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00:00Good evening, hello and welcome. You're with the news today, your primetime destination.
00:05News, newsmakers, talking points, the big talking point, America split wide open as
00:12Los Angeles burns. The big question, what will it take to bring America together once
00:18again? Does Donald Trump even have an end game? Also, as we continue to focus on India's
00:24diplomatic outreach, Netas may be united abroad, divided at home. Congress's senior leader
00:29and former external affairs minister Anand Sharma will join me on the show tonight. But
00:35first, as always, it's time for the Nine Headlines at Nine.
00:41Donald Trump claims trade deal with China is done on rare earths and student visas. Pack
00:49comes weeks after both countries engaged in a bitter and big tariff war.
00:54Los Angeles police make mass arrests after curfew kicks in. Donald Trump says if troops didn't
01:01go in Los Angeles, would be burning to the ground. Immigration protests also spread to Atlanta.
01:10Atop U.S. general facts, Pakistan says ISIS-K high-value targets captured by Pakistan. Congress
01:18now targets Prime Minister Modi, calls it a diplomatic setback to India.
01:26More revelations in the honeymoon homicide case. Shilong police say Sonam threw her husband's dead
01:32body in a gorge. Sonam and four other accused sent to eight-day police custody.
01:36In Andhra Pradesh, the TDP versus YSRCP battle spills onto the skin streets after a go-down run
01:46by a YSRCP-run Sakshi TV office is set on fire. Party workers clash at a jagan event.
01:55IMD issues a red alert as temperatures exceed 45 degrees Celsius amidst a heat wave in the national
02:01capital. But low-pressure system likely to bring rains to the west coast over the weekend.
02:09Rising tiger attacks in Ranthambore and Pilibeet spark concern eight deaths due to tiger attacks
02:15in just the last one month.
02:19BSF jawans on Amarnath Yatra duty refused to board a filthy, rickety train.
02:25Indian Railway sends a new one after the BSF raises an alarm, causes 72-hour delay in troop movement
02:32for Amarnath Yatra.
02:36After mass layoffs at Google, employees now given a voluntary exit option, offers buyouts
02:42to employees across company.
02:55But the story that's breaking at the moment, Donald Trump has now claimed on his social
03:02media side, Truth Social, that America's deal with China is done.
03:08That's right.
03:08Trump says, and I quote here, I and Xi will give final approval.
03:13According to the U.S. president, China will supply rare earths and the U.S. will allow Chinese
03:18students in universities.
03:19Trump says, we get 55% tariffs, China gets 10%.
03:25So the claim is that Donald Trump claiming that U.S. and China have made their first positive
03:33move towards a trade deal.
03:34Now, what does this really mean?
03:36What are the implications of a U.S.-China trade deal?
03:40Joining me now is Karishma Asudhani.
03:43Appreciate your joining us, Karishma, from Business Today.
03:46Karishma, there's been much talk of backroom negotiations between Beijing and the United
03:52States over a trade deal.
03:54Is that deal now likely to happen?
03:56And if so, what are its implications for India and the world?
04:02Well, Rajdeep, the standoff has clearly come to a point that both the countries now, Beijing
04:08and Washington are calling their truce off and looking forward to a trade deal.
04:14And it is much on the expected lines because you see it's two major industries that have
04:19got impacted with China and the U.S. being on loggerheads.
04:23And not just that, it's been a major disruption of global supply chain.
04:27Now, big opportunity here is not just for the automobile sector or the semiconductors or the
04:33mobile manufacturers, but it's also for India.
04:35There still stands a silver lining for India because this is a big opportunity for us to
04:41be China plus one.
04:42In the current situation that is, where the conversations and dialogues have still been
04:47going on, the importance of manufacturing in India has been still, not just in Southeast
04:51Asia, but also U.S. looking at us as an important partner.
04:55But with China coming back into play, it is, the U.S. is looking to solve its short term
05:02prices while it is still looking at us to have dependence in the longer term goal.
05:09So, U.S. and China coming back together is definitely a big green signal for global supply chains to
05:16get normalized.
05:17Expect tomorrow, Asian markets to open with a big bang boom.
05:20In fact, Dow, if you see just a while back, also opened positively, which indicates that
05:25the markets were expecting this and were in need of it.
05:28So, right, Karishma joining me there, clearly suggesting that this could be a big boost for
05:34all markets, particularly in Asia.
05:36It could also mean, of course, more opportunities.
05:40Maybe the worst of the tariff war could be slowly coming to an end.
05:45Remember, the pause that Donald Trump had put on his original tariff plan was still the
05:50first week of July, but now Donald Trump announcing at least the first sign of a possible trade
05:57deal with China.
05:59Now, while Donald Trump may be focusing on trade deals with China, he's got more concerns back
06:05home.
06:06America is seeing deep divisions now playing out on the street.
06:10The Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, sparking off protests in many cities
06:16across America.
06:17A night curfew has been imposed in Los Angeles, the epicenter of the protests.
06:23Marines are likely to join federal troops to maintain law and order in the city.
06:27Meanwhile, protests also spreading to the Georgian capital city of Atlanta.
06:32Why is America facing violence on the street?
06:37Take a look at our other big story.
06:44The United States of America on the edge.
06:47Protests against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, are spreading.
07:00The Los Angeles, the epicenter of protests, saw a curfew clamped in riot hit areas on Tuesday
07:06night.
07:07If you do not live or work in downtown L.A., avoid the area.
07:13Law enforcement will arrest individuals who break the curfew, and you will be prosecuted.
07:19Hundreds of officers from police and sheriff departments from across the region and state
07:25are working alongside LAPD through a unified command structure.
07:29National Guard troops deployed by the Donald Trump administration are accompanying ICE agents,
07:37rounding up alleged illegal immigrants.
07:39over 700 marines are likely to join the already deployed 5,000 National Guard troops on Wednesday.
07:48What started as a simmering protest over immigration has now grown into widespread chaos.
07:56From Los Angeles to Chicago, Atlanta and beyond, the unrest is spreading.
08:01In Los Angeles, rioters unleashed their fury on an Apple store, smashing glass and rooting iPhones.
08:19Far from the west coast, Atlanta faces its own crisis.
08:24Their protesters clashed fiercely with police by jumping on patrol vehicles and even throwing
08:31explosives at offices.
08:32In Seattle, protesters burned and tore down American flags.
08:40Police responded by clashing with the rioters.
08:43The U.S. president in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday defended deployment of federal troops
08:57and vowed to liberate Los Angeles from gangs and criminals.
09:01A very simple rule of engagement.
09:04If they're dangerous, if they're throwing concrete or bricks, if they're spitting in the face of
09:10the police or whoever's in front of them, if they're punching people, if they're doing
09:15all of the things that you see done for the last three nights, that, I would say, is engagement.
09:21We need to keep our city straight.
09:24I want to save Los Angeles.
09:26And Newsom is totally incompetent.
09:28He's not going to do it.
09:29Look at the fires he had.
09:31The state of California has moved courts to block deployment of federal troops.
09:38Governor Gavin Newsom, in a televised speech, lashed out at President Trump.
09:44The situation was winding down and was concentrated in just a few square blocks downtown.
09:50But that, that's not what Donald Trump wanted.
09:53He again chose escalation.
09:56He chose more force.
09:58He chose theatrics over public safety.
10:01As protests rage and political tensions flare up, the American people are left wondering,
10:07what comes next?
10:09With Pranay Upadhyay, Bureau Report, India Today.
10:15So, is United States of America now the divided states of America?
10:20America split wide open.
10:22In fact, that's the top band we are going to put.
10:24Divided states of America.
10:25Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric.
10:28Is it only worsening that divide?
10:30What is Donald Trump's endgame, if he has any?
10:33Joining me now, Irfan Nuruddin, Professor at Georgetown University from Washington, D.C.,
10:37joins me.
10:38And also, Andrew Latham, Professor at McAllister College, is joining me.
10:42I appreciate both of you joining us, Irfan Nuruddin, your first responses to the kind
10:46of scenes we've seen, yes, in just one part of Los Angeles, but it's now spread to even
10:51Atlanta.
10:52Is there a sense that Donald Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric is sparking it off, or is there something
10:58else to it?
10:59Well, I mean, everything about Donald Trump's behavior over the last four months has probably
11:04led to this moment.
11:05He has engaged in probably the most elaborate anti-democratic set of actions by any U.S.
11:12president in living history.
11:15His anti-immigration rhetoric is dangerous, it is immoral, and his use of U.S. federal military
11:23troops, the National Guard, and now mobilizing the Marines, is arguably unconstitutional.
11:29So what we have is a democratic crisis.
11:31It has taken the particular form of, in the last few days in Los Angeles, as being also about
11:36the anti-immigration enforcement, very militarized enforcement by the federal government.
11:43But one has to remember that this has been the culmination of months of protests, peaceful
11:49protests in the United States against the sense that Trump is violating the core essence of
11:55what America is and what America aspires to be.
11:59The fact that it has spread across the country is to be expected.
12:01Part of it is, we have on June 14th a spectacle unlike any other in American history, Trump
12:08is throwing himself a military parade for his birthday.
12:13And ostensibly, in honor of the army, it's going to cost the American taxpayers some $150
12:17million to have tanks rolling down the streets of Washington, D.C. And across the country in
12:231,500 different cities of the United States, peaceful protests are being organized.
12:27So I think we want to separate the protest activity, which is protected by the American
12:31Constitution and the First Amendment, against a president who is deeply unpopular and extremely
12:36divisive from the acts of violence that should be deplored and condemned because they
12:43delegitimize the entire movement and, frankly, play into the hands of Donald Trump.
12:47But I want to just say, Rajdeep, I'm living in Washington, D.C., right? A lot of the public
12:53perception might be that D.C. is a war zone. It isn't. I was downtown yesterday by the White House.
12:58It is just a perfectly normal city, people going about their business as normal, and hopefully that will
13:04continue to be. But I do think you're going to see a lot of protest activity, and hopefully it all stays peaceful.
13:10You know, Professor Andrew Latham there at McAllister College, there's a sense,
13:16Andrew Latham, that look at the kind of scenes also that we are seeing this. It is not just
13:22immigrant, anti-immigrant rhetoric, surely, that is sparking it off. This is criminal behavior. Apple shops
13:28are being looted in parts of Los Angeles. You've had the protesters targeting the police. As Irfan
13:36Nuruddin said, all of this is giving a handle to Donald Trump to say these immigrants are actually criminals.
13:41Well, first of all, let me say this. I'm an immigrant to this country. I was not born here.
13:51That's a long story. Secondly, though, I think I'm agreeing with my colleague that this is a
13:59constitutional issue. Although he didn't invoke the appropriate act, Donald Trump has federalized
14:15what in this country is the National Guard. It's a state thing. He federalized it and mobilized the
14:26National Guard and then deployed 700 United States Marines to deal with a problem. It is a problem.
14:36But local police can probably take care of these riots, if I can use that, just that term.
14:47So are you saying this is Washington, in a way, trying to emphasize its dominance over states? Are we
14:57also seeing, in a way, the federal compact of America slowly cracking apart because Donald Trump
15:02wants to concentrate power around himself? That's exactly right. I think that the federalization of
15:10the military in connection with law enforcement, it's not unprecedented, but you would have to go back
15:19to the Civil War, I think. This is frightening, but also simply just a reflection of who Donald Trump
15:33is as president. This is the way he thinks and the way the people in his penumbra think and operate.
15:42Can he get away with it, given the presidential powers, or do you see this worsening? Do you believe
15:47this is an isolated instance, given that the crackdown has taken place in and around LA on immigrants,
15:54or do you believe this could spread across other parts of America as well?
15:57Well, we're going to have to wait and see how the legal process unfolds here. This is eventually
16:07going to end up not just at the district court level, and not even at the appellate court level,
16:12but it's going to end up at the Supreme Court level. It's not just Donald Trump, it's the presidency.
16:21Is the presidency of the United States empowered, entitled, or otherwise allowed to usurp these
16:33powers and deploy these forces in the way that he has? When I look at this particular iteration of
16:43the United States Supreme Court, I think they're going to tell him, no, you can't do this.
16:53Okay. Given what you've just said, Irfan Nuruddin, your final word on it, do you believe that
16:58this could get worse before it gets better? As you said, Donald Trump on the 14th of June wants to
17:03make another statement by having this kind of army parades across America. Is he fundamentally changing
17:09America and therefore that could result in more and more resistance and pushback, not just from
17:14the courts, but from civil society as well? I think more protests, more demonstrations against
17:21Mr. Trump and his policies are going to be the prediction for me. I mean, I think what you're
17:27seeing over here is the bubbling over of months of discontent. And frankly, you know, of course,
17:34we live in a very divided world, Rajseep, as you know well, and our media ecosystems amplify that
17:40which we already think is true. So those watching this coverage on Fox News are going to see images
17:45that confirm for them that cities like Los Angeles and New York and Atlanta and Washington are criminal
17:51dens that need to be cracked down on. Those getting their news from MSNBC and CNN are going to see a
17:57deeply militarized response that violates norms and constitutional processes against what is
18:05essentially a law and order problem. So that continues. And until we have the next set of
18:10major elections, which unfortunately are not till November of 26 in the midterm elections,
18:15there is no clear constitutional way in which the president is rebuked. But the truth is that,
18:21you know, there are at every stage, lots more public protests coming. That is for sure.
18:25Let me leave it there. Irfan Nuruddin and Professor Latham joining me from the United States. I
18:32appreciate you joining me to give us the very latest on what's been happening there. Let's turn from
18:37there back home. Because a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a dinner for members of the
18:42multi-party delegation that visited various world capitals to present India's stance on Operation Sindhuur,
18:48Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has launched another scathing attack, accusing the Prime Minister of evading a
18:54parliamentary discussion on the operation. Not only has Ramesh demanded an all-party meeting,
18:59he's called for a detailed discussion on this during the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament.
19:04Giving grist to Jairam's mill is U.S. President Michael, U.S. General Michael Kurella has stated that
19:11the United States needs to maintain relations with both India and Pakistan and has even praised the
19:17Pakistani militaries. What he said was a critical role in combating Islamic State Khorasan province.
19:25He has described Pakistan as a phenomenal partner in the counter-terrorism world, a remark that is
19:30unlikely to sit well with New Delhi.
19:36So we are seeing Pakistan with limited intelligence that were provided and go after them using their
19:40means to do that. And we're seeing an effect on ISIS-Chorasan. At the same point, they are continuing
19:45to move around. Sometimes they'll try and go back into Afghanistan. We have the means to be able to
19:49collect. But for the most part right now, they're hanging out right in that border area of Pakistan.
19:53And I would also tell you that, I mean, since 2024, the beginning, Pakistan had over a thousand
19:59terrorist attacks in the western area, killing about 700 security and civilians and 2,500. They're in an
20:04active counter-terrorism fight right now. And they have been a phenomenal partner in the counter-terrorism
20:08world.
20:10Okay. So you've heard there of how the Congress is taking on the Modi government on Operation Sindhu's
20:18diplomatic outreach. But one of the senior Congress leaders and a former external affairs minister was
20:24part of the all-party delegation. I caught up with Anand Sharma to ask the big question,
20:29are our netas united abroad but divided at home? Listen in to what he said.
20:34And joining me now is one of the senior-most members of the all-party delegations as part
20:45of the Operation Sindhu diplomatic outreach, former union minister and Congress leader Anand Sharma.
20:52Appreciate your joining us here, Mr. Sharma. You met the prime minister yesterday. He met all the
20:57delegations. There is a sense that while all of you were united abroad, you are divided at home.
21:05Is that the impression you got after meeting the prime minister or do you believe that there is
21:09unanimity over what India should do post-Operation Sindhu? I think India speaks in one voice.
21:15India spoke in one voice.
21:16Abroad or domestically?
21:18Even domestically, if you look at when the terror attack took place, India spoke.
21:22All the parties stood together. All the political parties, including the Indian National Congress,
21:27which I represent. Working committee met immediately. Not once, but three times during
21:33the military conflict too. And unequivocal solidarity. There was no ifs and buts. And also the support
21:42to our defense forces and their action. So that is not the issue on which there were differences.
21:48We are different political parties and that is the beauty and strength of a multi-party
21:54parliamentary democracy. So we have our own ideologies, our own views. You cannot have a
22:01democracy where there is uniformity or imposed uniformity.
22:04But you see, the thing is, you went for example to four countries and I heard what you said in South
22:09Africa where you commended our security forces for acting with great restraint. On the other hand,
22:15when I hear some of the comments that are emanating from your own party here,
22:19there is a sense that your party is now increasingly critical of the Narendra Modi government's handling,
22:25particularly of the post-cease fire politics. Rahul Gandhi has gone as far as saying,
22:34Narendra surrender. So your leader is saying, we virtually surrendered to American pressure for a
22:41cease fire. You have gone abroad to take India's case. Was there no dissonance as a result? What
22:46you are calling democracy is also dissonance. We were part of the global outreach to inform,
22:54sensitize and mobilize global public opinion in support of India, its people and in our fight
23:01against terror. There cannot be two views on that. So it was a very, very clear message that we wanted
23:10to give. On this issue, I don't think either Rahul Gandhi is thinking differently or the Indian
23:16National Congress is thinking. No political party in India because we all have taken collective position.
23:21Now, when it comes to democracies of Rajdeep Noisy, people have views, perceptions. Even in 1962,
23:32when Atal Bihari Bajpeji as a very young MP wrote to Jawaharlal Nehru, in the midst of a war,
23:40convened a special session. So all these issues which are raised, I am sure the opposition will ask
23:46questions, the government will respond to them. So you are saying there is a distinction between
23:53unanimity on terror and Pakistan-sponsored terror versus possibly differences perhaps of the way
24:01we have handled the cease fire? How do you explain Rahul Gandhi's Narendra Sarendra Khmer? No, I did not
24:09talk to him about this. So I am not in a position, not qualified. Does it not send mixed signals?
24:16I was traveling abroad. I am sure that parliament session, it should be convened. They should
24:22discuss all this and the transparency matters. The government would respond and should respond
24:28because look at in any military conflict, the governments do come out finally with the details,
24:34not in combat situation. So I hope… Because your leader wants to know, for example,
24:39how many jets have been fell. He wants to know about whether the external affairs minister, Mr.
24:46Jai Shankar through his statements had effectively forewarned Pakistan. Now, all of this is being picked
24:51up globally and in Pakistan. I am not going to get into that. I would rather focus on the purpose for
24:58which I went as a part of the delegation because I have been traveling abroad most of the time.
25:03Okay. So given, as you said, you want to focus on the purpose for which you went,
25:07and I even have Jairam Ramesh, your spokesperson, Congress spokesperson saying,
25:13these delegations are weapons of mass distraction. They are in a way a cover up for the government's
25:19own failings to take India's point diplomatically. Therefore, you need these all-party delegations
25:25because what diplomat should have done is now being done by politicians.
25:30Well, he has his view. In the past also, leaders of opposition have been requested
25:37by successive prime ministers to speak for India in difficult situations. Indiraji
25:45had requested Atul Biharivaj Peiji and other opposition leaders. When the East Pakistan crisis came,
25:52there was genocide, rape, pillage, plunder there by the Pakistan army and we had 10 million refugees
25:58in India. U.S. 7th Fleet had come to the Bay of Bengal and the war was imminent. But finally,
26:07India's special envoys went to different world capitals and many of them were eminent world
26:13opposition leaders. There were other occasions when Rajiv Gandhi as prime minister also requested and sent
26:20me to accompany Atul Biharivaj Peiji.
26:25And Atul Biharivaj Peiji going to represent India's case on Kashmir.
26:29That is true. There was another two occasions when Rajiv Gandhi as prime minister had sent me
26:36to accompany Atul Biharivaj Peiji. Once was when a special UN session had to be convened
26:41in Geneva on Palestine when Arafat was refused US visa. So the UN session itself shifted to Geneva.
26:49Right. And Rajiv Gandhi as prime minister nominated Atul Biharivaj Peiji and instructed me to accompany
26:58him for the UN session. So twice actually I accompanied. So what you are saying is what happened
27:04is not unusual. Prime Minister Modi in a way has followed what previous prime ministers have done.
27:08You don't agree with Jairam Ramesh when he says they have weapons of mass distraction. That's his view.
27:13Presumably you. I think we are informed people nominated by at least I can say nominated by my
27:19party leadership. And I have done what my party and government both wanted to speak for India.
27:25You know in fact it's interesting. You are one of the few leaders who was nominated both by your
27:30party and the government. But you know look at Sashi Tharoor's plight. He speaks out for India like you
27:36did. But he is accused of being a super spokesperson of the BJP by your own party. Is that something that
27:42you are comfortable with when these comments are made? Listen speaking for India is a national duty.
27:50That doesn't mean that back home we have changed colors. I can say for myself. I have committed to
27:59a particular philosophy and ideology all my life. That's where I am. So I can speak only for myself.
28:04Sir how was the meeting with the prime minister which you all had the high tea that you had with
28:10the prime minister. Was there a sense of of complete solidarity with the government? Because
28:18that is something that has been missing in our politics in recent times. Politics has become
28:21very hyper polarized. So did you sense that there was a sense of solidarity cutting across party lines?
28:27Yes when it comes to India's national security and the fight against terror it was clearly there.
28:32So the mood was positive and united. On this issue there cannot be two views. There cannot be two
28:39groups. But yet you believe that questions will be asked presumably of the government. Now that
28:44you are backed you believe questions have to. You are an opposition party leader. Will questions
28:48be asked? That will happen and that is actually should be accepted with respect. It is not something
28:55sensational. In a democracy questions are asked. Name one country where questions are not asked. If you are
29:01an autocracy like China questions will not be asked. But here a democracy sure and it should be taken in
29:08that spirit. If the government is asked questions the government should welcome questions from the
29:13opposition. That gives an opportunity actually to the prime minister and the government to respond
29:18and clear and clear any doubts. I just want to come back in a moment to the hyper polarization because
29:25you were part of Manmohan Singh's government. 26-11 happened. The government then followed a policy
29:30of strategic restraint. The same BJP government of Narendra Modi says prime minister Manmohan Singh
29:36and the UPA government was a weak government. We are the government that is setting a new template
29:41against terror. Do you agree with that? That the Manmohan Singh government of which you were a part
29:45was a weak government and now we have a strong muscular government. This is what the government says.
29:50You see sometimes you don't have to shout to be heard. Dr. Manmohan Singh was a statesman,
30:00a very humble man but a very firm leader. India's message was heard loud and clear in the world
30:07capitals. I was then a minister in external affairs and mind you Rajdeep I was also the minister of
30:14information and broadcasting. 26-11 post that the government's position articulation was handled
30:21or given I was given the responsibility and even to travel to other places where the p5 countries
30:27and the foreign ministers of major countries met in Paris on 14th of December. So we know what we
30:33conveyed how it was conveyed and the language and how the message registered. But how would you
30:40reconcile what you're just telling me with the manner in which the same Modi government of which you've
30:45gone now to speak across the world targets the communist government of the past? That is there
30:50there should not be any politics. I was very proud to be a minister with Dr. Manmohan Singh and proud of
30:56our track record. Let me also tell you at that time four of the p5 countries stood with India
31:03rock solid. Don't forget that India the kind of world support which India got and the country started
31:11investigating Pakistan was isolated globally. So let's not forget that was not a mean achievement.
31:17No it's not me who's forgetting it. It is the government of Narendra Modi which you are seen
31:23to have gone and represented to these global capitals which questions and targets that the BJP relentlessly
31:30targets Manmohan Singh. Well you're saying you represented India you did not represent Narendra Modi's
31:36government government. We represent the country. So have your views changed on Mr. Modi after meeting
31:42him yesterday the solidarity show? Is Anand Sharma now convinced that Mr. Modi is very different
31:48to the kind of leader Rahul Gandhi sees Narendra Modi as? Listen, each one of our sort of individuals we
31:54have our perceptions. They are positives and they are also certain areas of concern. But Prime Minister,
32:02I would appreciate his gesture of taking an honest feedback from the leaders and parliamentarians
32:11who were part of the official delegations. Actually it's the government of the day which will send the
32:15delegations. But those who comprised or constituted the delegations belong to different political parties
32:24of the countries. Just a couple of more questions. You've been one of the senior most congresspersons.
32:28You were in youth congress president in the early 80s. What would your advice be to Rahul Gandhi? Would
32:34your advice be that he's got to be careful in the kind of words and language he uses? Because then he
32:41effectively is seen as the voice of the congress party. So when he says Narendra surrender, does it in a
32:48way diminish the congress party and each stand suggesting that the prime minister has surrendered
32:54in some form? Rajdeep, it's not for me to give any advice. You're the senior one of the senior most leaders.
33:03It's not for me to advise. Rahul Gandhi is the leader of the opposition. He has his own style
33:08style. And it is wrong for me to even suggest that way. Now when the parliament session comes,
33:19you know, he surely he has a right to speak as the LOP and the government will be able to respond.
33:27Would you have any advice for Prime Minister Modi? Would you suggest how should we move forward
33:34isolating Pakistan? Something that we have been unable to do. Let's be very clear. We have still
33:40not been able to isolate Pakistan and convince the world that it is the epicenter of terror.
33:46So how should we go forward? I think we have been able to convince more or less about Pakistan being
33:51the epicenter of terror. There is no doubt on that. Now this is the same country which the United Nations
33:57has now made a co-chairman of the counter-terrorism committee. That is most unfortunate because Pakistan
34:04lacks the credentials, credibility, its track record is pockmarked. So that is something which shocked
34:11me also when I heard about it. We were traveling and which I guess India will have to raise its voice
34:19and talk to the partner countries, the strategic partners, because it's not only India's fight.
34:25Fight is against terror. It's this global scourge. I named many world capitals. But let's not forget
34:33many regions of Africa or West Asia in the Middle East. There is terrorism and there is India's
34:40resolution which is pending. Some actions have been taken. There is some unresolved issue on the
34:47definition of terrorism at the UN, but comprehensive international convention against terror is pending.
34:53What India has to do is to mobilize support to make it effective and also the FATF, the Financial Action
34:59Task Force, where Pakistan was in the grey list. Pakistan should be pushed back into that grey list
35:05so that it becomes responsible. On one hand, Pakistan goes with the begging board. Pakistan goes to IMF,
35:11World Bank, ADB and then they divert those funds either to fund terrorism or to buy weapons. That's
35:17what they're deep state. Would you like to see a special session of parliament being called as
35:21your party is calling for? There was no reason why it should not have been. You believe there is
35:26every reason for it? That's what democracy is on for. In conclusion, would you therefore say your
35:33all-party delegations have been successful in sending out India's message loud and clear? Loud and clear.
35:39And I would also say I have a message for everyone. As somebody who loves his country,
35:47who has been in public life, I have seen and fortunate and blessed to have seen the times of Indira Gandhi,
35:57Atul Behare Vajpayee, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who worked in parliament for long and known also the leaders of other parties.
36:09Ideological differences are the essence of democracy. Debate, disagreements,
36:16debates are also integral to democratic dialogue and narrative. They should never be made personal. Never, ever.
36:26That is what I saw when we were there and amongst the leaders of that period,
36:33that even if they had the sharpest of exchanges at personal level, the relationship was always warm.
36:40That's what I wish to happen in this country.
36:42Very, very sound words there from one of the senior politicians of this country and a member of that all-party
36:50delegation that went to different countries. Anand Sharma, for joining me here on India today. Thank you so much.
37:00As I said, the nature of Indian democracy. You may be united abroad, but you still remain divided at home.
37:06And hopefully there is still space for debate and discussion. Well, in Andhra Pradesh at the moment,
37:13there seems to be very little space for debate because a sexist slur on a TV debate has now snowballed
37:19into a political storm on the streets of Andhra Pradesh. Arrests, petrol bomb attacks, a fierce blame game
37:26between the ruling TDP and the opposition YSRCP. The controversy over a Sakshi TV show has turned into a
37:32full-blown battle for political power. Here's more in our next report.
37:37A TV news debate that went off the rails is now the latest flashpoint between the ruling TDP
37:59government and its main opposition in Andhra Pradesh, the YSR Congress Party.
38:03It all started from a controversial TV news show on the 6th of this month, where journalist and
38:10political analyst VVR Krishnam Raju referred to Amravati as the capital of prostitutes.
38:18Following massive outrage from the ruling TDP establishment, the police were quick to file
38:23cases against Raju as well as the anchor who chaired the debate, Kominani Srinivas Rao.
38:29The police arrested Srinivas Rao on Monday.
38:31What was given the controversy a decidedly political colour is the fact that the show was aired on
38:46Sakshi TV, the mouthpiece of Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP.
38:50They have campaigned on it more than what has happened through this debate. If we also resort to this
38:58type of things, a chaotic situation will come, which is unwarranted. We advise this government
39:06and its head, that is Chandra Babu Naidu Garu, to at least now restrain from this sort of thing, whatever.
39:13Jagan's party claims that this episode is being hijacked by Chandra Babu Naidu's government to silence press freedom.
39:20The alleged TDP activists hurled petrol bombs and stones at the Sakshi media office in Eluru district
39:28and started a fire that gutted the building. The police rejected YSRCP's claim.
39:33Even as Chief Minister Naidu has lambasted,
39:48Even as Chief Minister Naidu has lambasted his arch-rival Jagan Mohan Reddy for staying mum
40:05while his party propagates a toxic culture against women,
40:08the YSRCP insists it's the victim and not the villain in this episode.
40:13The bottom line remains that a blatantly sexist remark has now become fodder for political slugfest in Andhra Pradesh.
40:43So what does Chandra Babu Naidu have to say about what is being described as political vendetta in Andhra Pradesh?
40:59I spoke to him a few days ago listening to what the Andhra Chief Minister said.
41:03Your battle with Jagan Mohan Reddy sir. When he was in power he put you in jail in 2023.
41:15Now reportedly you are trying to put him in jail. Hundreds of YSRCP supporters, workers being arrested in the last one year.
41:23You are using the liquor scam to target him. Your son Nara Lokesh has reportedly prepared a red book
41:29with the names of those who harassed the TDP when you were out of power.
41:33Is the politics of vendetta going to help you in your vision? Are you going to get stuck?
41:37I want to finish Jagan Mohan Reddy?
41:43No, from the beginning I am telling you one thing you have to keep in mind.
41:49I fought against extremism. They attacked me. Why have I done? In the interest of the public?
41:57Or I had any inimity with the extremists? Second, in Royal Seema, Kadapa, Karnool, Anantapur,
42:06Faction politics. They used to remove families, generations together. I controlled.
42:13Is it my personal interest? Third one, communal violence in Hyderabad.
42:19You have seen at that time. Six months curfew. I am having anything on that?
42:25But public safety. Rowdism. I controlled.
42:30Here, always, all of us are thinking politicians.
42:35Politicians will do politics, political work.
42:40Here, criminalization is a habit of that individual and that party.
42:49You have to understand one thing.
42:51He killed his uncle. He thrown blame on others, especially on me. A chief minister. I was the chief minister at that time.
43:01Even he blamed me and then he used his paper and TV to blame me at the accused.
43:11Welcome back. Let's turn to tonight's ground report, which comes on tiger attacks.
43:16Another death in a tiger attack, this time in Ranthambore.
43:19The deaths have also been reported due to tiger attacks in the Pilibit Reserve as well.
43:24Why are these tiger attacks on the rise?
43:26The man-animal conflict is our special report.
43:33Tiger terror on the rise.
43:38From Uttar Pradesh to Rajasthan, tiger attacks are triggering panic, protests and calls for urgent action.
43:4560-year-old Radhesha Mali was killed in a tiger attack near the famous Trinetra Ganesh temple, sparking protests in Ranthambore.
43:55This was the third such death in Ranthambore in as many months.
44:08The report is of the Rambi Bhagani from the Ganesh Mandir.
44:11We have received a report from the TIGER.
44:13We have received approval from the TIGER.
44:16We have received approval from the TIGER to the Ganesh Mandir.
44:18These is the missile to imprisoned prisoners'
44:21Villagers are demanding compensation and government job for the victims' kin.
44:25They have also sought a written assurance, threatening to continue the protests till their demands are met.
44:31We have received approval from the TIGER.
44:36We have received approval from the TIGER.
44:41We may have received approval from the TIGER.
44:44We cannot believe in this you, that the TIGER is not in the B bonds.
44:47Experts are warning that the attacks will only rise as the number of tigers are increasing
45:03and territorial clashes are pushing big cats closer to human habitats.
45:17This state will remain for 3-4 months and this is why the birds are not completely different.
45:31These are all adults cubs who are using curiosity, self-dispense and security.
45:39So, I believe that whatever new trees have been taken on them, we can't give any one of those trees.
45:50Meanwhile, in Pillibheed Tiger Reserve, five deaths have been reported in just one month.
45:56In the latest attack, a 36-year-old farmer was mulled to death while irrigating his fields.
46:02Locals accuse forest officials of inaction and they are demanding fencing.
46:22There is no tar fencing, but when there is no tar fencing, it is required to come to the trees.
46:28So, when it comes to the trees, many people have eaten here before.
46:32It has become a place of nature.
46:34And here, people can't put water and can't do trees.
46:37This is a big problem.
46:38As the man versus wild debate rages, the question remains how to preserve thriving wildlife in shrinking shared spaces without endangering human lives or animal welfare.
46:52Bureau Report, India Today.
46:54Troubling times with the tiger.
46:58Okay, let's turn to our Get Real India story.
47:01And it's a story you must watch.
47:03Around 1,200 BSF jawans deployed for security for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra refused to board a railway train on Monday after finding it to be in extremely poor condition.
47:14Eventually, the BSF leadership had to intervene, speak to the railways and get our jawans a new train.
47:20Think about it.
47:21These are the jawans who patrol our border so that we can sleep safely every night.
47:27And yet, they don't get even proper train services.
47:30It's our Get Real India story.
47:42Dirty seats.
47:46Dilapidated coaches.
47:50Filth everywhere.
47:53It's bad enough to expect any Indian citizen to travel in such unhygienic conditions.
48:01But imagine asking our heroes in uniform to suffer this indignity.
48:07About 1,200 BSF troops drawn from 13 companies were scheduled to board a special train from Udaipur in Tripura for Jammu Tavi.
48:18But when the jawans reached to board, this was a scene that greeted them.
48:22Also, what was this?
48:23What were you saying?
48:24What was it?
48:25What was it?
48:26Why did they get carried out?
48:27Why did they get these해라 that fire?
48:28As the videos shot by them went viral, the railways faced backlash from various quarters.
48:32In the face of public outrage, the Railways Ministry had no choice but to act.
49:02While it's better too late than never, in this case, the question does arise. Are the men in uniform who serve the nation being fairly served back in return? Bureau Report, India Today.
49:18Troubling, troubling pictures, as I said. Our Jawans deserve better. Much better.
49:30Okay, let me leave you then with our good news today story, which is the other side of the story.
49:35Passengers aboard an Indigo flight saw a moving moment of recognition when the captain honoured a Border Security Force officer for his bravery during Operation Sindhu.
49:46It showed that the people of India truly appreciate our Jawans and officers who fight for us on the border.
49:55Take a look at our image of the day and you stay well, stay safe. Good night. Shubratri. Jaihin Namaskar.
50:00Jaihin Namaskar.
50:28Thank you all.