tell you why the opposition politics is shaping up in the way that it is. Now, we see the
05:53kind of statements that are really coming in from both sides. And let me also take you through how
05:57this is spanning out. Remember, this is extremely crucial because like I said that the all party
06:02delegation is now returning. How will the politics of the opposition shape up in the time to come is
06:09the important question? So like you've seen that Shashi Tharoor after Prime Minister Modi and
06:13External Affairs Minister S. Jai Shankar has said that Trump did not mediate and India took its own
06:19decision. And if anybody needed mediation, it is Pakistan and not India. He said no one needed to
06:24persuade us to stop. It has entirely been India's decision. But on the other hand, you've seen how
06:30it is Jairam Ramesh and Rahul Gandhi in the Congress who also went on to question this. Similarly,
06:36Salman Kursheed has said that there was no mediation or interference by anyone. But
06:40Malika Arjun Khargay has said that the Prime Minister must clarify on Trump's claims and conditions
06:46of ceasefire. So that is something that the Congress continues to say that the Prime Minister must end
06:51his silence. Now, similarly, Priyanka Chaturvedi from SENA UBT has said that we don't need any
06:57intervention to find a solution on Kashmir. But Sanjay Raut in his statement today has not just said
07:02that Tharoor has become a spokesperson of the BJP. He's also said that Trump pressured India to stop
07:09action against Pakistan. So like you see, it is two blocks within the opposition block that are now
07:15clearly emerging. One that the opposite side says is taking the side of the BJP and speaking in that
07:22voice. But they make it very clear that we are speaking in one voice because the country needs us.
07:27And whatever the political differences may be, we'll go home and sort it out. But on the other hand,
07:32how will this possibly shape up? Let me get more answers from my colleague Aishwarya Paliwal,
07:36who joins us from the national capital, Aishwarya, to really understand how do you see this will
07:43shape up in the future because they are now coming back. Will they stand together on this issue? And we've
07:49also seen how the Congress and even the opposition block, for that matter of fact, have completely
07:54cornered those in the all-party delegation who are speaking for the BJP as they claim.
08:01Well, Swesha, you know, one of the most important figures, the one who actually has been in the
08:05headlines over the past many days is Shashi Tharoor. Shashi Tharoor has gone abroad and defended the
08:10Indian government and Operation Sindhu. Now, the Bharti Janata Party, the BJP believes that all those
08:14people who have now gone on the behalf of the government, on behalf of India, need to actually
08:19defend India on the global soil because that's exactly what the government has also been saying,
08:24that we actually have been victims of terrorism, not just now, over the past many decades. So what
08:28do you expect us to do? India needs to retaliate, needs to give a befitting response to all those
08:33who are making sure that terrorism keeps on happening in India. So India gave a response and on the global
08:38platform, you had all these people, the people who, the seven teams that were sent abroad. So all of
08:44them put forth India's point. The opposition, however, and today also we saw how the opposition
08:48parties came on one platform and they said that they want a special parliamentary session. In fact,
08:53Shashi Tharoor is now being questioned by none other than the top Congress leaders,
08:56and they are saying Shashi Tharoor should have measured his words before speaking. So with regards
09:00to the opposition, you can expect a very stormy monsoon session. The opposition want governments
09:05to give more answers. The government believes it has done enough and more to give a response to
09:09Pakistan. Well, Asher, as far as the special parliament session that the opposition has
09:15been demanding, it seems like that is not going to happen. But point also is that, you know,
09:20this is not just a fight that is restricted to the Congress only. Now it is becoming a bigger fight
09:25or the wider rift within the opposition block itself, because we've seen the kind of attack
09:31that even came in from Sanjay Rawat against Shashi Tharoor. So all in all, this is the India block
09:37divide that is now getting stronger. Well, stronger and out in the open, because it was
09:44the Congress party, it was Rahul Gandhi, Malik Arjun Kharge. They were amongst the first people who came out
09:48and said, wrote letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that we want a special session. Now you have
09:53the Ahmadni party saying that we will not be piggybacking the other opposition parties, quote unquote,
09:58the Congress party, they have a separate demand. So they'll be writing a separate letter. The Shif Sena,
10:03UBT on the other side, also saying that they will also separately demand a session. So what you are
10:08seeing, Swesha, are the cracks that are now appearing in the opposition block. None of them
10:13are now unitedly saying that they want the session. All of them individually are now writing these
10:17letters. But you also rightly pointed out, Swesha, it seems highly unlikely that a special session will
10:22be called before the monsoon session, which will happen around 15th or 16th of July next month.
10:27All right, Ashwarya. Many thanks for getting us those details. Of course,
10:30we continue to track what will happen on this front. Meanwhile, we also talk about the biggest
10:35face-off in Washington DC that is on the cards. That's right. An all-party delegation led by
10:41Congress MP Shashi Tharoor that will now head to the United States as part of its outreach following
10:46Operation Sindhuur. Now, what makes this visit even more interesting is the fact that a Pakistani
10:52delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto will also be in the United States at the very same time.
10:58Tharoor has said that it is interesting that Pakistani delegation will be there almost
11:03on the same dates as them. He further assured that even though India's side might not be a central
11:09agenda for the American media, the delegation would get the message across very, very easily.
11:16Both the delegations are scheduled to meet the US lawmakers. So far, Bilawal Bhutto has met Chinese
11:21delegation in DC while Shashi Tharoor will also be giving interviews to the American press
11:27and will give a speech at the press club in Washington DC.
11:30It's no accident that the Pakistanis have also sent a delegation abroad, but they're not going to as
11:38many countries as the Indian delegations are. They're focusing on what they consider a few key capitals,
11:44namely Washington, Brussels, London. That seems to be the thrust of the Pakistani effort. There's going
11:52to be some, perhaps, increase in interest because of the fact that there are two dueling delegations,
11:59as it were, in the same city.
12:04Cutting across to Rahul Gautam, joining us on the broadcast. Rahul Gautam, exactly how Shashi Tharoor
12:09put it, that it will be very interesting to watch what happens because these are two dueling delegations
12:13in the United States at the same time. But one thing is very clear that India's message has gone out
12:20far and wide in the global community and we have more countries on our side. That is one.
12:26Secondly, also Shashi Tharoor has spoken about how Pakistan has not been able to put out its message to
12:32that extent. India has a packed schedule, a packed itinerary where back-to-back meetings are lined up
12:39as a part of what happens in the U.S. for this delegation. Take us through it,
12:44while some would think of the face-off.
12:52Well, first of all, we must tell our viewers that
12:55on the part of Pakistan to send, you know, this multi-party delegation was an afterthought.
13:01And it was only decided, you know, when India decided to send seven multi-party delegations
13:06across the globe in more than 33 countries to put forward India's, you know, stand and
13:13how India has been at the receiving end of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. So obviously you can
13:18say that it was an original idea that was rooted here and was executed by Indian government. You
13:23rightly pointed out that on one hand, you have seven multi-party delegations led by people like
13:28Shashi Tharoor, you know, somebody who has spent decades in United Nations, who is one of the
13:33one of the most articulate voices when it comes to diplomatic affairs. Then you have
13:38Rabi Shankar Prasad, you know, one of the legal experts who understand, you know, international
13:44laws and affairs. And then you have many other people who are good orators. Then you have two,
13:50you know, multiplied delegations coming in from Pakistan, one going to United States and the other
13:56one to Europe. So clearly, as far as the severity or the intensity is concerned, obviously,
14:03the Indian attempt to spread out its message or to put forward its argument is much more serious
14:09than what Pakistan is now trying to copy us. Also, we must understand that as we were hearing
14:14in soundbite of Shashi Tharoor also, we have already been able to penetrate into the global audience
14:21and have been able to propagate our stand and also been able to expose Pakistan in real sense on global
14:28platforms. And therefore, it hardly matters to us if these, you know, these Pakistan delegations
14:34coming in, led by Bilal Bhutto, you know, we all know that Hina Rabbani Khar, the former
14:41MEA minister of Pakistan, all these people are part of that delegation. But given the fact that
14:46it is India's voice, you know, which is actually resonating on various global platforms is going
14:52to be absolutely almost impossible on the on the part of Pakistan to really counter the narrative,
14:58which we have already been built, because we all know that how these delegations have already been
15:02going to various countries, you know, almost every continent, 33 countries we've already touched upon.
15:08So as far as Pakistan's attempt is concerned, it clearly shows that it was an afterthought.
15:13And clearly, they are trying to copy what we've been already able to achieve and execute
15:19by delivering our message. Oh, yes, that was the exact point that I was going to come to next,
15:24because Pakistan has been aping India at every step and been doing a rather bad job at it. But
15:30India extremely confident saying that our message will go across very, very easily. Also,
15:36to really add, Rahul, that it is a packed schedule like we've discussed. And India is clear that war
15:43is not what we want. We want development. And we are only fighting terror.
15:53Absolutely. And you know, what we are learning that Pakistan is allegedly going to speak
15:59about, you know, alleged India's aggression. Now, this is something which will be, you know,
16:04pretty difficult for a Western country to digest, given the fact that we, everybody knows a track
16:09record of India and how India has been, you know, contributing to United Nations, you know,
16:14peacekeeping forces, and has been always been, you know, up for dialogues between Ukraine and Russia,
16:21and has always been at the forefront in resolving global affairs, you know, via dialogue. So obviously,
16:27what Pakistan is trying to do, will certainly not be able to hold, you know, water or ground,
16:32merely because of the fact that everybody knows that how India has been, you know,
16:37been responsive to various global affairs. We must understand that, as I was telling you earlier,
16:42also, we are almost at the culmination of this exercise, while Pakistan is our only beginning.
16:47So clearly, we have been already able to penetrate and already been able to,
16:51you know, make our voices heard all across the world. We've been able to meet, you know,
16:57many important dignitaries all across the world, have already been able to put forward our India
17:03stand. So clearly, as far as Pakistan is concerned, it is an impossible task for them to pull off.
17:08And clearly, they also lack the kind of talent that we had in our delegations, Shashi Tharoor,
17:14Supriya Sule, Vijayan Jayapanda, all these people are, you know, are very seasoned politicians and
17:21already been, you know, have a track record, a decade-long, decades-long track record in
17:26tackling these affairs. So clearly, as far as this issue is concerned, it is heavily favored in the,
17:32or tilting India's favor. Oh yes, absolutely. And we are very focused on that one, while
17:37many may ask if it could be a diplomatic showdown or a face-off. I want to thank you at the moment
17:42for getting us all those details. Of course, we keep coming back to you for further updates.
17:46As we now shift our focus to the latest developments. Now remember, Rajasthan government
17:52employee who's been arrested for spying for Pakistan. Another man in Punjab, his name is Gagandeep Singh.
17:58He had contacts with Pakistan's ISI and Khalistani terrorist Gopal Singh Chawla. Now they've also
18:04been arrested for sharing sensitive army movement details to Pakistan agents. The accused has
18:11allegedly shared critical information about army movements with agents across the border for years,
18:17including during Operation Sindur. Officials claim that Gagandeep Singh leaked sensitive classified
18:23information, including details of troop deployments and strategic locations,
18:27posing a serious threat to national security. Now according to the cops, the mobile phone that
18:33was recovered from him revealed critical information about the intelligence he shared
18:38with his Pakistani agents and he had over 20 ISI contacts.
18:46Now remember that these are developments that are happening, especially the latest that has come in,
18:52has come in from Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. These are men who have been pinned down for
18:58passing critical information to Pakistan. Let me take a look at the screen. Now this man, Shakur Khan,
19:05who is an alleged spy, he has been held in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. Again, the similar charges that have been
19:11pressed against him of how he was providing critical information. Similarly, in Khangra, in Himachal,
19:16is this man. His name is Amit Bhardwaj. You see his picture. He is also an alleged spy.
19:22Jyoti Malhotra, the entire country knows of her, how she was using her YouTube channel
19:27as a travel vlogger. But what she was doing at the back of it was something entirely different.
19:32Arman, a man who has been caught in Noo in Haryana and his entire network has been busted.
19:38Similarly, Muhammad Ali, he has been caught in Jalandhar in Punjab. Now all these people,
19:44some who were in touch with each other, some not, but they were in touch with ISI
19:47handlers. Shehzad, who was caught in Muharadabad in UP. So you see the kind of nexus and how they
19:55have been held. Noman Elahi, again, a man we've told you how he was caught in Kairana in UP.
20:01Ghazala, of course, we all know her story. She was promised that the man will get married to her,
20:06the ISI handler will get married to her. She has been held in Punjab in Malarkota. Similarly,
20:11Yameen Muhammad, again, an alleged spy who's been held in Malarkota in Punjab. The design was very
20:18clear. They were all being promised things to lure them to become Pakistani assets. Supreet Singh,
20:24who was caught in Punjab. Karanbir Singh, another man who's been caught in Gurdaspur in Punjab.
20:31There you see in Amritsar in Punjab, Falakshir Masih, an alleged spy. So all in all,
20:37there have been more than 15 arrests so far. Suraj Masih, who is again an alleged spy,
20:43he's been caught in Amritsar in Punjab. Some of their pictures that we have and all of them who
20:50were primarily in touch with their ISI handlers. Now, some of them who were also passing on very
20:56critical information on Operation Sindur, even when it came to the movement of our troops. Let me cut
21:01across to Arbind Oja to get further details on how this firing has been busted so far and more
21:09information that has been coming in of how big this nexus was, especially focus being on the arrests
21:15that have been made in Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. Because some of them who were working
21:20in government offices, they were privy to inside information that they were passing on.
21:25Okay.
21:27Okay.
21:29Okay.
21:31Thank you very much.
22:01Thank you very much.
25:57We have got the CRPF's ASI, which was the posting in the past, which was the CRPF's movement, the VBIP's movement, the whole knowledge of ASI was given to the ASI.
26:09So, ASI has set up a call center, which is the work to trap Indian officials, government officials and the government officials.
26:21But the operation of ASI, the Indian agencies, central agencies, were very active.
26:28The call from Pakistan was intercepted.
26:32After that, it was verified.
26:34After that, back-to-back, Rajasthan and Punjab,
26:39this was the back-to-back arresting.
26:44So, that is, the ASI's spy ring, which was opened, has bursted.
26:51Yes.
26:52Arvind Hoja, many thanks for getting us those details.
26:57And shifting focus as heavy rains continue to batter North East states, the death toll that has now climbed further in four states.
27:04We get you details of how the ground situation is like right now.
27:09Kampur area and Nagao district that was submerged as Koppili River has overflown, flooding the area.
27:17The Koppili River in Nagao and Moregao is in a severe situation.
27:22SDRF has carried out evacuation drives in Dhimaji and Hailakandi districts.
27:31Meanwhile, in Dibrugad in Assam, the overflowing Burhiding river that has triggered severe flooding,
27:41submerging roads and destroying vast areas of crops.
27:44Villagers are struggling with waterlogged homes and damaged infrastructure as local authorities assess the worsening situation.
27:52Meanwhile, the waters gushing through the breached embankment are steadily flooding.
28:00Vanke, Tambaklong, northern side of Kongba, Shethri and the paddy fields in Imphal, runoff floodwaters from these places that have started flooding several houses.
28:13In fact, many of these areas in the state have already been facing devastating floods due to breaching of river embankments and overflow.
28:21The army continues rescue operations.
28:27Operation Jal Rahat 2 that the Indian Army and Assam rifles have continued extensive rescue efforts across Imphal East and West,
28:37evacuating over 500 civilians from severely waterlogged areas.
28:42Ten flood relief columns equipped with bouts and inflatable boats were deployed from rescue tasks.
28:49Troops also carried out emergency repairs on the breached Iril river boundary wall to prevent further flooding.
28:57Prime Minister Modi has spoken to Assam Chief Minister Himmanta Biswasarma and Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang over the floods in Assam.
29:09In fact, the flood situation in the northeast remains grim as incessant rainfall continues to cause mayhem across several states.
29:16The total death toll from floods and landslides triggered by the downpour over the past few days has now risen to 36 over 5.5 lakh people who have been affected across the region.
29:28And Prime Minister Narendra Modi in these calls has assured all the support from the centre to those who have been suffering.
29:41And well, a shocking case of anti-India hate that has come to light from Australia.
29:46A 42-year-old man of Indian origin in Adelaide suffered critical brain injuries and is in coma after police allegedly knelt on his neck during an attempted arrest.
29:59The video of the incident that shows the victim, whose name is Gaurav Kundi, he was being forced onto a road in Adelaide's eastern suburbs while he and the policeman knelt on his neck even as his partner Amritpal Kaur loudly protested his innocence.
30:18The wife has recounted the details of the alleged arrest and she said that the police assaulted him and even banged his head against the police vehicle during the arrest.
30:28She further claimed that her plea to take him to the hospital was ignored and that Kundu was now in coma after sustaining severe brain damage.
30:37The Australian authorities however have claimed that Kundi allegedly violently resisted arrest when the police intervened after witnessing an altercation between him and his partner and they've initiated a commissioner level inquiry into the incident.
30:53But that's not what the wife has claimed.
30:54The wife has claimed that she kept pleading to the cops to take him for medical help but all her pleas were ignored.
31:00My brief has been that he is in a very serious condition.
31:01Obviously we hope the best for the individual but we need to be prepared for the situation that might result in passing away.
31:05In the event that we have an incident like this where a person goes by as a result of intraction of police that's classified as no death in custody and all deaths in custody require a commissioner's
31:11inquiry.
31:12Given the significant injuries this man has suffered already.
31:13Given the significant injuries this man has suffered already and the potential for the
31:19adverse outcome.
31:20I've made the decision to conduct a commissioner's inquiry now rather than now.
31:49And while this incident is a scathing reminder of what had happened with George Floyd in the United States.
31:56It is shameful because this is not the first time that an incident like this has been reported in Australia.
32:02There have been several anti-India hate incidents that have come to light.
32:06You would remember in November 2023 in Sydney when an Indian origin student was assaulted.
32:11He suffered brain hemorrhage after what had happened.
32:14In July 2023 in Sydney again when a 23 year old Indian student who was beaten with rods,
32:21four or five assailants had attacked while he was en route work.
32:25In October 2023 itself, a man by the name of Shubham Garg, he was 28 years of age.
32:31He was stabbed multiple times in the face, in his chest, in his abdomen during a robbery.
32:38And why is it that we've seen such kind of racist attacks, anti-India hate attacks that have happened in Australia time and again.
32:48I want to bring in Jitar Jai Bhardwaj.
32:50He's the founder and editor in chief of the Australia Today.
32:54He joins us on the broadcast.
32:55Jitar, thank you for speaking to us.
32:57It is just shameful to what has happened with Gaurav Kundi.
33:00And just to imagine what the wife must have gone through at that time.
33:03Because she kept pleading to the cops that it was their internal matter.
33:07And he was not being violent in any which way, but the cops just charged on him.
33:11And even now, they continue to defend themselves.
33:13They say that he resisted their force and that is why they had to resort to an action like this.
33:19See, I can tell you that it's a very unfortunate incident.
33:26Yes, the way police officers have handled it, it should have been handled better way.
33:33But definitely, I would like to say that it doesn't seem to be a racist motivated incident by the South of Syria police.
33:44See, the police was there on patrol.
33:48We have to understand the sequences here.
33:50Police was there, the police car was patrolling the streets of Adelaide City.
33:55And they found a man and a woman on the street and the man shoving and pushing the women.
34:03So, they intervened and tried to talk to this gentleman without any aspirations that he was an Indian Australian or something.
34:13They tried to help the women.
34:15Domestic violence is an issue in Australia.
34:18We lose almost one woman every week in Australia for two domestic violence incidents.
34:26So, the police in a right manner intervened.
34:31However, after that what happened cannot be justified in any which way.
34:36So, when they arrested him, this gentleman, as per the wife's statement which she has told us,
34:44that he was drunk and he had some precondition, could be any mental health issues or other issues which he was having.
34:53So, he registered his arrest, tried to explain that this is my matter or whatever he did.
34:59And as we see in the footage, his head was banged into the van, police van, and then he was put down on the floor the way he was.
35:11Which, in my opinion, was excessive, a police should have taken care of.
35:17And the way the knee was put on his neck, that was ultimately not acceptable, at least in salient police manuals.
35:27But, Jitant, I have two points here.
35:30I have two points here.
35:31Firstly, in this particular case, the wife kept on urging to the cops that she was not in trouble.
35:37Even when they tried to separate him from her, she kept on saying that they should not come on so harshly on him.
35:44After that, when he pressed his knee against his neck, against Gaurav's neck, the wife kept saying,
35:50please take him to the hospital.
35:52But that was ignored.
35:53And secondly, there have been incidents where Indians have been targeted in Australia.
35:59Even when the George Floyd case had happened, the world had seen the kind of movement that had taken place.
36:06And how there were so many questions about the police using excessive force.
36:10Especially when it comes to an individual from another nationality.
36:16How was the police not exercising restraint?
36:20Okay.
36:21Let me answer both the questions.
36:26Let's take the first one first.
36:28Yes, there is a kind of understanding that the violence of men against women is an issue.
36:39And they coerce females, their partners in most of the cases, so that even though the female women have been beaten in domestic violence situation,
36:50they kind of favor the partners when police arrive and say, nothing has happened, he's all right, please leave him alone.
36:59And that's how I see this case also.
37:02When the women was pleading to the police that leave him alone is none of his fault.
37:08That's how, if I can give you some perspective, that's how police would have seen it.
37:13Now, come to the second point.
37:16The premier of the South Australia came in support of police department.
37:22The commissioner two days back on Saturday said that he has full faith in his police force officers and all that stuff.
37:30However, let's fast forward it to Monday.
37:34When the new footage came into light, then the same police commissioner has initiated an inquiry, internal inquiry that what has happened.
37:44And he told the media that the earlier version of his understanding was based on the body cam cameras, which he has seen and nothing untowards was seen in those cameras.
37:57However, when we see a bird's eye view from the outside camera, which was shot by the lady, then we can simply see that police action was aggressive.
38:07Inquiry will be held.
38:10And I can tell you, Indian Australian community in South Australia is really, really angry about it.
38:15And they are planning a protest there.
38:18I have talked to a number of community leaders.
38:22They have told that they have made a group to kind of help this lady and take this matter further on so that this kind of incident doesn't happen.
38:33The second question which you asked me was a number of previous incidents which have happened in Syria.
38:41I can tell you, all of them have been covered by the Syria today.
38:46However, except for two of them, no other case was racially motivated.
38:54They were Turks who had, these people were at the wrong time, at the wrong place, and they were a victim of crime on the street.
39:03However, I will not say that racially motivated actions doesn't happen in this area.
39:09They do happen.
39:10There are systems here and action, hard, really difficult, stupid people are there.
39:19We have to save ourselves from them.
39:22But the action is taken.
39:24Police and authorities do act against them.
39:27It's not that if Indian Australians are left high and dry.
39:31That is not the case, I can assure you.
39:34But in this case, we all were very surprised that the Premier came in support of the police officer.
39:40Probably has to bite his own words now after seeing this footage which has come up.
39:45But this is exactly my point.
39:47Even if this particular incident wasn't racially motivated, how can excessive force by the cops possibly be justified?
39:54In this particular case, his wife is speaking for the husband.
39:58So it's not like she was at the receiving end.
40:01And also given the fact that action needs to be taken against the cops.
40:06Because I read some reports that also say that the man's life is in danger.
40:12Some doctors have also said that there is a possibility that his brain injuries may not recover.
40:17He has two children.
40:19He may not get normal.
40:21He is in critical condition.
40:23That's what we have been told.
40:25And yes, the situation is not very good for this family.
40:30They are going through a lot.
40:32That's what we understand right now.
40:35And as far as the action is concerned, I can assure you there have been a number of cases where police excessive force has been used.
40:47And strict action has been taken in one of the cases police officer has gone to jail.
40:53So if the inquiry finds out that police force was not justified, then I can assure you there will be a really, really hard action on him.
41:07But right now on Indian Australian communities behalf, they are reeling.
41:12They are angry.
41:13They are upset.
41:14And they want support for this family.
41:16That's what they are trying to, right now it's 10 o'clock in the night.
41:23I can tell you just half an hour back also.
41:25There were a number of people who have gathered close to where the incident has happened.
41:31And they are working out strategies to find out some sort of solution, if we can call it.
41:38All right, Jitarth.
41:40I want to thank you for speaking to us.
41:41Of course, we are hoping for stronger action from the Australian authorities, from the Australian police, and not mere words.
41:48Because this aggression by the cops against what has happened to Gaurav Kundi cannot be justified.
41:55I want to thank you once again as we move on.
41:59And while a trade deal between India and United States could be finalized soon as negotiations gain momentum following reciprocal tariff tensions,
42:07U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik has expressed optimism that both sides have found common ground.
42:12Meanwhile, India has said that both countries, despite of preferential market access to each other's businesses and teams of both countries,
42:21are working together on the proposed bilateral trade agreement.
42:24U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik has said that an agreement could be reached in the not-too-distant future.
42:31Lutnik highlighted concerns regarding India's tariff practices and its military procurement from Russia,
42:37but noted that the Indian government is actively addressing these issues.
42:41Meanwhile, Russia said it will complete the delivery of the remaining S-400 air defense systems to India by 2026.
42:49Russia also said that the S-400 performed very efficiently during the recent India-Pakistan tensions, reinforcing the strategic value of the missile system.
42:59If you have the right person on the other side, and what happens is if they put a normal trade minister,
43:07it's an endless set of talking and no outcome, because they're used to saying this kind of deal will take three years,
43:14let's get, we'll get this done in two years, and that's not really fun for me.
43:18So the idea is when they put the right person in India, put the right person on the other side of the table,
43:25and we've managed, I think, to be in a very, very good place.
43:29And you should expect a deal between the United States and India in the not-too-distant future,
43:34because I think we've found a place that really works for both countries.
43:38The President of Narendra Modi and the President of Donald Trump,
43:45I think that we have the right person on the other side of China.
43:52The President of Narendra Modi and the President of Narendra Modi and the President of the United States,
43:58which is the right person in the United States,
44:03you could have already been recognized for money.
44:14I think that it being able to have a interest in more than that,
44:19and I think that the President of Narendra Modi and the President of the United States
44:26is what we're doing and what's going through.
44:28I think he was very positive about the India-US equation, the future of the two countries together.
44:49He talked about how Prime Minister Modi and President Trump are great friends and that
44:55that really helps in doing things together between the two nations.
45:00He also said that the trade deal should be announced soon.
45:05I thought that he sounded really positive about the Indo-US future together.
45:11Today, the key takeaways from this important summit?
45:16Well I think you have to understand the relationship and the partnership between India and the US
45:22is in upward trajectories.
45:24Yes, you will have road bumps but I think there is enough maturity on both sides to manage
45:29those and what we are seeing in today's Commons is that the relationship on a leadership level,
45:36business level, people to people level is moving in the positive direction.
45:40So we are very, very optimistic after this event that the momentum will continue.
45:45And while Union Heavy Industries Minister H.T.
45:48Kumaraswamy stated that Tesla, a major player in the electric vehicle industry, was not interested
45:54in setting up a manufacturing facility in India but was instead considering opening two
45:58stores in the country.
45:59He added that several global EV manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Skoda, Hyundai
46:06and Kia had expressed interest in applying under the ministry's flagship scheme aimed at promoting
46:12the manufacturing of electric passenger cars in India which had been notified in March the previous year.
46:17According to India's EV scheme, approved applicants would be required to invest a minimum of 4,150 crore
46:25rupees to manufacture EVs domestically with specific domestic value addition targets.
46:31Indian government had made it clear that manufacturing within the country would be a prerequisite for
46:36selling EVs in India. Remember U.S. President Donald Trump in February had criticized Tesla's plans
46:42to expand operations in India, describing them as unfair to the United States. Trump reportedly stated that
46:49if Tesla CEO Elon Musk built a factory in India, it would be unfair to the United States.
46:55Tesla, we are not actually expected from them. They have only to start two showrooms. They are not
47:08interested in manufacturing in Karnada, India.
47:11While the United States Second Lady Usha Vance described her family's recent visit to India with Prime Minister
47:18Modi as special, highlighting their experiences including visiting the Taj Mahal, enjoying Indian cuisine and
47:25watching a puppet show. Her children were captivated by the culture. She described meeting with Prime
47:30Minister Modi as very special. She also described Prime Minister Modi as a very kind and generous person
47:37towards children.
47:39Meeting the Prime Minister, that was really very special. We'd actually had a chance to meet him before.
47:44And it's funny, my kids saw him. They were sort of sleep deprived in Paris and they saw an Indian
47:52man with a white beard and white hair and they just put him in the grandfather category immediately.
47:56So they just, they are very into him. They just love him. And he really cemented his status by giving
48:02our five-year-old a birthday present that day. So when we were able to visit his home,
48:08they just sort of ran up, they were hugging him. He was just incredibly kind and generous to them.
48:14When we were at the Prime Minister's residence, our son was just so taken by everything.
48:18And then taken by the entire cart of mangoes that was available for him to eat,
48:22that he announced to the Prime Minister that he thought he could maybe live there and started
48:27making his plans. Dialed that back a little bit. He remembered quite how hot he had been earlier
48:33in the day, but he just loved it. And our children, they talk about it all the time actually. They've been
48:39all over the place and they've had wonderful opportunities to see the world, but this was really special to them.
48:44But that is time for us to wrap this edition.