Im melissa chan welcome to g. W. News asia thank you for joining us india has passed a new law that will make it easier for non muslim minorities from neighboring countries to gain indian citizenship opposition to it is especially strong in indias Northeastern State which borders bangladesh is an ethnically diverse region with a large Muslim Population thousands have defied a curfew to protest the new measure people there fear undocumented hindu migrants from neighboring bangladesh will now be granted citizenship and dilute the political sway of the region. A rupture of faith in the state. Many here in assam see the passage of the citizenship Amendment Bill as a clear message from the hindu nationalist government that they are 2nd class citizens. In the government but if the other didnt get trying to make us minority in our own very spit in our own little religion by giving to the one of the few. The new law would allow non muslim religious minorities from neighboring countries like bangladesh to claim Indian Nationality a Campaign Promise delivered by Prime Minister modis b j p government which denies the measure discriminates against any group. But of this bill will not harm even a little bit any minority especially our muslim brothers and sisters who live in this country because this will only give citizenship it doesnt take it away from anyone. But critics say the law undermines indias secular constitution and is blatantly anti muslim in this bill they are targeting the Community Without believing it it lives the basic structure of the constitution it is divisive and exclusive it really destabilized up polity and 18 to 20000000 people would not trust us. And a tweet Prime MinisterNarendra Modi hailed a landmark day for india and promised the bill would alleviate the suffering of many who faced persecution. But in assam the bill is another reason to distrust modis india a recent citizenship registry exercise excluded 2000000 people in assam who now have to prove their citizenship or be rendered stateless. Hindus left off the list now have protection but not muslims. Who could face deportation the the the. Reaction to the citizenship Amendment Bill has also hit social media on twitter this user captured some of the us on to tests and asked us on is burning and the government is not paying any attention to it is this democracy we are living in and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has tweeted this urging the people of isaan who he calls brothers and sisters not to worry quote i want to assure them no one can take away your rights unique identity and beautiful culture it will continue to grow and flourish and quote but this user rejected modi statement as hollow words saying thats why people in assam are braving internet blocks lotties curfew and tear gas in protest and this user pointed out the irony of modis method of communication unfortunately people in assam cannot read your tweet because you have shut down the internet we have dr bill nye accent with us he is Research Director of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies to talk about this and also other challenges his country is facing so what kind of reaction is this new law getting in bangladesh if any. One of those side is very much student watching. And the approach is wait and see. Informally maybe the signal is that we have to who amicably settled so that. The given the sensitivities in bangladesh it is not out of control either so its a wait and see we will have to maybe check back in a few weeks i want to pivot to the work that you do at your organization and look at the economy in bangladesh. Economy has been slowing its been the weakest in about a decade why. Im not so sure about that characterization because of the reasons the bangladesh has been experiencing its economy grew. We have been growing over 6 percent for award last decade and over the last 34 years growing at a rate of 7 percent per year and this year we have to be even further to 8 percent plus so i dont know where the Group Dissolution information comes but i guess. The measure already is is that what are the sources of this group. When india is slowing down from 67 percent to 4 person how come bangladesh is growing from 5 percent to 6 percent to 7 even 8 percent plus so some of the commentators have made the point that it is in congress and who with the information of bank credit increases because normally when you were growing economy youd expect ben created to expand fast so that is not happening so thats the reason people are sometimes thrust in doubt on this in terms of the number and the growth rate right at the same time your organization has done some research looking at unemployment among bangladeshi youth and i believe the conclusion was whats the percentage of people 30 percent of people could as much as 30 percent of bangladeshi youth could be unemployed how do you solve this problem well the 1st thing is that this has that study which you were referring to was done on the basis of Online Platform so it is self select audience of youth groups who are responding to the questions so one factor might be the queuing factors they would like to wait for the kind of jobs they want and the waiting period may last for 6 months to 2 years so in that sense that does not give us the true picture of unemployment among the degree to you because some of the some of these unemployments may be of of volunteered in nature that voluntarily choosing not to select that particular route for jobs city so if you could Unemployment Rate would be higher like in any other countries in bangladesh also higher than the usual Unemployment Rate among the population but it will not be that high as 30 person so its in. Both of your answers what you what is really interesting is that numbers can sometimes be deceiving and it really depends on how you interpret it absolutely and so when you look at these numbers and you look at the arguments about the state of economy or the state of the future for bangladeshi youth what do you think long term is the prospects good for the country i think i am arguing that if dont rock the boat if done with this can rule rate of 6 percent plus. Over the next decade it dilutes the is is did you goal of poverty that because by 2030. Which is an s. T. D. Sustainable Development Goal of the number one right and the 2nd part of your question is relating to what can be done for the ute sus to fall to improve the quality of they do creation and training so that they can be as they can be according flexible skills. In the fostering Global Market so that they can add up to the market situations well but in terms of all that youre talking about the next decade the other thing that we read about in next decade is the impact of a Climate Emergency on the country surely thats going to impact growth yes that is a major concern and it will affect our long term growth but. That will require not just our nest an initiative but also a Huge International assistance in that regard because some of these efforts are beyond our control and we need assistance to cope with the Climate Change effects that descend and q thank you very much. In afghanistan inadequate Public Transportation and harassment are just some of the challenges women face when they step out now a special project helps women move safely in its capital of kabul shuttle is a service that ferries women and their children around town. Women in the drivers seat a rare sight in ultra conservative afghanistan. 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