- 7/24/2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in London for a two-day visit as part of his four-day, two-nation tour, with the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at the center of discussions. The deal is expected to significantly boost the GDP of both countries. On July 24, PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and also meet King Charles III. Key topics on the agenda include enhanced cooperation in education and defence, as well as addressing the Khalistan issue.
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00:00With our viewers, we are bringing to you breaking news at the very top of the segment this morning.
00:05Prime Minister Modi has reached London.
00:08Remember, it's a four-day two-nation visit and it's a two-day United Kingdom visit.
00:14Remember, the key focus at this given point of this visit would be the India-UK trade agreement.
00:21The FDA, the Prime Minister, was welcomed and backed by the UK Foreign Minister,
00:26as can be seen in the visuals, the first visuals that have come in.
00:31And of course, the Indian diaspora has again come out to welcome the Prime Minister in London
00:36amid loud cheers and slogans, all for the Prime Minister.
00:41Modi to meet Prime Minister Kirstama and King Charles III as well in this very visit.
00:47It's a two-day visit to the United Kingdom with quite a few bilateral focuses that have been highlighted.
00:54trade agreement, the FTA being key to the very visit and the timing of this very visit.
01:05That's a two-day official visit from...
01:08I'm just saying thank you.
01:09I hope India is developing so fast.
01:12And whenever I go, like everybody talks about India's development.
01:15So just want to say thank you.
01:16It is just an invitation to Narendra Modi ji.
01:25The place I belong to is Lakshmrava Namdar, which is his guru.
01:32That's what he has always said in few of his interviews, few of his speeches, and why I am going there to greet him today on this land.
01:54Well, with that, Laveena Tundon joins me on the broadcast to, in fact, bring us more details from the ground there.
02:02Laveena, very good morning to you.
02:04I'm sure there's a lot of excitement in the United Kingdom about Prime Minister Modi's visit to the country.
02:09Briefly, just quickly take us through his agenda for the day as of now.
02:14At the top of the agenda, we hear is, of course, signing of the Free Trade Agreement, the negotiations for which have been going on for far too long.
02:27It is expected that the two commerce ministers will be signing on the dotted line.
02:34Something to be remembered, though, is that once the agreement is finally sealed and stamped and signed, it has to be passed by the two respective parliaments, that in Britain and that in India as well.
02:49Number two, quite important, are the bilateral talks between the two prime ministers.
02:55And these are going to take place in the first half of the day on the 24th of July.
03:02And the talks are going to be about very important issues from education to defence, cooperation in terrorism.
03:11But something that is interesting that we have been told is on the agenda and will be taken up by the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi ji,
03:21is the issue of Khalistan and the unrest that it causes not only in India but also mainly in the United Kingdom as well.
03:31Then is the issue of extradition of Vijay Maliya and Narendra Modi.
03:36Dalit Modi, of course, there has not been any extradition proceedings against him.
03:40But we have been told that that issue might be raised as well.
03:44But that of Vijay Maliya and Narendra Modi will be raised as well as a part of the agenda.
03:52Going forward now, this is the fourth visit of the prime minister here in the UK.
03:57It is quite important, especially significant going forward now that the FTA is going to be signed.
04:04So it is strengthening of this partnership that will be the focus.
04:09Right, Laveena, so when we speak of the free trade agreement, how will it be impacting both the nations?
04:17Let's take a closer look at that.
04:19Will it significantly be reduced?
04:22The reduced tariffs deal boost commerce and investment relations between the two countries,
04:28especially at a time when India, as we know, is already scrambling to reach a trade consensus with the United States.
04:35The FTA is expected to be beneficial for both the countries, Britain as well as India.
04:42If India comes with the benefit of being a huge market, Britain comes with the benefit of being a high value market for India.
04:53Now, it is expected that this deal could boost the GDP or will be economic injection for Britain to the tune of £4.8 billion.
05:05It is expected that the trade between the two countries could go up to or double by £120 billion by 2030-2035.
05:15So it is quite huge indeed.
05:18Now, talking about the image of global Britain, this plays quite well into that image.
05:24Though they have had deals with Australia and New Zealand, but none present such a huge market for their goods.
05:32And the goods that are will stand to be benefiting from this, especially the Scotch whisky, much in demand in India.
05:40And these are the two, apart from many others, of course, but these two stand to benefit.
05:46It is expected that the 150% duty on Scotch will fall down to 75% immediately and over a period of time to 40%.
05:58So many such details would, of course, show up.
06:01But this is a high performer and this Scotch whisky played a big, the entire union and the group played a huge role in the negotiation process.
06:12For India, of course, the textile, the food, all of these markets, electric cars, education, health care, pharmaceuticals.
06:22This is where the peak stands to benefit.
06:25It is expected that the tariff is going to go down for India to UK in exports to the tune of 99%, while for Britain it is 90%.
06:36So the fine details will come true once it's signed off.
06:40But of course, both the countries are expected to benefit.
06:45There are some worrisome points for the small and medium-sized businesses.
06:49Of course, many esteem to benefit, but there are pockets, there are very pockets of worries.
06:57But then one has to remember that for this deal to come into practice, it is still some time because it has to be ratified by the parliaments of both the countries.
07:10Right, Laveena, thank you for bringing us all those details from UK at this given point.
07:15And with that, we are also being joined by Pranayupad, the editor of IT Global at this point on the broadcast.
07:21Pranayupad, very good morning to you.
07:22Let's also bring you into the conversation.
07:26We just got a brief of how things look like for the next two days, what all shall be touched upon, especially in the bilateral meet.
07:34But for India, if we speak, yes, while the FTA is definitely key focus, we are also looking at economic offenders who are still fugitives and are in the United Kingdom, their extradition, as well as Khalistani elements.
07:48Good morning, Shreya, and you absolutely rightly pointed out that the entire gamut of a bilateral relationship will be reviewed when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United Kingdom.
07:59This is his fourth visit as Prime Minister of India, and he would be meeting on the British soil with his British counterpart, Kairz Stammer.
08:07And he would be reviewing the entire spectrum of India-UK relationship, including the centerpiece remains, the India-UK FTA.
08:17But as Laveena was pointing it out, that it brings wider opportunity for Indian export, but also let me point out that there are protection measures as signed in this proposed FTA,
08:28which is to be signed today, which is to be signed today, between the Commerce Minister of both the countries, especially for the sensitive sectors of India.
08:37Take the example of India's farming sector, agriculture sector.
08:41There are concerns regarding India's dairy product, apples, oats, edible oils, and these are the sensitive areas in the sensitive sectors for the Indian agrarian economy.
08:51And therefore, this proposed FTA enshrines the protection measures for these things, because there will be no tariff concessions for the dairy products of India.
09:01You know that dairy is a sensitive matter, even during our negotiations with the United States for a bilateral trade agreement.
09:09Similarly, the edible oil sector is also a sensitive sector, because, you know, we have our own sensitivities,
09:16and that's why the calibrated strategy was exercised during the negotiation.
09:21It was a long negotiation, you know, which spanned out around three years between India and United Kingdom.
09:28So it was like tailor-made for the Indian requirements, and the Indian negotiators have managed to get, you know,
09:36some exclusions, which are very sensitive, very important for the Indian agrarian sector,
09:40and also getting us some wider reach, wider, you know, market in the United Kingdom.
09:48This FTA, Shreya, is important, because this is the first, you know, trade agreement being entered, you know,
09:55UK is entering into, with any big economy post-Brexit.
10:00And for India's point of view...
10:01Absolutely. Pranay, in fact, you know, as you speak of the FTA, I will just come back to you, just stay with us.
10:06There is some information I want to just bring our viewers here in the middle.
10:11This is more breaking news that we are picking up, viewers.
10:14Let's quickly take you through that.
10:17United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has come out to hail this to be a major win.
10:23This is about the landmark FTA during Prime Minister Modi's visits.
10:28Remember, that is what the key focus remains to be of this very visit.
10:32British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that this landmark free trade agreement
10:36that he is said to sign with his Indian counterpart, Rainer Modi, is a major win for jobs and growth
10:43as tariff cuts bring in cheaper prices on clothes, shoes and food products.
10:48This is what's been said by the British Prime Minister.
10:51Pranay, coming back to you as you were highlighting the importance of the FTA,
10:57how it has also been tailor-made keeping Indian interests in mind.
11:00And, you know, more importantly, I would also want to put in here that it sets a precedent.
11:05This FTA, in fact, sets a precedent for the rest that are to follow one even being spoken
11:12on with the EU, with the European Union.
11:15Indeed, Shreya, why the FTA is being negotiated with the region of the European Union,
11:25that is the, you know, it's an ongoing process.
11:29But since Prime Minister of UK Keir Starmer mentioned about the job opportunities
11:33for the British nationals there, there are measures which will be available for the Indian youth,
11:39especially the skilled professionals of India, to reach out to the UK markets
11:44because this FTA not only gives opportunity for the Indian goods
11:49to get the sort of bigger and richer market of a G7 economy of the United Kingdom,
11:55but it also gives opportunity for Indian professionals in the UK market
11:59as far as the Indian service sector is concerned.
12:02And you know that India's service sector, you know, constitutes almost 60% of our economy,
12:07and this is very important for us.
12:09So this will boost the labor-intensive manufacturing,
12:11the easier mobility and the global work experience, you know,
12:16for the Indian professionals, and especially the contractual service suppliers,
12:19you know, those working on the specific projects for a UK client.
12:23They will also get a wider and a bigger opportunity,
12:25and, you know, there will be more incentives available for the Indian professionals,
12:32the independent professionals also,
12:34because this is considered as a very game-changer for the Indian skilled individuals,
12:39maybe like, you know, even the yoga instructors, or the classical musicians,
12:43or the chefs who will find it easier to offer their services in the UK market.
12:51So these are the important, you know, sectors, these are the important areas
12:55which will open up with this FTA.
12:58And you have seen Prime Minister Nareen Modi's recent, you know, remark,
13:02his social media posts, stating that, you know,
13:05how important this FTA or his UK visit is going to be for India.
13:12And Prime Minister Nareen Modi was definitely touched by the welcome given to him
13:16by the Indian community in the United Kingdom.
13:19Whenever he travels to UK,
13:22we have seen the big events like Wembley Garden event in 2015,
13:27and thereafter we have seen in 2018 or 2021 when he went for the COP meeting to Glasgow.
13:34So all these events we have seen that how Indian community, you know,
13:37always welcome and feel enthralled by his visit.
13:40But Prime Minister clearly said that this visit will go a long way
13:45in advancing the economic partnership between our two nations
13:48because this is the first, you know, bilateral trade agreement India is entering
13:52with a bigger economy, with a G7 economy,
13:55this might be a template for the further negotiations.
13:59Absolutely. Pranay, thank you for bringing us all those details
14:01quite elaborately at this given point
14:04with regards to how the FTA will be benefiting us
14:07as well as what all to expect from this very visit
14:10of the Prime Minister to the United Kingdom.
14:13For now, that's all that we have for you.
14:15We'll keep a track of the story,
14:16but right now we're moving on to some other stories coming to the focus.
14:19Now, closer home, viewers, we are taking you to the pole-bound state
14:38where the battle has already begun.
14:40This is Bihar that we're speaking of.
14:42Political showdown over the electoral roll division in Bihar
14:45continues to escalate.
14:47A fresh electoral storm is brewing over the opposition
14:50raising serious objections over the revision of pole rolls
14:53in the state of Bihar.
14:54The India bloc is planning a full-fledged protest in the parliament
14:59accusing the Election Commission of facilitating voter fraud.
15:03Bihar leader of opposition and the RJD leader, Tejasvi Adav,
15:06who has threatened a possible boycott of the Bihar election,
15:09says,
15:09We will discuss boycotting the polls with allies.
15:12The BJP has also hit out and hit back hard,
15:16accusing Tejasvi of fearing defeat and making baseless claims.
15:19Further, predicting that RJD's political end
15:22after Bihar polls is in fact incoming.
15:26Now, meanwhile, government sources have said
15:28that the electoral roll is the poll body's domain,
15:30not the centre's,
15:31and that no discussion will be held in the parliament
15:33on this very issue.
15:35Let's quickly take a look at some of the reactions
15:37that have come into the story.
15:39SIR has been there.
15:43We don't have the force of it.
15:46SIR does not do the force of it.
15:48But the force of it,
15:51the doctrine of it,
15:52the doctrine of it should be
15:53to have a selfishness
15:56and make the effect of the support of it,
15:58and that we should not do it.
15:59That doesn't do it.
16:00We don't do it.
16:01We don't do it.
16:02We don't do it.
16:03It is true.
16:04This is true.
16:05The truth of that,
16:06Today, Rahul Gandhi said it is true that there are 52,000,000 voters deleted in Bihar.
16:13You should remember that there are two voters in 7,000,000, two voters ID are called.
16:18In SIR, they were able to start this one year before.
16:24Why did they start this three months before?
16:26Then, they said about 2003.
16:28In 2003, they didn't have 11 papers.
16:32And the fact is that you don't have a standard card.
16:38But you need a caste and residential proof.
16:41These people who were thinking about losing their mind,
16:44they were also called dead dead.
16:46They would grow.
16:48They think that they were all in 2010, they were all in 2010.
16:54These two people and the other people were born.
16:59They were born in a country.
17:01foreign
17:08foreign
17:15foreign
17:20foreign
17:24foreign
17:29लोग सभा के बात ये लोग चुनाव आयोक के पास गये हैं,
17:32डूपली के सिउ आफ दवोटर लिस्ट को लेकर,
17:35वोटर लिस्ट में हो रही धांदली को लेकर,
17:37तो विपक्स सिफ और सिफ इसका राजनितिक करंड करके,
17:41We are going to be scared of the people.
17:44People are scared of the people.
17:45They will be scared of the people.
17:47They will be scared of the people.
17:49Just scared of the people.
17:51Don't do this to people.
18:11India and China on Wednesday have reviewed the overall situation along the line of Actual Control, the LAC, what we know as, in eastern Ladakh and prepared the crown for the next edition of the Special Representative's Dialogue on the boundary question.
18:25Now, the two sides have discussed their issues at a meeting of the working mechanism for consultation and coordination, that is the WMCC, that took place in Delhi.
18:35They have expressed satisfaction with the general prevalence of peace and tranquility in border areas, leading to gradual normalization of the bilateral relations.
18:44The Ministry of External Affairs, in fact, has come out to say this.
18:47It also has said that India and China are preparing for the next round of the Special Representative's talks to be held in India later this year itself.
18:58These are the latest details that we are bringing to you on this very story.
19:05Monsoon session of the Parliament has, so far, been quite a dramatic one, to say the least.
19:23Questions continue to rise over Jagdeep Dhankar's sudden resignation as Vice President.
19:28Dhankar announced his shock resignation on Monday, citing health reasons, but several moves on the political chessboard seem to have been paving the way towards this decision.
19:39Dhankar's strained ties with the government may have led to the very fallout.
19:42As per sources, the government made three separate attempts to dissuade the Vice President from accepting the opposition's impeachment motion in the Rajya Sabha.
19:51Now, BJP's top brass has urged Dhankar to wait, but he has remained firm.
19:56His refusal has deepened his rift with the government, eventually culminating in his unexpected resignation.
20:03Now, key point of contention here is that he added to the differences was the government refusing Dhankar's request to oversee the visit of U.S. Vice President, that is, J.D. Barnes.
20:14Now, another issue stems from Dhankar's vehicle fleet overhaul not being accepted.
20:19Opposition is also targeting the centre, asserting that Dhankar's resignation was due to serious conflicts with the government.
20:25Opposition leaders have also vowed to field a Vice Presidential candidate, stressing that they will not give the government a walk over this time.
20:33Now, let's quickly take a look at some of the reactions that have so far come into the very story before we proceed.
20:39The President of U.S. Prime Minister of India and the President of the Center has been given a number of concerns on the country.
20:49If you are not aware, I know I know the concerns on the issue of the government.
20:52The President of India has been given a number of concerns for it.
20:55because last time we have been sent to the government for the government and sent them back to Delhi and sent them back home and sent them back home and sent them back home.
21:13In the south and south of Telangana, all of the OBCs have been sent to India.
21:19I don't know why it happened, but it didn't tell me that it wasn't good.
21:24But I don't see any thoughts on the whole world.
21:27I don't think it's okay or not.
21:29They have written about health issues.
21:32But they don't get upset.
21:35Because the day of the day they met and came to parliament.
21:40But in the first session, they were hospitalized.
21:44They had some problems in their heart.
21:46At that time, they could believe that if they resign, they wouldn't let them otherwise.
21:51But now, this session wasn't full.
21:54It wasn't so serious that they wouldn't do that.
21:59Moving on.
22:00Power star Pawan Kalyan has returned to the big screen and in style.
22:05His much-awaited historical drama Harihara Veera Mallu has finally hit the screens.
22:11And his fans are going gaga over it.
22:14They've already dubbed the film in a complete entertainer that is.
22:18And we leave you with the very visuals of the fan frenzy at the Satya theatres as the movie has come to release.
22:44With that viewers, we are beginning the bulletin with our focus on breaking news.
22:55And as we break through you this very story, it is a mega India today impact that we are bringing to you.
23:02Cambodia has busted global scam racket on India's alert.
23:07Well, the report says 3,075 have been arrested.
23:12Nationals from 20 countries, in fact, have been flagged in one of the biggest global crackdowns on online fraud networks.
23:21Cambodia authorities have arrested over 3,000 individuals in a sweeping 15-day operation targeting digital scans.
23:29Now, the move comes right after requests from Indian authorities, which includes the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs, as well as the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre.
23:40Officials of the Government of India and the Ministry of External Affairs are now taking steps to deport more than 105 Indians who were arrested in Cambodia.
23:50This, in fact, coordinated action came after a high-level meeting last month between Cambodian authorities and senior officials from India's Ministry of External Affairs, as well as Ministry of Home Affairs.
24:01And this is the big story that we are bringing to you at the very top of this bulletin, a mega India today impact which has now led to a major crackdown on an online fraud scam that was operating from Cambodia.
24:14Jitendra Badur joins us on the broadcast to bring us more details into this very story.
24:21Jitendra, very good morning to you.
24:23It's a very important story we are tracking and more importantly the impact is huge since we see such a massive crackdown.
24:32Bring us the details of arrests and all that's gone down in this very 15-day long operation first.
24:38Jitendra Badur, India Today, India has shown us how to make a cyber fraud in Cambodia.
24:51And with Myanmar, Vietnam, all countries that go to India, have been doing cyber slavery.
24:57And then there are digital arrests and the online frauds have been working on this.
25:04Thank you very much.
25:34Thank you very much.
26:04Thank you very much.
29:06this web deceit lies Asia's Golden Triangle, a crime hub where thousands are trapped, trafficked
29:13and forced into cyber fraud. Take a look at this report where we showed how a global syndicate
29:18in this region was bleeding billions from India.
29:26120 crores and counting. That's the amount Indians have lost in digital arrest frauds alone.
29:36Scamsters have shaken up India's digital safety, duping scores through online fraud.
29:50Who's behind this syndicate?
29:55The web of deceit is spread across Asia's infamous Golden Triangle.
30:06This is not some beachside resort in Thailand or Cambodia.
30:17This is a gated complex from where a ruthless crime syndicate runs numerous online scams.
30:25Operating from defunct beachside casinos and remote gated complexes in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.
30:40The Golden Triangle of Drugs and Human Trafficking.
30:43This is where thousands of men and women from India, Bangladesh and Nepal and other countries are enslaved in a vicious, inhuman cycle of cyber crime.
31:02And not all of them are here of their own free will.
31:09I said to myself,
31:12I don't want to be interested.
31:15The translator said,
31:16If you say this again,
31:17then you will kill you.
31:18You will kill me.
31:20And you will kill me.
31:21Not all of them,
31:22warning.
31:23Don't say this again,
31:24you will go here.
31:25If you say this again, you will kill you.
31:27The translator said,
31:28that the person doesn't cry,
31:29I am so jealous of you.
31:30You can look at me,
31:31and see you.
31:32I will kill you.
31:33When the timeline came to the timeline,
31:35the time of the 11th shift started,
31:37that the person took me at 12 and took me at 12,
31:39and after the person took me,
31:40at 12 at 11,
31:41they died at 11.
31:42These criminal enterprises based out of Southeast Asia are hurting India and Indians on both
31:55sides of the divide.
31:58The victims as well as the perpetrators.
32:05Take a look at these stunning figures given by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
32:12Rs. 7,000 crore have been siphoned off from India in the first four months of 2024.
32:24Over 6 lakh complaints have been received by Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre.
32:3110,000 FIRs have been filed in 2023 pertaining to investment scams alone.
32:41Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre and state agencies have frozen 3.25 lakh mule accounts between January and April.
32:51India today has accessed a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in a digital investment cyber scam.
33:04The ED probe reveals that human trafficking networks are luring Indians under the guise of job offers and forcing them into cybercrimes.
33:18Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos are notorious cybercrime hotspots.
33:27Golden Triangle is infamous for drugs and human trafficking.
33:3330,000 Indians on visitor visas to Golden Triangle have not returned so far.
33:42The AD chart sheet cites the case of 36-year-old Manish Tomar from Haapur in Uttar Pradesh,
33:54detailing how he was duped by famous YouTuber Bobby Kataria.
34:02Tomar says he lost 3 lakh rupees to Bobby Kataria's fake job racket.
34:10He was seen in his Instagram.
34:12He also saw Bobby Kataria's Instagram ID.
34:16He was made up for a job in Out of Country.
34:18He also gave his number.
34:22He has made his number.
34:23He also made his job for a job.
34:25He has helped us.
34:26We have helped us in the hospital.
34:27After reaching their office,
34:30He has helped us in the hospital.
34:32After reaching the hospital,
34:34he has had to be done before,
34:35Instead of the promised job in Singapore,
34:45Tomar landed in Laos on a visitor visa
34:50and got trapped in a cyber crime hub.
35:05We will tell you that you will get a job in the next day.
35:12We will tell you that you will have to fraud.
35:18This means that people in the dollar invest in India.
35:24In multiple cases, the Indian embassies in Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia have intervened
35:54to rescue Indians caught in the cybercrime syndicates.
35:59Action has also been initiated against human traffickers like Bobby Kataria, who was arrested
36:09by the NIA and is currently in judicial custody.
36:13With Arvind Ojha, Nitin Jain and Jitendra Singh, a special investigation by India Today.
36:24With our viewers, we are now shifting our focus to Prime Minister Modi's four-day and two-nation
36:45tour.
36:45Prime Minister has already reached London for his two-day visit to the United Kingdom first.
36:50Prime Minister received a rousing welcome from the Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom.
36:55Thanking them, Prime Minister Modi called the reception heartwarming.
36:59Indian diaspora expressed joy and admiration after meeting the Prime Minister.
37:03Several welcomed the Prime Minister with traditional performances as well.
37:07Next, Prime Minister Modi will be meeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
37:11He will also be holding crucial bilateral talks, during which the India-UK trade deal is expected
37:17to be signed, that is the FDA.
37:18Now, discussions will also cover the entire gamut of India-UK relations at the point.
37:25Now, as part of the trade deal, talks are underway to eliminate 99% of tariffs in Indian goods
37:30entering the United Kingdom.
37:31The deal will be covering the full scope of bilateral trade.
37:35In return, India will cut duties on 90% of British products.
37:39And within just the next 10 days, around 85% of British products will be tariff-free in India.
37:44Apart from trade, other key discussions also include the extradition of Indian fugitives from the United Kingdoms,
37:50most of which include economic offenders.
37:53India is also expected to continue flagging the issue of Khalistani extremism with its UK counterparts.
38:00And after these very engagements, Prime Minister Modi is then expected to be hosted personally
38:04and separately by both Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III.
38:10Well, with that, we'll take you through some of the reactions of the Indian diaspora there,
38:14who gave a rousing welcome to the Prime Minister.
38:17Like this, 15 buses full of people from 9 to 10 locations in London are going to welcome Modi-ji.
38:28And I'm here with some of the people.
38:30They don't have too much time in hand.
38:32This is a short trip indeed.
38:34And people have had less time to get together.
38:37But apparently, 500 to 600 people, I'm told, will be there and welcoming Modi-ji.
38:44And I have got here a very little, small, cute girl.
38:47Swecha, what are you doing?
38:49I'm doing a dance.
38:51Okay, what dance is it?
38:56Bharatanatyam.
38:57Bharatanatyam.
38:57And I have one more dance here.
38:59Can I just get on this?
39:00So what are you performing?
39:01What's your name?
39:02I'm performing a dance.
39:05Okay, what dance is it?
39:08And what's your message for the Prime Minister?
39:13Can't scream out your message, if there is any.
39:24Fabulous.
39:26It's...
39:27Just to welcome him here and just saying thank you, India is developing so fast and whenever
39:51I go like everybody talks about India's development so just want to say thank you.
39:55With that, Laveena Tandon joining us from United Kingdom at this point bringing us all the
40:19latest details from there.
40:21Laveena, let's also discuss Prime Minister Modi being expected to raise the Khalistani
40:27terror issue with Prime Minister Starmer.
40:28We've spoken about the FTAs in length.
40:30Let's also take a look at this angle.
40:32The British side has in fact also made extensive security arrangements to avert any attempt
40:38by pro-Khalistan elements to disrupt Prime Minister Modi's visit.
40:41How significant can this visit be in countering the threat of Khalistani extremism?
40:46The issue of Palestine is a significant one for India.
40:51Where I'm standing right now, the parliament square, I remember distinctly in 2018 how the
40:57flag was brought down, burned and mistreated.
41:00And from then in front of the High Commission on 15th August and 26th January there were incidents,
41:07repeated incidents like this to the extent that even the building of the High Commission was
41:14damaged and the flag was taken from inside the High Commission balcony.
41:19So, the idea being that this issue, this problem has only intensified in the UK over a period of time.
41:27And that is what is going to be pointed out as well, we are told, I am told by my sources.
41:33And it is not only significant for India that it creates an issue or a problem for India
41:39because India is tackling that and will tackle that.
41:42But it is an issue and a problem for this country, an issue of law and order for this country
41:47and that is one thing that is going to be pointed out.
41:50Now, what impact will it have?
41:51Well, it does, one hopes that it is going to create diplomatic pressure,
41:56but also pressure coming from the very top.
41:59Now, for two countries that are in the process of signing the FTA,
42:03would have hopefully signed the FTA by now,
42:06one is looking at strengthening the relationship between the two countries
42:11and the problems of the two countries become that of each other
42:15and they should behave like friends.
42:17And that is what I think that is going to be the focus when we push
42:23or when the Prime Minister pushes the Afghanistan agenda.
42:26So, the point being that it should create more pressure when it comes from the high command.
42:32Ravina, let's also talk about economic offenders and fugitives who are currently in the United Kingdom.
42:38Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Vijay Malaya, who have all been accused of financial fraud in India,
42:43have fled to London and they have been in fact stationed there to escape the charges back home.
42:48India is pushing for the return of these fugitives from the United Kingdom.
42:52So, can this visit, in fact, end up boosting the extradition process
42:56and allow both nations to reach a consensus on the same?
43:01Do Nirav Modi and Vijay Malaya have exhausted all the legal recourse to appeal their extradition,
43:08yet they remain in this country and yes, it remains a big question.
43:12It could be that they have applied for political asylum or other legal recourse,
43:17but these matters, these legal matters are not open to public scrutiny and remain confidential.
43:24Now, with regards to Lalit Modi, there has been no extradition proceedings,
43:29but we are told that all the three matters will be raised by the Prime Minister
43:33and all it creates is a pressure from the very highest command
43:38and it also conveys the intention that India remains serious in these matters
43:43and these matters are important for them to be resolved.
43:47So, it creates a kind of pressure, especially in an environment when FTA is being signed
43:51and the two countries are looking to strengthen the relationship between each other
43:56and increasing a lot of trade quite significant in the environment
44:01when Trump tariffs are playing high.
44:03So, it creates a kind of pressure.
44:06It conveys that India is extremely serious with these matters.
44:11Right, Laveena, thank you for bringing us all those details from UK at this given point
44:18as to how things might be looking when we speak of the bilateral talks that are to take place.
44:23Remember, it is a rather crucial visit that the Prime Minister is on.
44:27It is a two-day visit to the United Kingdom, post which he will be headed to Maldives.
44:31And in this very two-day UK trip, there are quite a few key issues that we are looking at,
44:36especially if we speak from the Indian perspective.
44:38Number one definitely being the economic trade deal that has to be signed, which is the FTA.
44:45That is definitely the key focus.
44:47But apart from that, we are also keeping a close watch on issues and matters like Kalistani elements.
44:54We have seen how things had turned out during Jaishankar's visit as well.
44:59And this is the reason why Kalistani elements and a discussion on that remains to be one of the key focuses of this bilateral meet.
45:08Apart from that, also, we have a close look on the very elements that we are talking about, which is the economic offenders.
45:18With that, viewers, we are now shifting our focus to some more breaking news that's coming in.
45:22This is closer home.
45:23According to sources, the next vice president will be from the BJP.
45:27This is something that we are picking up right ahead of today's parliamentary session, of the monsoon session that is currently underway.
45:33A person strongly connected to the party's ideology will be made the vice president.
45:38This is the source-based information that we bring to you.
45:40The speculations about the JDU leader and Union Minister Ramanath Thakur are baseless.
45:45Thakur had a routine meeting with J.P. Natta.
45:48Other MPs also met J.P. Natta.
45:50There has been no discussion that's in fact been flagged at this point, this information.
45:54But there has been no discussion with the JDU leadership about Ramanath Thakur or the future vice president.
46:01Himanshu Mishra joins us on the broadcast to bring us more details.
46:04Himanshu, a very good morning to you.
46:06First of all, the knowledge that you are now coming, tell us a bit more detail.
46:12This meeting is with Ramanaath Thakur and J.P. Natta.
46:18What is the meeting meeting?
46:20What is the meeting meeting that the next vice president will be from BJP?
46:26What is the meeting meeting with Ramanaath Thakur?
46:28Ramanaath Thakur, I think the meeting meeting of the MMS,
46:32he participated yesterday.
46:34J.P. Natta.
46:36This is the meeting meeting with the BJP Ihrer Hedera agency.
46:38After this, the speculation is that this is going to be the next meeting.
46:41However, the meetings from J.P. Natta the meeting meeting today were remarks,
46:44less events from Ramanaath Thakur.
47:16However, there is no notification that there will not be no notification of the UFRAASHPATI.
47:22But it is so important that the next UFRAASHPATI will be the UFRAASHPATI.
47:30It will not be the same as the UFRAASHPATI.
47:34The UFRAASHPATI will be the governor of TDP.
47:39The UFRAASHPATI was the governor of TDP, which has been the governor.
47:44The UFRAASHPATI will make the UFRAASHPATI, the UFRAASHPATI will be his own party.
47:52There will be no other party.
47:54The UFRAASHPATI will be the same as the UFRAASHPATI, the UFRAASHPATI, the UFRAASHPATI will not be the same as the UFRAASHPATI.
48:01Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
48:04That is the detail that we are picking up at this given point on who is to be the next vice president as the questions have already been asked and it's been posed at this given point.
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