penning newspaper columns and presenting the podcast rock and roll politics. maria margaronis is a journalist, who s written and presented a number of radio documentaries on the crises man made and natural which have afflicted greece. ashis ray has half a century of explaining events here to his readers in india. a fulltime occupation in itself, you might think, but he s still found time to commentate on his beloved cricket. lovely to have you all new the studio. all together as well. so thank you for being with us. borisjohnson street, according to a ukrainian mp, could soon be found on maps for odesa, as it expunges the memorialisation of famous russians. assuming the british prime minister s visit to india this week is followed in due course by a free trade deal something neither the european union nor the united states has pulled off there ll probably be a thoroughfare named in his honour in mumbai, too. in this country, borisjohnson way might be a cul de sac. such is
that is a very interesting perspective on that relationship, isn t it. maria. prime minister modi makes this announcement during an interview or he says i want an immediate ceasefire, which is a slight toughening of the position, given they have had a position of neutrality on the invasion, that kind of took a bit of pressure, i guess, off borisjohnson, because people were saying shouldn t you have been out there, maybe not wagging fingers publicly, but quietly pressing behind the scenes and saying, come on, we need you to use your influence on the russians. i imagine one of the things borisjohnson has been saying, and as part of this trumpeted trade deal, is he should be buying arms from britain instead of from india, because britain has a very large arms industry, so that is part of it. i wonder how much modi has been kind of, you know, getting a boost from boris s arrival? i saw those big posters up on the street, saying welcome borisjohnson, and, you know, there is all sorts
makes this announcement during an interview or he says i want an immediate ceasefire, which is a slight toughening of the position, given they have had a position of neutrality on the invasion, that kind of took a bit of pressure, i guess, off borisjohnson, because people were saying shouldn t you have been out there, maybe not wagging fingers publicly, but quietly pressing behind the scenes and saying, come on, we need you to use your influence on the russians. i imagine one of the things borisjohnson has been saying, and as part of this trumpeted trade deal, is he should be buying arms from britain instead of india, because britain has a large arms industry, so that is part of it. i wonder how much modi has been kind of, you know, getting a boost from boris s arrival? i saw the big posters up on the street saying welcome borisjohnson, and, you know, there is all sorts of problems at home in india, and the fact the other issue for borisjohnson, is he going to say anything about th
the scenes and saying, come on, we need you to use your influence on the russians. i imagine one of the things borisjohnson has been saying, and as part of this trumpeted trade deal, is he should be buying arms from britain instead of india, because britain has a large arms industry, so that is part of it. i wonder how much modi has been kind of, you know, getting a boost from boris s arrival? i saw the big posters up on the street saying welcome borisjohnson, and, you know, there is all sorts of problems at home in india, and the fact the other issue for borisjohnson, is he going to say anything about the bjp and the muslim community? we talked last time about christians. yes, but i think he said nothing. nothing. there is a reference where boris said india has constitutional- safeguards on these matter, - because he was asked a question at the press conference. by the way, modi doesn t do press conferences, . so this is really unusual.
so, but there was a sense, sometimes it was going to fade but it hasn t. so the combination of the two, i think are significant. i so the combination of the two, i think are significant. think are significant. i am struck on friday. think are significant. i am struck on friday, listening think are significant. i am struck on friday, listening to think are significant. i am struck on friday, listening to lord - on friday, listening to lord hayward, a former conservative mp who has been round since the 80 who was recalling the mood change when he was a young mp for margaret thatcher in that last year, before. i thatcher in that last year, before- - - thatcher in that last year, before. thatcher in that last year, - before. but thatcher in that last year, before. . ., ., ., but he before. i heard that too. but he said something before. i heard that too. but he said something interesting, - before. i heard that too. but he said something interesting, he i before. i heard that to