Carl asp and welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where thousands of protesters gathered for the 13th straight weekend in defiance of an official ban on protests and strong warnings from police that marchers risked being prosecuted a day of Peaceful Demonstrations escalated as night fell with barricades being set on fire in the Streets Police for the 1st time fired Water Cannons loaded with blue dye which stained protesters outside of government headquarters today marks the 5th anniversary of a decision by chinas Ruling Communist Party against full democratic elections in hong kong. But joining me now from hong kong is g. W. Correspondent Charlotte Johnson bill charlotte we saw those images there of that large fire in the streets is this now a sign that protesters are willing to use perhaps more violent tactics than before. That was one of several large fires that weve seen throughout the day call it seems that the strategy of protesters is to set light to some of the barricade
Nationalist b j p Party Instead aims to change the demographics of kashmir tensions are running high and there has been talk of war. So question on quadriga this week is kashmir crisis new era all power grab and to discuss not question im joined here in the studio by christiane the wagner a senior fellow with the German Institute for international and Security Affairs specializing on south asia he sends a lasting solution to the kashmir question will only be possible if there are no borders changing is in the region also with his daughter bella shots have you learned any old b. T. W. Heard today the police that once the curfew is lifted the situation in kashmir can boil over and lead to violence found a very warm welcome to to another of the ws regional experts and shock about t. O. From a hindi desk and issue argues that the process of. Developments in the region cannot take place without including the local people and they you know feeling very insecure or about their future. Thank y
A general strike takes hold across the city also on our show authorities in the u. S. Are treating him actually in texas as a case of domestic terrorism as america grieves for the 2 victims for the victims of 2 attacks over the Weekend Police say they fear message terrorism is on the riots. And in sports and formula one defending champion Lewis Hamilton moves one step closer to another world title i want to throw in hungary from free now really beating up and coming rival fox for stop. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us indias interior minister has confirmed that the government is revoking the special autonomous status of indian controlled kashmir through. Internationalists b j p party says it will scrap article 370 which allowed the state of college near to make its own laws the now spent comes after authorities suspended phone and Internet Access there and placed popular state leaders under house arrest this disputed region is also claimed by pakistan lets go straight to d
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Disrupt Train Services in a general strike takes hold across the city. And in formula one defending champion Lewis Hamilton moves one step closer to another world title and won a thrilling one carrying from pretty narrowly beating up incoming rival. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us its being called the most significant change to the status of kashmir in more than 70 years india says this revoking the special status of this disputed region the governing hindu nationalist b j p party says it is revoking article 370 which allowed the muslim majority state of john moon kashmir to make its own laws as part of efforts to integrate indian controlled kashmir with the rest of India Stories have suspended phone and Internet Access there and placed popular state leaders on their house arrest. Lets bring in. Our correspondent in delhi for the very latest misha whats the decision behind this decision to remove the special status and and why is it coming now. Well brian fall of the part