US President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed strong frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for questioning the credibility of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump stated he was "very angry" and "pissed off" over Putin's remarks.
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00:00:00Top international news coming in this morning, Trump is angry with Putin, threatening sanctions.
00:00:07At a time when we were expecting, remember, a ceasefire, a possible end to the Russia-Ukraine
00:00:12war, Donald Trump, US President, says, angry and fizzed off with Russian President.
00:00:18Strong words there by the incumbent President of the United States of America.
00:00:22He's even threatening tariff now on Russian oil.
00:00:24This was a relief that, in fact, Putin was expecting, Donald Trump says.
00:00:28Putin must not comment on Zelensky.
00:00:31Putin had basically said, to give you a background, Zelensky term expired last year.
00:00:36Basically, why is he still the President of Ukraine if his term expired?
00:00:40But remember, amid the war, there hasn't been any tenure of elections, which, possibly,
00:00:45Putin took a jibe at.
00:00:47And in many ways, Zelensky still constantly in touch with Donald Trump.
00:00:52This is what happened.
00:00:53Donald Trump says, angry and fizzed off with the Russian President.
00:00:58He shouldn't be giving comments on Zelensky.
00:01:02And this is when Putin had said, Zelensky's term ended last year.
00:01:06And at this time, remember, this is only getting more heated up because we assume that, possibly,
00:01:11the ceasefire agreement signed, terms accepted, beginning with ceasefire, the war could come
00:01:16to an end.
00:01:17Remember, Putin was expecting sanctions relief.
00:01:20All this while that had been put on Russia, especially by the Western nations.
00:01:25Foreign Affairs Editor, Geeta Mohan, joining me on this.
00:01:27Geeta, good morning.
00:01:29This is interesting because one would have thought that ceasefire agreement done, war
00:01:34could be coming to an end, and then comes in this comment by Donald Trump, he's angry
00:01:38with Putin.
00:01:39He's angry because, putting things in perspective over here, the fact that there have been no
00:01:47elections in Ukraine, Putin was referring to that, he has been talking about it for
00:01:51a very long time, that Zelensky has lost legitimacy.
00:01:56And in that, he went on to say that if Zelensky signs any deal with any country or engages
00:02:01any country, it is not legitimate because he does not hold legitimacy anymore.
00:02:07And to that end, when the same question was asked to President Trump, he did get very
00:02:13angry because he thought that should the deal between India, sorry, between Ukraine and
00:02:20the United States of America sour or get delayed because a lot of people in the political
00:02:29community in Ukraine start saying that Zelensky does not have legitimacy, the war should end
00:02:34for him to sign any deal, then it would mean that it is because of Putin, because of Russia
00:02:41that they lost out or that the deal got delayed.
00:02:44And therefore, he said that if the deal sours between Ukraine and US, then he will hold
00:02:50Putin responsible and there will be sanctions.
00:02:53Putin directly did not want the deal impacted, but he was just saying that Zelensky no longer
00:03:01holds legitimacy to cut any deals with any country, that there has to be a change in
00:03:06leadership.
00:03:07All right, Geeta, please stay on with me.
00:03:08I have more news coming in.
00:03:09Meanwhile, this is what is unfolding with regard to the USA and Russia-Ukraine.
00:03:14Two days to now go.
00:03:21Remember for the reciprocal tariff by Donald Trump administration.
00:03:25Donald Trump says reciprocal tariff will target all countries.
00:03:29He has said on Sunday that reciprocal tariffs that he said to announce this week, which
00:03:33needs to be as according to his information, by the 2nd of April will be implemented.
00:03:37He says will include all nations, not just a small group of 10 to 15 countries with the
00:03:42biggest trade imbalance.
00:03:43So that is what Donald Trump has said, that it will be irrespective.
00:03:47Remember, there are some nations that have possibly expected a certain relief, especially
00:03:52if they've been able to have a conversation with Donald Trump.
00:03:54I want to bring in our foreign affairs editor Geeta Mohan on this.
00:03:57Geeta, tell me more about this, that he's clearly saying no discrimination here, but
00:04:02wouldn't there be some sort of an analysis or discussion about certain countries?
00:04:07How is he going to decide how to go ahead with reciprocal tariffs?
00:04:10Well, there were, there was a lot of conversation, there was a delegation here in India from
00:04:19the United States of America discussing just that, the tariffs between India and the United
00:04:25States of America.
00:04:27And one did push for, or India did push for carve out for India, which means a relief
00:04:34for India, that reciprocal tariffs should not be, should not be levied against India
00:04:40for, from the 2nd of April.
00:04:45And should the reciprocal tariffs be, begin, then there are areas which the two sides should
00:04:53be looking at to give some sort of a relief to, for India it was, it was agriculture.
00:05:01But the press statement that came out of that entire five-day visit of the trade delegation
00:05:10clearly says that they are looking at a bilateral trade agreement by fall, but did not mention
00:05:19any specific relief, they just say that sectoral engagements under PTA will start.
00:05:28And that's where, during the discussions, the two sides also discussed productive exchange
00:05:34on, on reducing tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
00:05:39So tariffs is an issue for, for the U.S., for the Trump administration, and there has
00:05:46been no specific carve out yet, we even have to wait and see how that really impacts India,
00:05:51because the impact certainly will be huge for countries across the world, but it, it
00:05:58would impact America as well.
00:06:01But for now, reciprocal tariffs are on, and they will, that's true, eventually America
00:06:07also has to look at its own domestic interests, could that also take a step back here, but
00:06:11perhaps that is what the conversations will be with the administration.
00:06:15Stay on with me, Geeta, more news coming in, let's take a look at that.
00:06:24This is big news coming in, Iran has readied missiles for potential response amid Trump's
00:06:29escalating threats.
00:06:30Remember, this is with regard to how there's been a conflict in West Asia, especially with
00:06:34regard to Israel and Gaza, but the Tehran Times has learned, and I'm quoting from that,
00:06:39that the Iran armed forces have readied missiles with the capability to strike U.S. related
00:06:46positions wherever possibly American forces are deployed amid the ongoing threats of military
00:06:50action from Donald Trump if Tehran does not agree to a new nuclear agreement.
00:06:55So that's the big news coming in, if Iran does not agree to a new nuclear agreement,
00:07:00and nuclear agreements, remember, between U.S. and Iran have been for now long a mode
00:07:05of contention, to which Trump administration has threatened action, and therefore Tehran
00:07:12is also readying missiles.
00:07:14Geeta Mohan continues to be with us, Geeta, in many ways the two arch rivals back at it,
00:07:20and Donald Trump not backing down, but tell us more, this means tensions escalating in
00:07:24the region.
00:08:20Alright, Geeta Mohan will be tracking all the latest on that, this is important to remember,
00:08:49this is about heightened tensions, and on one side if you are attempting to close the
00:08:53war, conclude it, end it, could there be an escalation as well?
00:09:05Sonia Gandhi has given out a big remark on the new education policy, that has primarily
00:09:10been a debate, remember, between the southern states, specially led by Tamil Nadu government
00:09:14at the centre, but more than DMK and the BJP, the new policy is indifferent to the
00:09:21education of youth, says Sonia Gandhi, in many ways leading the alliance, she has come
00:09:27forth to give out a statement, and remember, Sonia Gandhi these days have turned more and
00:09:32more rare, when it comes to giving statements in the public, this time Sonia Gandhi says,
00:09:37three C's haunt education today, centralisation, commercialisation, communalisation, three
00:09:46C's that Sonia Gandhi is quoting, haunt the education system today, and of course she
00:09:51is targeting government at the centre over it, she is saying the commercialisation and
00:09:54outsourcing of investment in education to private sector, communalisation of the textbooks
00:09:59and curriculum, and the introduction of high profile education policy has hidden the reality
00:10:05of a government profoundly indifferent to education of India's children and youth.
00:10:10Piyush Mishra joins me on the phone line for this, Piyush that's a very strong remark I
00:10:15would say, specially with the three C's as a metaphor that she has brought in, tell us
00:10:20more about what is this, and in many ways a boost to DMK government as support.
00:10:25Well certainly Pooja, the last few days we have seen how the various oppositional political
00:10:30parties, primarily DMK, they have opposed the national education policy, and what we
00:10:36are now seeing is that Sonia Gandhi who is also the topmost leader of the opposition
00:10:42has hired out the government saying that the three point agenda of the government of the
00:10:47day is leading to damaging the consequences in the domain of education, she is using the
00:10:52words like centralisation, communalisation and commercialisation as far as these three
00:11:01C's are concerned, and I will have to see how the DMK is going to respond to this big
00:11:05attack coming in from Sonia Gandhi, she has also gone on to say that unsteady centralisation
00:11:10has been the hallmark of this government functioning over the last 11 years, but its most damaging
00:11:15consequences have been in the domain of education, and as far as the commercialisation attack
00:11:20is concerned, she is saying that the narrative of the government is commercialisation of
00:11:26the education system, and it has been happening in the land side in full confluence with NEC,
00:11:32and as far as communalisation is concerned, on that front she is saying that the Indian
00:11:35government's thrust is on communalisation and the fulfilment of long standing project
00:11:40of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, so that's a big attack coming in that the agenda of
00:11:46parliament is being imposed on the people, at the same time she is saying that the government
00:11:51will have to look into all these three aspects, we will have to see how the leader is going
00:11:56to respond to this attack coming in from Sonia Gandhi.
00:12:16Tamil Nadu has launched a scathing attack at the ruling DMK over NET issue.
00:12:21He is accusing Dravidamanetra Karagam of crushing dreams of Tamil Nadu's medical students.
00:12:25EPS is demanding immediate action to end NET entrance examination.
00:12:30Basically what has happened is, recently a 21 year old aspirant from Tamil Nadu tragically
00:12:34took her own life.
00:12:35She was in fear of low marks in the NET examination.
00:12:40Chief Minister M K Stalin is mocking the meeting between EPS and Home Minister that happened
00:12:43last week with Amit Shah when he was in New Delhi.
00:12:47EPS had also skipped the assembly session on the Vakf Amendment Bill resolution for
00:12:52that.
00:12:53Stalin is mocking also AIDMK and Vijay's TVK for fighting for the number 2 spot in
00:12:57the state.
00:12:58If you ask me who is the main opposition today, it is Arthi Mooka.
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00:18:35Mohanlal apologized for causing distress and assured that the objectionable scenes will
00:18:40be removed from the film to ensure sentiments are not hurt.
00:18:46The apology came after Kerala BJP chief Rajiv Chandrasekhar slammed the movie makers for
00:18:50distorting historical facts, calling it a recipe to cinematic failure.
00:18:56Since the producers of the movie themselves have recognized that there is something wrong
00:19:00with the movie and they are undertaking 17 cuts and applying for re-censorship, I have
00:19:06chosen to convey to whoever follows me that I have chosen not to watch the movie.
00:19:15Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan, who watched the movie with his wife, lashed out at Sang
00:19:19Parivar, accusing it of creating an atmosphere of fear and destroying art.
00:19:24Kerala Congress continues to question the RSS and the BJP over outrage against the film.
00:19:29I wonder why does it irritate BJP and Sang Parivar so much?
00:19:35Because they have always made movies to be a medium for hate campaigns.
00:19:43The movie claims to portray incidents related to the Gujarat riots and the alleged misuse
00:19:47of central agencies by the BJP.
00:19:54The re-edited version of the film is slated to be released next week.
00:20:04With Shivamol KG, Bureau Report, India Today.
00:20:23Big news coming in.
00:20:24The KCBC, the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council has urged Kerala MPs to vote in favour of
00:20:29amending what they say are unconstitutional and unjust provisions of the Vakf Act.
00:20:36BJP welcomes the move.
00:20:38Rijiju says, I welcome the request by the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council to all MPs
00:20:42of Kerala to support the Vakf Amendment Bill and as a minority community member.
00:20:49Shivamol KG joins me for the latest on that.
00:20:52Shivamol, good morning and tell me more about this because this primarily concerns the Vakf
00:20:59board, the Muslim community, but it also concerns those who have alleged their land has been
00:21:03usurped.
00:21:04Tell us more about what Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council has said to the Kerala MPs.
00:21:09Well, Pooja, this is mainly in the background of the Mulambam Vakf land issue.
00:21:17In fact, there has been a protest going on by the residents of the area called Mulambam
00:21:21in Kochi for a pretty long time right now, for a long time, saying that, you know, there
00:21:27are around 610 families in that area who have been directly affected as the land that they
00:21:32have been living since the last many decades have been claimed by the Vakf board, saying
00:21:37that it's Vakf land, but they have been staying there for a long time claiming that they've
00:21:41already bought this land from the owners of this, you know, land that is a college in
00:21:47Coimbatore, which is called Farooq College.
00:21:49So there's been, you know, the revenue rights have been removed.
00:21:53So a lot of, you know, serious protests have been going on since a long time.
00:21:58So what the KCBC is urging the Kerala MPs is that please support this amendment bill,
00:22:04the amendments that's to be made in the Vakf bill, so that the people who are living in
00:22:08Mulambam will get back their land, will continue to live in their land that they bought from
00:22:12the owners of this land.
00:22:14So that is what the KCBC is urging.
00:22:17The Congress has not officially reacted, but one of the MPs has said that, you know, we
00:22:22will consider their stance before taking a final call, while the IUML, the Indian Union
00:22:26of Muslims, has said that we will stand strongly with the residents of Mulambam, but we will
00:22:31oppose the Vakf bill, there's no doubt about it.
00:22:33So this is where there's been a dichotomy, remember, because now the Kerala Catholic
00:22:37Bishops' Council is urging the MPs that the earlier Vakf Act, which is now going to
00:22:41be amended, that they are in favour of amending unconstitutional and unjust provisions, many
00:22:47of them have been on a certain protest as well, while there are members from the Muslim
00:22:52community who believe that this is going to infringe on Muslim rights.
00:22:55Kiran Rijiju, meanwhile, is welcoming the move of the council, saying that they support
00:23:01what the support that's coming from the KCBC.
00:23:07It's the festival of Eid this morning, but there's also a political war in Uttar Pradesh.
00:23:11This is over the state government's diktat that there will be no namaz prayers on the
00:23:15streets.
00:23:16Heavy security has been deployed across Uttar Pradesh, because remember, it's also in many
00:23:20ways a double celebration, but could be sensitive in some areas.
00:23:24We are also, remember, coinciding with the Chaitra Navratri that's already started, and
00:23:29if anyone is offering namaz, or is seen offering namaz, especially in mass congregations on
00:23:34the streets, action could be taken.
00:23:36Those violating the diktat could have their passport or driving license cancelled and
00:23:40confiscated as well.
00:23:42Muslim clerics have urged Eid revelers not to perform namaz on the streets, and only
00:23:46that there are designated mosques and sites where it should be done.
00:23:49AIMIM, however, has gone all guns blazing over this diktat.
00:23:53They're saying no action was taken against the kaavadiyaas, the yatra that is happening,
00:23:57and also claim that flower petals are showered when Ganpati pandals block roads, but why
00:24:02are then diktats only against Muslims?
00:24:05We have taken steps to protect the environment, and we have also taken steps to protect the
00:24:12environment.
00:24:13We have also sat down to ensure that water, electricity, cleanliness, etc. are maintained
00:24:18for the common people, and along with that, we have also given instructions to all the
00:24:24district, block, city and village level officials.
00:24:27Secondly, on the level of security, like in the past, we have three levels of security,
00:24:33including barricading, and we have also been monitoring CCTV and drones on social media
00:24:39constantly.
00:24:40If we try to cause any kind of trouble, we will be dealt with harshly.
00:24:47We don't want to perform namaz on the streets, because performing namaz on the streets, or
00:24:53performing namaz in such a place where the place is not clean, or where there is no permission
00:25:00to perform namaz, or where there is violence, there is no permission to perform namaz.
00:25:07Namaz should be performed in our mosques.
00:25:09One namaz should be performed at 8, one at 9, and one at 10, in a one hour interval.
00:25:15If there are three namaz, it will be easier for the namazis.
00:25:18There is no need to go to the rooftops, nor to come to the streets.
00:25:21A speeding Lamborghini driver has hit two workers, two labourers who were working, and we have
00:25:27been told that they have suffered heavy injuries as well.
00:25:31These are the visuals coming in.
00:25:33One of the workers appeared to have recorded the video.
00:25:35We will dip into what happened on the site.
00:25:38It appeared when someone stopped him, blocked him, and said,
00:25:41do you realize what you have done?
00:25:42The driver asked, did someone die?
00:25:46Two have been injured in this crash.
00:25:49Lamborghini, remember, is seen as one of the super luxury vehicles.
00:25:52This is Noida sector 126.
00:25:57What happened?
00:26:04What happened?
00:26:05Is the stun gun wet?
00:26:06What happened?
00:26:07Is the stun gun wet?
00:26:08Who got hurt?
00:26:09I don't know.
00:26:10I didn't say anything.
00:26:11Brother, call the police.
00:26:15I couldn't run.
00:26:17What happened?
00:26:18Is the stun gun wet?
00:26:19Is the stun gun wet?
00:26:20Who got hurt?
00:26:21I don't know.
00:26:22I didn't say anything.
00:26:23Brother, call the police.
00:26:24I couldn't run.
00:26:27India Today's Arvind Hoja joining me for the latest on that.
00:26:30Arvind, please tell us, have the driver been arrested?
00:26:36He is being held at Kumbhali Road in Noida.
00:26:38He is currently being held at Kumbhali Road.
00:26:40There are two sub-districts of Noida.
00:26:42If you go to the Sub-district of Noida, you can see how the highway is being damaged.
00:26:45driver. What details are there? And Lamborghini, because anyway that car drives at a very high
00:26:51speed. What details are you picking up after this issue?
00:26:55Yesterday, this incident took place in Noida sector 26. The driver's name is Deepak,
00:27:03who has been arrested by the Noida police. Two workers were sitting on the roadside.
00:27:10He was driving a very fast car. And then he collided. After that, as you can see, a divider
00:27:18hit this car. On the spot, the people who were there, they caught Deepak and handed him over
00:27:26to the police. Deepak told the police station that he is actually a broker. He works for
00:27:32Haridwar. There was an error on the screen of this luxury car and he was driving it.
00:27:40Then this incident took place. The injured person is out of danger. Yesterday, Deepak
00:27:46was arrested. The car has been seized.
00:27:50Alright, thank you very much Arvind for the latest on that. So this is the visual that's
00:27:54coming. Let's listen in again to what exactly happened, how he was stopped by some of the
00:28:00workers.
00:28:30MNS chief Raj Thackeray has slammed the Aurangzeb controversy that's presently a highlight in
00:28:40the state of Maharashtra. He's saying, not concerned over water and trees, but Aurangzeb.
00:28:48Keep we killed Aurangzeb board at the tomb. Raj Thackeray has a suggestion for the Aurangzeb
00:28:54tomb, which is in Sambhaji Nagar, erstwhile Aurangabad. He says, we killed Aurangzeb board
00:29:02can be put at the tomb, which there has been otherwise a removal demand about. Raj Thackeray
00:29:08says, people made to fight in the name of history. Read history books from the books,
00:29:12not from social media. So very interesting comment from Raj Thackeray there. Let's listen in.
00:29:24Raj Thackeray,
00:30:38joins me for the latest on this from Mumbai. Good morning. It's a very interesting comment
00:30:42by Raj Thackeray. Of course, he's he's speaking in his usual trademark tone, but tell us more
00:30:48about what he said and where does he stand really on this issue?
00:30:56Well, you know, in the last many months that we have seen during the election, he had sided
00:31:01with the BJP and the Shiv Sen of Eknath Shinde. And, you know, this certainly comes as a,
00:31:09you know, strange way that he's shown that he's actually not really with them. But because
00:31:14he's holding a, you know, opinion, which seems very different from the ruling party. And
00:31:20of course, what he has been stating is, is what a lot of people have been, you know,
00:31:24applauding him for basically stating facts as to how this entire Aurangzeb issue is being
00:31:29used to divert from the main issues that concern the people of Maharashtra. He stated
00:31:36that, you know, and if you look at the facts of how the history has been written until
00:31:41now, Sambhaji was associated with Aurangzeb, though he finally did not really accept Aurangzeb's
00:31:49orders. And that's why he was, you know, it was his own brother-in-law who made sure that
00:31:55he was arrested. And he was, you know, so basically he's pointing to the history and
00:31:59saying as to how it's being distorted now. And, you know, the way it is being put forth
00:32:06is being made to look like it's for diverting from the main core issues that grip the entire
00:32:12state of Maharashtra right now.
00:32:14All right, Vidya, stay on with me because this, remember, is just one of the statements
00:32:18that Raj Chakri appears to have made. One on Aurangzeb, he's saying why not add the
00:32:24we killed Aurangzeb board right where the tome has been, but also adding don't go by
00:32:30social media, read books, that's where the real history has been. We have more news coming
00:32:35in, let's take a look at that.
00:32:38MNS chief has rigged up the mosque speaker controversy in Mumbai, in Maharashtra. Raj
00:32:49Chakri has said, I quote him here first, mosque speakers are concerning. Yogi Adityanath
00:32:55acted and stopped on the loudspeakers issue, especially how it was becoming more of a concern.
00:33:02MNS chief says no action, however, on the speakers in Maharashtra. Let's listen into
00:33:07what Raj Chakri said.
00:33:32Vidya continues to be with us, Vidya, so I'm expecting this is going to be the last time
00:34:01I'm expecting this is going to be the next big controversy and he's quoting from Uttar Pradesh.
00:34:10Oh, well, you know, the loudspeaker issue over mosque has been a pet project of the
00:34:15MNS since the last many years. In fact, they have been pointing out, this is not the first
00:34:19time that Raj Chakri is really pointing out about the issues that emanate because and
00:34:24how MNS workers have been taking action against, you know, loudspeakers being put on and
00:34:30they're blaring through like at five in the morning, during the daytime in residential
00:34:37areas. So, you know, this is an issue that he has been making since the last many years.
00:34:42But of course, this time now targeting, you know, the government in Uttar Pradesh as well.
00:34:47So, you know, it does seem like he will be taking this entire issue of loudspeakers ahead
00:34:52as well. All right, Vidya, also do you think that this has been an issue in Mumbai or in
00:34:57Maharashtra, clearly Raj Chakri possibly jumping on an issue he realizes there is a
00:35:02void about?
00:35:07Oh, well, you know, if you remember in the last speech that he had made during Dussehra
00:35:11or a little earlier as well, he has been speaking about how even during post-COVID, pre-COVID
00:35:18as well, you know, how MNS workers had been taking, you know, during specially during
00:35:24the COVID times when the government was in place, how it was MNS workers who were, you
00:35:30know, fighting for getting the loudspeakers down from the mosques and there were cases
00:35:34registered against them. So, you know, this is an old issue that Raj Chakri has been
00:35:39repeatedly raking up, you know, to make his political point as to how, you know, there
00:35:45is a bias, especially when there's a government associated with the Congress. You know, these
00:35:49are the issues that he has been raking up. Of course, this time around, he is further
00:35:55taking it a little ahead now.
00:35:57And this time, if he is trying to in any way align, so to say, with the BJP, with the
00:36:02NDA, what can the government do with this regard, especially as Raj Chakri is speaking?
00:36:06Thank you very much, Vidya, for now. This is what MNS chief Raj Chakri has to say.
00:36:12I take you now to Uttar Pradesh. Now, remember, across the country, it is the Festival of
00:36:16Eid that is being celebrated, of course, in the state of UP as well, but there have
00:36:20been certain restrictions that have been placed and that's led to a political showdown. No
00:36:24namaz prayers on the streets will be allowed. Security has been deployed in UP. It's also,
00:36:30remember, the festival coinciding with the Chaitra Navratri. We are told, according to
00:36:35the authorities, stern action could be taken if anyone is violating the diktat, which means
00:36:40passport, driving license could be taken away. If there are mass congregations of namaz being
00:36:45offered on the streets or they are blocked in any way. Muslim clerics also, interestingly,
00:36:50have urged Eid revelers not to perform the namaz prayers on the roads and only at the
00:36:56mosque or designated sites. But AIMIM has jumped in, going all guns blazing over the
00:37:01diktat, saying that there is no action that's taken against the Kavadiya yatras and procession.
00:37:06Flower petals are showered even at the Ganpati pandals, but only against Muslims such
00:37:11restrictions are placed.
00:38:41So let's find out how the situation is on the ground this morning. Let's go across to Meerut.
00:39:08That's where Himanshu Mishra is presently. Himanshu, good morning.
00:40:39See, this is like a gathering like a fair. But the namaz which is not to be performed
00:40:44on the streets, not to be blocked on the streets, is that still being followed by the regulations?
00:41:38All right, thank you very much Himanshu for getting us this report and good to see Eid
00:42:02revelers there on the ground, but also law and order being maintained. Certain restrictions
00:42:07have been placed with regard to at least on streets that is being followed by the people,
00:42:12by the devotees, but importantly remember, eventually it's the festivities that are being
00:42:16observed in Meerut. So we'll be tracking that and more coming in from Uttar Pradesh and
00:42:21other states as well. It's the controversy over Empuran. It's a film in Kerala, recently
00:42:26released and it's led to a political showdown and especially with regard to now action being
00:42:31taken on this in the sense that we are told political leaders have been locked in a fierce
00:42:36war of words. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condemned what he calls a hate
00:42:40campaign against the film, saying it's a reflection of a growing coercion. Kerala Congress
00:42:45reiterating the attack, accusing the Sangh of making efforts to distort history, that
00:42:50only they allow biased constructions. Kerala BJP Chief Rajiv Chandrasekhar, meanwhile,
00:42:56has slammed the filmmakers after the movie decided to undergo a re-censorship and said
00:43:02he would not be watching the film. But the focus has been on Mohanlal. He's the star
00:43:07actor there. He's one of the big stars of the industry as well. He broke his silence.
00:43:12He's issued an apology from Team Empuran over the distress caused to his loved ones and
00:43:17the fans. Basically, Empuran will now be re-released. It's already released. It will be re-released
00:43:22after about 17 cuts, during which there are some violence against women and children that
00:43:27will be edited out and perhaps some more scenes.
00:43:57applying for re-censorship. I have chosen to convey to my, to whoever follows me, that
00:44:04I have chosen not to watch the movie. And I am obviously disappointed that the movie
00:44:11has been used to distort some facts.
00:44:27Aur uske alawa abhi jo ek film aayi thi, Chhawa, uske zariye se kitni nafrat phailayi gayi hai.
00:44:37Yeh Bharatiya Janata Party ka kaam hai, nafrat phailana.
00:44:42My colleague Shibimol KG joining me from Kerala on this. Shibimol, tell me more about this
00:44:46film. What has been the showdown about? And I'm curious, this re-release that is happening,
00:44:51is it more of a re-censorship? Have they been ordered by someone to take it? What's happening?
00:44:58Well, Pooja, what we're understanding is that around 17 cuts will be made and certain dialogues
00:45:04will be muted and the name of the antagonist might be changed. Well, they've not confirmed
00:45:09that the antagonist, the name of the antagonist will be changed. But the 17 cuts that will
00:45:14be made is mainly in the first 20 minutes or first 30 minutes of the film, where there's
00:45:19the portrayal of an incident very closely in connection with the Gujarat riots. There
00:45:24is a scene where, you know, women are brutally attacked and killed, including pregnant women.
00:45:29So those scenes will be edited is what we're understanding. It won't be a major edit.
00:45:34What the primary information is, it could possibly be an edit of around three minutes
00:45:39is what we know as of now. But the re-edited one that will possibly be available from Wednesday
00:45:47onwards is what the sources are telling us. But, you know, this is possibly for the first
00:45:52time that we've seen a Malayalam film being, you know, going for a re-edit after such a
00:45:57major controversy or such a major protest taking place. We've seen earlier songs and
00:46:01all that getting edited after the directors have said that it doesn't suit the film.
00:46:06But it's the first time that we're hearing something like this. It was a decision that
00:46:10was informed by the makers itself. The BJP, of course, earlier itself, from the day one
00:46:16itself said that, you know, they don't want to interfere in that, you know, in the freedom
00:46:20of choice or expression of a filmmaker or the film, whatever they have decided, let
00:46:24them go ahead. We won't interfere. But there was massive protest by the right wing groups
00:46:30and activists, especially the RSS had come out very openly criticising it, even when
00:46:35the BJP said that we don't want to interfere. The Congress and the CPM, both, Chief Minister
00:46:39Vindra Vijayan and Opposition Leader BD Sandesh had extended support to the film and stood
00:46:44in solidarity with the film. But, you know, right after the decision to edit it and right
00:46:49after...
00:46:50So it will be interesting, Shibi Moul, what you're saying, because both Prithviraj and
00:46:54Mohanlal are big names, not just in Malayalam cinema, but across the country as well. So
00:46:58we'll be tracking what was it about the film that's led to such a showdown. Shibi Moul,
00:47:01thank you very much for now. Take a look at this report. What is this controversy about?
00:47:05Is there a reference to the Gujarat riots? Has that been wrongly, incorrectly depicted?
00:47:10That's what the allegation has been. And now there could be cuts after the release. There
00:47:15could be a re-release coming in. Now, the actor Mohanlal also saying sorry to the fans.
00:47:45God's own country.
00:48:16The apology came after Kerala BJP chief Rajiv Chandrasekhar slammed the movie makers for
00:48:25distorting historical facts, calling it a recipe to cinematic failure.
00:48:46Kerala chief minister Vijayan, who watched the movie with his wife, lashed out at Sank Parivar,
00:48:54accusing it of creating an atmosphere of fear and destroying art. Kerala Congress continues
00:48:59to question the RSS and the BJP over outrage against the film.
00:49:03I wonder why does it irritate BJP and Sanko Parivar so much? Because they have always
00:49:10made movies to be a medium for hate campaigns.
00:49:17The movie claims to portray incidents related to the Gujarat riots and the alleged misuse
00:49:21of central agencies by the BJP.
00:49:28The re-edited version of the film is slated to be released next week.
00:50:02India's education policy, she says, I quote her here, is indifferent to the education of youth.
00:50:07And then Sonia Gandhi goes on to use the three C's.
00:50:11Three C's haunting India's education policy. What are these three C's?
00:50:15Centralization, commercialization, communalization.
00:50:20The three C's that haunt Indian education today, the centralization of power within the union government,
00:50:25commercialization, outsourcing of investments and education to the private sector,
00:50:30communalization of the textbooks, of the curriculums, of the institutions.
00:50:35This, remember, is with regard to the NEP 2020.
00:50:38And she says that this high-profile education policy has hidden the reality of a government.
00:50:44They are profoundly indifferent to the education of India's children and youth.
00:50:49So she's come in, remember, in many ways possibly coming to the support of Tamil Nadu,
00:50:55of DMK government that's been charging at the centre, even though not much that she's said.
00:51:02There's been no statement on the three-language policy that's been the main issue by the DMK government.
00:51:08But nevertheless, she says, three C's is what, by the government of the centre, has damaged the education policy.
00:51:16Remember, if Dharmendra Pradhan had responded earlier to DMK government,
00:51:21saying it's all misinformation being carried out, will he respond to Sonia Gandhi as well,
00:51:25who's been a senior leader, who's led the UPA?
00:51:28What will, possibly now, the education ministers say about this?
00:51:32So in many ways, however, right now, a boost to MK Stalin, Tamil Nadu chief minister,
00:51:38coming in from an alliance partner. Here's what has happened.
00:51:41But Sonia, meanwhile, remember, there's been a layer to this controversy with regard to the three-language issue as well,
00:51:53that DMK has charged on and she has said three C's, commercialisation, communalisation,
00:51:59has hit the education policy and it is indifference of the government.
00:52:05But she's also, interestingly, for now, remember, hasn't said on the Hindi imposition charge that DMK has added.
00:52:12So the national education policy may have come in as a support from Sonia Gandhi,
00:52:17but specifically on the three-language issue, she hasn't said much.
00:52:22And with regard to that, so choosing her words very carefully, she's targeted the education policy,
00:52:28but not much on the three-language issue that DMK has been leading with.
00:52:33I want to bring in my colleague Piyush Mishra for the latest on that.
00:52:38Piyush, good morning. Tell me more about this. A rare statement coming in now from Sonia Gandhi.
00:52:42Though a boost for MK Stalin, but also I don't think she's said anything on the three-language issue as well.
00:52:48Well, she has not mentioned that, but yes, she's saying that there are three C's through which the government is trying to impose.
00:52:56It's a three-point agenda, which is certainly damaging the education domain of the country.
00:53:00She's talking about the communalization, centralization and commercialization.
00:53:05And she's saying that because of this, the education system is getting damaged.
00:53:09And remember that this has come in at a time when DMK in the south in Tamil Nadu is protesting on this entire issue.
00:53:17This entire issue was also echoed in parliament where the DMK MPs were seen wearing T-shirts
00:53:23and they had categorically said that they will not let national education policy to be implemented in Tamil Nadu
00:53:30as the central government wants to impose Hindi.
00:53:34Like you rightly mentioned that, interestingly, Sonia Gandhi has not spoken about the Hindi language, Rao.
00:53:40Because if she does so, then the Congress party, in fact, will have a problem in the northern part of the country.
00:53:47And that is why she has decided not to speak on this.
00:53:51Of course, in many ways, they are in alliance.
00:53:54So she's given out a statement against the center.
00:53:57But she's also opting her words very carefully so as not to hamper perhaps in the states where the Congress has chances.
00:54:06Well, absolutely. The Congress party has chances in various northern part of the country like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar.
00:54:14The elections are also to come in Bihar where the Congress party has decided to fight in alliance with various other political parties.
00:54:20So the Congress party will have to somewhere echo what the other alliance partners are also saying.
00:54:25And that's what is being seen, being also been said by Sonia Gandhi.
00:54:29Remember that she's also chairperson of Congress parliamentary party.
00:54:32And in parliament, this issue was echoed not only in Lok Sabha but also in Rajasthan.
00:54:36But DMK has been asking for other opposition political parties also to join the chorus.
00:54:41For the first time, we are seeing as to how the senior leader of the Congress party, topmost leader of the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi is coming out.
00:54:46And slamming central government over the implementation of national education policy.
00:54:51Stay on with me. Stay on with me, Piyush.
00:54:53Here's what Sonia Gandhi has said.
00:54:55Three C's that haunt Indian education today.
00:54:57Commercialization by outsourcing an investment into the private sector.
00:55:01Communalization of the textbooks in curriculum and institutions.
00:55:06And then goes on to also add that in many ways, this is the centralization which is referring to government at the center.
00:55:12But then, very interestingly, she's targeted the government at the center.
00:55:15So in many ways speaking as an India alliance partner.
00:55:18But what has been the main crux for the DMK government, for Tamil Nadu government,
00:55:22it's been the Hindi imposition charge.
00:55:25The three language policy that they do not want.
00:55:28They believe it's Hindi imposition to which Sonia Gandhi hasn't added.
00:55:32Also looking at, of course, where the base is for Congress party in states like Bihar.
00:55:36With facing upcoming elections and other states as well.
00:55:39Including Himachal Pradesh where they're currently in government.
00:55:42Piyush, so tell me more about this statement.
00:55:45Because more and more in public life, Sonia Gandhi's statements are turning rare.
00:55:49So this is one big statement possibly was expected from her to be speaking.
00:55:53She's still a Rajya Sabha MP.
00:55:55Tell me more about how do you think the Congress will take this ahead?
00:55:59Well, certainly we can expect Puja Congress to take this message across the country.
00:56:04Because she's not talking about the language, Rao.
00:56:07She's talking about communalization.
00:56:09And through this, the Congress wants to send out that the central government
00:56:12is trying to impose the agenda of RSS and BJP.
00:56:15Now, commercialization on that front, we are now seeing how the Congress is targeting government.
00:56:20Saying that the entire education system is being commercialized by the central government.
00:56:25And they want to centralize each and everything.
00:56:27And that's what the argument coming in from the Congress party.
00:56:30In coming few days, we can expect the Congress party to raise this matter in parliament also.
00:56:34From tomorrow, the budget session is going to resume.
00:56:37Four to five days are left and we can expect Congress leaders to give adjournment motion.
00:56:42Seeking discussion on this entire matter.
00:56:44Because this is the issue which we are now seeing how the entire opposition, including RJD.
00:56:51In fact, they are also raising this.
00:56:53We also spoke to Manoj Jha, you would remember.
00:56:55He had said that the government is trying to impose Hindi there on the people of Tamil Nadu.
00:57:01And through this, they want to play with the other languages, the regional languages.
00:57:07Piyush, stay on with me. Let's get in a word then from Tamil Nadu.
00:57:10Joining me right now is my colleague Pramod Madhav as well.
00:57:13Pramod, good morning.
00:57:14How do you think the DMK would view this statement?
00:57:17She's given out a statement.
00:57:18She is charging at the NEP.
00:57:20But she's also not saying anything on the three-language issue that is such a pet project for MK Stalin.
00:57:28One thing is very certain now.
00:57:30Sonia Gandhi is actually targeting this particular issue with the three C's.
00:57:33Centralization of the power and the commercialization of outsourcing of investment and decriminalization of textbooks.
00:57:39So this also seems to be the second charges by the DMK government when it comes to NEP.
00:57:44On one hand, the Chief Minister, the first charge is that Hindi is being imposed through the National Education Policy.
00:57:50And he says that initially, it might sound like the third language could be any other language.
00:57:54But apparently, it will end up in Hindi and finally with Sanskrit as the imposition.
00:57:59However, the secondary charges are the one that Sonia Gandhi has made here.
00:58:03And it looks like Sonia Gandhi has only taken the secondary charges forward, Pooja.
00:58:07Pramod, stay on with me.
00:58:08A. Saravanan joining me from the Dravida Muni Chakaragam on this.
00:58:11Mr. Saravanan, good morning.
00:58:13What do you make of this statement?
00:58:15Is it a support for the DMK or is it an India Alliance partner targeting the government like Sonia Gandhi is expected to do?
00:58:22This is a welcome news that Madam Sonia Gandhi has written against the evils of the NEP.
00:58:30See, we have been opposing NEP not just because of the three-language formula alone.
00:58:35We did not accept it because it is regressive.
00:58:38It will take us 100 years back.
00:58:40The NEP promotes Sanskritization.
00:58:43It promotes vocationalization.
00:58:45It promotes entrance examinations and it promotes the dropout rate.
00:58:49It glorifies vocational training.
00:58:52In a modern day, modern India does not need this regressive policy.
00:58:57That is why we oppose this NEP and on top of that, it is saying to study a third language.
00:59:03But that is exactly my point.
00:59:05That is my point, Mr. Saravanan, that Sonia Gandhi has not said anything on the three-language issue.
00:59:11That has been such a pet project for the DMK.
00:59:14She has targeted on the NEP but she has not targeted that there is Hindi imposition, that there is a three-language issue.
00:59:21See, we do not know what she had spoken about, whether Hindi imposition or three-language formula but it is again welcome.
00:59:29NEP had to go.
00:59:31NEP in the present form will not provide students, will not take India forward.
00:59:36It will take us 100 years back.
00:59:39There are several pitfalls with regard to the NEP.
00:59:42It does not modernize the education system.
00:59:46It says dropout, dropout, dropout.
00:59:499th standard, we will have an exam, fail, dropout.
00:59:5110th standard, we have an exam, fail, dropout.
00:59:5310th standard, we will have an exam, fail, dropout.
00:59:566th standard, we will have an exam, if you fail, one more chance, fail, dropout.
01:00:00One more chance, fail, okay, no, occasional training.
01:00:03You are unfit for education.
01:00:05They want to give the hammers and chisels in the 10-year-olds' hands.
01:00:11This will not augur well for the future of our students.
01:00:15My final question then, Mr. Saravanan, would you have liked perhaps if she was more clear when it came to the language issue as well
01:00:22because there has been no statement on that, that could have added on to your arsenal?
01:00:27See, we will be able to fight our battles.
01:00:32With regard to the third language, see, maybe it's because the problem is unique to the state of Tamil Nadu.
01:00:41That is why she has not spoken about it.
01:00:43But NEP has to go.
01:00:45See, that is what we are saying.
01:00:47We are fighting a battle not for the state of Tamil Nadu.
01:00:49We are the conscience keepers of the entire country.
01:00:53That is why we are opposing NEP.
01:00:55And we are very happy that Madam Sonia Gandhi has supported bringing against the NEP.
01:01:23So the three Cs meanwhile, but not much on the language issue, but saying
01:01:27the government of the centre indifferent to the education of the youth.
01:01:36Meanwhile, it's a political face-off in Tamil Nadu.
01:01:38Errapadi Palanisamy, the leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu,
01:01:41has launched a scathing attack at the ruling DMK government
01:01:44over the rising deaths in the NAET aspirants' case,
01:01:48especially when it comes to the southern state.
01:01:50He's accusing DMK of crushing dreams of Tamil Nadu's medical aspirants.
01:01:54EPS is demanding immediate action and end the NAET entrance exam.
01:01:58Just to give you a background, in the latest this time,
01:02:01a 21-year-old aspirant from Tamil Nadu tragically took her own life.
01:02:04She was in fear of low marks, possibly, in the NAET examination results.
01:02:08But MK Stalin is mocking now a meeting between EPS and Amit Shah
01:02:13that happened last week in New Delhi.
01:02:15And he's saying that he even was not there.
01:02:18He skipped the assembly session on the work for amendment bill resolution
01:02:21to go and attend that meeting.
01:02:23He's also mocking AIDMK and Vijay's TVK,
01:02:26saying these two parties are busy fighting
01:02:29for the number two position for the elections.
01:02:48Amit Shah was asking,
01:02:50who is going to be the next opposition leader?
01:02:53Today, to answer him, he's asking,
01:02:58we are the next opposition.
01:03:02So, he's being pushed to the extent
01:03:04that he can call the other parties opposition.
01:03:07This is the situation today.
01:03:10So, who's going to come in second place?
01:03:13That's what the competition is about today.
01:03:16It is clear that not only this NEET issue,
01:03:35anything to do with the state rights,
01:03:37which resulted in the loss of livelihoods,
01:03:39DMK hands are soaked in blood.
01:03:42And the biggest issue is the killing
01:03:45of innocent Tamils in Sri Lanka,
01:03:47the genocide which took place
01:03:48when DMK and Congress were in rule.
01:03:50So many tall promises instigating the students,
01:03:53saying that with one signature,
01:03:55NEET will be away from Tamil Nadu
01:03:56if DMK comes to power.
01:03:58The Prince Udayanidhi made such a tall claim,
01:04:00if you have a little bit of shame,
01:04:02self-esteem and consciousness,
01:04:04NEET will not be there in Tamil Nadu.
01:04:06So, doesn't Stalin and MK Udayanidhi
01:04:08doesn't have a shame?
01:04:09Are they shameless now?
01:04:10EPS should understand.
01:04:12He can shake hands with Amisha.
01:04:15He can sit with Mr. Modi.
01:04:17But he should ask Tamil Nadu is demanding
01:04:20exemption for NEET.
01:04:22Why the union government is centralizing all powers
01:04:27and education should be on the concurrent list
01:04:30in the name of national education policy.
01:04:34What they are doing?
01:04:35EPS should understand this.
01:04:43A big news coming in from Kerala.
01:04:45Amid the anti-Vakf amendment bill protests,
01:04:48there's been support to government of the centre
01:04:50from the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council.
01:04:53They've urged the Kerala MPs to vote in favour
01:04:56to amend the unconstitutional unjust provisions
01:04:59of the earlier Vakf Act,
01:05:01which is being amended right now.
01:05:02So, what they believe has been
01:05:04unconstitutional unjust provision.
01:05:06Remember, this comes in the backdrop of
01:05:08while there are Muslim groups that have been protesting
01:05:11against any change,
01:05:12there have been serious complaints as well
01:05:15of land grab, charges of usurping land
01:05:18in the name of Vakf claiming it's their property.
01:05:20While many farmers, especially in the states
01:05:22like of Kerala, Karnataka,
01:05:24have been left in the nudge.
01:05:26I want to immediately bring in
01:05:28my colleague Shibimol KG for the latest on that.
01:05:31Shibimol, I believe that Kiran Rajiju
01:05:34has welcomed the request by the Catholic Bishops' Council
01:05:38to all the MPs.
01:05:39Tell me more about what exactly has been said and why.
01:05:44Well, Pooja, the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council,
01:05:47the KCBC is one of the prominent organisations in the state
01:05:50as far as Christian religion is concerned.
01:05:52What they've said is that it's in the background
01:05:55of the Munambam land issue,
01:05:56Munambam Vakf issue.
01:05:57In fact, 610 families,
01:05:59around 610 families have been protesting there
01:06:01since the last six months
01:06:03saying that their land is being taken away
01:06:05by the Vakf Board.
01:06:07The issue is that this land,
01:06:09earlier owned by somebody named Siddique,
01:06:11had sold it to a college named Faroo College in Kozhikode.
01:06:13Later, many years,
01:06:15the college had sold this property
01:06:17to the residents there,
01:06:19around 610 families who are living there.
01:06:21But later, the Vakf Board had claimed
01:06:23that this land is Vakf
01:06:25because Siddique said the owner of the land
01:06:27had given it as a gift to the Faroo College.
01:06:32So, this cannot be bought by you guys
01:06:35and you cannot stay here
01:06:37is what the Vakf Board had said
01:06:38and their revenue rights were removed.
01:06:40Later, the state government had interfered
01:06:42and given them those rights,
01:06:45the revenue rights.
01:06:46But the protest has been ongoing
01:06:48because they do not have a clarity over
01:06:49whether they can continue to live on their land
01:06:51which they bought for money.
01:06:53They have all the legal documents.
01:06:54So, that's when the Kerala Catholic Bishop Council
01:06:57had urged the Kerala MPs saying that
01:06:59please vote in favour of this bill.
01:07:01These unconstitutional parts of the Vakf Act
01:07:04should be amended
01:07:06which will give relief to the people
01:07:08who have been protesting there
01:07:09since the last six months.
01:07:10We are hearing that the Congress
01:07:12has not officially reacted
01:07:13but one of the MPs has said that
01:07:14we will consider the stance of KCBC.
01:07:17We will look into it.
01:07:18But IUML, the major ally of the Congress
01:07:20has said that we will not support this.
01:07:21Can this kind of support make a difference
01:07:23to the government of the centre?
01:07:25Well, remember negotiations and process
01:07:27has been on.
01:07:28But there have been protests as well
01:07:29from some of the Muslim groups.
01:07:30But there are, for example,
01:07:32this Bishop Council that believes
01:07:33unjust provisions need to go.
01:07:43Big news coming in from West Asia.
01:07:45Remember it was expected possibly
01:07:47Israel-Gaza war could come to an end.
01:07:50But now,
01:07:51arch rivals United States of America
01:07:53and Iran could be heading for tensions.
01:07:55Iran is readying missiles
01:07:57for potential response
01:07:59amid Trump's escalating threats.
01:08:01We are quoting from the Tehran Times
01:08:03that says it has learnt that
01:08:04Iran's armed forces have readied missiles
01:08:06with the capability to strike
01:08:08US-related positions
01:08:10where possibly American forces are deployed
01:08:13amid military action threat from Donald Trump.
01:08:16Now, why is Donald Trump threatening Iran?
01:08:19It's because he wants Tehran to agree
01:08:22to the new nuclear agreement.
01:08:24It's been a bone of contention
01:08:25between Iran and the USA for a very long time.
01:08:28One of the reasons sanctions were put in Iran.
01:08:31And we'll be tracking the big news
01:08:33because joining me now is from India Today Global
01:08:36my colleague Shashank Mattu.
01:08:37Shashank, good morning.
01:08:39Tell me about this
01:08:40because this definitely appears
01:08:41to be escalating tensions.
01:08:43How Iran is readying the missiles
01:08:46and could possibly use it against the USA.
01:08:52Well, at this point in time
01:08:53we have to understand that
01:08:54just a little while ago
01:08:55Donald Trump made a statement on Iran
01:08:57where he said that
01:08:58look, if Iran does not agree to a deal
01:09:00that will cease nuclear weapons production in Iran
01:09:04then we will be ready to drop bombs on the country.
01:09:07He's also threatened a policy
01:09:09of maximum pressure on Iran
01:09:11which he undertook during his first campaign
01:09:13during his first term as president
01:09:15when he inflicted very, very serious sanctions
01:09:18on the Iranian economy
01:09:19in an effort to pressure Iran.
01:09:20Unfortunately, what's happened
01:09:21over the last decade or so
01:09:23is that Iran has steadily increased its capacity
01:09:26to develop and manufacture nuclear weapons
01:09:28and now the sense is among a lot of experts
01:09:30that Iran could equip its nuclear forces
01:09:34reasonably quickly.
01:09:35That's exactly the expectation right now
01:09:37which the United States wants to stop.
01:09:38So, what you're seeing right now
01:09:40between Iran and the United States
01:09:42is focused on exactly this question
01:09:44but also Donald Trump has made very clear
01:09:46that he wants a deal with Iran.
01:09:47He does not want to get involved
01:09:49in another regional conflict
01:09:50but he's also delivering some tough talk
01:09:53signaling to Iran that look
01:09:54Israel is chomping at the bit
01:09:56to launch a military strike
01:09:58at your nuclear facilities.
01:09:59I could essentially take the leash off
01:10:00and allow them to do that
01:10:01if you do not come to a deal with me.
01:10:03This is going to be interesting.
01:10:05We'll be tracking all the developments.
01:10:06Arshashank, stay on with me on this
01:10:08because more and more news coming in.
01:10:10Remember on one side Trump trying to end wars
01:10:13on another it appears
01:10:14there could be one more escalating.
01:10:15In the latest, a big warning
01:10:17from US President Donald Trump
01:10:19amid Russia-Ukraine temporary ceasefire.
01:10:21Just when we thought that this war
01:10:23could be coming to an end
01:10:24Trump has voiced anger
01:10:26and used some very strong harsh words
01:10:28at Russian President Vladimir Putin
01:10:30for what he says are comments
01:10:32made about Ukraine and Vladimir Zelensky.
01:10:34He's in fact Putin basically
01:10:37had criticized Zelensky
01:10:38to which Trump has lashed out.
01:10:40Trump is referencing to a comment
01:10:41made by Putin saying that
01:10:43Zelensky is not credible.
01:10:45His tenure as president even ended last year
01:10:47but right now remember Trump saying
01:10:49Putin has no choice.
01:10:50He has to make a deal with Zelensky
01:10:53whether he likes him or not.
01:10:55Amid all of this
01:10:56Trump has also warned Zelensky
01:10:57saying he is trying to back out
01:10:59of this rare earth deal.
01:11:01Amid all of this
01:11:02these are the comments
01:11:03that have come in from Donald Trump
01:11:04saying he's angry and more
01:11:06with regard to Putin.
01:11:22I consider Zelensky not credible.
01:11:24He's supposed to be making a deal with him
01:11:26whether you like him or you don't like him
01:11:28so I wasn't happy with that
01:11:30but I think he's going to be good
01:11:33and I think Zelensky by the way
01:11:35I see he's trying to back out
01:11:37of the rare earth deal
01:11:39and if he does that
01:11:41he's got some problems
01:11:42big, big problems.
01:11:44We made a deal on rare earth
01:11:46and now he's saying well you know
01:11:48I want to renegotiate the deal.
01:11:50He wants to be a member of NATO.
01:11:53Well he was never going to be a member of NATO
01:11:55he understands that so
01:11:57if he's looking to renegotiate the deal
01:11:59he's got big problems.
01:12:01Go ahead.
01:12:03India Today Global, Shashank Mathur
01:12:05joining me right now.
01:12:06Shashank, go ahead.
01:12:07So these are strong words
01:12:08he's expressing disappointment.
01:12:10One would have expected that Putin
01:12:12because he agreed to the ceasefire agreements
01:12:14would just go ahead with it.
01:12:15What do you think is happening now?
01:12:18Well, Pooja, the sense that has been growing
01:12:20is that the Russians are actually playing
01:12:22for a little more time.
01:12:23They know that they have the cards.
01:12:24They know that Donald Trump is really not
01:12:26that interested in backing Ukraine
01:12:28for a prolonged conflict.
01:12:29We also know that on the ground
01:12:31in the conflict between Russian and Ukrainian forces
01:12:34Russian forces are steadily pushing the Ukrainians back.
01:12:36So the sense among the Russian diplomats
01:12:38and among the Russian officialdom
01:12:40seems to be that look
01:12:41if we continue playing for time
01:12:43and continue stalling an agreement
01:12:44we will continue to push the Ukrainians back
01:12:46and we can then get a favorable deal
01:12:48to end the war.
01:12:49That's why what you've seen is that
01:12:50despite the fact that the Black Sea agreement
01:12:52was agreed to between Russia, Ukraine
01:12:54and the United States
01:12:55what's happened after that is that
01:12:57Russia has come in making these demands
01:12:59that were not mentioned by the United States.
01:13:00It said that, no, you need to remove sanctions
01:13:02on our banks before the agreement goes into place.
01:13:04You also need to try and appoint
01:13:06a transitional government in Ukraine
01:13:08that does not include Volodymyr Zelensky.
01:13:09It's trying to inject these conditions
01:13:11because it believes that it has a stronger hand.
01:13:13And now Donald Trump, of course
01:13:15is coming out making this statement
01:13:17and saying that, look, if Russia believes
01:13:19that it can pull a fast one on me
01:13:21essentially and essentially
01:13:23delay and delay and delay this agreement
01:13:25even though it has signed the Black Sea agreement
01:13:27even though it has said that it is willing
01:13:29to do business and end the conflict in Russia
01:13:31then America and Russia
01:13:33are going to have problems.
01:13:35So he's issuing a wailed warning
01:13:37to the Russians as well saying that, look
01:13:39you need to do this in good faith
01:13:41to not back out now.
01:13:43Thank you very much for that comment
01:13:45and it appears to be going haywire
01:13:47but we'll be tracking more on that Shashank.
01:13:49Thank you very much for now.
01:13:51So that's the big news coming in
01:13:53with regard to Russia, Ukraine and the USA.