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This special report begins with breaking news of a massive earthquake striking Japan, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation orders along the northeast coast. The broadcast highlights the seismic impact and the administration's response to the disaster. The coverage then shifts to global geopolitical developments, detailing a new national security strategy released by the United States that addresses relations with Europe and Russia. Further updates include diplomatic discussions regarding the Ukraine-Russia conflict and a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia. The programme also touches on significant political shifts in Syria and Benin, alongside trade tensions involving major global powers. The report concludes with an analysis of economic challenges and strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.
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00:00Hello and welcome, I'm Geeta Mohan and you're watching India Today Global where we get you all the big news of the day
00:05and how it impacts not just India but the world and the region itself.
00:10With that, we have some big news coming in at the South.
00:21Now after powerful earthquake strikes near Japan, tsunami warning has been issued in Japan.
00:27Evacuation orders have been issued. Tsunami warning has been issued for Japan's northeast coast.
00:34Two 40 cm tsunami waves were reported on the coast.
00:38That's reports just coming in. This is going to be a very intense night for people in Japan, especially the administration.
00:48There was a massive earthquake. Some of the reports suggest it was a little over 7 on the Richter scale.
00:55And post the earthquake strikes, there have been tsunami warnings.
00:59A reminder of what happened during the tsunami in Japan when the nuclear facilities were impacted.
01:05But what will happen now and is it going to have a major impact or something we'll have to wait and see.
01:11Those are visuals of the earthquake. You can see the entire area was shaken.
01:18Pranur Padhya, my colleague, joining me for more on this.
01:21Massive earthquake and now a tsunami warning.
01:24Absolutely, Geetha.
01:26Japan is not stranger to the seismic activity, but this is a 7.6 magnitude earthquake which jorted Japan.
01:34And that to be the northernmost prefecture of Japan, Omori.
01:37People have been asked to stay away from the coast and have been asked to go to the safer places.
01:44And the tsunami warning has already been issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
01:48The around 20-inch is the prediction of the tsunami waves.
01:54As per the latest information, the visuals are clearly showing the impact.
01:59You know how massive this earthquake was.
02:017.6 is a huge magnitude.
02:04And the tsunami warning and the geodes have also been experienced in the Hokkaidu and Honshu provinces of Japan.
02:11You know that Japan has faced the earthquake and has experienced the earthquake of magnitude up to 9 in 2011 when we had the Fukushima disaster.
02:21And even before that, Japan sits on the, Japan is situated on the ring of fire in the Pacific Ocean.
02:27So this earthquake also came in the Pacific Ocean and the tsunami warning has been issued.
02:32But we are yet to get the further information as far as the damages are concerned, Geetha.
02:37Well, that's right.
02:38Like you said, 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale, that's massive.
02:42And we do see some of the visuals and photos that are coming in of the damage that that has caused.
02:48That certainly is a matter for concern and scare.
02:51But in terms of not what the impact of the earthquake is, because Pranay, you've reported from Japan and know how resilient it is when it comes to earthquakes.
03:01But not so much when it comes to tsunamis.
03:03You're right, Geetha.
03:07But as far as Japan is concerned, you have also reported there.
03:10And we have seen that, you know, how the disaster resilient infrastructure has been developed by Japan.
03:15And in the recent past also, we have seen that how earthquakes have brought from Japan.
03:20But Japan has its own resilience as well as experience.
03:23To deal with such a situation, we have seen that post Fukushima disaster of Japan in 2011,
03:32Japan has built further more structures and, you know, they brought changes in their SOPs as well.
03:39So we are yet to get the further information that what exactly is the magnitude of damage suffered in the Omori frog prefecture of Japan
03:48and the other associated areas, because these geodes were widespread, have been experienced in the provinces of Hokkaidu and Honshu as well.
03:58And this is the northernmost part of Japan.
04:01So, you know, this earthquake, you know, the epicenter of this earthquake 7.6 rictus scale earthquake was actually 15 miles, you know, east of the Omori prefecture of the coast.
04:16The epicenter was in the sea, so therefore, there are high chances of having a tsunami wave.
04:23But the official confirmation of tsunami is not there as yet.
04:27Only the Japanese maritime agency and the Japanese, you know, the meteorological department has issued a warning.
04:35And people have been asked to stay away from the coast.
04:37And people, around 1 lakh people, according to some media reports, there are around 1 lakh people are affected.
04:43And they have been asked to go to safer places and go to dojo shelters.
04:47That's right. The Japanese meteorological agency is also the disaster management agencies in the areas are going to monitor through the night.
04:56Pranayupadhyay, thank you so much for joining us.
05:02The U.S. released a new national security strategy which warns of Europe's civilizational erasure,
05:09downplays Russia as a U.S. threat and urges NATO to halt expansion.
05:14The Kremlin has welcomed the tone but said implementation must be monitored.
05:19Mahashwet Alala with this report.
05:22Everybody there to get to the right outcome, solution-based.
05:28We're on day 17 of phase 2.
05:33Following three days of meeting last week in Florida between Trump's special invoices T. Witkoff and Jared Kushner
05:39with the Ukrainian delegation led by Rustem Umerov,
05:42the White House released a new national security strategy.
05:46The 33-page document released by the U.S. administration suggests
05:50Europe is facing civilizational erasure and does not cast Russia as a threat to the U.S.
05:56The strategy highlights Europe's relation with Russia as deeply attenuated
06:02and Europe's regard of Russia as an existential threat.
06:06Kremlin has welcomed this strategy but says we'll monitor how this will be implemented.
06:12It even includes an acknowledgement that NATO should stop expanding.
06:21It is mentioned as well.
06:23The plan includes language against confrontation and in favor of dialogue,
06:27building good relations, just as President Putin had said.
06:30That is encouraging, on the one hand, but on the other, we know what happens.
06:35When everything looks good on paper, yet what they call the deep state acts differently.
06:39That can happen.
06:40So it is essential to closely monitor how this concept will actually be implemented.
06:44As Washington softens the stand by not calling Moscow a threat, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
06:54met U.K. Prime Minister Kies Chama, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor
06:59Frederick Mertz in London.
07:01The leaders discussed the latest Ukraine-Russia peace plan.
07:05Earlier, Zelensky called the meeting between the U.S. and Ukrainian delegation constructive.
07:09Yesterday, we spoke with Stephen Whitcoff and Jared Kushner.
07:17I thank them for their readiness to work together 24-7.
07:20The American representatives know the basic Ukrainian positions.
07:24The conversation was constructive, although not easy.
07:27As Trump attended the annual Kennedy Center's honours on weekend, he expressed disappointment
07:35that Zelensky had not read the latest proposal, though he said the Ukrainian delegation loved it.
07:42What's your next step in Russia-Ukraine talks after last week's negotiations?
07:45So we've been speaking to President Putin, and we've been speaking to Ukrainian leaders, including Zelensky, President Zelensky.
07:55And I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn't yet read the proposal.
08:01That was as of a few hours ago.
08:03His people love it, but he has it.
08:06Russia's fine with it.
08:07Earlier at a forum in Doha, U.S. President's son, Donald Trump Jr., while replying to a question, said his father might walk away if the Russia-Ukraine war dragged on.
08:19Is your hunch that President Trump is going to walk away?
08:24I think he may.
08:25What's good about my father and what's unique about my father is you don't know what he's going to do.
08:30The fact that he's not predictable, he's not following the playbook of every clown who's, again, been a bureaucrat for decades.
08:39The U.S. national security strategy also emphasizes on strengthening economic security and geopolitical ties with India
08:47and sees it a critical partner in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
08:50The document stresses on readjustment of the U.S. military presence in the Western Hemisphere to counter migration, drug trafficking,
09:00and what it describes as the rise of adversarial powers in the region based on the Monroe Doctrine,
09:06first promoted by then U.S. President James Monroe in 1823.
09:11Maashweta Lala, Bureau Report, India Today.
09:13U.S. President J.D. Vance drew flag from netizens after his recent post on theft of the American dream.
09:25Vance said, and I quote,
09:27Mass migration is theft of the American dream.
09:29It has always been this way and every position paper, think tank piece,
09:34and economic metric study suggesting otherwise is paid for by the people getting rich off of the old system.
09:43This led many netizens to mock the U.S. Vice President,
09:46some suggesting that he should send his wife and U.S. Second Lady and his children back to India.
09:52Usha Vance, a lawyer married to J.D. Vance in 2014,
09:56is the first Asian American and first Hindu American Second Lady.
10:01Earlier during a podcast interview, Vance said it was totally reasonable to give priority to neighbors
10:07who share one's race, language, or skin color.
10:10He also stated in future,
10:12the administration will try to remove as many undocumented migrants as possible.
10:20President Trump, while attending this year's Kennedy Center Honors,
10:24brushed aside questions about his Christmas naughty list, saying it could cause trouble.
10:29He was speaking to reporters while he attended the annual Kennedy Center Honors Awards,
10:34the show which recognizes achievements in music and in films.
10:40Trump had skipped the ceremony during his first term.
10:43This year's honorees include actors Sylvester Stallone,
10:46singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait,
10:49rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford.
10:52Trump later hosted actors Sylvester Stallone and other celebrities
10:56at a dinner at the White House after presenting Kennedy Center Honors.
11:00President Trump, who is on your naughty list this year?
11:06Oh, that's a long list.
11:08I better not tell you it's not a problem out there in the world.
11:12No, we have a pretty big naughty list,
11:14but our country is doing well.
11:16We're the hottest country anywhere in the world right now.
11:20And a year ago, we were a dead country.
11:22We're a dead country that was laughed at all over the world.
11:24We're the hottest country in the world.
11:25What would be the implication?
11:26And Jesse Waters is terrific.
11:28New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani has some tricks up his sleeve
11:34to evade ICE agents.
11:36This is a new dare.
11:37In a video message on X, Mamdani gave advice to immigrants
11:40how to evade immigration and customs enforcement.
11:45Zoran Mamdani's new era for NYC reminder
11:48comes after ICE raids made headlines in the Big Apple.
11:52At the time, about 200 protesters stood up to the authorities in Canal Street,
11:57leading to several arrests.
11:59If you encounter ICE, these are the things that every New Yorker should know.
12:04First, ICE cannot enter into private spaces like your home,
12:07school, or a private area of your workplace
12:09without a judicial warrant signed by a judge.
12:12That looks like this.
12:18If ICE does not have a judicial warrant signed by a judge,
12:21you have the right to say,
12:22I do not consent to entry,
12:23and the right to keep your door closed.
12:25Sometimes ICE will show you paperwork that looks like this
12:28and tell you that they have the right to arrest you.
12:33That is false.
12:35ICE is legally allowed to lie to you,
12:37but you have the right to remain silent.
12:39If you're being detained,
12:40you may always ask,
12:41am I free to go,
12:42repeatedly,
12:42until they answer you.
12:46Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia
12:50after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement
12:54brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
12:57Eyewitness video released on Monday
12:59showed a huge plume of smoke rising on the Cambodian side of the border.
13:04At least one Thai soldier has been killed
13:07and eight wounded in the fresh clashes.
13:09Local residents living along the Thai border with Cambodia
13:12in Surin province
13:14took shelter in bunkers amid fresh clashes.
13:17Meanwhile, Thailand's foreign ministry said
13:19its military operations at the border with Cambodia
13:22will continue to protect the country's sovereignty
13:25and territorial integrity.
13:27Long-standing border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July
13:31that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians.
13:34U.S. President Donald Trump pushed the Southeast Asian neighbors
13:37to sign a truce agreement in October,
13:40but tensions have continued to simmer.
13:46And let's now take a look at some other stories
13:48making headlines across the globe
13:51in World at a Glance.
14:03Chinese police have escorted
14:051,178 Chinese nationals
14:08suspected of telecom fraud
14:10in Myanmar's Mayanwadi area
14:12back to China via Thailand.
14:14Since the launch of a joint China-Myanmar-Thailand operation
14:18on February 20th
14:20to repatriate telecom fraud suspects,
14:22more than 6,600 Chinese nationals
14:25allegedly involved in such crimes
14:27have been returned,
14:29delivering what authorities described
14:31as a powerful deterrent
14:33to transnational fraud syndicates.
14:35The European Commission on Friday imposed fines
14:41totalling 120 million euros
14:43on Elon Musk's social media platform X
14:46for breaching transparency obligations
14:49in its first non-compliance decision
14:51under the Digital Services Act, DSA.
14:55This marks the first time
14:56the European Union's executive arm
14:58has issued such a non-compliance ruling
15:01under the DSA,
15:03which came into force in 2022.
15:06After the fine,
15:07Musk took to X
15:08to say that the EU should be abolished
15:10and sovereignty should be returned
15:12to individual countries.
15:17Military parades were organized
15:18in various Syrian cities
15:20to mark the first anniversary
15:22of Bashar al-Assad's fall.
15:24People in Aleppo, Damascus and Latakia
15:27gathered to watch the shows,
15:29carrying Syrian flags and cheering.
15:30Assad flew Syria for Russia a year ago
15:33as rebels commanded
15:35by Syria's new president,
15:36Ahmed al-Shara.
15:43Benin president Patrice Tellon said
15:46the government and armed forces
15:48had thwarted a coup attempted
15:49by a group of soldiers
15:50in the Western African nation,
15:52vowing to punish those who carried it out.
15:55Talon's announcement came about 12 hours
15:58after gunfire first rang out
16:00in several neighborhoods
16:01and soldiers went on state television
16:03to claim they had removed Talon from power.
16:07Their attempted coup was the latest threat
16:09to democratic rule in the region.
16:11Where militaries have in recent years
16:13seized power in Benin neighbors,
16:15Niger and Burkina Faso,
16:17as well as Mali, Guinea
16:18and only last month, Guinea-Bissau.
16:20President Macron was in China.
16:26He went there for deals.
16:28He exchanged pandas.
16:30But what does this mean
16:31when it comes to the threat
16:32of tariffs by France to China?
16:35The impact of it not just for the region,
16:38but also for the world
16:39and particularly for India.
16:41Watch all that and more on Statecraft.
16:43Today, we're decoding something intriguing.
16:53French President Emmanuel Macron
16:54just visited China.
16:56But this wasn't your typical
16:57diplomatic handshake and smile trip.
17:00This was high-stakes poker
17:01with billions of dollars on the table.
17:04And the future of global trade
17:06hanging in the balance.
17:08Picture this.
17:09Europe's elegant leader lands in Beijing.
17:11He's brought France's biggest CEOs with him.
17:14Airbus, BNP Paribas,
17:17Schneider Electric, the whole gang.
17:19They're hoping for deals.
17:20But there's tension in the air.
17:22Because Macron isn't just there to make friends.
17:25He's there to deliver some hard truths.
17:28So what happened?
17:29Did China blink?
17:30Did France get what it wanted?
17:32And why should India care about any of this?
17:35Hello and welcome.
17:36You're watching Statecraft with me, Geeta Mohan.
17:41First, let's understand the problem.
17:50Europe has a massive headache.
17:52And that headache has a name.
17:53Trade deficit.
17:55Here's what's happening.
17:57Europe buys way more from China
17:59than China buys from Europe.
18:01Since 2019, this gap has grown by nearly 60%.
18:05For France alone, it's even worse.
18:08They're buying $45 billion worth of Chinese goods every year.
18:12But China?
18:13Only buying $35 billion from them.
18:17Their nuclear technology has overtaken France's.
18:20Macron himself admitted it.
18:22Europe used to sell technology to China.
18:25Now, Europe needs to buy technology from China.
18:28Batteries, electric vehicles, solar power.
18:31It's a complete reversal.
18:34And it stings.
18:36Macron and Xi had what they called friendly and candid talks.
18:40They signed 12 cooperation agreements.
18:42Nuclear energy, education, population aging, and yes, even panda conservation.
18:48China is lending France two more giant pandas from 2027.
18:52Because nothing says, let's fix trade imbalances like adorable bears.
18:57But here's where it gets interesting.
19:01Behind the smiles, Macron delivered a warning.
19:04And according to him, it wasn't subtle.
19:07In an interview after the trip, Macron revealed what he really said.
19:11And I quote,
19:12I told the Chinese their trade surplus is unsustainable.
19:15They're killing their own customers.
19:17If they don't react, we Europeans will impose tariffs.
19:21Just like America is doing.
19:23Boom.
19:24Cards on the table.
19:25Now, this is fascinating because Macron is essentially saying,
19:30look, we don't want a trade war, but you're leaving us no choice.
19:34You're selling too much and buying too little.
19:36Fix it or we'll fix it for you.
19:39Macron also pointed out something clever.
19:42Europe is caught in the middle.
19:44On the one side, America's Donald Trump with his tariffs and protectionism.
19:48On the other side, China flooding markets with subsidized goods.
19:52Europe has become what Macron calls the adjustment market.
19:57Meaning, everyone dumps their problems on Europe
20:00and European industry is getting crushed.
20:04But Macron didn't just threaten.
20:07He also offered solutions.
20:09He proposed a deal.
20:10Europe would lift restrictions on selling semiconductor machinery to China.
20:14In return, China would stop limiting exports of rare earth minerals.
20:21Now, let's zoom out.
20:22Because this isn't just about trade.
20:25There's a massive geopolitical chess game happening here.
20:28Ukraine.
20:29That's the elephant in the room.
20:32Europe desperately wants China to pressure Russia to end the war.
20:36Macron raised it during his visit.
20:38He asked China to support a ceasefire,
20:41to stop strikes on critical infrastructure.
20:44Winter is coming, after all.
20:46But China isn't budging.
20:48They assured Russia of their continued support.
20:51Xi said China remains committed to peace.
20:54But peace, in diplomatic speak, can mean many things.
20:58And China clearly isn't ready to throw Russia under the bus.
21:02But what does all of this mean for India?
21:05Because we are not just spectators here.
21:06We are right in the middle of this shifting world order.
21:09First, the trade imbalance issue.
21:13India has the same problem with China.
21:15We import way more than we export.
21:18Electronics, machinery, chemicals, Chinese goods dominate our markets.
21:23And just like Europe, India is trying to reduce this dependency.
21:27Europe's experience is a warning for us.
21:30If we don't build our manufacturing capabilities now,
21:33we'll end up like them.
21:35Caught between American protectionism and Chinese overproduction.
21:38With nowhere to go, and that's the problem.
21:42Second, the technology angle.
21:45Europe is now looking to buy new tech from China.
21:48India needs to make sure we don't end up in the same boat.
21:52We are investing heavily in semiconductors, EVs, and green energy.
21:56The race is on, and we can't afford to fall behind.
22:01Third, rare earth minerals.
22:03China controls most of the world's supply.
22:06They're using this as leverage.
22:07India has some rare earth deposits.
22:10We need to develop them and also secure more overseas access of rare earths.
22:15Fast.
22:16Because depending on China for critical minerals is dangerous.
22:20Finally, there's the bigger picture.
22:23Europe is realizing it can't rely on America or China completely.
22:27They need alternatives.
22:29That's where India comes in.
22:31As a manufacturing hub.
22:33As a tech partner.
22:34As a reliable democracy.
22:35The India-EU trade deal suddenly looks more attractive to them.
22:41Macron threatened tariffs.
22:42She offered friendship, but no concessions.
22:45No major deals were signed.
22:46The trade imbalance remains.
22:48And the geopolitical tensions continue.
22:51From India's perspective, this is a wake-up call.
22:54We need to build our manufacturing strength.
22:57Develop our tech capabilities.
23:00Secure our supply chains.
23:02And position ourselves as a reliable alternative.
23:08That's all on this edition of India Today Global.
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