And bridge the gap between the two sides at talks in doha. Qatar, egypt, and the us said that the past two days were serious,constructive and positive. Mr biden shared the news with reporters as he hosted an event in the oval office a little earlier. One of the reasons why i was late is i was dealing with the ceasefire effort in the middle east. We are closer than we have ever been. I don t want to jinx anything, but as my grandfather would say, with the grace of god, the goodwill of the neighbours and a lot of luck, we may have something. But we re not there yet. But it is much closer than it was a few days ago. Keep your fingers crossed. Hamas wasn t present for negotiations, but the group is in direct communication with the mediators. It s said it wouldn t participate as it wanted to stick to the terms of an earlier deal. It accused israel of changing what was agreed to. Israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the success orfailure of a deal was up to hamas, and urged other c
At ta ke take a dose of hardtalk before that. Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. India prides itself on being the world s biggest democracy, but when it comes to those prerequisites of genuine democracy, freedom of expression and a free media, is india falling short? prime minister narendra modi understands the power of information, but is he using his own power to manipulate the flow of information? well, my guest is n ram, director of the hindu publishing group and an influential voice in the indian media. Are cherished freedoms under threat? n ram in chennai, welcome to hardtalk. It s a pleasure, mr sackur. It s a pleasure to have you on the programme. If i may say so, you are a leading member of india s media elite. You have been for years. So how would you characterise the freedom of the media in india today? what state is it in? there was a time, stephen, when i thought that india was in an enviable position, when it came to media freedom, independence and also the state of
Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. India prides itself on being the world s biggest democracy, but when it comes to those prerequisites of genuine democracy, freedom of expression and a free media, is india falling short? prime minister narendra modi understands the power of information, but is he using his own power to manipulate the flow of information? well, my guest is n ram, director of the hindu publishing group and an influential voice in the indian media. Are cherished freedoms under threat? n ram in chennai, welcome to hardtalk. It s a pleasure, mr sackur. It s a pleasure to have you on the programme. If i may say so, you are a leading member of india s media elite. You have been for years. So how would you characterise the freedom of the media in india today? what state is it in? there was a time, stephen, when i thought that india was in an enviable position, when it came to media freedom, independence and also the state of development of the media, certainly in compar
Thanks for your company so far. Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. India prides itself on being the world s biggest democracy, but when it comes to those prerequisites of genuine democracy, freedom of expression and a free media, is india falling short? prime minister narendra modi understands the power of information, but is he using his own power to manipulate the flow of information? well, my guest is n ram, director of the hindu publishing group and an influential voice in the indian media. Are cherished freedoms under threat? n ram in chennai, welcome to hardtalk. It s a pleasure, mr sackur. It s a pleasure to have you on the programme. If i may say so, you are a leading member of india s media elite. You have been for years. So how would you characterise the freedom of the media in india today? what state is it in? there was a time, stephen, when i thought that india was in an enviable position, when it came to media freedom, independence and also the state of development o
Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. India prides itself on being the world s biggest democracy, but when it comes to those prerequisites of genuine democracy, freedom of expression and a free media, is india falling short? prime minister narendra modi understands the power of information, but is he using his own power to manipulate the flow of information? well, my guest is n ram, director of the hindu publishing group and an influential voice in the indian media. Are cherished freedoms under threat? n ram in chennai, welcome to hardtalk. It s a pleasure, mr sackur. It s a pleasure to have you on the programme. If i may say so, you are a leading member of india s media elite. You have been for years. So how would you characterise the freedom of the media in india today? what state is it in? there was a time, stephen, when i thought that india was in an enviable position, when it came to media freedom, independence and also the state of development of the media, certainly in compar