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The US today imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, doubling the overall duty to 50% in retaliation for New Delhi’s continued Russian oil purchases. The Modi government vowed to counter the move, declaring “We are standing with our farmers,” after top officials met to chart the response. The steep hike threatens nearly two-thirds of India’s $60B exports to the US, spanning key sectors and jobs, even as New Delhi insists every nation has the right to safeguard its domestic market.
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00:00:00The top story that we are following here on India today is the additional 25% tariffs all set to
00:00:05kick in from today. India is locked and loaded to counter the tariffs. It's at 9.30 that we will see
00:00:13the tariff bomb dropping on India. Modi government has given out an assurance we are standing with
00:00:18our farmers. Very very clear message coming in from the Indian government. We are standing with
00:00:22our farmers. India is locked and loaded. The tariffs will kick in at 9.30 a.m. These are the additional
00:00:3125% tariffs that the U.S. has been speaking about. Overall the tariffs that India at the moment is
00:00:38looking at is a whopping 50%. India is locked and loaded to counter these tariffs. Tariff bomb
00:00:44will now be dropping on India. The government however has given out an assurance we are standing
00:00:49with our farmers. So the assurance coming in from the Modi government. In fact there were
00:00:56a spate of meetings that took place just 24 hours ago. The top officials of the government,
00:01:01top officials from the Commerce Ministry, the Finance Ministry, from the Mighty, from the
00:01:07External Affairs Ministry also. There was a huddle that took place. What to do next, those
00:01:13steps. The steps will be taken very shortly. Exporters from various sectors have also had a
00:01:20conversation with the government of India with regards to the way forward. These are the additional
00:01:27tariffs that we will see kicking in. These tariffs will kick in at 9.30 a.m. From today the government
00:01:33is locked and loaded. Over the past few days we have seen how there could also be a little bit of an
00:01:41impact on the jobs. So that's something that the government at the moment is very clearly looking
00:01:45at. All this is being done as a retaliation because the United States of America wants India
00:01:52to stop purchasing oil from Russia. The government has made it very clear every country has the right
00:01:57to think about that country and to think about domestic market. That's exactly what India is also
00:02:03doing at the moment. 50% tariff. That's what India is looking at at the moment. 25% tariff is already in
00:02:12place. The other 25% will kick in at about 9.30 a.m. today. Impact will be sweeping. Two-thirds of
00:02:21India's exports to U.S. which is worth roughly 60 billion dollars in trade. Now this is something that
00:02:27will be caught in the new tariff net. Which means things will become more expensive for the United States.
00:02:46News that's coming in at the moment. Former ambassador of the United States of America is
00:02:51hopeful that there could be a trade deal between India and the United States of America.
00:02:55Harj Singla said he's positive that a trade deal will happen. Positive signs of a trade deal with
00:03:02the United States of America. We are now seeing
00:03:05statement coming in a positive statement from the former ambassador to the United States of America.
00:03:13He's saying he's hopeful that there could be a trade deal between India and the United States of
00:03:17America.
00:03:18He's very hopeful that we will find a way to conclude a satisfactory mutually beneficial free trade
00:03:33agreement with the United States early rather than late. And that would certainly take us to the next
00:03:41step of the visit of President Trump to India. A meeting of the court leaders and I think
00:03:48really setting us back on track. We will be at the receiving end of 50% custom duties for goods exported
00:03:56into the United States from India. These would impact mainly on labor intensive products from India.
00:04:03There are mitigation factors. We are working on minimizing the impact. I believe that we have the most
00:04:11comprehensive multifaceted relationship with the United States. The one that we have more than any other country.
00:04:19And I do believe that the strength of that relationship, the values and principles that we share will see us
00:04:28through any ups and downs in the relationship. We've had those in the past and we have seen them through
00:04:34and we will undoubtedly see this through as well.
00:04:37What we are seeing at the moment is the Indian government standing very firm. There are certain sectors, sectors
00:04:46that the Indian government has said they will not be opening up. The daily sector, the agriculture sector,
00:04:51these are the sectors that the Indian government will not be opening up for the US market. Not just the US market,
00:04:57for any market. Russian oil import actually is extremely crucial for India because it is very economically viable.
00:05:04Now just think of a scenario where India does not buy oil from Russia. It will be economically inefficient.
00:05:11It's not possible because our economy will suffer. The government has made it very, very clear.
00:05:17In fact, because of this standstill between the United States of America and India, a team from the US was supposed
00:05:23to visit India. That has now been cancelled. The trade deal between India and US at the moment is in a limbo.
00:05:30The government has had a spate of meetings with exporters. Exporters, especially from those sectors
00:05:38which are now being impacted. Pharmaceutical sector, gems and jewellery sector. That's the sector
00:05:43which is very closely looking at these tariffs. The government has given them an assurance that all
00:05:48help will be provided just in case businesses are hit very badly.
00:05:51News which is coming in. It's US President Donald Trump once again claiming that he's the one who
00:06:10should be given credit for the truce between India and Pakistan. Donald Trump said India and Pakistan,
00:06:15the hatred between both these nations was tremendous. Brought India and Pakistan peace after the tariff
00:06:22threat. India and Pakistan going to end up in a nuclear war. War ended five hours after the tariff
00:06:29threat was given by the United States of America. We are now seeing Donald Trump, the US President,
00:06:34once again going out and saying that he's the one who should be given credit for stopping the war
00:06:40between India and Pakistan also went ahead and said India and Pakistan. The hatred between both these
00:06:45nations is tremendous and there could be a nuclear war had the United States of America not stepped in.
00:07:10I'm talking to a very terrific man, Modi of India. And I say, what's going on with you in Pakistan? Then I'm talking to Pakistan on trade. I said, what's going on with you in India? And the hatred was tremendous.
00:07:40Now, this has been going on for a hell of a long time, like with sometimes with different names for hundreds of years. But I said, what's going on? I said, I don't want to make a trade deal. No, no, no. We want to make trade deal. I said, no, no, I don't want to make a trade deal with you.
00:07:57You're going to have a nuclear war. You guys are going to end up in a nuclear war.
00:08:00And that was very important to them. I said, call me back tomorrow, but we're not going to do any deal with you. Or we're going to put tariffs on you that are so high. You were there, Howard, right?
00:08:12You're going to put tariffs on you that was so high. I don't give a damn. Your head's going to spin. You're not going to end up in a war. Within about five hours, it was done.
00:08:22You just heard the United States President Donald Trump once again speaking about the fact that it was the United States of America that stepped in between India and Pakistan.
00:08:35This is not the first time we have seen how that dramatic tweet that came in from the United States of America.
00:08:42The President had said that there is a ceasefire taking place between India and Pakistan.
00:08:47And since then, on multiple occasions, Donald Trump has claimed credit for stopping the war between India and Pakistan.
00:08:56It's the D-Day. The D-Day is upon us.
00:08:59The deadline for the additional 25% tariffs, all set to be imposed on Indian goods by the United States of America, will start today.
00:09:08Indian imports to America will now be levied with a 50% tariff rate.
00:09:12Textile, shrimps, gems, leather industry, they have already started to bear the brunt of these tariffs.
00:09:19Asserting its right to protect the national interest and safeguard the strategic economic buying Russian oil crude,
00:09:25India is looking to counter the impact with high tariffs.
00:09:27A key meet was also chaired by Prime Minister Modi to soften the blow from these tariffs.
00:09:33Emphasizing India's strength, Prime Minister Modi lashed out at the economic selfish policies and assured to keep prioritized,
00:09:39to make sure that India is prioritizing its own interest.
00:09:43U.S. President Donald Trump earlier had justified these 50% tariffs by pointing out India's purchases of oils and defense equipments from Russia.
00:09:52And I'm talking to a very terrific man, Modi of India, and I say, what's going on with you in Pakistan?
00:10:05Then I'm talking to Pakistan on trade.
00:10:07I'm talking to Pakistan on trade.
00:10:37I'm talking to Pakistan on trade.
00:10:39I'm talking to Pakistan on trade.
00:10:3950% tariff is a big number.
00:11:08It will impact our exports, the dollar volume, and also it would imply back-end in India,
00:11:15it will mean job losses in some sectors.
00:11:18However, India, I think, is taking a holistic view.
00:11:23One, the government is trying to, and the industry itself, is trying to diversify and open up new export markets.
00:11:30That's one.
00:11:30Also, the country itself, there is now a push to improve our own productivity, make our goods more competitive for global standards.
00:11:41So, it will be a mix of steps taken externally by India and internally by India to face this hardship.
00:11:50But yes, some sacrifices will have to be made.
00:11:53I think it will maybe impact the business, but in a very temporary manner.
00:11:59I think both countries are still in the negotiations, in the discussions to have a win-win deal in the bilateral agreements.
00:12:06And I am sure that both the governments will actually reach a very good, fruitful agreement, which is mutually beneficial for both.
00:12:14So, maybe there is some temporary hiccup that will come.
00:12:18But I think, I am sure, both countries will reach to a win-win agreement.
00:12:22Tariffs are obstacles to free trade, wherever they are, whether it's on the Indian side, whether it's on the European side, whether it's on the US side.
00:12:33So, we would always be in favor of reducing tariffs to a minimum level.
00:12:37What we are seeing at the moment is the fact that India is not budging.
00:12:46India has made it very, very clear that these tariffs is something that the government also has said that they will now be looking at very closely.
00:12:53In fact, joining me on the broadcast, Bill Drellix, who is geopolitical expert, joining me from Washington.
00:13:00Bill, the first question that comes to the mind is that are we seeing shadow boxing taking place between India and the United States of America?
00:13:07Donald Trump, barely a few hours ago, once again said that it's the US which should be given credit for stopping war between India and Pakistan.
00:13:17Yeah, it's a good question.
00:13:18I think undoubtedly there's a lot of theater going on that can be difficult to separate from substance.
00:13:27President Trump's brand is very tightly tied with his ability to focus attention and drama on his actions, on his ambitions.
00:13:40So, yeah, I think that in general we can say this is kind of at the center of a lot of the drama going on with the White House and international relations with the United States today.
00:13:55Bill, when we speak about the Russian oil, it's very, very crucial for India because for us, it is economically viable.
00:14:03If we do not do that, we will have a lot of impact coming into the consumer.
00:14:08So that's something that India is not budging at.
00:14:10Do you believe there could be any leeway with a president like Donald Trump?
00:14:14I think it's possible that President Trump would be willing to make some sort of meet-in-the-middle agreement.
00:14:23It's true that this oil supply has built up over a few years now, and so to diversify immediately might be difficult.
00:14:33I don't think that the United States would be unreasonable about a plan to get oil from elsewhere.
00:14:41At the same time, though, I think it's very clear that President Trump is very focused on trying to stop the funds getting to Russia.
00:14:54So I think that at a minimum, for some sort of progress to be had, this administration is going to want some sort of serious commitment about significant action, even if it's not a wholesale immediate stop.
00:15:09Well, if you can, you know, throw some light on what exactly has caused this rift, not just with India, but with a lot of other nations globally.
00:15:20I think this administration has been very forward-leaning.
00:15:24You could say high risk on trying to reset the United States' economic, political relationship with allies around the world.
00:15:35What is an open question still is, how are, is that reset kind of, what's the sequence of events here?
00:15:46Is it, you know, a lot of people are saying, you know, is he trying to get a big, beautiful deal with China and simultaneously being tough on his partners?
00:15:54Or is it the case, which I think is the more likely event, that the president and his administration really want to get a few things in order before they take China head on more directly for some more fundamental challenges?
00:16:10I think that's also at the root of why we're seeing India targeted on these Russian oil tariffs and not China yet.
00:16:18I think the key word there is yet.
00:16:23Right. Thank you, Bill, giving us all those details, putting things in perspective, joining us from Washington, D.C.
00:16:28In fact, my colleague Rajdeep Sardesai spoke with American economist Jeffrey D. Satch.
00:16:34A lot of conversation about what it means for India.
00:16:36What are these tariffs? Listen in.
00:16:38So, as the tariff war now threatens to explode, I'm joined by a very special guest.
00:16:45Joining me from New York is one of the world's leading economists and public policy analysts, Jeffrey, Professor Jeffrey Sachs, joins me from New York.
00:16:53Appreciate your joining us, Professor Sachs.
00:16:56You've been a clear critic of Donald Trump's tariff policies.
00:17:00You've described them in the past as stupid, bizarre, economically reckless and self-destructive of U.S. foreign policy interests.
00:17:08Despite that, as we've seen, the Trump administration has decided to go ahead with 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods,
00:17:14including a 25 percent tariff tied to India's Russian oil purchases.
00:17:19Do you believe that Donald Trump has simply lost it or is he arm-twisting India?
00:17:25Well, he's trying to arm-twist India, but he's not going to succeed.
00:17:29What he is succeeding in doing is uniting the BRICS countries, bringing India closer to Russia, to China, to Brazil, to other major economies in the world.
00:17:46He is isolating the United States from the world economy because, after all, these tariffs are making the U.S. industry less competitive.
00:17:55Maybe they'll produce more for the home market, but they'll be less competitive internationally.
00:18:02And what countries like India and China and Russia will find out is that the fast-growing majority of the world economy is not the United States or even Europe.
00:18:15It is the emerging economies around the world.
00:18:19So I think Trump is shooting, I won't say himself in the foot, he's shooting America in the foot, my country.
00:18:26He's making it less prosperous and less competitive.
00:18:30But he is effectively uniting the rest of the world in closer relations.
00:18:36The fact is, despite all the criticism of his tariff policies, he's unrelenting.
00:18:43In fact, his trade advisor, Mr. Navarro, says India is the Maharaja of tariffs, accuses India of profiteering from cheap Russian oil purchases.
00:18:52So Trump isn't backing down.
00:18:55That has perplexed a few people who thought that he would pull back as he had with China.
00:19:01With India, he seems to be going all the way.
00:19:03I don't think Trump understands very much about what he does.
00:19:09And I don't think that the advisors understand much about India.
00:19:17Clearly, Mr. Navarro does not.
00:19:20And they thought that they could bully India, which is absurd.
00:19:25For the United States to think that it could bully a great power with 1.5 billion people,
00:19:32I could have told them no.
00:19:34But as I told many friends in India, don't trust the United States either.
00:19:39The U.S. is not after a special relationship with India.
00:19:44The United States is short-sighted, poorly led, unstable, and not the basis for India's long-term development.
00:19:52News that's coming in at the moment.
00:19:5531 people have lost their lives after heavy rainfalls triggered a landslide near the Vaishnudevi Shrine in Jemun-Bishmi's Katra region.
00:20:03Total casualties so far, 31.
00:20:06More people are likely to be trapped under the debris.
00:20:12The rescue operations are underway.
00:20:14Massive landslide has taken place.
00:20:16Unfortunately, 31 people have lost their lives.
00:20:19Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide near the Vaishnudevi Shrine in Katra in Jemun-Bishmi's.
00:20:24Total casualties so far.
00:20:27The number stands at 31.
00:20:30It seems like more people are trapped under the debris.
00:20:32My colleague Sunil Ji Bhat is now joining me on the story.
00:20:39Sunil Ji, very, very unfortunate visuals coming in.
00:20:42We understand so far the figure of the people who have lost their lives.
00:20:45That figure is 31.
00:20:47But many more people are still feared to be trapped under the debris.
00:20:51Terrible news is coming from Katra.
00:20:54And we have learned that now the death toll has mounted to 31, while 23 others are injured.
00:21:01Yesterday, because of the heavy rainfall, there were landslides and shooting stones at many places in Jumun-Kashmir.
00:21:08And in the afternoon, there was a landslide near Adhkwari on Mata Vaishnudevi Yatra track.
00:21:14And many devotees got trapped in the rubble.
00:21:17And relief and rescue operations were launched.
00:21:20Now we are learning that the death toll has mounted to 31, while 23 others are injured.
00:21:26The rescue operation is still on.
00:21:29Efforts are on to trace the people who may be missing or who may be trapped in the debris.
00:21:36The injured have been rushed to the hospitals in Katra.
00:21:40And the authorities are also closely monitoring the situation.
00:21:44Many rescue teams are on their job.
00:21:46After this incident occurred at Adhkwari on the Yatra track, the Yatra to Mata Vaishnudevi Shrine has been suspended from both the routes.
00:21:57And top officials are in Katra.
00:22:00They are monitoring this rescue operation.
00:22:02And there are many teams, whether from the Shrine Board or SDRF, Jumun-Kashmir Police, Indian Army, CRPF.
00:22:08They are carrying out the rescue operation.
00:22:11And there may be more people who may be trapped in the rubble.
00:22:16So that's why the rescue operation is still on.
00:22:1823 people are injured.
00:22:20They have been rushed to the hospital.
00:22:21They are undergoing treatment there.
00:22:23But a major tragedy has occurred in the holy town of Katra on the Yatra track.
00:22:29And the death toll has now mounted to 31.
00:22:32Thank you, Sunilji, giving us all those details.
00:22:35Unfortunately, 31 people have lost their lives.
00:22:37A deadly landslide in Jammu, Kishmir.
00:22:41There's a red alert that has now been sounded across the Jammu region.
00:22:45Cloud burst, flash floods, torrential rains.
00:22:47The rivers are now swelling and bridges have started to collapse.
00:22:51Now, this has brought the entire region to a standstill.
00:22:54Highways have been blocked.
00:22:55Rivers are in full spate.
00:22:57Vaishnudevi Yatra has been suspended.
00:22:59The rescue and relief operations are in full swing.
00:23:02The authorities are warning next 24 hours could be extremely decisive.
00:23:06Sunilji Bhatt has filed this report from the ground.
00:23:32Red alert in Jammu.
00:23:35Red alert in Jammu.
00:23:35Cloud burst.
00:23:45Flash floods.
00:23:49Torrential rain.
00:23:53Swelling rivers and bridge collapse.
00:23:58Bring the district on its knees.
00:24:08Major portion of bridge number 4 on the Tavi River came down on Tuesday.
00:24:12Vehicles were stranded on the adjoining Bikram Chowk Bridge.
00:24:30Behind me, you can see bridge number 4 over Tavi River.
00:24:34This is an important bridge and you can see a major portion of this bridge has got damaged.
00:24:41Tavi River is flowing at danger mark right now.
00:24:45Unprecedented scenes are being witnessed here in Jammu City.
00:24:49Situation is getting very dangerous and you can see that a major portion of this bridge has got damaged.
00:24:55You can see the extent of damage that has taken place.
00:24:57There are many cars that have got stuck on this damaged bridge.
00:25:03The Tavi, Chenab, Basantar and Ravi rivers are flowing about danger mark, triggering evacuation across low-lying areas.
00:25:12On the Jammu-Shrinagar highway, landslides at Ramban shut down the critical lifeline, stranding hundreds of vehicles.
00:25:24In Uddhampur, a car was crushed under an uprooted tree on the old Jammu-Shrinagar highway.
00:25:35A youth from Rajasthan was swept away near Kishanpur-Domail road in Jammu.
00:25:44Veshna Devi Yatra and Shiv Khori Yatra stand suspended.
00:26:11Schools, colleges and government offices are shut.
00:26:41With rivers swelling, highways blocked and pilgrimages suspended, Jammu and adjoining districts remain on high alert.
00:27:02Rescue teams race against time.
00:27:07Army, NDRF, local police pulling stranded families to safety.
00:27:13With IMD sounding the red alert in Jammu on August 27th also, authorities warn the next 24 hours of rain could worsen the crisis.
00:27:27With Sunilji Bhatt in Jammu, Bureau Report, India Today.
00:27:45The news that's coming in at the moment, additional 25% tariffs all set to kick in from today.
00:27:53India is locked and loaded to counter these tariffs.
00:27:56At about 9.30 today, we will see the tariff bomb dropping on India.
00:28:01Modi government has given out an assurance they are standing with the Indian farmers.
00:28:04In fact, just 24 hours ago, we heard Prime Minister.
00:28:07Prime Minister Dahindy Modi speak about the fact that there are certain forces that do not want the government to be standing with the farmers.
00:28:14But that is not what the government will do.
00:28:16Government is very, very clear.
00:28:18It will be standing with the Indian farmers.
00:28:21In fact, America first.
00:28:22That's what you are seeing on your screens.
00:28:25John, the US President Donald Trump, he's posted a picture which says America first.
00:28:30My colleague Karishma Sudhani is now joining me on the story.
00:28:36Karishma, the government is locked and loaded.
00:28:38We understand a spate of meetings have already taken place between the top officials, the exporters and various other industries,
00:28:46making sure that this additional 25% tariff does not hit the industry hard.
00:28:50Well, Aishwarya, this is going to be a tricky situation for us because we are seeing a lot of exporters report
00:29:00that they have to shut down their businesses, at least on a temporary basis.
00:29:03We've heard about textiles, apparel, leather industry, and particularly shrimp industry from south,
00:29:10especially Andhra Pradesh, which is our strong coalition partner,
00:29:13complain of the fact that 50% tariffs derails their current reach in terms of exports.
00:29:20While this is an ongoing real present concern, the PMO has been trying to work out some measures
00:29:27in order to give them some kind of temporary relief.
00:29:31Now, the big question is, do we have the appetite to kind of absorb this at least for a few months?
00:29:38Sources say that may be a month or two, but this cannot go on forever.
00:29:42And we are still hopeful that if a bilateral trade agreement is signed, say, by October or November around Diwali,
00:29:49then it will ease the pressure that's currently existing.
00:29:52So the government is working, trying to draw metrics, dynamics in order to support the exporters
00:29:59and also maintain its stance that it's not going to budge on its sensitive sectors.
00:30:05Prashma, please stay on with me. We've got some more news coming in.
00:30:08It's the additional 25% tariff that India is looking at at the moment.
00:30:12Donald Trump's America first poster before the tariffs kick in.
00:30:17Donald Trump poses with an oil barrel.
00:30:20In this poster, that's what you are seeing on your screens at the moment.
00:30:23Donald Trump's oil barrel poster.
00:30:25Is it a dig at the India-Russia oil deal?
00:30:29India is locked and loaded, all set to counter these tariffs.
00:30:32It's at about 9.30 that we will see the tariff bomb dropping on India.
00:30:36The government has given out an assurance that they are standing with the farmers.
00:30:40Spade of meetings have taken place over the past few days.
00:30:43The government is very keenly looking at what to do next.
00:30:47Now, it's in tandem that we are seeing the government moving on one side, not bucking down.
00:30:51That's something that India has given out the message to United States of America,
00:30:55that we will not be cowing down, we will not be bowing down.
00:30:59On the other side, continuous conversations are happening between the industry and the government.
00:31:03What is it that the industry needs?
00:31:05What will be the short-term impact of the tariff?
00:31:07What will be the long-term impact of the tariff?
00:31:10That's something that at the moment is under discussion between the industry.
00:31:14Industries across various sectors are now looking at what to do next.
00:31:18Modi government has given out an assurance.
00:31:21You just heard the Prime Minister 24 hours ago saying that they are standing unitedly behind the farmers.
00:31:26My colleague Karishma, still with me on the story.
00:31:29Karishma, it's the India-Russia oil deal.
00:31:31Time and again we have seen how the President, Donald Trump, pointing fingers and saying that India needs to stop buying oil from Russia.
00:31:38The government says that if you are keeping America first, we also need to keep India first.
00:31:45Well, absolutely.
00:31:47In fact, this has been for quite some time that Prime Minister Modi and Trade Minister Piyush Goyal
00:31:54has been continuously sharing of the fact that we cannot do away with what's important to us.
00:32:00Now, in return, if there has been, say, concerns on targeting us with our dependence on Russian oil,
00:32:09then, Aishwarya, let's not forget that we were asked by the U.S. a few years back during the COVID to actually buy Russian oil in order to maintain the crude oil prices.
00:32:19So, currently what is happening is a clash of egos in order to indirectly say, it's a pressure tactic to try and convince us to do something that we do not have the scope of doing
00:32:33because it will let our domestic industries down.
00:32:36And if we look on a geopolitical scale, then none of the countries, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, have taken such a big risk that downsides their own sensitive sectors.
00:32:47Look at Japan.
00:32:48They've been trying to negotiate.
00:32:50They are still absorbing a certain sector of tariffs, but they've not given up on their say on electronics.
00:32:58Look at China.
00:32:58It's been the front runner with, in fact, we are following the China way.
00:33:02China also underwent a lot of scrutiny by the U.S. in the beginning.
00:33:06But right now, to be honest, if we have to address the elephant in the room, it is China, which has been the unsung hero out of this whole situation.
00:33:15So, India is following a similar path.
00:33:17We are not going to give up on what's important to us, but we are not being arrogant and egoistic about the fact that we don't want to do a trade deal.
00:33:25Minister of External Affairs has also reiterated that we are in conversation with the U.S.
00:33:30We are willing to do a trade deal, but a trade deal needs to be a two-side effort and not a lopsided win.
00:33:36Thank you, Karishma, for giving us all those details.
00:33:40As my colleague also pointed out, that this cannot be a lopsided win only for the United States of America.
00:33:46It's not just India.
00:33:47Across the globe, we are seeing countries pushing back and also keeping their interest above the interest of the United States of America.
00:33:54It's the D-Day, and the D-Day is here.
00:33:56The deadline for the additional 25% tariffs, which will be imposed on Indian goods by the United States, that deadline ends today.
00:34:04Indian exports in America will be levied with a 50% tariff rate henceforth.
00:34:09Now, what are the industries that at the moment will be impacted the hardest?
00:34:13It's the textile industry, those who are sending out shrimps, gems and jewellery, leather industries.
00:34:18They have already started to bear the brunt of the tariffs coming in from the United States of America.
00:34:24Asserting that it's the right to protect national interest, safeguarding strategic autonomy while buying the Russian crude oil,
00:34:31India is looking to counter the impact of these high tariffs.
00:34:34A key meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Modi to soften the blow from these tariffs.
00:34:39Emphasizing India's strength, Prime Minister Modi very clearly lashed out at the economic selfish policies of the United States of America
00:34:47and assured to keep and to prioritize India's interest.
00:34:51U.S. President Donald Trump earlier justified the 50% tariffs by pointing out India purchases oil from,
00:34:57not just oil, but even defense equipments from Russia.
00:35:00U.S. President Donald Trump earlier,
00:35:30U.S. President Donald Trump earlier,
00:36:00very hopeful that we will find a way to conclude a satisfactory, mutually beneficial free trade agreement
00:36:12with the United States early rather than late.
00:36:16And that would certainly take us to the next step of the visit of President Trump to India,
00:36:22meeting the court leaders, and I think really setting us back on track.
00:36:2950% tariff is a big number.
00:36:33It will impact our exports, the dollar volume,
00:36:36and also it would imply back end in India it will mean job losses in some sectors.
00:36:42However, India, I think, is taking a holistic view.
00:36:47One, the government is trying to, and the industry itself is trying to diversify and open up new export markets.
00:36:54That's one.
00:36:55Also, the country itself, there is now a push to improve our own productivity,
00:37:02make our goods more competitive for global standards.
00:37:05So, it will be a mix of steps taken externally by India and internally by India to face this hardship.
00:37:14But yes, some sacrifices will have to be made.
00:37:18I think it will maybe impact the business, but in a very temporary manner.
00:37:23I think both countries are still in the negotiations, in the discussions to have a win-win deal in the bilateral agreements.
00:37:31And I am sure that both the governments will actually, you know, reach a very good fruitful agreement,
00:37:36which is mutually beneficial for both.
00:37:38So, maybe there is some temporary, you know, hiccup that will come.
00:37:42But I think, I'm sure both countries will reach to a win-win agreement.
00:37:47Tariffs are obstacles to free trade, wherever they are,
00:37:53whether it's on the Indian side, whether it's on the European side, whether it's on the US side.
00:37:58So, we would always be in favor of reducing tariffs to a minimum level.
00:38:02It's the US President Donald Trump who has once again claimed that he personally intervened
00:38:10to step the nuclear confrontation between India and Pakistan
00:38:13during heightened tensions between both the countries.
00:38:16This, when Operation Sindhu was underway.
00:38:19Speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Donald Trump said
00:38:22he threatened India with steep tariffs and refused to proceed with the trade deal
00:38:26until the conflict was resolved.
00:38:28Listen in.
00:38:29And I'm talking to a very terrific man, Modi, of India.
00:38:39And I say, what's going on with you in Pakistan?
00:38:41Then I'm talking to Pakistan on trade.
00:38:44I said, what's going on with you in India?
00:38:47And the hatred was tremendous.
00:38:49Now, this has been going on for a hell of a long time.
00:38:51Like, with, sometimes with different names for hundreds of years.
00:38:56But, I said, what's going on?
00:38:59I said, I don't want to make a trade deal.
00:39:01No, no, no, we want to make a trade deal.
00:39:03I said, no, no, I don't want to make a trade deal with you.
00:39:05You're going to have a nuclear war.
00:39:07You guys are going to end up in a nuclear war.
00:39:09And that was very important to them.
00:39:13I said, call me back tomorrow, but we're not going to do any deals with you.
00:39:16Or we're going to put tariffs on you that are so high.
00:39:19You were there, Howard, right?
00:39:20Yes.
00:39:21You're going to put tariffs on you that were so high, I don't give a damn.
00:39:24Your head's going to spin.
00:39:26You're not going to end up in a war.
00:39:27Within about five hours.
00:39:30Let's now break down for you what exactly these Trump tariffs mean and what will be the impact.
00:39:38Indian sectors already have been hit.
00:39:40Some of those sectors include textiles and apparel.
00:39:44Now, these orders are shifting to rivals.
00:39:46Gems and jewellery.
00:39:47That's close to $10 billion industry.
00:39:50The exports are hit.
00:39:51Unfortunately, jobs are also at risk.
00:39:53The auto parts industry, the pharma industry, the electronics industry.
00:39:58Their margins have now squeezed.
00:40:00Seafood, when we speak about shrimp exporters, they are now fearing steep losses.
00:40:05The big question, what could be next?
00:40:08Engineering goods, leather, consumable, all of them might also suffer in the long term.
00:40:14The impact on exports with regards to the shipments from India and US may actually fall by close to a 50%.
00:40:21Impact, when we speak about the GDP, which means the growth.
00:40:25How will that be impacted?
00:40:26It actually could just dip marginally, 0.2% to 0.4%.
00:40:31But this risk could be deeper if there could be a slowdown, if more penalties are imposed.
00:40:37So, that's something that we at the moment are very closely looking at.
00:40:41What will be the big impact, the short-term impact and the long-term impact?
00:40:45My colleague Rohit Sharma is now joining me on the story.
00:40:52Rohit, a big question now.
00:40:53The tariffs are kicking in today.
00:40:55How do you think America has responded to Donald Trump's tariffs?
00:40:59Now, we also understand that there is a lot of self-absorption tyranny that we are looking at coming in from the US President Donald Trump.
00:41:05Well, first, you know, I would never call it tyranny.
00:41:11You know, I think that's a wrong choice of word.
00:41:13It is a policy of the United States right now.
00:41:16And, yes, you know, a lot of people are not liking, you know, what's going on, especially, you know, in India.
00:41:24But the fact of the matter is, you know, most Americans have been honestly looking at the other things he's done.
00:41:32You know, he talks about, as he weaves in that conversation about how America is doing great.
00:41:39We don't have any more people coming in across the border.
00:41:43He has been able to restore faith in borders.
00:41:47He's been able to do a lot when it comes to restoring the jobs and economy.
00:41:53And the fact that he is, you know, the inflation has not really gone as bad as people have predicted.
00:42:00And the stock market is up.
00:42:01So a lot of Americans really have not felt the pinch yet when it comes to tariffs.
00:42:08Some of the bigger companies are absorbing those tariff costs.
00:42:12But it looks like there will be a time and probably near future or by the end of this year, if they don't have, if the Americans don't have a deal with other nations, especially with China and India, we probably could see some people hurting.
00:42:27But as of today, you know, when you talk about these tariffs kicking in, the tariffs have been kicking in since since April when he announced with Canada and Mexico and whatnot.
00:42:36And, you know, he's gone back and forth.
00:42:38But I think most Americans are not complaining at this point in time.
00:42:42The other question, a lot of people at the moment are asking, why is India the Maharaja of defiance?
00:42:51Newer trading partners, markets are opening up for a lot of exports.
00:42:55India's microeconomic stability.
00:42:57That's one of the key factors why we are seeing India now standing up to what the United States has been speaking about.
00:43:03Consumption-driven large domestic economy.
00:43:06That's also something that India at the moment is very keenly looking at.
00:43:10The GST reforms, all set to drive down prices, boost consumption.
00:43:14So that's what the government has been looking at.
00:43:17Big focus on Desi manufacturing.
00:43:19That's something that the government has been speaking over the past many years and has now become the focus point.
00:43:25A fresh spate of reforms, all set to be unleashed.
00:43:28Growth rates higher than the global average.
00:43:30That's something that we have seen happening over the past many years.
00:43:34Low debt and inflation, high forex reserves.
00:43:37That's also something that is working in favor of India at the moment.
00:43:41Contained current account deficit.
00:43:43That's something that we are now focusing on.
00:43:45And these are the reasons why we are seeing India now standing up and saying that they will not be buying down to what the U.S. is saying.
00:43:52In fact, my colleague Rajdeep Sardesai, he had a conversation with American economist Jeffrey D. Sachs.
00:43:58The conversation revolved around what India can do, what United States want us to do.
00:44:03Listen in.
00:44:03So as the tariff war now threatens to explode, I'm joined by a very special guest.
00:44:11Joining me from New York is one of the world's leading economists and public policy analysts, Jeffrey, Professor Jeffrey Sachs.
00:44:17Joins me from New York.
00:44:19Appreciate your joining us, Professor Sachs.
00:44:21You've been a clear critic of Donald Trump's tariff policies.
00:44:26You've described them in the past as stupid, bizarre, economically reckless and self-destructive of U.S. foreign policy interests.
00:44:34Despite that, as we've seen, the Trump administration has decided to go ahead with 50% tariffs on Indian goods,
00:44:40including a 25% tariff tied to India's Russian oil purchases.
00:44:45Do you believe that Donald Trump has simply lost it or is he arm-twisting India?
00:44:49Well, he's trying to arm-twist India, but he's not going to succeed.
00:44:55What he is succeeding in doing is uniting the BRICS countries, bringing India closer to Russia, to China, to Brazil, to other major economies in the world.
00:45:11He is isolating the United States from the world economy because, after all, these tariffs are making the U.S. industry less competitive.
00:45:22Maybe they'll produce more for the home market, but they'll be less competitive internationally.
00:45:27And what countries like India and China and Russia will find out is that the fast-growing majority of the world economy is not the United States or even Europe.
00:45:41It is the emerging economies around the world.
00:45:45So I think Trump is shooting, I won't say himself in the foot, he's shooting America in the foot, my country.
00:45:52He's making it less prosperous and less competitive, but he is effectively uniting the rest of the world in closer relations.
00:46:03The fact is, despite all the criticism of his tariff policies, he's unrelenting.
00:46:09In fact, his trade advisor, Mr. Navarro, says India is the Maharaja of tariffs, accuses India of profiteering from cheap Russian oil purchases.
00:46:17So Trump isn't backing down. That has perplexed a few people who thought that he would pull back as he had with China.
00:46:27With India, he seems to be going all the way.
00:46:30I don't think Trump understands very much about what he does.
00:46:35And I don't think that the advisors understand much about India.
00:46:42Clearly, Mr. Navarro does not.
00:46:46And they thought that they could bully India, which is absurd.
00:46:51For the United States to think that it could bully a great power with 1.5 billion people, I could have told them no.
00:47:00But as I told many friends in India, don't trust the United States either.
00:47:05The U.S. is not after a special relationship with India.
00:47:09The United States is short-sighted, poorly led, unstable, and not the basis for India's long-term development.
00:47:20In fact, Rajdeep also had a conversation with former Indian ambassador to the U.S., Navtej Sarna.
00:47:26They've spoken about the impact that these tariffs will have on India.
00:47:29Listen in.
00:47:31Navtej Sarna, there's the challenge diplomatically.
00:47:33You've got all that feel-good factor.
00:47:39Aap ki baar, Trump sarkar, Howdy, Modi.
00:47:42All of that seems now way in the past.
00:47:45Do you believe that this relationship is now floundering at the moment?
00:47:49A 25-year-old relationship in which a number of people have invested.
00:47:53Is there a serious trust deficit?
00:47:55Or is this a temporary blip in your view?
00:47:57Thank you, Rajdeep.
00:48:01You're absolutely right that the feel-good factor is significantly missing today.
00:48:09And you rightly said that 25 years, we've seen an upward graph of this relationship, no matter…
00:48:15And that's been a bipartisan thing both in India and in the United States.
00:48:19Unfortunately, I think what has happened over the last few months has damaged the relationship, most importantly, on the trust front.
00:48:31And all the skeptics who always said that you can't trust the U.S., you can't, you know, tie your trots to the U.S. and all that, I think they have been proved correct.
00:48:44So, I think even if tomorrow Donald Trump was to suddenly take off the 50 percent and say, oh, you know, I love India and all that sort of thing, I think it will be very difficult for any rational partner, and we are rational partners, to go back to, you know, business as usual.
00:49:04I think trust will take a long time to rebuild, and we haven't even begun.
00:49:09You know, it's interesting you're saying that trust will take a long time to rebuild.
00:49:17You might have heard Professor Jeffrey Sachs saying this is an opportunity for us to build a stronger trade relationship with China, to have a look-y scholarship.
00:49:24Now, you've had a huge trust deficit with the Chinese as well.
00:49:28Do you share that view that this is an opportune time to try and strengthen our trade relations with China?
00:49:34The Prime Minister going to Shanghai, to China next week, along with President Putin also there.
00:49:41We'll have a new kind of alliance with BRICS's strength.
00:49:44And you go along with that?
00:49:46You know, like in human relationships, so also in relationships between countries, one should not go on the rebound.
00:49:55Because if you go simply on the rebound, then you are losing track of your basic interests.
00:50:03So I'm sure that, you know, while we would like to improve relations with China, we cannot lose sight of our fundamental differences with China.
00:50:13So while we are at the moment creating some diplomatic space, we are not going to sort of suddenly become lovey-dovey with China and say, okay, we'll act together against the United States.
00:50:25We still must remember, most recently we've seen China's operational action on Operation Sindhu along with Pakistan.
00:50:34China remains, you know, we are disengagement, our de-escalation has not really been finished.
00:50:42And they are building the most huge hydroelectric project, which is going to, you know, without taking care of the interests of the lower riparian state, that is India.
00:50:54So I think fundamental differences will remain, whether we can bracket them off and start some amount of normalcy, say, like we are trying to in getting some critical equipment, in getting urea, in getting rare earth magnets and so on for our industry.
00:51:12Let's see how far that goes.
00:51:14At the moment, it's very initial stages.
00:51:16It's simply talking about direct flights and border checkpoints of opening for trade.
00:51:21So let's see how it goes.
00:51:23But I don't think, you know, simply because we are having problems with China, we don't want to go with such a weak negotiating hand to the Chinese.
00:51:33I had a conversation with geopolitical expert Bill Drexel.
00:51:37He spoke about how these tariffs will impact India and will also impact the United States of America.
00:51:42Listen in.
00:51:44Bill, the first question that comes to the mind is that are we seeing shadow boxing taking place between India and the United States of America?
00:51:52Donald Trump barely a few hours ago once again said that it's the U.S. which should be given credit for stopping war between India and Pakistan.
00:52:01Yeah, it's a good question.
00:52:03I think undoubtedly there's a lot of theater going on that can be difficult to separate from substance.
00:52:10Because President Trump's brand is very tightly tied with his ability to focus attention and drama on his actions, on his ambitions.
00:52:24So, yeah, I think that in general we can say this is kind of at the center of a lot of the drama going on with the White House and international relations with the United States today.
00:52:38Bill, when we speak about the Russian oil, it's very, very crucial for India because for us it is economically viable.
00:52:47If we do not do that, we will have a lot of impact coming into the consumer.
00:52:52So that's something that India is not budging at.
00:52:54Do you believe there could be any leeway with a president like Donald Trump?
00:52:58I think it's possible that President Trump would be willing to make some sort of meet-in-the-middle agreement.
00:53:07It's true that this oil supply has built up over a few years now, and so to diversify immediately might be difficult.
00:53:17I don't think that the United States would be unreasonable about a plan to get oil from elsewhere.
00:53:25At the same time, though, I think it's very clear that President Trump is very focused on trying to stop the funds getting to Russia.
00:53:38So I think that at a minimum, for some sort of progress to be had, this administration is going to want some sort of serious commitment about significant action, even if it's not a wholesale immediate stop.
00:53:54Yeah.
00:53:55Now, the United States of America is India's largest export market, accounting for nearly a fifth of the outbound shipments.
00:54:03A 50% duty could make Indian goods less competitive.
00:54:07Pharmaceuticals, electronics, refuel refined, all of them could now be moving to European markets.
00:54:13And it means that U.S. markets at the moment are exempt.
00:54:16Take a look at this report to understand the tariff impact on India.
00:54:25What will be the impact of Trump's tariff tyranny on India?
00:54:38With the additional 25% tariff kicking in, several sectors will feel the pinch.
00:54:44India's exports of low-margin and labor-intensive goods have started gutting the tariff punch.
00:54:51India's massive textile industry, which accounts for 70% of exports, will be impacted.
00:55:00Manufacturers fear that their products will lose to lower-cost rivals from Vietnam and Bangladesh.
00:55:06And for now, they have halted production in Surat and Noida.
00:55:09Another textile hub in the south, Tirupur near Coimbatore, is also feeling the pinch.
00:55:31Then there's the shrimp exporters who rely heavily on America.
00:55:37Based in Antra, they account for about 40% exports to the U.S.
00:55:41The steep tariffs risk has a dual impact.
00:55:45How?
00:55:45Well, it not only hurts exporters, but also threatens the livelihoods of low-wage workers
00:55:51who rely on these jobs to support their families.
00:55:54I am urging central government, please diversify the exports.
00:56:04We are not only exporting to U.S.
00:56:06here.
00:56:07We are exporting our products to, there are so many countries.
00:56:12Not only the 30 and 40 count prices came down,
00:56:16the remaining 100 count and also small count rates are already decreasing.
00:56:20India's diamond industry, centered in Surat, is also feeling the tariff heat.
00:56:27With the U.S. accounting for a major share of polished diamond imports,
00:56:31the 50% tariff will hit this sector hard.
00:56:33Several sectors will feel the tariff heat.
00:57:03But the Modi government has assured they have a strategy in place
00:57:07to ensure minimum impact for Bharat.
00:57:11Your report, India Today.
00:57:33A sharp 50% tariff has been imposed by the U.S. of America.
00:57:38Several Indian export items will now be impacted by it
00:57:42and this has sent ripples through the leather industry,
00:57:44which is now fearing that 90% of the trade could actually come to a standstill.
00:57:49What we are seeing now, the Council of the Leather Exports.
00:57:55They are now explaining exporters have already started to grapple
00:57:58with the additional pressure from global buyers,
00:58:00seeking price cuts.
00:58:01Price cuts ranging between 20 to 25%.
00:58:04Tapping into new markets is never a quick process.
00:58:08So, the leather industry, it is now reeling under the tariff trauma.
00:58:14They have already started sending delegations to different countries.
00:58:18The leather industry, all set to send delegations to Russia and Africa.
00:58:24News that's coming in from the state of Tamil Nadu now.
00:58:33The TVK chief, Vijay, has now been booked
00:58:35after a complaint was filed by one of the carders.
00:58:39Carder alleged Vijay's security roughed him up.
00:58:42Pushed by Vijay's bouncer during a Madurai rally.
00:58:46Violently pushed by security, now injured.
00:58:49The carder says injured in the chest after being shocked by the security.
00:58:54Pushed by the bouncer, case has been registered under TVK, leader Vijay.
00:58:59A carder had filed a complaint,
00:59:01complaining that he was injured in the chest during Vijay's Madurai conference.
00:59:07Sharad Kumar had attempted to climb on the ramp where Vijay was walking
00:59:10but was violently pushed down by one of the bouncers.
00:59:14The case has now been registered against Vijay.
00:59:21My colleague Pramod is now joining me on the story.
00:59:23Pramod, we are seeing things are getting very, very interesting in the state of Tamil Nadu.
00:59:28As the elections are inching closer,
00:59:30we are seeing these kind of complaints coming up.
00:59:32One of the carder, in fact, has gone ahead and filed a complaint against the TVK chief.
00:59:37Well, it was quite shocking because what happened over there is like the actual shooting arrangement
00:59:42for Vijay's Madurai conference was close to 2 lakhs
00:59:45but we've been told that the crowd had gone over 5 lakhs.
00:59:48So, it was completely, you know, very hard to control for this week's crowd.
00:59:52But what happened in the middle is that there were visuals of people,
00:59:55especially Vijay's fans and traders,
00:59:56attempting to climb over the ramp just to see him or garland him or get his wishes.
01:00:00And one such caterer, many were actually, the bouncers tried to stop him
01:00:04to make sure that it did not hurt in any manner.
01:00:07But however, one caterer who tried to climb over,
01:00:09he was kind of, you know, pushed off the ramp.
01:00:12And luckily, he got held to one of the pipes on the side of the ramp
01:00:17and he survived.
01:00:18But right now, he has approached the paramblal police station,
01:00:21the commissioner and such,
01:00:22and he has filed a complaint along with his mother
01:00:24that he has sustained severe injury
01:00:26and he wanted action against those who are involved.
01:00:29He has mentioned about the bouncers.
01:00:30Right now, since TVK leader, Vijay was the one who had called for the conference.
01:00:34A case has been registered against Vijay and bouncers
01:00:37under three sections, mainly unlawful assembly and such.
01:00:42Right, Ramoth, please stay on with me.
01:00:45Let's listen in to what the person who's filed the complaint,
01:00:47Sharath, has to say with regards to what transpired.
01:01:12My colleague, Ramoth, is still with me on the story.
01:01:19Ramoth, we understand very clearly,
01:01:20this is what the complainant is saying,
01:01:22that he wanted to climb up the ramp,
01:01:24he was pushed by the bouncers,
01:01:25and this happened in the Madurai rally.
01:01:27It just happened, the Madurai rally happened last week,
01:01:31where Vijay had a fiery speech and he targeted the chief minister
01:01:34and the prime minister, whom he considers,
01:01:36one as a political enemy and the other as an ideological enemy.
01:01:39But here, unfortunately, the situation has kind of like rolled away,
01:01:42where the terror has now compiled a complaint with the police.
01:01:46He claims that either, like, the visuals are completely shocking
01:01:50the way the bouncers kind of, like, hurled and threw him out.
01:01:54And that was quite shocking for everyone, Asil,
01:01:55because, you know, had the carrier fallen down,
01:01:58he would have been severely injured.
01:01:59But he himself claims that he was able to immediately, you know,
01:02:02make sure that he was safe by holding on to the ramp's side pipe.
01:02:08But still, he wants action because he claims
01:02:10that this is not the way to be treated.
01:02:12And that's the reason he had approached the police right now.
01:02:15He, along with his mother, after seeing the visuals,
01:02:17he was completely shocked.
01:02:18Even, it actually caused a lot of ripples in the social media
01:02:22and it went viral as well.
01:02:23And, like, seeing all this, now the carrier has filed a complaint
01:02:26claiming that we cannot be treated in such manner
01:02:29and he wants those responsible to be held accountable.
01:02:36Right, Pramod, you know, we can very clearly see in the visuals out there,
01:02:39this is the ramp where we did see one of the people of the cadre,
01:02:44the bouncers now throwing them,
01:02:47literally throwing them off the ramp.
01:02:49The case now has been booked.
01:02:52Vijay's security roughed up.
01:02:55This is the ramp.
01:02:56The bouncer is now removing them.
01:02:59The person who has been removed,
01:03:01he has now gone ahead and filed a complaint against Vijay.
01:03:03Pramod, very clearly, we are now seeing case has been registered under various sections
01:03:17and cases have been registered not just against Vijay,
01:03:20but also against the bouncers.
01:03:21It is actually, yeah, because just like you see in those big ripples,
01:03:25the carrier is not exactly being removed from the place,
01:03:28but he's actually body slant.
01:03:30That's a really harsh way to throw someone to the ground.
01:03:33And that's just when, you know,
01:03:34he was lucky that he had the mind to immediately hold on to the pipe
01:03:37because the ramp was quite tall
01:03:39and the force with which he was thrown down,
01:03:42he could have been definitely injured.
01:03:43But he explains that he had to go to the hospital,
01:03:46get himself checked,
01:03:47and the cadres' name is Sharad Kumar,
01:03:50who also claims that, you know,
01:03:51he has severe injuries to his chest,
01:03:52and that's the reason he had to go ahead and find a complaint
01:03:55because he felt that those responsible,
01:03:56especially those bouncers that you see over there,
01:03:58who were trying to clear the path,
01:04:00they should have made sure that they did it in a kind of a way
01:04:03that does not harm any cadres
01:04:04because many cadres climbed onto the ramp,
01:04:07many tried to garland Vijay,
01:04:09and Vijay tried to move them away.
01:04:11But it's a 350 meters ramp
01:04:13where people were constantly climbing up.
01:04:16They were allowed by certain people
01:04:17or they tried to, you know, force their way into it.
01:04:19Still, Sharad Kumar being thrown this manner,
01:04:23that turned out to be a huge issue,
01:04:24and this is why he wants, you know,
01:04:26action to be taken, I swear to you.
01:04:29Right, Pramod, you know, the visuals are pretty clear.
01:04:31It's a VVIP culture, we all can very clearly see it,
01:04:33and you also rightly pointed out
01:04:35that if they wanted to actually clear the ramp,
01:04:37then they should have made sure they do it before Vijay arrives.
01:04:40Could have been done in a much better manner.
01:04:45Purely, Ishwarya, there are multiple ways
01:04:47to actually handle this situation,
01:04:49and in this particular case, the bouncers could have been,
01:04:51knowing that, you know, it's Vijay who's walking
01:04:53and the circuitors are definitely going to be unruly.
01:04:56They should have been prepared in a different manner.
01:04:58They could have simply pushed him away from the space
01:05:00or moved him back and asked him to get down
01:05:02instead of getting much closer to Vijay or such.
01:05:04But what they did in that particular case
01:05:06is what being questioned.
01:05:07Many also are not content with the way
01:05:09they have acted in such manner,
01:05:11and that's the reason it turned out to be
01:05:12a huge issue right now.
01:05:14And right now, the chair has also decided
01:05:16to file this complaint.
01:05:17Now, case has been registered,
01:05:19especially by parable police in this particular manner.
01:05:22And you saw, all he wants
01:05:24is that, like, those who are responsible
01:05:26to be held accountable.
01:05:28But an important factor there is that
01:05:29many more carers over client orders are...
01:05:31Pramuk, please stay on with me.
01:05:33Narayan Thirupati from the BJP
01:05:34is now joining me on the story.
01:05:36Mr. Thirupati, we can very clearly see
01:05:37the video is out there.
01:05:39A lot of people are now pointing fingers
01:05:41and saying that this is VVIP rudeness
01:05:43that one can see very clearly.
01:05:45The bouncer culture should be abolished.
01:05:51Any politician have no right to have bouncers
01:05:55and have control on their party workers.
01:06:00If at all a disciplined party,
01:06:03this incident should not have happened.
01:06:05Right from the day one,
01:06:06Vijay came into being in politics.
01:06:09I have been condemning that using of bouncers
01:06:12is not going to help.
01:06:14This is not a democracy.
01:06:15This is not politics.
01:06:18So, first of all,
01:06:19Vijay should announce
01:06:21that he will do away with bouncers.
01:06:25If not,
01:06:27there is no use in having a political party within.
01:06:30After all, political party is for the masses,
01:06:32is for the people who want democracy.
01:06:36There is no democracy.
01:06:38That's it.
01:06:39Do you believe that these kind of instances
01:06:43should be handled in a much better way?
01:06:46Because we all understand
01:06:47the ramp was already made.
01:06:48If they had to really remove people from there,
01:06:50it could have been done in a much better way also.
01:06:53These are political things that Vijay is doing now.
01:06:55Now, this is not one of the people
01:06:57wanting to just see an actor,
01:06:59but to see a politician.
01:07:00See, we have seen that even small kids,
01:07:04children,
01:07:05what age,
01:07:06even one year,
01:07:07was there at the meeting
01:07:09just to see Mr. Vijay,
01:07:10who is an actor,
01:07:11not a politician.
01:07:13We have to understand this.
01:07:14So, bringing bouncers to his programs
01:07:18is not going to help the public
01:07:20or for his party.
01:07:22First of all,
01:07:23Vijay should understand that
01:07:25his bouncer culture
01:07:26is not right for any political party
01:07:30or any political rally.
01:07:32I think Vijay should learn
01:07:33from these mistakes
01:07:34and he has to take responsibility,
01:07:36accountability
01:07:36for all these things.
01:07:39Right.
01:07:40Thank you, Mr. Tirupati.
01:07:41Narayan Tirupati from the BJP
01:07:42now saying this bouncer culture
01:07:44has to go away.
01:07:45What you are seeing
01:07:46at the moment on your screens
01:07:47very, very clearly
01:07:48is a video of what exactly has happened.
01:07:51You can clearly see the ramp there.
01:07:53Vijay walking onto the ramp.
01:07:54The bouncers then
01:07:55quite actually picking up the man
01:07:57and throwing him.
01:07:58So, this person has now gone ahead
01:08:00and he's filed a complaint
01:08:01not just against Vijay
01:08:02but even against the bouncers.
01:08:05Now, what a lot of people
01:08:06are also pointing towards
01:08:07is the fact
01:08:08that this is not just
01:08:09the actor, Vijay,
01:08:10that the person wanted to see.
01:08:11He actually wanted to see
01:08:12the politician, Vijay.
01:08:14One now needs to do away
01:08:16with this culture,
01:08:17the culture of having bouncers.
01:08:19My colleague, Pramod,
01:08:20is still with me on the story.
01:08:22Pramod, we will see this
01:08:23taking a political turn.
01:08:24It's very, very obvious.
01:08:25The BJP already has now
01:08:27started pointing fingers
01:08:28and saying
01:08:28this bouncer culture,
01:08:30the politicians need to do away
01:08:31with the bouncer culture.
01:08:34Yes, Ashwarya.
01:08:35One important factor
01:08:36we have to also know
01:08:36is that last time
01:08:38when Vijay came to vote
01:08:38in 2021,
01:08:39I was there.
01:08:40He was riding a cycle.
01:08:41But as he was walking
01:08:42and leaving back his home,
01:08:44there were fans
01:08:44who wanted to touch him.
01:08:45Some even tried to pinch him
01:08:47for unknown reasons.
01:08:48So, the bouncers
01:08:48have been clearly said
01:08:49that there is possibility
01:08:50that Vijay could be attacked
01:08:51by his fans or such.
01:08:52In a manner,
01:08:54they try to touch him
01:08:55or such things like that.
01:08:56So, they have been given
01:08:57to be fortunate.
01:08:58But that does not allow
01:09:00the bouncers to body slam somebody
01:09:02or throw them off the ramp
01:09:03like that.
01:09:04That's completely violent.
01:09:05There are more other ways,
01:09:07passive ways,
01:09:07to actually control the crowd
01:09:08which they could have
01:09:09seemingly done.
01:09:10They could have overpowered
01:09:11the fans in many manners
01:09:13because many bouncers
01:09:14who are there
01:09:15would try to control the crowd.
01:09:16Many just showed them
01:09:17hand gestures to stop
01:09:18or move them away.
01:09:19And if Vijay is interested,
01:09:21they would go closer,
01:09:22garland him and such.
01:09:23But this particular bouncer
01:09:24throwing him off the ramp
01:09:25in such a manner
01:09:26is one that has been
01:09:27questioned right now.
01:09:29And the theater absolutely
01:09:29has all the rights
01:09:31to go ahead and find a complaint
01:09:32which has now exercised
01:09:33the criteria.
01:09:37Pramod, are you seeing
01:09:38something?
01:09:38You know, we have just heard
01:09:39what the BJP is saying.
01:09:41They are saying that
01:09:41one needs to do away
01:09:42with the bouncer culture.
01:09:43But, you know,
01:09:44as the rallies will increase,
01:09:45Pramod,
01:09:46because we have elections
01:09:47coming in very closely,
01:09:48next year we will have
01:09:49the state elections.
01:09:50We will have these kind
01:09:51of rallies increasing.
01:09:52Vijay's public appearances
01:09:53will also increase.
01:09:55Do you believe there needs
01:09:56to be some kind of
01:09:57a method
01:09:58that Vijay now needs
01:09:59to set in?
01:10:00Definitely, Ashwira,
01:10:01because not just,
01:10:02Vijay has also planned
01:10:03to go for rallies
01:10:04and a tour across
01:10:05the state of Tamil Nadu,
01:10:06which means he is going
01:10:07to see a lot of people.
01:10:08Imagine people coming
01:10:09in clacks and lacks
01:10:10coming to meet him.
01:10:11Then he needs to go ahead
01:10:12and take all the security
01:10:13measures,
01:10:14which means they will
01:10:15have to learn
01:10:15from this particular issue
01:10:16to make sure
01:10:17that they use
01:10:18passive methods
01:10:19to control the crowd
01:10:20and not such kind
01:10:21of body slamming
01:10:21cannot be allowed.
01:10:22We have seen
01:10:23bodybuilders protecting,
01:10:24sorry,
01:10:25bouncers protecting
01:10:26other VIPs as well,
01:10:27but they are not allowed
01:10:29to, you know,
01:10:29act such violently
01:10:31unless and until
01:10:32the situation falls forth.
01:10:33Here the caterer
01:10:34wanted to climb
01:10:35over the ramp,
01:10:35but him being body slammed
01:10:37is what is being questioned
01:10:38currently, Ashwira.
01:10:40Thank you, Pramod,
01:10:41giving us all those details,
01:10:42the visuals that you are
01:10:43seeing on your screens
01:10:44coming in from
01:10:44the state of Tamil Nadu.
01:10:45It's a war
01:10:58that we are seeing
01:10:59taking place
01:10:59between the BJP
01:11:00on one side
01:11:01and the Congress
01:11:02on the other side
01:11:03and this time
01:11:04the war is over
01:11:05the Chamundeshwari temple.
01:11:07BJP has slammed
01:11:08Congress
01:11:08for Banu Mustaq's
01:11:09temple visit.
01:11:12BJP Karnataka
01:11:13has tweeted
01:11:13after Dharmasthala,
01:11:15Congress is now
01:11:17setting the sights
01:11:18on the abode
01:11:18of the state deity,
01:11:20the Chamundi Devi temple
01:11:21to please the Congress
01:11:24high command.
01:11:25D.K. Shiv Kumar
01:11:26has now declared
01:11:26that Chamundi hill
01:11:27does not belong
01:11:28to Hindus.
01:11:29Previously,
01:11:30D.K. Shiv Kumar
01:11:31who won the favor
01:11:32of the high command
01:11:33by constructing
01:11:33a statue of Jesus
01:11:34is now eyeing
01:11:36the Chamunda hill
01:11:37as well.
01:11:37The Congress party
01:11:38repeatedly has heard
01:11:39the sentiments
01:11:40of the Hindu community.
01:11:43This will perish
01:11:44in the state
01:11:45in days to come.
01:11:48My colleague
01:11:49Nagarjun Dwarakannath
01:11:50is now joining me
01:11:51on the story.
01:11:52Nagarjun,
01:11:52this is getting political.
01:11:55It has become religious.
01:11:56BJP versus Congress
01:11:57and at the center
01:11:59of this new controversy
01:12:00is the Chamundeshwari temple.
01:12:02Well, that's true
01:12:06in fact
01:12:06the press conference
01:12:09regarding the Dutraaf.
01:12:18We'll try and reconnect
01:12:19with my colleague
01:12:20Nagarjun Dwarakannath.
01:12:22What you are seeing now
01:12:23is a big fight
01:12:25taking place
01:12:26between the Congress
01:12:27and the BJP.
01:12:28The BJP is now
01:12:29pointing fingers
01:12:29at the Deputy Chief Minister
01:12:30of the State of Karnataka.
01:12:32And he is now saying
01:12:33that this is
01:12:35the Chamundeshwari temple
01:12:36which now is
01:12:38which is something
01:12:39that the Congress party
01:12:40is now closely looking at.
01:12:42BJP Karnataka
01:12:43is tweeting
01:12:43after Dharmasthala.
01:12:45Congress has now
01:12:45set its sight
01:12:46on the abode
01:12:47of the state deity
01:12:48the Chamundi Devi.
01:12:51My colleague Nagarjun
01:12:51is back with me
01:12:52on the story.
01:12:53Nagarjun,
01:12:54it's become very very
01:12:54political in nature.
01:12:56It's religious in nature.
01:12:57BJP versus Congress
01:12:58and the bone of contention
01:13:00this time
01:13:00is the Chamundeshwari temple.
01:13:03Well, that's true.
01:13:04In fact,
01:13:04while defending
01:13:05Banu Mustak's
01:13:06selection
01:13:08as the chief guest
01:13:08of the Dasara festival,
01:13:09D.K. Shukmar
01:13:10went and said
01:13:11that the Chamundi temple
01:13:12does not just belong
01:13:13to Hindu community
01:13:14but it belongs
01:13:14to everyone in Karnataka
01:13:15because Chamundi temple
01:13:17or the Chamundeshwari
01:13:18goddess
01:13:19is the state goddess.
01:13:20It's considered
01:13:20the state goddess
01:13:21of Karnataka
01:13:22and hence
01:13:22it belongs
01:13:23to everyone in Karnataka
01:13:24irrespective of the community
01:13:25is what D.K. Shukmar said.
01:13:27But however,
01:13:28BGP has hit out
01:13:29saying that
01:13:29it's a Hindu temple
01:13:30and a Sanatana temple.
01:13:32For generations together,
01:13:33centuries together,
01:13:34the temple has been
01:13:34located in Mysore district
01:13:36and it has been
01:13:37prayed by a lot of Hindus
01:13:38and now
01:13:39the state government
01:13:40cannot just come up
01:13:42and say that
01:13:42it does not belong
01:13:43to just Hindus
01:13:44but belongs to everyone.
01:13:46And however,
01:13:46it is ruled under
01:13:47the Hindu Dati department
01:13:49or the Mujrai department
01:13:51of the Karnataka government
01:13:52which governs
01:13:52all the temples
01:13:53within the Karnataka state
01:13:55as well.
01:13:55Now the BGP is questioning
01:13:56the credentials
01:13:57of the statement
01:13:57asking Congress government
01:13:59to come clean
01:14:00as to what they have to say
01:14:01about the temple
01:14:02right now.
01:14:05Thank you Nagarjun
01:14:05for giving us
01:14:06all those details.
01:14:07We will have to see
01:14:07what comes in now.
01:14:09Congress has its eyes
01:14:10set on the
01:14:11Chamundeshwari temple.
01:14:12Big claim coming in
01:14:13from the BGP.
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01:16:21began publicly
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01:16:26shortly
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