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00:00Hello and welcome, I'm Pranayupad Dhyay and you're watching World Today.
00:18After Putin-Modi phone call last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke over the phone today.
00:25In that telephonic conversation, President Zelensky apprised Prime Minister Modi of latest on Russian invasion,
00:31attacks on the Ukrainian cities, including the recent shelling on the city of Zaporizhia.
00:37Zelensky urged India to support peace efforts and emphasized that the decision regarding Ukraine's future should have Ukrainian participation.
00:45Prime Minister Modi also reaffirmed India's steadfast and consistent position on peaceful settlement of the conflict
00:51and support for efforts aimed at earliest restoration of peace.
00:56Zelensky, on his social media account X, also said that he had discussed sanctions against Russia.
01:02He wrote on X that it's necessary to limit the export of Russian energy, particularly oil,
01:07to reduce its potential and ability to finance the continuation of this war.
01:12Both leaders also agreed to plan a personal meeting in September during the United Nations General Assembly.
01:21On the world, now the world awaits for the much-hyped President Donald Trump
01:25and President Vladimir Putin's meeting scheduled on August 50.
01:29After much of Trump's disappointment with the Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
01:33and after levying additional tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil,
01:38President Trump is now going to meet Putin in Alaska,
01:42though in the absence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
01:45Sources say that Eliasca resort in the city of Gridwood in Alaska is being considered as a venue for the meeting.
01:58Coming Friday, the much-anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump
02:03and Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to take place in Alaska.
02:08The announcement was made by Trump himself in a post on his Truth Social.
02:12And this meeting is being seen as a victory for Kremlin, even if there are three days more to go.
02:21But this meeting is not trilateral, as earlier suggested by Trump,
02:26but a bilateral meet as requested by the Russian President.
02:29I'm going in to speak to Vladimir Putin, and I'm going to be telling him,
02:36you've got to end this war, you've got to end it.
02:39And he wasn't going to mess with me.
02:41He was, this war would have never happened.
02:43I think we'll have constructive conversations.
02:46There'll be some land swapping going on.
02:49I know that through Russia and through conversations with everybody,
02:53to the good, for the good of Ukraine.
02:56Then I'm going to call up President Zelensky and the European leaders.
03:01Afterwards?
03:02Right after the meeting, yeah.
03:03And I'm going to tell them what kind of a deal.
03:05I'm not going to make a deal.
03:06It's not up to me to make a deal.
03:08I think a deal should be made for both.
03:11As August 8 deadline for Russia to reach a deal on war with Ukraine came to an end,
03:16Trump's post came shocking to many.
03:19Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and many European leaders had hoped
03:23that Trump, who has been expressing his disappointment with Putin
03:27over handling of the war, would impose strict economic sanctions post the deadline.
03:37Everyone sees that there has been no real step from Russia towards peace.
03:42No action on the ground nor in the air that could save lives.
03:45That is why sanctions are needed.
03:47Pressure is needed.
03:49Strength is needed.
03:51The strength, first and foremost, of the United States.
03:54The strength of Europe.
03:56The strength of all nations in the world that want peace and stability in international relations.
04:02If Russia does not want to stop the war, then its economy must be stopped.
04:06The meeting comes after U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow last week.
04:16There are also concerns that Ukraine may have made certain territorial concessions,
04:20which President Zelenskyy has opposed.
04:23The path to peace for Ukraine must be determined together and only together with Ukraine.
04:37This is fundamental.
04:38And it is important that our joint approaches and shared vision work toward a genuine peace,
04:44a consolidated position, a ceasefire, an end to the occupation, an end to the war.
04:49I thank everyone who is with us, who is with Ukraine.
04:53From telling Zelenskyy that he was gambling with World War III during the latter's visit
05:05to the Oval Office early this year, to understanding a friend Putin,
05:09and then being very disappointed, Trump's relation with Putin has seen many phases.
05:14On occasions, when it just seemed that Trump is going to sanction Russia,
05:22Moscow's allies were the worst hit.
05:25With the exception of China, India was imposed with an additional tariff of 25% for purchasing Russian oil.
05:33The Trump administration went to the extent of calling this additional charge from India
05:38as a national security issue, but India is hopeful of a positive outcome from this meeting
05:44and reiterates Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stand that this is not an era of war.
05:52A joint statement by leaders of Europe have also hailed Trump's efforts to bring an end to the war
05:58and ensuring peace in the region, but they are against any territorial changes
06:03and said peace in Ukraine can return only when Ukraine is included in the talks.
06:09We are preparing intensively for this meeting at the European level together with the American government.
06:20And we hope and assume that the government of Ukraine and the President Zelenskyy will participate in this meeting.
06:26We hope that there will be a breakthrough on Friday.
06:29Above all that, there will finally be ceasefire and that peace negotiations can take place in Ukraine.
06:36The meeting location is significant, as U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867.
06:49The last time Alaska took center stage in an American diplomatic event was in March 2021,
06:57when Joe Biden's newly minted diplomatic and national security team met their Chinese counterparts in Anchorage.
07:04With Mahasvaita Lala, Bureau Report, India Today.
07:14But can Trump-Putin meeting bring an end to this deadly conflict between Russia and Ukraine,
07:20which has on since last three years?
07:23What is there on the agenda and what will be there on the table?
07:26To discuss it further, I am being joined by U.S. Navy's retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery,
07:31who is also a senior director at the Foundation for Defenses of Democracy.
07:35So, welcome to World Today.
07:37Thank you for having me.
07:39So, Mike, first question to you would be that President Trump has recently said that he'll know within two minutes
07:44that if President Putin is serious about a deal and he plans to push for a ceasefire,
07:49whether discussing the, you know, while discussing the territory swaps.
07:52How realistic it is to expect a constructive outcome for this Alaska summit,
07:58given, you know, President Putin's history of hard demands and rigid negotiations?
08:05Well, I mean, that's a great question.
08:07And I don't think there's a high likelihood of success for exactly that reason.
08:12Because one of two things is going to happen.
08:14Either Trump does the right thing and immediately tells Putin, you need to cease all your air attacks
08:22and stop combat operations along the line of contact.
08:27And then we can have a discussion, to which I think Putin will not agree.
08:32Or Trump does the wrong thing and continues to side with Putin in his request for a recognition of the 20% of Ukrainian territory
08:44he's held as his sovereign territory, which Europe and Ukraine will not support.
08:50So, to me, there's an easy, there's a correct solution out of this.
08:53It's to put Putin to the same maximum pressure campaign that he put Zelensky in February, as your coverage showed.
09:01But, Admiral, if you have heard President Trump just a while ago,
09:05he said that he is going to tell President Putin that, you know, he has to give some territory back to Ukraine.
09:11With Zelensky not attending, how might this affect the negotiations?
09:14And do you see a risk of Ukraine being sidelined in these talks?
09:19Yeah, this is a great question.
09:21First of all, there's no indication of what territory we're talking about.
09:24Putin has never agreed to pass back territory.
09:27I think Trump's emissary, Steve Witkoff, misunderstood Putin a week ago, and then that's created a significant challenge here.
09:36And without Zelensky present, you can't agree to the future borders of Ukraine.
09:42Ukraine's fought hard, harder than the United States, harder than Europe, harder than anyone, to prevent Russia from grabbing this territory.
09:50They're not about to give it away in a negotiation they're not present at.
09:54It's not realistic.
09:57Admiral, President Donald Trump is open to having another meeting with President Zelensky as well,
10:04because he said that, you know, next meeting would be with President Zelensky,
10:08and he's going to give a call to President Zelensky, or maybe both leaders together.
10:12How could a ceasefire deal or, like, you know, lack thereof, shape U.S. foreign policy, particularly on the economic pressure like the India tariffs?
10:21And what are the strategic risks should we be watching out for?
10:26So I'll answer that in two ways.
10:28The first is about the participation of Zelensky.
10:31That's why this first conversation should be a very direct one.
10:34Trump to Putin, knock it off.
10:36He's sent him, you know, texts that say, stop, Vladimir.
10:40He's told him in multiple phone calls to stop, and Putin's ignored him.
10:43So that's the first step.
10:44Then when you see Putin stop, you have a three-way conversation where you can have a legitimate discussion.
10:49But you don't do negotiations when Putin won't agree to a ceasefire.
10:54Now, in the question of sanctions, you know, the United States made a mistake with its India sanctions.
10:58It should have done them against both India and China.
11:01Both countries have fueled the Russian war machine.
11:05And I get why.
11:06I understand why Prime Minister Modi wants the low-cost, lower-cost fuel.
11:11It drives India's economy.
11:13Xi Jinping feels the same way about China's.
11:16Absolutely.
11:16These are the part of India's energy security.
11:20Because, you know, and also, if you would recall that India bought, you know, Russian oil,
11:25right, keeping U.S. in loop, U.S. in confidence, because U.S., the previous Biden administration
11:32gave a go-ahead for that, because it stabilized the international energy market.
11:36But at this point, it's now, its purpose is fueling the Russian war machine.
11:41I don't think, look, I don't think India is responsible for the war.
11:44So is the American purchase.
11:46So is the Turkish purchase.
11:48So is the European Union purchase.
11:50Every money going to Russia.
11:53Anyway.
11:53America is not purchasing fossil fuels from Russia.
11:59And anywhere near, I mean, you have to be clear, two countries are the predominant buyers
12:04of the shadow fleet.
12:06And the United States isn't one of them.
12:07It's India and China.
12:09And I agree it was wrong to not hold China accountable.
12:12But holding India accountable is perfectly fine.
12:14India is profiting off the availability of the shadow fleet fuel at a lower cost because
12:21of the sanctions that Europe and the United States are putting on Russia.
12:25And look, at this point, I get it in the past.
12:28But now it's purely a fun war machine.
12:29But, Admiral, this also remains a question that U.S. President Donald Trump is going soft
12:33on China, which is the biggest buyer of the Russian oil.
12:35And he's going hard on India.
12:36But thank you very much for your perspective.
12:38I'm running short of time.
12:40But thank you very much for being on my show.
12:41Thank you very much.
12:44And now, going back to another story from the technology world.
12:50Now a landmark development in the global technology and the trade space, U.S. chipmaker NVIDIA
12:55and AMD have reportedly struck a deal to share 15% of their China AI chip revenues with the
13:01U.S. government.
13:01A condition that clears the way for export licenses to resume.
13:05The move is being hailed by some as a smart balance between market access and strategic
13:10control, while critics warn it blurs the line between commerce and national security.
13:15And there is an India angle, too, with potential opportunity for our growing semiconductor and
13:21AI sector.
13:22For more, watch this report.
13:23It's nothing less than a groundbreaking development in global tech trade.
13:37U.S. chipmakers NVIDIA and AMD have reportedly agreed to hand over 15% of their revenue from
13:45advanced AI chip sales in China to the U.S. government.
13:48This unprecedented arrangement clears the way for export licenses to resume following earlier
13:58restrictions.
14:01While there is no official confirmation yet, as per reports, NVIDIA will pay 15% of revenue
14:07from its H20 AI accelerator sold in China.
14:12AMD will do the same for its MI308 model.
14:15These payments are not taxes, but negotiated conditions to obtain the necessary export clearances.
14:23The revenue sharing deal will give China access to the latest GPUs needed to power artificial
14:29intelligence data centers.
14:33The Trump administration earlier this year banned NVIDIA's top-of-the-line H20 chip sales
14:39to China over national security concerns.
14:42After sustained lobbying, including a White House meeting by NVIDIA's CEO, the restrictions
14:50have seemingly been eased.
14:55Analysts estimate that NVIDIA could bring in around $23 billion in China sales of H20 chips
15:01in 2025, so a 15% share yields a substantial sum for U.S. coffers.
15:06Critics argue the deal blurs the line between national security and revenue generation.
15:13Some experts warn it may even violate the U.S. Constitution's prohibition on export taxes.
15:19Meanwhile, supporters say it gives U.S. firms market access while reinforcing control over
15:25strategic technologies.
15:27From Washington's perspective, this model of conditional access could become a template for
15:31sensitive technology exports even beyond semiconductors.
15:36It represents a novel tool in balancing economic entrust with geopolitical priorities.
15:43And could even lead to China buying more U.S. soybeans, something Donald Trump has hinted at.
15:50Meanwhile, India's semiconductor ambitions, boosted by government incentives, rising AI investments,
15:56and make-in-India initiatives could also benefit from technology access, partnerships,
16:01or licensing models shaped by the U.S.-China precedent.
16:05As U.S. firms recalibrate strategies under geopolitical trade pressures,
16:09India could emerge as a more attractive alternative or collaborator in Asia's fast-growing tech ecosystem.
16:16And now from technological rivalry and trade tensions, let's move on to the conflict zone of West Asia.
16:32Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his planned military takeover of Gaza City
16:37in the face of growing international condemnation and anger, with the United Nations officials warning
16:43that the move would lead to another calamity in embattled starving enclave.
17:02As Israel moves towards a potential military takeover of Gaza City,
17:07global condemnation is mounting against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
17:13He is facing sharp criticism over his push to establish full military control over the region,
17:19a move that has significantly escalated the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas
17:24in the already devastated Gaza Strip.
17:31Despite the growing international pressure,
17:33Prime Minister Netanyahu has stood firm in defending his military strategy.
17:37Israel's security cabinet instructed the IDF to dismantle the two remaining Hamas strongholds
17:47in Gaza City and the central camps.
17:49Contrary to false claims, this is the best way to end the war and the best way to end it speedily.
17:57During an emergency UN Security Council meeting on August 10th,
18:01the Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors presented contrasting views on the conflict
18:06and proposed solutions to end the fighting in Gaza.
18:10If its concern was actually security, it would have rallied this plan
18:17and should have been happy to see this plan adopted by almost the entire international community.
18:25Israel is seeking to cement its full military control over the Gaza Strip
18:31and is prolonging this war not to end Hamas rule or to disarm it,
18:38but to prevent independent Palestinian statehood.
18:42This is not conquest. Israel has no plans or desire to permanently occupy Gaza.
18:48This is liberation from a beautiful terror regime.
18:52While Israel has faced sharp criticism from allies such as the United Kingdom, Russia, China and France,
18:59the United States has backed its ally and friend Netanyahu's military plans for Gaza.
19:05The government of Israel did not make its decision to advance its military campaign in a vacuum,
19:10but after months of Hamas's intransigence.
19:15Hamas refuses to accept a ceasefire and continues to torture the hostages.
19:23We must firmly oppose any attempt to occupy Gaza.
19:26The recent approval by Israel's security cabinet of a plan to take over Gaza is a measure of grave concern for China.
19:33We urge Israel to stop this dangerous move at once.
19:36We urge Israel to stop this dangerous move at once.
19:39Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia will recognise Palestine as a state in September.
19:47Today, I can confirm that at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September,
19:55Australia will recognise the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own,
20:05predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian Authority.
20:11Australia is the latest country to join the growing list of nations recognising a Palestinian state,
20:24following early announcements by France, Britain and Canada.
20:27However, the turmoil in Gaza continues to intensify with each passing day.
20:36In the latest attack, five Al Jazeera journalists, including prominent reporter Anas Al Sharif,
20:42were killed in a targeted Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital.
20:49Al Jazeera journalists have been murdered in a targeted Israeli strike.
20:53The UN Human Rights Office swiftly condemned the killing and called on Israel to ensure the
20:58protection of journalists operating in Gaza.
21:02With Neha Kumari, Bureau Report, India Today.
21:05Since Israel launched its first military strikes on Iran's nuclear sites during a 12-day war in June,
21:15inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, have been unable to access Iran's facilities,
21:21despite IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi stating that the inspection remains his top priority.
21:26Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi confirmed that a senior official from the United Nations nuclear watchdog
21:33will fly to Iran for talks, but no visit to a nuclear site is planned.
21:37Iran has accused the agency of effectively paving the way for the bombings by issuing a damning report
21:44on May 31, which led the IAEA's 35 Nation Board of Governors to declare that Iran is in breach of
21:50its non-proliferation obligations. Iran, which denies seeking nuclear weapons,
21:55said it remains committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
21:59Last month, Iran enacted a law passed by the parliament,
22:02the government suspending the cooperation with IAEA.
22:09And moving on, now let's have a look on some other headlines which are dominating the global news wheel.
22:14U.S. President Donald Trump said homeless people must move out of Washington D.C. as he vowed to tackle crime in the city.
22:33But the mayor pushed back against the White House, likening the American capital to Baghdad in Iraq.
22:40Earlier, Trump had signed an order making it easier to arrest homeless people and also ordered federal law enforcement into the streets of Washington D.C.
22:49Vice President J.D. Vance pushed back against criticism of the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files,
23:01accusing Democrats of political opportunism and failing to act when they held power.
23:06Vance's comments come amid renewed public pressure to unsealed documents related to the Epstein case after the Justice Department announced in a memo last month that there was no evidence that accused sex trafficker kept a client list or that he was murdered.
23:23South Korea's active duty military has shrunk by 20% over the past six years to 450,000 troops mainly due to a steep decline in the number of men eligible for the country's mandatory service.
23:39The demographic squeeze is tied to South Korea's record low birth rate, the lowest in the world which is training, recruitment and threatening operational readiness.
23:53A magnitude 6.1 earthquake stuck north-western Turkey's Balak-Kesir province, killing at least one person and causing more than a dozen buildings to collapse.
24:04Four people were pulled from the rubble of a collapsed house, three of whom are being treated in hospital while one man died of his injuries.
24:15And that's all for this edition of World Today.
24:18For more international stories, do log on to India Today Global.
24:21Take care.
24:23And before that, we are leaving to another interesting story that imagine if you wanted to buy a high-tech robot today, where would you go?
24:31Well, Cyrus has the answer and be ready to be amazed.
24:35Take care. Good night.
24:36In 2025, if you thought that a shopping mall is only good enough to buy groceries, maybe some, you know, fashion items, you are so wrong because this is a reality right now.
25:00Now, there is a shopping mall in Beijing, China, where you can buy a robot.
25:04I am not kidding.
25:05Now, this small, one of the first in the world, showcases about 200 different kinds of robots from different companies.
25:12And even a company like Unitree is present, the same company that makes humanoid-like robots.
25:18Now, in terms of pricing, the range for these items start at $278, but it also depends upon the specifications that you want in your robot.
25:28But the best part is, you can just walk into this mall, choose your particular robot or item that you want to buy, and just walk out.
25:36It is that simple.
25:37Now, this is how we will be shopping for robots in the future.
25:41Now, this one has opened in China, but you can bet that these kind of mods will open in different parts of the world, where people can experience them physically and then make their final fine decision.
25:53Another important detail about this location is that it is like a holistic experience center, just like a car showroom.
26:00A person would have to go to this place, and they would be able to not only just buy the robot, they will be able to service it, get there frequently, any questions that they have about the product answered.
26:10And it's like a holistic experience center, and that's the best part, because I don't think there will be other places that will be able to service robots.
26:17So, all of your queries and troubleshooting can happen in one place.
26:22But what do you think about this whole future of robotics and shopping, going there and buying the robot yourself?
26:28Have we entered the future already, and would you buy a robot from a mall?
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