Food but does nothing for the. Welcome to news asia its good to have you with us lockdown in kashmir the protests over citizenship flow in india could all know by this outbreak just some of the recent events to make headlines around the world but how do they impact the Global Security and bottom line and what clues to do provide to the direction some countries take questions such as these are said to be discussed at one of the worlds most well known and difficult security conferences the Munich Security Conference with gets underway today. On todays program we look at india its domestic debates and how that impacts its emissions on the world stage and i spoke to somebody decide on president of the observer his foundation or a of an indian think tank headquartered in delhi. Says i dont thank so much for making the time not today india is marking the one Year Anniversary of the attack on soldiers and kashmir that prompted retaliatory indian air strikes in pakistan and its something that raised tensions on either side of the border how would you describe the current state of India Pakistan relations. The airstrikes havent necessarily change the. Long view of their relationship they have introduced a new tactical dynamic i think pakistan today is far more cognizant of the fact that symmetry options that it had blatantly been exercising over the past few decades are perhaps going to have a cost attached to it the Indian Response tells pakistan that terrorist action has a conventional response as a possibility amongst various other options that india has to it introduces a new tactical uncertainty for pakistan that theyre told is something that ive been 10 but i do believe that it was an important moment in introducing a new normal between the 2 but then after that you had the special autonomy of course made at the poles were drawn and that further previous tension there was a downgrading of our diplomatic ties was that necessary has that contributed to of ties. You know history will be a good judge of that action i believe something needed to be done in kashmir you could not have allowed it to continue down the same path as it had in the past 7 decades at some government had to create a new format for engagement indicating that the people with the india this government decided this was the best way to do it i think you have critiques and you have supporters but let me put it this way theyve got some of the elements right they are struggling with some other elements and isnt the struggle generally for a larger kashmir policy it appears that the government is generally focusing on the military option on the. They cant really be i think is generally agreed in indian circles of the country to be a military option to that so what is this governments strategy. And i think the political and muscular option has already been exercised you have put together a constitutional law no physical presence that integrates the state to india now its time for the development and economic tools to be deployed and for them to be successful and efficient you are not going to have political success until you have an economic social cultural integration so i think that is the work in progress and that is where the government has to be far more creative and innovative that is something that is going to test this government like it has each other government in the past would you say that this is also contributing to a general and to pakistan sentiment that is potentially working in the current government favor in terms of a domestic agenda. And a buggy style tend to millions perhaps both underplayed and overstated i think that really the nature of our book as 2 countries in 147 have introduced a certain demands to this particular relationship and those most affected continue to see each other through those times. I suspect that this governments popularity will be based more on its economic policies in the days ahead least on what it does in terms of providing development and political stability and reviving the Indian Economy i think they are going to be judged on entirely different metrics of. Performance outcomes then Foreign Policy or what they do with pakistan all right lets look at the British Security conference where one of the themes this time around is the concept of west lessness a slow decline if you like of the western led order that has been in place of the end of the 2nd world war now if that decline xcel evades would you say in asia india comes in to fill that gap or is it china. I dont think india is in on india is dependent indias significance in the future is dependent on the decay of the west or the rise of china i think indias one 6th of humanity will play a significant role in any which ways now. To just spin your question a little bit further i would argue that this is a good moment you know we are going through a silly season across the world. Having debates on citizenship on vanity on multilateralism on populism and this is a secular debate happening everywhere i think this is the time for new powers to stay clean towards leadership in fact unabashedly let me put forward a new book that she and i have written should dr Shashi Tharoor and i put forward ads in its title the new world disorder and the indian imperative and we argue that based on our largely liberal traditions are largely market based economics the rule an argumentative democracy it is perhaps time for new actors like india to add their heft to believe a lot of which may not remain that liberal if india was not to be a part of that and it certainly is not going to be western. As the asian century progresses now that western element will have to be. Replaced by certain new Eastern Liberal ideas and india is best placed invested to do that so i dont think its west lessness but its going to be west and east that will have to come up with a template that is far more applicable to the asian century than to one that was obsessed with the planting and that planted citizens but one final question you talked about liberal although how the brumbies india currently i mean is india wearing its only a badge of honor as being a liberal democracy with pride the way it used to earlier or has that changed a bit. Well to me india is varying its a badge of being a democracy quite an ugly i think every indian debate is there for the world to hear and participate in we are using the. Boxes to express our opinions on key questions the indian route to had evolution and not revolutions seems to be Still Holding of course there is polarization of course there is discontent of course there are those who objected but let me be very clear i think last week you saw when the incumbent in new delhi was able to regain its seat. Central government the ruling party had made a determine b. To upstaging you have also seen the ruling party lose 2 previous elections and you are going to see them do well in other elections i think indian democracy is using the ballot and its what do they determine its political project and therefore india should continue to be this fine exception in that particular part of the world where ballots over bullets have always did omitted political cause some are sort of pleasure talking to you thank you so much. A long time interval was broken in bonn others from a former sex worker was laid to rest in a formal islamic ceremony it was a 1st for the muslim majority nation even though its one of the few countries where the sex trade is legal. This is done a deal at the worlds biggest brothel around 1200. 00 women work in these tightly packed quarters prostitution is legal in bangladesh but still a sin for devout muslims until now islamic leaders have refused a spiritual burial for anyone in the sex trade. Since my childhood ive seen bodies of sex workers being thrown into the river. But we never had funerals here if we tried the villagers would often chase us away were going to turn up and. All that changed this month when the 1st official funeral was held for one of the women here a coalition of sex workers managed to push the local police to push for a proper funeral. No i go with local councillor and around 250 people gathered for the funeral. But the mom refused to come. In he said he didnt want to lead prayers for a sex worker. So i went to him and asked him why. When someone has died. Who are we to judge their sins or good deeds thats up to the almighty but when we tell going to have. The funeral breaks or to boo for sex workers long stigmatized and shunned by mainstream muslim society. My mother is happy our mother we have finally received our rights as humans were citizens of this country and part of society we finally received our long awaited freedom after all these years weve only been exposed to oppression nothing else and. A small step towards dignity in death for everyone and bangladesh. Weve decided to make it freaky friday have you ever heard of the term creepy cute yes well think about it and one artist in singapore. Does so by putting a dark twist on familiar foods what you see behind me is just an appetizer. Youd think its canned food but look closer and youll change your mind tiny baby hearts tiny baby parts clay creations that are anything but cute. I think it has always been about their combination of things that people find traditionally because cute but then having a. Twist to it. Calls herself an accidental sculptor. She has no studio and bakes her pieces in the family event. Shes gained quite a following on instagram. Some with strong emotional reactions to her work. There was a girl that wrote the world social media thing that. Actually helped because she recently went through an abortion issue is going through a very difficult time. And in japan where creepy cute is trending in pop culture fans flocked to limbs recent tokyo exhibition called modern panic the training that only you. Can do this work is free from stereotypes. To go it gives us new perspective. Which is different from what we see usually. I thought this work conveys a message that you can express something freely just. For art fans sick of the sucker and sweet lemon offers up a serving of the confronting and grotesque. Battle over the weekend thats up from our head over to all right side. Of the show on the side of the other stories from the region were back on monday through a back. Story something people world over information they provide. The fenians they want to express g w on facebook and twitter because up to date and in touch follow us. In the subtle indigestion didnt i as cantor jurors or dealing with a name that i killed many civilians in the National Committee including my father one thing such as i was a student i wanted to build a life for myself. But suddenly life became alledge kind of song. Providing insights global news that matters d. W. Made for mines. The German Economy leapt into 2020 new figures show 0 growth in the 4th quarter and raised questions of when europes largest economy can get its momentum back. Also coming up you tube turns 15 look at how a website designed to share personal videos is now printing money for google and changing the media landscape. And well look at whether germany can free the way from buy grants to join the labor market much in need of workers. This is your Business Report im Stephen Beardsley in berlin its good to have you with us the German Economy into 21000 with a whimper posting 0 growth in the 4th quarter and thats according to new statistics from the federal Statistics Office a growth was already subdued in the 1st quarter with g. D. P. Expanding 5 tenths of a percent with compared to the prior 3 months but then the German Economy contracted by 0. 2 percent trade conflicts and brags that weighed on germanys traditionally export reliant economy and the 3rd of the 3rd quarter rather so i slight recovery boosting hopes but the latest data reaffirmed those earlier fears that europes largest economy is out of sync now for more on this lets go to our financial correspondent in frankfurt chelsea to lanie. Chelsea some disappointing figures there what are investors saying we havent seen much of that and Market Reaction to that but. I think its really just confirm
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