Twice to be have a situation good of you got a standing eyeball to eyeball. With you not to cross the border to not to provoke trouble. Has never provoked anyone in any. China has taken indias land and why are you silent Prime Minister. Coming up believe this we will never compromise the integrity and sovereignty of our country i mean. Also coming up tonight germanys foreign minister gives us his take on the india china conflict and germanys role in these shifting new world order. These are 2 launch countries and i dont want to begin to think about the conflict that could happen if this results in a real military escalation. Is going to remove it. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with an old border clash between china and india that is now exacting fresh blood on both sides for most of the 20th century india and china refuse to recognize each others claims on mountains and passes stretching 500 miles along the himalayas there have been battles in skirmishes numerous times but in the past 4 decades no lives were lost until earlier this week it happened on monday high in the lada region after a month long standoff along the disputed border marked here in yellow which is known as the line of actual control of this was a skirmish between 2 major regional powers 2 Nuclear Nations but the fighting wasnt with guns rockets or other modern weapons in fact no shots were reportedly fired instead the deadliest battle between the 2 sides in 45 years was with this sticks and rocks when no fists were seen today instead an indian army convoy it was spotted headed for the disputed region at the same time chinese and Indian Foreign ministers agreed to deescalate tensions both countries promising to disengage troops and to restore calm. Or despite intense diplomacy there were bellicose tone from indias Prime Minister to render modi he said the country would be proud to learn the soldiers had died fighting for india and he said if provoked india is capable of defending itself. Days i want to assure the country that the sec refined of our soldiers will not be in vain at the night he died a moderately good heart of a card about the unity and integrity of the country is of the utmost importance to us. And nobody can stop us from defending that you bought and no one should have any doubt at all misconception about that gen id be out some day and they are not die. Across india in news of the clash and fatalities sent angry crowds into the streets protesters destroyed chinese appliances and called for the boycott of chinese goods others burned posters of chinese president xi jinping. Well there is still no official word from china regarding fatalities among its forces today china insisted the situation on the border is stable and the lines of communication it said are still open with india still the Foreign Ministry made clear who beijing blames for this clash so this is the time to see if we treat the rights and wrongs of the situation are extremely clio. The relevant incident happened on the chinese side of the line of actual control. The responsibility is not chinas so there it was and. Are for more want to bring in a gardener tonight hes a specialist in south Asian Affairs he spent a year in the himalayas in kashmir conducting research his upcoming book is called the frontier complex geopolitics in the making of the india china border joins me tonight from washington d. C. Welcome to the day this the status quo along the border it has been tolerated by china and india for a long time you lived in the cashmere region how explosive is it there and whats changed well thanks for having me. I i would have said a week ago that very little has changed this brings. Events have been i think on a scale which is larger than previous summers but in many ways this is it sadly a typical pattern when the when the weather warms up its a very cold region. The activities of the military on both sides whether its repairing roads or building new ones tends to start to take place over the short summer months however with the events on monday and as you noted earlier on the program the 1st loss of life in 45 years i think this has taken a very serious turn when these soldiers we understand used bare fists sticks and stones against each other means that does not sound like either side has been seriously preparing for a confrontation how do you read. No and in fact there have been a number of Bilateral Agreements going back. Particularly in the ninetys in 93. 00 in 96. 00 that specified that there would be no use of. Of weapons and so when these sites do break out and they have with some regularity in recent summers they tend to be with rocks and fists and disturbingly you heard from reports on monday at the use of some some sort of started weapons and and things like. What do you think what could make a fist fly blow up into a full fledged war. Well i i think both sides are very. Very cautious because they know that the stakes are are high and i think that unfortunately were dealing with a somewhat unusual situation this summer globally but. With the pandemic but also. With 2 countries that are in the midst of different crises 2 leaders who i think are 2 taking advantage of of nationalists rhetoric and and want to stand firm in the eyes of their of their citizens and so i think the risk here is is certain the higher than in years past this of this growth not wanting to stand down on either side and appear weak. There is a lot of talk about a new cold war now between the u. S. And china and that puts india in a position where it has to choose a course it would choose the United States if if this were to become a serious conflagration what is the risk of this becoming a proxy war between china and the u. S. Do you see that risk being significant. There is certainly a risk there and despite trade tensions between the u. S. And india i think its absolutely fair to say that the u. S. In the early sions have to have grown warmer and closer particularly in terms of defense that said also u. S. China relations are growing colder so i think theres no doubt that. This theres no doubt where the u. S. Falls in this dispute and statements that have come out in recent weeks from various u. S. Officials have supported that president from tweeted it up and weeks ago that he would people into to mediate which is something that neither neither side wants but i think there there there certainly is a risk of. Of of this becoming a larger geo political issue you mentioned the coronavirus pandemic and what kind of what role does it play here there has been talk that for the past 2 months china had no new cases of infections and was not distracted by the virus and therefore became in bold and to act along the border india of course has been dealing with ever increasing numbers of infections is the is the corona virus is it playing a big role here. Thats a good question and i think one you know at best we can maybe speculate that you know it is playing a role although i am not an exactly sure and i think you you know to be unfair at this point to sort of speculate how exactly certainly though both countries economies have have taken serious hits and while china is further along the road to recovery india as you rightly point out is seeing daily increases in spite so i think just in the past 24 hours theyve hit a new record with Something Like 2000 reported deaths. And i think theyre now 4th. Behind the us brazil and russia in total cases so i think its certainly a factor and how exactly that is playing in to the calculus of these governments i dont know ok gardner specialise in south Asian Affairs and a visiting fellow at George WashingtonUniversity Joining us from washington d. C. Tonight how we appreciate your insights thank you thank you for having me. And coming up on the day indias other battle against the corona virus new infections are soaring in the capital delhi tonight a special report on hospitals full of patients and album options but the past few days michael incidents have come to light especially in the public spaces had been done to be from a different hospital citing stoppage of beds so all these patients ended up losing their legs. While the world is watching nervously as india and china clashed over that disputed border but can germany play a role in easing tensions in mediating here earlier tonight resign your roman and put that question to germanys foreign minister. Since. These are 2 launch countries and i dont want to begin to think about the conflict that could happen if this results in a real military escalation. Is going to move to the surface thats why we are trying at all levels on both sides to bring about the escalation. Is what is your message to both sides and how can germany mediate companies to start i dont think that germany needs to get involved everywhere as a mediator. But we are sitting on the Un Security Council and we will take on the presidency in july. Well i believe the expectation in the International Community is that countries like india and china should not get him brought in a conflict that would not only affect us tonight but also the entire region. And thats why we have doing what we can to influence both sides with a clear message to deescalate this conflict and if only to further escalation especially a military one finding kind of material. The United States remains committed to its nato allies and will notify nato of any troop drawdowns in the future now that is the message tonight from brussels where a Video Conference of native defense ministers is taking place nato secretary general hugh shelton bag says that the us stated its commitment to European Security tonight at that meeting and he stated it very strongly he said the reassuring tone is coming from brussels only following surprise announcement just a few days ago that the u. S. Intends to withdraw all thousands of its troops stationed here in germany although the u. S. Has not given a date for when that withdrawal is supposed to happen. For more now im joined by Heather Conley director of the Europe Program at the center for strategic and International Studies in washington d. C. Heather is going to have you on the program the u. S. We understand is trying is just heard trying to reassure allies of its commitment to nato do you think its done once what it needs to do. Well and fortunately this very important nato defense minister ariel meeting which was really going to dig dedicated itself to strengthening nato deterrence against Russian Development of new Weapons Systems has really been overtaken by the lack of consultation from the United States about the posed troop drawdown in germany this was a complete surprise to many in the pentagon to many in congress and quite frankly we still dont know the details what level of forces will come down and where those troops will go whether they come back to the United States its increasingly being rumor that portion of those u. S. Forces based in germany will be sent to poland we just received news that polish president duda will be coming to washington in a meeting in the oval office on june the 24th 4 days before a polish president ial election evidently too and now its perhaps resummon these forces will shift as you know and direct influence quite frankly in the polish president ial election so we have a lot of can you confirm that and i could can you confirm that those u. S. Troops are moving to poland we cannot confirm anything this isnt been great we dont know but were just getting an initial sense from our quote from government sources that suggest that there will be a percentage of those forces that may shift to paul and i think in fact nato secretary general stoltenberg sort of alluded to that the secretary asked for may have discussed about these possible a possible shift to to paul and again u. S. 4th and or there is part of a nato deterrence posture so nato has to be involved in that conversation all right so there calmly other we appreciate your insights and your time tonight stank you. Shina and the coronavirus with the 2 are together again the emergency warning has been raised to woods highest 2nd highest level amid a new corona Virus Outbreak in the Capital Beijing its a sharp turn around for a nation that spent the past 2 months with no new reported in factions and its a cautionary tale for the rest of the world about health tenacious this virus really is chinese officials are describing the situation as extremely grave around 2 thirds of commercial flights in an elder beijing were canceled on wednesday thats more than 1200 flights grounded at the citys 2 major airports. As containment measures intensified thousands have been lining up outside makeshift testing sites in parks Sports Centers and hospitals and many in beijing now fear a move on style lockdown could be in the making kindergartens primary schools and high schools are closed across the City Health Officials say the outbreak can be traced back to a wholesale food market. Soil. Everyone who has been in close contact with the market must be screened and be tested. Omega venues including old farm produce markets will also undergo testing and all related communities will be under closed management yank off on the ship to any ride from china to india now where the coronavirus death toll is soaring the official number of dead is that about 12000 thats a jump of 2000 in just the past few days experts say the real number could be even higher and they are calling for widespread testing hospitals in many cities including the capital delhi are struggling to cope with the pandemic the w. s when your child or sit us this report. Apart from pockets of Containment Centers the deed to the lives of people in india seemed to be returning to normal as law gun restrictions are east but these sites hardly reflect the real situation india is fighting a tough battle with coronavirus and for the capital city delhi which has a big surge in the number of 1000 cases the fight just caught up. With the number of infections spiraling theres great concern about the Health Care Systems capacity to call in recent weeks numerous reports have surfaced about people with corona wireless symptoms struggling to get access to proper medical care many are having difficulties even to get tested for the writers over the past few days multiple incidents have come to light especially in delhi where public patients have been going to be from a different hospital citing the shortage of beds some of these patients ended up losing their lives. Family is one of many who lost a loved one in the pandemic. His father in law saying who was asked to magic tested positive for the virus after hours of waiting in line at the hospital where the test was done became unresponsive to their cause and the family struggled for days to get proper guidance. Even took to twitter to share their ordeal. He tried ominous numbers of private hospitals didnt respond. Produce complete if you said do not come to the hospital because we are not having enough space produce clearly said no we dont we dont have beds the hospital with a Government Hospital which was told to us is the only option available to the plane on that day morning the doctor initially refused to take him in that this has been done in a different hospital. And as we were trying to. Get inside the car by the time that thing received medical attention his condition worsened and he. Says like. State government under scrutiny especially since its records indicate that there are enough hospital beds available to treat patients. Some experts say the problem is not entirely due to the infrastructure. We have mike to believe we have the right were going to. Make this should be working in. Weve been talking about the Human ResourceHuman Resources quite a scared of you know theres a lot of panic in the doctors that is way beyond not coming forward but access to Government Hospitals becoming increasingly difficult delis private hospitals are charging exorbitant amounts of money which makes the treatment and. The government says it just compiling new strategies to deal with the rising number of cases. Seem to be falling short and for many it would be to really. Question for you can ward off disease or the president of the former soviet republic encourage people to drink to kill the corona. In russia. Health authorities there encouraging the opposite Alcohol Consumption in russia has gone up during the pandemic the campaign sober russia is taking aim at bootleg liquor amid the growing fear that addiction could be the next pandemic. From checking the taxi until he can see that this bottle contains bootleg vodka it could be dangerous for the activist from the patriotic sober Russia Movement its reason enough to call the police. Were there. Until on regular the goes on the hunt for black Market Liquor and illegal sales filming what he calls his raids on a hidden camera as proof for law enforcement. In times of the corona crisis on time things the author already has should be particularly watchful when it comes to Alcohol Consumption but. Alcohol sales have increased during the pandemic the statistics show that but i can also see it on the streets even on my way here i saw a lot of drunk people some of them couldnt even stand people are bored in lockdown and many people have lost their jobs. Anton has stepped up his hunt for illegal liquor sales during lockdown bootleg liquor is still common on the russian market despite a government crackdown in recent years during the economic turmoil