You need to be hungrier. You need to be bolder. You need to be more imaginative. We talk disinformation. Theres a lot of propaganda and disinformation coming i from non ij handles also. And we ask, what matters . The most raw, yet nuanced political conversations in india often happen at these kind of tea stalls. Welcome to this is india. Today were talking elections. India is the Worlds Largest democracy, an economic Powerhouse Set to become the worlds Third Largest economy. Internationally, india is having its moment courted by the United States as a counterweight to china. A voice for the global south. Any day now, india will call elections. Voting will take place over several weeks, and the results dontjust matter to the People Living in it. It matters to the world. Now, in india, there are dozens of Political Parties in this country, but two really dominate the bjp and the congress. Before we get there, though, lets take a look at the election in numbers. 968 million eligible voter
this is gps , the global public square. welcome to all of you around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. today on the program, we ll bring you the latest on the suspected chinese spy balloon. then, we ll move to the economy. but for a change, it might not be bad news. we have some very good news about the american economy. the imf global outlook is less gloomy than it was a few months ago. and then the fed said it wasn t ready to declare victory on inflation, but it is cooling. i will ask larry summers if he agrees. also, crimea, many powerful people have suggested ukraine should be prepared to officially cede the peninsula to russia as part of peace negotiations. but i ll talk to general ben hodges who said no, he can and should take crimea back. but, here is my take. this week marked the third anniversary of brexit and it coincided with a grim verdict from the imf. this year the british economy will do worse than all of the world s majo
This was the moment the quake struck the unesco World Heritage listed city of marrakesh prompting people to sprint for the streets. The city is reporting a lower death toll, but considerable damage to buildings survivors have been describing their experiences. Walls started shaking, Picture Frames started falling off the walls. I realised we were going through some sort of a shake, an earthquake, obviously. People started screaming, i could hear all the. My windows were open, i could hear all the neighbours screaming. I opened the door, everyone was running out of their flats, running downstairs. Lots of panic, people screaming and shouting, screaming for their families, ladies screaming for their kids, where is my son . Where is my daughter . I would say for about 15, 20 minutes, it seemed like hours. But there are huge concerns in particular for the areas outside the city. These incredible pictures show the damage to the community of taroudant. Here, soldiers and residents have been
Family businesses. I am looking at the challenges you might face when you go into business with your family. In sport, theres a dream european debut for liverpools teenage defender Trent Alexander boult, as this free kick for his boyhood club helps put his side on the brink of qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League. What makes Boys And Girls different . Pretty lipstick, dresses, love hearts. Well meet the doctor who says stripping away Gender Stereotypes can change the way our children think. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Wet and windy in the west. That weather slowly moving east through the course of the day. In central, southern and eastern england, it should stay dry with some pleasant spells and stay dry in the sunshine. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The largest warship ever built for the royal navy will arrive at its new home in portsmouth for the first time this morning. Hms Queen Elizabeth cost Three Billion pounds and weighs
And his insistence on non-violence, all of this is why he is known as the father of india s independence. even though gandhi is a towering figure synonymous with india. in india itself, he s losing favor. this week was the 75th anniversary of his death. his assassination by the member of the right wing group the rss. prime minister far wren draw modi paid tribute to mark the occasion. but that gesture conceals a contentious attitude toward the famous freedom fighter on the part of modi s agenda party which is an off shoot of the rss. as rahm goo writes that is born the fact that the religion he preaches is an anthema to the hard core elements of the hindu