Travel restrictions feeling a little blow to the tourism industry. Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us exactly one week before possibly the most consequential u. S. Election secretary of state mike pompei own defense secretary mark esper has flown to india to meet with their counterparts its almost as if theyre running against the clock rolling out as much of their age policy in case their boss President Donald Trump loses the election india has signed a military agreement with the u. S. To share sensitive satellite information and the 2 will participate in naval exercises next month those are war games along with australia and japan all members of the quad a partnership of india pacific democracies. Joining us is korea mohan of the German Marshall Fund for more agreement pump ale and esper are in india but this is as much about china isnt it absolutely so this meeting comes in the backdrop of chinese aggression at indias border region which shows no signs of
Melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us exactly one week before possibly the most consequential u. S. Election secretary of state mike pompei own defense secretary mark esper has flown to india to meet with their counterparts its almost as if theyre running against the clock rolling out as much of their age policy in case their boss President Donald Trump loses the election india has signed a military agreement with the u. S. To share sensitive satellite information and the 2 will participate in naval exercises next month those are war games along with australia and japan all members of the quad a partnership of india pacific democracies. Joining us is korea mohan of the German Marshall Fund for more agreement pump aoe and the esper are in india but this is as much about china isnt it. Absolutely so this meeting comes in the backdrop of chinese aggression at indias border region which shows no signs of abating it also comes in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic t
And injured more than eighty others gathered at the center to mark of russias invasion of afghanistan nine hundred seventy nine i saw has claimed responsibility for the attack. Demonstrators are back on the streets of paris capital labor to protest against the pardon granted to former president Alberto Fujimori a decision by embattled president had a public which has prompted his culture minister to resign and as you are to silver reports its also drawing international condemnation. Brewer has been forced to revisit a painful a not so distant past the president ial pardon of Alberto Fujimori who led latin american nation with an iron fist from one thousand nine hundred ninety to two thousand has sparked outrage in the country and beyond a group of un human rights experts has joined the critics calling it a slap in the face for the victims and witnesses who stiring this commitment brought fujimori to justice an apology from the bed ridden seventy nine year old former president has done
A deal spain says it will reject the Draft Agreement unless it gets clarification on the peninsula future status but with e. U. Leaders set to endorse the deal on sunday time is running out. Plus a city by any other name we look at why Indias National government is renaming at least twenty five towns and villages stoking tensions between hindus and muslims ahead of a general election. And of frances looted african art is heading back home a report commissioned by president back home is likely to recommend a change in the law to allow the works to be returned to their nations of origin. Im sumi so much god its good to have you with us china has asked pakistan to tight the security for its citizens in the country after an attack on the chinese consulate in Karachi Police say all three suicide bombers two policeman and a father and son visiting the consulate were killed but no staff inside the building were hurt. The moment of the attack the blast and inserting gunshots can be heard throu