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00:00Hello and welcome. I'm Pranayapadhyay and you're watching India Today Global.
00:04Our first story tonight would be about the biggest ever AI event being hosted by India
00:10because New Delhi is hosting Global AI Mahakum.
00:13The AI Impact Summit 2026 is the largest AI event ever
00:17and a first convened by any Global South country
00:20with representation from over 100 nations.
00:23This summit is not just about technology showcasing
00:26but it is about changing the rules of the game
00:28and ensuring that artificial intelligence becomes more democratic,
00:33more accountable and more aligned with people-first priorities.
00:48The Global Spotlight is on India hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026.
00:55Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo
00:59at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today.
01:02He visited various stalls at the venue and spoke with companies
01:05as well as startups participating in the expo.
01:09Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the AI Summit
01:12for bringing the world together and showcasing the capability of India's youth
01:16and our progress in science and technology.
01:22The five-day summit at Bharat Mandapam aims to shape
01:25how AI drives inclusive growth, governance and human development.
01:31World leaders, global tech firms, startups, policy makers and academia
01:37are gathering to shape a shared road map for the future of artificial intelligence.
01:43With over 2.5 lakh visitors,
01:47the summit positions India at the centre of the global AI conversation.
01:52For India, this is not a debate about the future of work.
01:57It is a decision about the future of growth,
02:01social stability and cohesion.
02:04We must act and act now.
02:08India AI Impact Expo 2026 will be held alongside the summit
02:13and serve as the national demonstration of AI in action.
02:18The expo will feature over 600 high-potential startups
02:22and 13 country pavilions,
02:25showcased along the themes of people, planet and progress.
02:31More than 5,000 traffic policemen have been additionally deployed
02:35for the easy movement during AI Impact Summit
02:39that happens to be the five-day-long summit
02:41where world leaders for more than 20 nations
02:44and the participants from 45 countries
02:48and 2.5 lakh visitors are expected to be a part of this event.
02:54Global leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron,
02:58Brazilian President Lula de Silva,
03:01Spanish President Pedro Sanchez,
03:03Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayaka
03:06and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi,
03:08Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nayan
03:11are participating in the summit.
03:13The UK and India have a very close relationship
03:16when it comes to technology.
03:17We have a fantastic base in the free trade agreement
03:19where countries both looking at two things.
03:21One, the adoption of AI to make sure we're spreading opportunity
03:24for people both across the UK and India.
03:27And secondly, as you say, the responsible adoption of AI.
03:31Unlike earlier AI meetings in the UK, South Korea and France
03:35that focus heavily on safety and regulation,
03:38India Summit seeks to place development
03:41and the Global South at the centre of the AI conversation.
03:45With global technology leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
03:50to Google CEO Sundar Pichai present at the summit,
03:53start-up companies will showcase their prowess
03:55in how AI can be used for security,
03:58to prevent street crimes in sports
04:01and even in medical procedures.
04:06As the first international AI summit of its kind
04:09being held in the Global South,
04:11the summit positions India
04:12at the centre of amplifying the voices
04:15of developing nations in global AI governance.
04:19With Shivani Sharma and Ashutosh Mishra,
04:22Bureau Report, India Today.
04:28So what exactly the artificial intelligence means
04:32needs for the most populous country on this planet?
04:34To discuss this issue, I am being joined by Dr. Kanish Gaur,
04:37founder of the India Future Foundation,
04:39a young tech entrepreneur.
04:42And also I am being joined by Abhishek Singh,
04:45additional secretary and CEO of the India AI mission.
04:48Welcome to both of you.
04:49And my first question to you, Abhishek Ji,
04:51about the India AI Impact Summit.
04:55India is hosting the world's biggest Mahakum of AI of 2026
04:58in terms of the artificial intelligence.
05:01How exactly will this ensure that the Global South
05:03stop being just the buyer of AI or technology
05:06and start owning the future technology?
05:11It puts things in perspective.
05:13Of course, the technology has been developed by the West
05:15and diffusion is happening.
05:18But what we need to do is that in order to make
05:21models more fair and unbiased,
05:24we need to ensure that they are trained on data sets
05:26that are diverse, data sets that are from the global majority,
05:30the country, the global south.
05:31There are applications, there are models
05:33which are trained in various cultural contexts.
05:37So it's very, very important that the global south,
05:41where the most of the users are,
05:43are represented in the data sets
05:45around which the models are trained.
05:47Number two, when the problem that we are solving is in AI,
05:50should we solving the problems of the global south,
05:52the challenges that we face,
05:53especially in democracy, that needs to be addressed.
05:56So what India is trying to do is that
05:58a technology which is actually controlled
06:00by a few companies and a few countries,
06:03we are trying to put the global south,
06:04with a country like India at the center stage.
06:06We do believe that, especially us,
06:09India has a lot of advantage
06:10when it comes to development,
06:11especially in terms of talent.
06:13And how do we ensure the other elements
06:15which are required,
06:16like especially the high-cost compute,
06:18how can we ensure democratize access to compute,
06:22build access to data sets,
06:24and ensure that Indian researchers
06:26and researchers of the global south
06:28also have a level-playing field
06:30when it comes to competing
06:31with the best in the world?
06:34Abhishek Ji, we also have Kanesh Shwedas.
06:37Kanesh, my question to you is that,
06:39you know, how will you turn the summit
06:40into the launchpad for the massive AI adoption
06:43in the key sectors of Indian economy?
06:45How we can implement those things
06:47to make this AI more workable
06:49for the farming, healthcare,
06:50and the education sector,
06:51which are the key drivers
06:52and the key areas of concern
06:53for the Indian economy?
06:54Yeah.
06:56See, in terms of the platform
06:57which Abhishek Singh Ji
06:59and the India AI team
07:01has set up for us,
07:02now is the time
07:03and the opportunity
07:03to make best use of it.
07:05With vast number of young entrepreneurs
07:08and tech available,
07:10it's the right time
07:11to have the right level of AI skilling
07:12in every workforce,
07:14whether it is human resource,
07:16finance, outsourcing, offshoring.
07:19Mind you,
07:20India is also the hub for GCCs,
07:22and you will see
07:23a lot of AI development
07:25happening in those GCCs.
07:27To require workforce,
07:28and India has
07:29the youngest population
07:31in the world right now.
07:32So, how do we get our population
07:34to be trained on using AI
07:35for doing good development
07:37and make AI safe and trustable
07:40is really the key.
07:41If you go to the AI summit,
07:43you will find so many use cases.
07:44I met companies
07:45who are making robotics.
07:48I have seen companies
07:49building out use cases
07:51for AI in healthcare.
07:52I have seen companies
07:53making AI workforce efficiency
07:55more productive.
07:57So, the opportunity is huge.
07:59Now, with this,
08:01what AI team is bringing
08:03is enormous amount
08:04of capital and funding
08:06by bringing in tech giants.
08:07We are seeing a large number
08:09of venture capitalists
08:09come to India,
08:10and I have never seen this
08:12erstwhile in my life so far.
08:14So many tech leaders,
08:17entrepreneurs,
08:17who are coming to India
08:19for this AI summit.
08:20So, kudos to Abhishek ji
08:22and his team.
08:24Just not one name.
08:25There are 20, 30, 40 plus names.
08:27You made a very important point,
08:28Kanesh, but I would want
08:30the response from Abhishek ji
08:32on this issue.
08:32Abhishek ji,
08:33the world keeps saying
08:34that the AI is a job killer.
08:36India is a country
08:36with 1.4 billion people
08:38and a massive young workforce.
08:40How do we flip that fear
08:42into an opportunity?
08:43You know, there are many issues
08:45which are being,
08:46and projects being implemented
08:47by the India AI mission.
08:49But what are the fears
08:50and how are you going
08:51to assure this young population
08:52that this AI technique
08:54is actually, you know,
08:55can ensure the Rozgar guarantee
08:57for everyone?
09:00The way technology evolves,
09:04whenever a new technology comes in,
09:06right from the time
09:07of automobiles
09:08to mobile phones
09:09to internet,
09:11there are some jobs
09:12that get impacted.
09:13Some jobs do become obsolete,
09:15but there are a lot
09:15of new opportunities
09:16that come in.
09:16And that's how
09:17economic development,
09:18that's how evolution
09:19takes place.
09:20So what I foresee is that,
09:22yes, there will be
09:22some routine jobs
09:23like entry-level coding jobs
09:25and debugging jobs
09:26or content writing.
09:27Those jobs will get
09:28adversely impacted.
09:29But the value
09:31that will be created
09:31by using the AI tools
09:33in doing software programming,
09:36doing writing,
09:38doing agentic AI,
09:39providing AI transformation
09:40services,
09:41enabling edge AI,
09:43building applications
09:44in robotics,
09:46ensuring physical AI,
09:48autonomous vehicles.
09:49So there will be opportunities
09:50that will be immense.
09:51So what will be required
09:53is to take advantage
09:54of these opportunities,
09:55especially for the young
09:56and those who are
09:57entering the job market.
09:58It will be essential
09:59to acquire AI skills.
10:01The one thing
10:02we need to remember,
10:03AI will not take away
10:04any jobs.
10:05People with AI skills
10:06will take away the jobs
10:07for people without AI skills.
10:09So we need to focus a lot
10:11on our curriculum
10:12of gradation,
10:13ensuring that from students
10:14of school to college
10:15to universities.
10:17And here is a lot of
10:17you only trying to...
10:19This is actually a very
10:19big assurance, Abhishek Ji,
10:21coming from you,
10:22coming from the government,
10:23that AI can actually
10:25ensure jobs for many
10:27and especially
10:27for the youth of India.
10:28Thank you very much,
10:29Abhishek Ji,
10:29for joining on this show.
10:30And also thank you,
10:32Kanishk, you too,
10:33for sharing your thoughts
10:34on this show.
10:35I just want to make one point
10:35before you let us go.
10:38And moving on,
10:38let's talk about
10:39U.S.-Iran tensions as well.
10:41Amit continued tensions
10:42between United States
10:43and Iran
10:44with images of aircraft carrier
10:45and battle strike group
10:47deployed by the U.S. Central Command
10:48and the visuals
10:49of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
10:51and Navy
10:51holding drills.
10:52Iran's Foreign Minister,
10:54Syed Abbas Araqchi,
10:55and U.S. Special Envoy,
10:56Steve Witkoff and Gerard Kushner
10:58are due to meet
10:59for the second round of talks
11:00in Geneva on Tuesday.
11:02Here is a report
11:03by Maheshwet Alala.
11:16Ahead of the second round
11:17of talks between the U.S.
11:19and Iran in Geneva,
11:20Iran's Foreign Minister,
11:22Abbas Araqchi,
11:23met with the head
11:23of the U.N. Nuclear
11:24Watchdog Agency,
11:25Rafal Grossi.
11:27This, in fact,
11:28is the first meeting
11:29between Araqchi
11:30and the nuclear watchdog
11:31after U.S. Israel
11:33launched a 15-day war
11:34on Iran.
11:35After the war,
11:36the Iran parliament
11:37approved a move
11:38to suspend
11:39Tehran's cooperation
11:40with AIEA.
11:43Iran's Foreign Minister,
11:44who has already arrived
11:46in Geneva for the talks,
11:47also met
11:48Omanian Foreign Minister,
11:49Badr al-Busadi,
11:51who will mediate the talks.
11:52The first round
11:53of indirect talks
11:54were held in Oman
11:55on February 6th,
11:56mediated by
11:57Omanian Foreign Minister,
11:59Special Envoy Steve Whitcoff
12:01and Trump's son-in-law,
12:02Gerard Kushner.
12:04Look, doing a deal
12:05with Iran is not easy.
12:07I said it yesterday,
12:08I'll repeat it again today.
12:09I mean, we have to understand
12:10that Iran ultimately
12:12is governed
12:12and its decisions
12:13are governed
12:14by Shia clerics,
12:15radical Shia clerics.
12:17Okay?
12:17These people make
12:18policy decisions
12:19on the basis
12:20of pure theology.
12:21That's how they make
12:22their decisions.
12:23So it's hard
12:24to do a deal with Iran.
12:25We've always said it's hard,
12:26but we're going to try.
12:27That's what the president
12:28is trying.
12:29I'm not going to
12:29prejudge those talks.
12:30I'm certainly not going
12:31to negotiate with Iran
12:32here in front of the press
12:33and on the stage.
12:34Our negotiators
12:35are on their way there now.
12:36They'll have meetings.
12:37We'll see what happens.
12:38We're hopeful there's a deal.
12:39The president always prefers
12:40peaceful outcomes
12:41and negotiated outcomes
12:42to things.
12:43He's a president
12:44that's shown his willingness
12:45to talk to anyone
12:46and meet with anyone.
12:48And I think
12:49if there's an opportunity here
12:51to diplomatically reach
12:52an agreement
12:53that addresses
12:54the things we're concerned about,
12:56we will be very open
12:57and welcoming to that.
12:58But I don't want
12:59to overstate it either.
13:00It's going to be hard.
13:01I mean, we're dealing,
13:01you know,
13:01it's been very difficult
13:02for anyone to do
13:03real deals with Iran
13:04because we're dealing
13:05with radical Shia clerics
13:07who are making
13:08theological decisions,
13:10not geopolitical ones.
13:11But let's see what happens.
13:12I hope it works out.
13:13We all hope it works out.
13:16As both sides prepare
13:18for second round of talks,
13:19images of the USS
13:20Abraham Lincoln
13:21carrier strike group
13:22sailing and flying
13:23in formation were released.
13:25The U.S. is preparing
13:26for week-long operations
13:27if Donald Trump
13:28were to launch
13:29an attack on Iran.
13:30The Department of War
13:32was sending
13:32an additional aircraft carrier
13:34to the Middle East,
13:35adding thousands more troops
13:37along with fighter aircraft,
13:38guided missile destroyers
13:40and other firepower
13:41capable of waging attacks
13:43and defending against them.
13:47On the other hand,
13:48Iran's Revolutionary Guards
13:50Navy held a drill
13:51in the Hormuz Strait
13:52to test the readiness
13:53of the Guards Naval units
13:54to protect the waterway.
13:56Iranian media showed
13:58the naval exercises
13:59on state television
14:00overseen by IRGC
14:02Ground Forces Commander
14:03General Mohammed Pakpour.
14:05The Strait of Hormuz
14:06is a vital international
14:07waterway and oil export route
14:09from Gulf Arab states
14:11in appealing for diplomacy
14:12to end the dispute.
14:15Israel, which has been
14:17sceptical of the talks,
14:19says Iran should give up
14:20its enrichment capability
14:21and dismantle nuclear equipment
14:23and infrastructure.
14:26I will not hide from you
14:29that I express my scepticism
14:31of any deal with Iran
14:33because, frankly,
14:34Iran is reliable on one thing.
14:37They lie.
14:38And they cheat.
14:40But I said that
14:43if a deal is to be reached,
14:44it should have
14:45several components,
14:49several components
14:50that we believe
14:52are important
14:52not only for the security
14:53of Israel,
14:54but for the security
14:55of the world.
14:56There shall be no
14:57enrichment capability.
15:00Not stopping
15:01the enrichment process,
15:04but dismantle the equipment
15:07and the infrastructure
15:08that allows you to enrich
15:09in the first place.
15:15Last weekend,
15:16an estimated 350,000 people
15:19marched on the streets
15:20of Toronto
15:21as part of the Global Day
15:22of Action rally.
15:23Demonstrators carried
15:25Iranian flags
15:25and called for a regime
15:27change in Iran
15:28in the wake of a deadly
15:29nationwide protests.
15:31With Mahaswetalala,
15:32Bureau Report,
15:33India Today.
15:39And before I sign off
15:41for tonight,
15:42I'm leaving you
15:42with this report
15:43on Prime Minister Narendra
15:44Modi's visit to Israel,
15:46which is scheduled
15:47for next week.
15:48I spoke to Israel's
15:49Ambassador to India,
15:50Robin Azhar,
15:51who says that
15:52this trip could fast-track
15:54defense, trade,
15:55and IMAC mega-corridor.
15:56He sharply dismisses
15:58the Sea Gaza ceasefire
15:59allegations and issues
16:00of warning to Iran
16:01over its nuclear stance,
16:03signaling a high-stake
16:05diplomacy as India-Israel
16:06ties enter a decisive
16:08new phase.
16:09For the entire interview,
16:10please watch our YouTube
16:11channel,
16:12India Today Global.
16:19Prime Minister Narendra Modi
16:20would soon be visiting Israel.
16:22And this is a visit
16:24which is long in making,
16:25long overdue.
16:26And to discuss
16:27what India and Israel
16:29are trying to build
16:30through this high-level visit,
16:31I am being joined
16:32by Ambassador Robin Azhar,
16:34Israel's Ambassador to India.
16:35So, welcome to India Today.
16:37Thank you, Pranay,
16:37for this opportunity.
16:38It's always good to see you.
16:40My pleasure, sir.
16:42First question.
16:42Since Prime Minister Netanyahu
16:43has already announced
16:44that he's expecting
16:46Prime Minister Modi
16:47next week in Israel,
16:50what we should expect,
16:51what the people of India
16:52and Israel should expect
16:53from this high-level meeting
16:54since this visit
16:55was in making
16:56and you were involved
16:57in the preparations,
16:58so what are the big
16:59deliverables
17:00we should be looking at?
17:01Well, we are thrilled,
17:03Pranay,
17:03to see Prime Minister
17:05Netanyahu Dalmode coming.
17:06I think this relationship
17:08is very unique
17:09and it's more than just,
17:11you know,
17:12national interest.
17:13I think that there's
17:14a sense of feeling,
17:17a very deep feeling,
17:18both in Israel and India,
17:19of friendship
17:20towards one another
17:21because we trust another.
17:23We've built this
17:23for decades now
17:25and we feel very confident
17:27in the relationship,
17:28especially given the,
17:29you know,
17:29the challenges
17:30we have to overcome
17:31in the last two,
17:33three years.
17:34I think the sense
17:35is pretty similar
17:36on the Indian side.
17:37We know how to
17:38come to the help
17:40of the other
17:40in times of need.
17:42We are consistent
17:43with our friendship
17:45and that,
17:46I think,
17:47has gathered
17:48a lot of recognition
17:49in Israel.
17:51So,
17:52we are going to
17:54actually,
17:55we've been
17:56actually taking advantage
17:57of the fact
17:58that the Prime Minister
17:59is coming
17:59to try to deliver
18:01and finish processes
18:03that have been
18:03long going
18:06in different fields.
18:07Okay,
18:08so defense
18:08is, you know,
18:09an essential pillar
18:10and here
18:11we are going
18:12to sign
18:13an updated
18:14security agreement
18:15that is going
18:15to allow us
18:16to go much deeper
18:17and wider
18:18when it comes
18:19to our defense
18:19cooperation,
18:20both G2G
18:22but also
18:22in the private sector.
18:24Ambassador,
18:24do you think
18:24that the conditions
18:25put by Iranian
18:26Foreign Minister
18:27Sahid Abbas Orakchi
18:28that, you know,
18:29we are only discussing
18:30the nuclear program
18:31and, you know,
18:31capping of the nuclear program
18:32and missile caps
18:34or the missile limits
18:35are off table.
18:36Do you think
18:37that this could also
18:38be a deal breaker
18:39for these negotiations?
18:40Well, you know,
18:42the Iranian regime
18:43is trying to negotiate
18:44and I think
18:45they are putting
18:46ridiculous limitations
18:48that actually
18:49are endangering
18:51the entire diplomatic process.
18:52So if they think
18:53that after
18:55all this aggression
18:56that had been exercising
18:58throughout
18:59more than three decades
19:00towards the region,
19:02after they deceive
19:02the international community
19:03time and again
19:04and breach
19:05not only
19:05their commitments
19:07in the context
19:08of the JCPOA
19:08but the basic commitments
19:11to the safeguards agreement
19:13of the NPT
19:13after all that
19:14they think
19:15they are going
19:15to have a pass
19:16and we are going
19:18to trust them
19:19to put, you know,
19:20partial limitations
19:21on their program
19:22it's ridiculous.
19:25either they get
19:26to their senses
19:27and change course
19:28and actually cooperate
19:30with the American demands
19:32and if they don't do that
19:34I think that
19:34they should have learned
19:36by now
19:37that the American threat
19:39is a real threat.
19:40So we hope
19:42that they come
19:42to the senses
19:43I think that
19:44this positioning
19:44by RG
19:46is quite unrealistic
19:48and we hope
19:49that they change
19:50attitude fast
19:52because time
19:55is running up.
19:56In the last
19:57I would just want
19:58you to clarify
19:59that the possibility
20:00of, you know,
20:02dismantling
20:02the missile infrastructure
20:03of Iran
20:04is still being considered
20:06as an option
20:07on the table
20:08by President Donald Trump
20:09or even
20:10as the provinces
20:12of Israel.
20:13Yeah, you have to ask them.
20:14For us
20:15it's very clear
20:16because we saw, you know,
20:18how they were building
20:19this program.
20:20They had a plan
20:21to create an arsenal
20:23of about 10,000
20:24ballistic missiles.
20:26Imagine
20:26that we have to withstand
20:28the biggest
20:29ballistic missile attack
20:30in the history
20:30of the world
20:31only last year
20:32when they fired
20:33hundreds of them
20:35and it has
20:36a great potential
20:37of damage.
20:39We had to invest
20:40billions of dollars
20:40to defend ourselves
20:42from that
20:43and this was done
20:46with the intention
20:48of exterminating us
20:49and we are not
20:50inventing it.
20:51The Iranian regime
20:52has stated that
20:52time and again.
20:53There even is a
20:56designated place
20:57in Tehran
20:58in which they
20:59display
21:00their plan
21:01to exterminate us.
21:02So we have
21:03to take it seriously.
21:04We won't live
21:05in a situation
21:05in which
21:07these limitations
21:08won't be put
21:09on the Iranians
21:10and if they are
21:11not put on them
21:12and they don't accept them
21:13they will have to
21:13suffer the consequences.
21:24After Andrew
21:25Mountbatten-Windsor
21:26and his former wife
21:27Sarah Ferguson's
21:28name appeared
21:28on Epstein files
21:29along with
21:30Andrew's pictures
21:31with women
21:32which stripped him
21:33of his title
21:34the names of their daughters.
21:35Princess Patrice
21:36and Eugene
21:37have now appeared
21:38a number of times
21:39in the latest release.
21:40In the latest tranche
21:41at least one of the
21:42references
21:43is highly embarrassing
21:44referring to a young
21:45Eugene's private life.
21:48It's been
21:49two weeks
21:50since our mom
21:52was taken.
21:52US television journalist
21:54Savannah Guthrie
21:55whose mother Nancy
21:56has been missing
21:57for over two weeks
21:58renewed her plea
21:59for help
22:00to find her mother
22:01in an Instagram post
22:02release on Sunday.
22:04Guthrie said
22:05she and her family
22:06still have hope
22:07and again pleaded
22:08for her mother's return
22:09and appealed
22:10for the public's help
22:11in solving the case.
22:12Investigators
22:13have obtained
22:14a DNA sample
22:14from a glove
22:15that was found
22:16near Nancy's home
22:17and appears
22:18to match
22:18the pair
22:19worn by a masked
22:20brawler
22:20seen in double camera
22:22footage
22:22before she was abducted
22:23two weeks ago.
22:33Gaza's
22:34civil defence agency
22:35said at least
22:3511 Palestinians
22:36were killed
22:37in Israeli airstrikes
22:38across the enclave
22:39reviving an earlier
22:40toll of nine.
22:41Civil defence spokesman
22:43Mohamed Basal
22:44an Israeli aircraft
22:45carried out strikes
22:46from dawn
22:47to midday
22:48in several areas.
22:49One person
22:49was killed
22:50and several others
22:51wounded
22:51when a drone
22:52stuck a group
22:53in the Tel Al Hawa
22:54neighbourhood
22:55west of Gaza City.
22:56According to
22:57the Gaza Health
22:57Authorities
22:58since the ceasefire
22:59took effect
23:00601 Palestinians
23:01have been killed
23:02and 1,607 wounded.
23:10Two female Israeli
23:11soldiers
23:12were rescued
23:13from riots
23:13that broke
23:14in ultra-orthodoxity
23:15of Bain Break
23:16in central Israel.
23:18Israeli police
23:19said the soldiers
23:20were performing
23:20a welfare visit
23:21but had not
23:22coordinated with the police.
23:24At least 22 people
23:25were arrested.
23:26Many in Israel's
23:28ultra-orthodox community
23:29are furious over laws
23:30that may force them
23:31to serve in the Israeli
23:32military
23:33holding frequent protests.
23:35Roughly 1.3 million
23:36ultra-orthodox Jews
23:38make up about 13%
23:40of Israel's population
23:41and oppose enlistment
23:43because they believe
23:44studying full-time
23:45in religious seminars
23:46is their most
23:47important duty.
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