russian forces still occupy europe s biggest nuclear power plant at zaporizhzhia. the situation there remains unstable. my guest, rafael grossi, director general of the international nuclear watchdog, the iaea, has been there in an effort to avert disaster. with zaporizhzhia in mind, why is he pushing for more nuclear power right across the world? thank you, it s good to be with you again, hello. it s great to have you on the show. i think we have to begin with the situation in zaporizhzhia, the huge nuclear power plant in ukraine. you ve spent months trying to stabilise the situation there. how high are your anxiety levels right now? unfortunately, they remain quite high because even, even though we ve been making some progress now, i have, for example, the permanent presence of some of my experts at the plant, and we have a clear idea of what is going on exactly, every day, we continue to see shelling. we continue to see cut of the, of the external power to the station. so
silva. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. russia s invasion of ukraine has generated all kinds of shock waves military, humanitarian, economic and nuclear. leave aside putin s dark hints about russia s readiness to contemplate first use of a nuclear weapon, russian forces still occupy europe s biggest nuclear power plant at zaporizhzhia. the situation there remains unstable. my guest, rafael grossi, director general of the international nuclear watchdog, the iaea, has been there in an effort to avert disaster. with zaporizhzhia in mind, why is he pushing for more nuclear power right across the world? rafael grossi in vienna, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, it s good to be with you again, hello. it s great to have you on the show. i think we have to begin with the situation in zaporizhzhia, the huge nuclear power plant in ukraine. you ve spent months trying to stabilise the situation there. how high are your anxiety levels right n
reforms would continue in the world s fastest growing major economy in the world. that reported more than an 8% economic expansion in the last financial year. some of the post poll projections have even predicted a two thirds majority for the ruling party, and that would be even more than what they won in the 2019 elections. but these are still projections, and the exit polls have had their share of failures in the past. there s also expectation that many seats could go for a nail biting finish in the world s largest election. that also was marked by high pitched campaigns, divisive speeches, fake news and questions over the free and fair election. and so it s not over until it s over. the electronic voting machines that have recorded every single vote that was casted and its corresponding paper trails have reached the strong rules and the counting will begin 8am tuesday local time for whoever wins this mandate, creating enoughjobs and ensuring that india s fast paced economi
hit the country hard, making the economy one of the biggest issues in this election. financial markets are already celebrating a modi win. let s go live to the bombay stock exchange and our correspondent archa na shukla. looking at markets today, we are seeing a sharp sell off, what is going on? are seeing a sharp sell-off, what is going on? are seeing a sharp sell-off, what is going on? well, as the markets opened what is going on? well, as the markets opened today, - what is going on? well, as the markets opened today, they . what is going on? well, as the i markets opened today, they got a bit of a shock from the initial and early trends of election counting. projections had projected a clear mandate for narendra modi and his party and its allies, but the initial trends can begin seem to show the win could be narrower than projected. i am outside the bombay stock exchange, one of the two national exchanges in india, both of which saw a rally yesterday in monday s trade,
that reported more than an 8% economic expansion in the last financial year. some of the post poll projections have even predicted a two thirds majority for the ruling party, and that would be even more than what they won in the 2019 elections. but these are still projections, and the exit polls have had their share of failures in the past. there s also expectation that many seats could go for a nail biting finish in the world s largest election. that also was marked by high pitched campaigns, divisive speeches, fake news and questions over the free and fair election. and so it s not over until it s over. the electronic voting machines that have recorded every single vote that was casted and its corresponding paper trails have reached the strong rooms and the counting will begin 8am tuesday local time for whoever wins this mandate, creating enoughjobs and ensuring that india s fast paced economic growth continues and also trickles down to the masses will be priority. there ll