00:00Hello and welcome. You are watching One India News. My name is Arushi Ranjan and we all
00:08are quite aware that President Donald Trump is going to be inaugurated in just few hours.
00:13And he has given quite bold statements before being inaugurated, be it the Russia-Ukraine
00:18war, be it the Israel-Hamas ceasefire or be it his connection with India. And today to
00:23discuss all of that, we have a very esteemed guest with us, Mr. Shastri Ramachandran. He
00:28has an experience of over 50 years in journalism, not just in India, but across the world. So,
00:34sir, first of all, what do you think that Trump's inauguration is going to be happening
00:38today? And it is happening inside, indoors, after 40 years. Last time Ronald Reagan's
00:44was inaugurated indoors in 1985. So, is it going to make any difference? Because Trump
00:50says it's still going to be historic. Well, for all the heat Trump has generated worldwide,
00:55Washington is still very cold. And I suppose they have had to move the event indoors because
01:01of the weather. So, but I think it's a big event and there are many firsts. This is only
01:07the second time in US history, if I recall right, that a president has got re-elected
01:12after the break for a second term. The other one was several decades, probably not in this
01:18century or the last one. And then the second thing and more important thing, if I have
01:23the first time a felon, that is someone accused of a crime or felony, has assumed office as
01:29head of government and the US courts which have acknowledged and convicted him of felony,
01:36but they said they would not like to litigate the US president and against him. So, I think
01:41that is a kind of separation of powers where they keep off each other, which is quite strange
01:46because I wonder what would have been the situation in India. Yes, because Indira Gandhi
01:53was convicted when she was prime minister and there was litigation against the head
01:59of the Indian government. So, I don't know what it says about the judiciary in these
02:03two countries, but I think it says a lot which we can't go into in the short time here.
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