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independence, india is a diverse country. travelling through one of the driest places on earth, it is quite incredible, the scent. it s just crystals. hard crystals, white salt. these are areas really for the adventurous traveller. this is not india on tap. i m on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india and also meet the people in this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country. it s going to be an amazing journey. the thousands of years, india has found its riches and influence to international trade. at the heart of this enterprise is the sea. and the state of gujarat with 1000 miles of coastline serves as a shipping port to africa and beyond. this is as far west as you can get in india and its these influences from over that have helped make gujarat the place it is today. the region is known for its beaches and these beaches are a domestic tourist attraction. that this ancient port town s economy is still anchored in a much older maritim
met kimjong un in pyongyang. he s believed to be mr kim s first known foreign guest since the start of the covid pandemic. pictures released by state media show the north korean leader observing a large military parade flanked by shoigu and the defence minister of china. while all this goes on, so too does russia s war on its neighbour: ukrainian authorities say missiles have struck two buildings in the centre of the eastern city of dnipro. moscow says the country s south has also come under attack. the bbc s vitaly shevchenko has been following the latest developments. vitaly, thank you for being with us. firstly, moscow saying that it s encountered a number of ukrainian missiles over southern russia, which it claims to have shot down. what more do we know? claims to have shot down. what more do we know? moscow says that these more do we know? moscow says that these were more do we know? moscow says that these were two more do we know? moscow says| that these were t
ambassador vasily nebenzya, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. ambassador, i want to begin with some words said recently by the uk foreign minister, david cameron. he said this: the lights are flashing red right across the global dashboard. it is hard to think of a time when there s been so much danger, insecurity, instability in the world. would you agree with him on that? i would. and where do you see the instability at its most dangerous? the most pressing thing today is, of course, the middle east. you cannot deny it. it s obvious. it is a conflict that is fraught with the regional conflagration, potential global conflagration. you see what s happening what has been happening in recent days. you have seen what s been happening in the red sea with the us aggression on yemen, with the recent us plus uk aggression on iraq and syria, the situation on the northern border of israel with lebanon. so, the middle east may explode, unfortunately. i m looking at some of
welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. ambassador, i want to begin with some words said recently by the uk foreign minister, david cameron. he said this: the lights are flashing red right across the global dashboard. it is hard to think of a time when there s been so much danger, insecurity, instability in the world. would you agree with him on that? i would. and where do you see the instability at its most dangerous? the most pressing thing today is, of course, the middle east. you cannot deny it. it s obvious. it is a conflict that is fraught with the regional conflagration, potential global conflagration. you see what s happening what has been happening in recent days. you have seen what s been happening in the red sea with the us aggression on yemen, with the recent us was plus uk aggression on iraq and syria, the situation on the northern border of israel with lebanon. so, the middle east may explode, unfortunately. i m looking at some of your recent quotes. yo