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The big talking point of this episode of News Today is the escalating tension in West Asia. Geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated following missile strikes and blockades around the Strait of Hormuz, driving global oil prices past eighty-four dollars per barrel.
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00:00Good evening, hello and welcome. You're with the news today, your primetime destination news.
00:05Newsmakers, talking points, our big talking point tonight.
00:08The US blockade is back, as is the Iranian one on the Strait of Hormuz.
00:15Donald Trump and the Iranian regime exchange war of words and missile strikes.
00:24Are we back to square one on the Hormuz Strait?
00:27That's going to be our top talking point. We'll be joined by top guests, both from the United States and
00:34from Iran.
00:35Former NSA to Trump, John Bolton, will tell us on what happens next.
00:40And is Sharad Pawar scam going to be the next to jump ship to the NDA to boost its mission
00:47delimitation 2.0?
00:49We'll tell you more on that.
00:52Jayant Patil, key aide, joining me.
00:54And one month after claiming on India Today that even his dead body will stay loyal to the TMC,
01:00Madan Mitra is the latest to jump ship to the rebels.
01:03Why are they defecting? Out of fear or for favours?
01:07As always, plenty on the news.
01:10But first, as always, it's time for the Nine Headlines at Nine.
01:15West Asia once again pushed to the edge of an ever-escalating conflict after U.S. and Iran exchange fresh
01:22round of strikes.
01:23Choked Hormuz means the oil prices spiked to over $84 per barrel.
01:29Indian rupee weakens further, settles at 96.2 to the dollar.
01:35Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, NCP Sharad Pawar signals that supporting the delimitation bill in Parliament,
01:43its leader Supriya Sule says they will support the legislation if government guarantees 50% seat hike in all states,
01:49then backtracks, saying all decisions will be taken along with India allies.
01:57A day after the Enforcement Directorate summons his wife and children,
02:02Mamta Banerjee's close aide, Madan Mitra, now joins the rebel camps as he switched sides because of Abhishek Banerjee.
02:09Didi backs her nephew, says Mitra quit due to fear of the Enforcement Directorate.
02:18Sonam Vangchuk's hunger strike enters its 18th day.
02:21Celebrities like Anurag Kashyap, Swara Bhaskar extend support.
02:25Congress MP Shashi Tharoor urges Vangchuk to end strike.
02:32Peeking at Panchayat Aachat, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath slams opposition over Ram Mandir Chanda Chori,
02:39says past governments insulted faith and Hindu Aastha,
02:42but doesn't give an explanation as to who was responsible for the theft itself.
02:51Amid growing Satruj controversy, sources now say government mulls taking action against Z5 for streaming the uncensored film,
03:00also considers making certification mandatory for OTT release of films.
03:07Custodial death in Tamil Nadu's Nadar Khohil sparks a political war.
03:11DMK and BJP demand answers from the TVK government.
03:14Victim's family seeks justice.
03:19Tamil Nadu's chief minister Vijay's last film, Jan Nayagan,
03:22is all set for a theatrical release after seven months of delayed film
03:26to finally hit the theatres on the 23rd of July.
03:31And Spain storms into the FIFA World Cup final
03:34after putting up a masterclass performance against France in the first semi-final.
03:39Mbappé and team are out of the marquee tournament.
03:50But first, let me take you through all the major updates
03:53that are coming in from the West Asia war at this hour.
03:57The United States has launched another wave of attacks on Iran,
04:00this time targeting coastal defense systems and cruise missile strikes
04:04near the Strait of Hormuz.
04:05U.S. Central Command says the 90-minute operation
04:08was aimed at degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping.
04:12The strikes come as President Donald Trump
04:14renews pressure on Tehran to return to negotiations amidst rising tensions.
04:19Iran says the death toll from recent U.S. strikes
04:22has risen to more than 30 civilians and at least seven military personnel.
04:25The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned
04:28it could halt energy exports
04:29if the United States reimposes a naval blockade,
04:32signaling a further escalation in the standoff.
04:36It's the Strait of Hormuz that remains close to commercial shipping.
04:40According to Iranian state media,
04:42reports said these two commercial vessels were stopped
04:44after warning shots were fired by Iran's Revolutionary Guard
04:47over the past 24 hours,
04:49with shipping through the strategic waterway remaining disrupted.
04:53Fresh visuals have now emerged from Chabahar
04:56after a reported second U.S. missile strike on a naval watchtower.
05:00The facility is used for maritime security
05:02and fishermen's search and rescue operations.
05:05The U.S. says it has targeted military installations
05:07along Iran's southern coast,
05:09while the extent of damage and casualties
05:11at the Chabahar site is unclear.
05:14Fuel prices in the United States have climbed
05:17as the West Asia conflict disrupted energy markets.
05:19Average gasoline prices have climbed to $3.89 a gallon,
05:24rising over 10 cents over the past week.
05:26The sharpest weekly increase since early May.
05:29This comes amidst those rising tensions in West Asia.
05:37Okay, let's raise the big questions then.
05:39Are we back to square one,
05:41especially over the Strait of Hormuz,
05:43the choke point through which much of the world's
05:46global oil supply moves?
05:47The Hormuz blockade is back,
05:50but who's benefiting?
05:51Is the ability to block the Strait of Hormuz
05:53a net win for Iran?
05:54Or is Iran now too weak to commit to any peace deal?
05:58What happens next?
06:00Let's go to my first guest tonight.
06:03So as the war clouds intensify in West Asia,
06:07joining me now to make sense of all that's happening
06:10is a special guest, John Bolton,
06:12former assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
06:15Good to have you, Mr. Bolton, on the show.
06:18We've seen President Donald Trump now reimpose
06:21a naval blockade on all Iranian ports.
06:23He's threatened today once again to hit power plants,
06:27bridges next week,
06:28unless Tehran resumes negotiations.
06:30Is this all spiraling out of control
06:33and leaving the ceasefire
06:35and the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding
06:38practically dead now?
06:41Well, I think the memorandum of understanding
06:44basically is dead,
06:45and I think the ceasefire is dead along with it.
06:48I think one of the principal reasons
06:51we're in this situation
06:52is that the MOU was negotiated
06:56with civilian authorities,
06:57the Speaker of the Parliament,
06:59the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
07:00who don't control the Revolutionary Guard components
07:04that have the missiles, the ships,
07:06the mortars, the drones
07:08to try and close the Strait of Hormuz.
07:11And I think that's because
07:13the U.S.-Israeli attacks
07:15really did decimate the top
07:17of the Iranian government.
07:19I think now you don't really have
07:20a functioning government.
07:21You have different pieces,
07:23different heads of authority
07:24that are not answerable to a single source.
07:28So we've been negotiating with people
07:30who don't hold the cards.
07:32You're saying you've been negotiating
07:34with people who don't hold the cards.
07:35The one card that Iran believes it's holding
07:37is the Strait of Hormuz.
07:39So what they've done
07:40is effectively weaponized it,
07:42saying that all ships that pass through it
07:43will go through with Iranian permission.
07:45Now the U.S. has a very different interpretation
07:48of that based on the memorandum of understanding.
07:51What's your take?
07:52Has Iran, in a sense,
07:54used the one weapon at its disposal
07:57in what's otherwise a very asymmetrical war?
08:01Well, I think the Revolutionary Guard has done that.
08:03One question the Trump administration
08:05is going to have to answer at some point
08:07is how could they have not seen this coming?
08:09I mean, really, anybody who can read a map
08:11can see that the Strait of Hormuz is a choke point.
08:14We've certainly known this
08:17since the revolution of 1979.
08:20Jimmy Carter's own diary says
08:21within weeks of the Ayatollah Khomeini taking power,
08:24he had convened a National Security Council meeting
08:27to consider what to do if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz.
08:30And why Trump didn't see it
08:32or why we weren't prepared
08:34is a question I can't answer,
08:36but it's a question Trump is going to have to answer
08:38at some point.
08:39It was a big mistake.
08:40So is this all a miscalculation?
08:42Is all this boiling down to a Trumpian miscalculation?
08:45And he's now trying to scramble back
08:48because he's got a midterm poll coming up in November.
08:51He cannot afford to be seen
08:52to have in any way surrendered
08:54or give it ceded space to the Iranians.
08:57The regime is still in place.
08:59Is this all Donald Trump now trying to see
09:02get back some lost ground
09:05by trying to virtually force Iran's hand?
09:09Well, Trump has made a lot of mistakes in this.
09:12Before the hostilities began,
09:13he didn't prepare the American people.
09:15He didn't consult with friends and allies around the world.
09:17He doesn't seem to have had a strategy.
09:19I don't know what his objectives are.
09:21We could spend a long time
09:22on all the things he's done wrong.
09:24I think in the case of the MOU,
09:26he was motivated almost entirely
09:29by domestic U.S. political considerations.
09:31He wanted oil again to come out of the Gulf
09:35to lower global oil prices
09:37to get the price at the pump in America
09:39for American consumers down
09:41and lessen the danger to the Republican Party
09:45in the November congressional elections.
09:47The MOU has failed now.
09:48So Trump is in a trap of his own making.
09:51He launched the war.
09:53He didn't think through the implications.
09:55He's got political trouble at home
09:57and he can't find anybody in the Iranian regime
10:01to talk to that makes any difference.
10:03So are we, Ambassador Bolton,
10:06in West Asia War 2.0?
10:08Are we back to a situation
10:10or slowly inching back to a situation
10:12of the kind that we saw
10:14particularly in the month of March
10:16and early April?
10:18Well, it certainly appears that way.
10:20I think at bottom, though,
10:21we've got the same fundamental conceptual problem
10:24is Trump today still cannot tell you
10:26what his objectives are.
10:28So it's very hard for,
10:30whether you're a military figure
10:31or a political official,
10:34to say, well, this was our objective
10:36and we can say for the following reasons
10:37we've achieved the objectives.
10:39If the objective was regime change,
10:41which I think would have been entirely justifiable,
10:44Trump has not done
10:46the necessary preparation for it
10:48and to this day has not done
10:49the necessary preparation
10:51working with the opposition inside Iran.
10:54It is correct.
10:55And I certainly never believed,
10:56I don't know anybody who did believe,
10:58that you could overthrow the regime
11:00in Tehran simply by air power.
11:02If we weren't going to put boots on the ground,
11:04we had to have the people of Iran
11:06prepared to take necessary steps
11:08to help pull the regime apart at the top,
11:11work with the regular army
11:13and take other steps
11:14to provide an alternative to the Ayatollahs.
11:17And Trump has done essentially nothing
11:19to help achieve that objective.
11:21So where do we go from here?
11:23A war that started at the end of February,
11:25we are now in the middle of July
11:28and that some would say
11:29we've again weaponized uncertainty
11:31or certainly Donald Trump has.
11:33We in India are worried about
11:35what another choke point
11:38in the Strait of Hormuz would mean
11:39for the prices of oil,
11:41which we're already seeing climbing.
11:43What do you now see happening next?
11:45Does anyone really know
11:47what could happen next?
11:49Are we simply second guessing
11:51Donald Trump's mind?
11:53Well, what I've proposed
11:55and part of which he has now implemented
11:58is the first thing to do
11:59is reimpose the blockade
12:01against the export or import
12:03of any products from Iran
12:04so that they get no revenues
12:06from the international sale of oil.
12:08And that blockade
12:09as of about 12 hours ago
12:12is back in place.
12:14Second, I think we can open
12:16the southern side of the Strait of Hormuz
12:19to allow traffic
12:20from the Gulf Arab states
12:22to get in and out.
12:23That would get, if successful,
12:26a lot of oil back
12:28into international markets,
12:29maybe not at pre-war levels exactly,
12:31but not far away from it.
12:33I think it would have
12:33a measurable effect
12:35on the price bringing it downward.
12:37Now, I think that's going to require
12:39the use of military force
12:40and it brings with it, therefore,
12:43the risk of escalation.
12:44But if you're not prepared
12:45to take that risk,
12:47then you are ceding control
12:48of the Strait of Hormuz
12:49to the Revolutionary Guard
12:51and they will act to open
12:54or close access to the Strait
12:55like turning on and off
12:57a light switch.
12:58And that's just unacceptable.
12:59But as you said,
13:01there is that risk of the war
13:02once again getting escalated.
13:04We're seeing Iran now targeting
13:05U.S. bases in Jordan, in Kuwait.
13:09So there's, in Bahrain,
13:11is there a sense, therefore,
13:13that we are inevitably
13:15heading to an escalation
13:16because Iran is asserting
13:18full wartime sovereignty
13:19over the entire Strait of Hormuz.
13:22The United States
13:23is positioning itself
13:24as a guardian of the waterway.
13:25One day, Donald Trump says,
13:27I'm going to impose
13:27a 20% tariff.
13:29The next day,
13:30he does a complete U-turn.
13:32I mean, how is, therefore,
13:34given these contrarian positions,
13:37an escalation of the conflict
13:38once again inevitable?
13:41Well, let me deal
13:42with the Trump point first.
13:43This is a good example
13:45of how Trump doesn't think
13:46beyond 24 hours.
13:48That's a long time horizon for him.
13:50His 20% toll
13:53on the value of cargoes
13:55coming out
13:55lasted less than 24 hours.
13:58And when he, as you say,
13:59completely reversed himself,
14:01and it was totally contradictory
14:02to what our position
14:03has been and should be,
14:05which is that commerce
14:06should have a right
14:07of innocent passage
14:08through an international waterway
14:09like the Strait of Hormuz.
14:11If the regime
14:13really does escalate
14:14to the point
14:15of once again
14:16targeting civilian infrastructure
14:20in the Gulf Arab states
14:21and other countries,
14:22to me,
14:23this is simply
14:24one more piece of evidence
14:25that the regime
14:26is determined
14:27to remain in power
14:29no matter what the cost
14:30to the Iranian people.
14:31Ultimately,
14:31you're never going to get
14:33peace and security
14:34in the Middle East
14:35with the regime
14:36still in power
14:37in Tehran.
14:38And it would reinforce
14:39what I think
14:40is the inevitable conclusion
14:41that regime change
14:43is necessary.
14:44Now, whether that's going
14:45to be satisfactory
14:46to Trump
14:47as the days dwindled
14:48before our November election,
14:50I can't say.
14:51I think he's in,
14:52personally,
14:53I think he's in
14:53a near panic himself
14:55that he's tried
14:56all these different things.
14:57He sends crazy tweets
15:00to the Iranian regime,
15:01open the straits,
15:02you crazy blank,
15:03blank, blank,
15:03and they don't do it.
15:04He can't deal
15:06with what's happening
15:07and it will make him
15:08more frustrated
15:09and more erratic
15:10unless we can force
15:11the strait open militarily.
15:13I think that's possible
15:14because I don't think
15:15the Iranians
15:16have put many mines
15:17in the strait.
15:18I think we can suppress
15:20their speedboats
15:21and their drone attacks
15:22on commercial vehicles.
15:24And we don't have
15:26to get full traffic out.
15:27We just need to get
15:28something coming close to it
15:30to have the requisite effect
15:32on the price of oil.
15:33You know,
15:34it's interesting,
15:34you keep reiterating
15:36your belief
15:36that regime change
15:37in Iran
15:38is the only way out.
15:39I look at a tweet
15:40that you put out.
15:40Since the revolution,
15:41there's no evidence
15:43whatsoever
15:43of a strategic decision
15:45by the Iranian regime
15:46to abandon
15:47a nuclear weapons program.
15:48Regime change
15:49is critical
15:50to terminate
15:50the nuclear threat
15:51and end Iran's status
15:53as the world's
15:53number one state
15:54sponsor of terror.
15:55Now,
15:55there will be those
15:56who will say
15:57that here is John Bolton
15:58advocating regime change
16:00which is a violation
16:01of all international laws
16:02and that's the problem.
16:03Iran is a sovereign nation,
16:05Ambassador Bolton.
16:06America cannot decide
16:08for Iran
16:08what kind of regime
16:09they have
16:10and the Iranians
16:10therefore are only
16:11going to consolidate
16:12their ranks
16:13behind the IRGC
16:15the more Donald Trump
16:16or the more,
16:17dare I say,
16:18voices from America
16:19want the regime out.
16:22Well,
16:23I think the regime
16:24is overwhelmingly
16:24unpopular
16:25inside Iran.
16:27I think
16:27the regime's concern
16:29was demonstrated
16:30in January
16:31where they massacred,
16:32machine gunned
16:33in the streets
16:34over 40,000
16:35of their own citizens
16:36and I think
16:37we do have a right
16:38under international law,
16:40the right of self-defense
16:41against a regime
16:42that threatens us,
16:43that has threatened
16:45the lives
16:45of President Trump
16:47and many of his officials,
16:48myself included,
16:50which has carried out
16:51terrorist attacks
16:52against American
16:53civilian
16:54and military facilities
16:55in the Middle East
16:57and elsewhere.
16:58This regime
16:58is a threat
16:59to peace and security
17:00of the Gulf Arabs
17:01and Israel
17:02without a doubt.
17:03So I think
17:04we're fully justified
17:04and by the way,
17:05the regime's
17:07claims of control
17:08over the Strait of Hormuz
17:10also violate
17:11international law.
17:12Sure.
17:12So, you know,
17:12we can talk about...
17:13No, you know,
17:14it's an American violation
17:15of international law.
17:17Many will say
17:17the blockade itself also,
17:19the American blockade
17:20is a violation
17:21of international law.
17:22You will say
17:22the manner in which
17:24Iran wants to control
17:25the Strait of Hormuz
17:25is a violation
17:26of international law.
17:27I come back to
17:28the question at the end,
17:29the end game.
17:30I think in India,
17:31we're all anxious
17:32about the end game
17:33because whatever is happening
17:34in West Asia
17:35is affecting
17:37global geo-economics
17:38as well as geopolitics.
17:40So I ask you
17:40in conclusion,
17:41what is the end game
17:42if there is any?
17:45The only way
17:46to end the uncertainty,
17:47the confusion,
17:48the risk to the
17:49international economy,
17:50the risk to peace
17:51and security
17:52in the Middle East
17:53is to get rid
17:53of the regime
17:54in Tehran.
17:55We lived for decades
17:57with the Shah of Iran
17:59and a relatively
18:00peaceful Gulf region.
18:02I don't know
18:03what the next government
18:04in Iran would look like,
18:05but I tell you,
18:06while this government
18:07is still in power,
18:08you will have nothing
18:09but threats,
18:10dangers and risks.
18:11But the fact is,
18:12if I may just push you,
18:13that involves
18:15possibly land operations,
18:17that possibly involves
18:18an even wider
18:19military conflict.
18:20Is that something
18:21you believe Donald Trump
18:22should take a risk
18:23at this moment?
18:25Well, I don't think
18:26there's any chance,
18:27at least as I read Trump,
18:28he's going to put
18:28boots on the ground.
18:29But that simply
18:32re-emphasizes...
18:32So how are you going
18:33to effect a regime change?
18:34I mean,
18:35the question,
18:35Ambassador Bolton,
18:36is that,
18:37is there no other way out?
18:38Are you saying
18:39that this entire
18:40idea of negotiations
18:41should be thrown
18:42out of the window?
18:44Sure.
18:44I wouldn't trust
18:45the Iranian negotiators
18:47as far as I could throw them.
18:48I just come back
18:48to the point I made
18:49near the beginning.
18:51To achieve regime change,
18:52you're not going to do it
18:53by air power alone,
18:55but you can do it
18:56by mobilizing
18:57and making the people
18:58of Iran more effective.
18:59There's enormous discontent
19:01with this government
19:02because of the economic
19:03situation in the country,
19:04which is desperate.
19:05The young people know
19:07they could have
19:07a different kind of life.
19:09They can see it
19:09across the Gulf.
19:10The women ever since
19:12the murder of Masi Amini
19:13three years ago
19:15are in near total revolt
19:18against the clerics
19:20running the government.
19:21And ethnic groups
19:22around the country,
19:24Kurds, Azeris,
19:25Baluchis,
19:25others are massively dissatisfied.
19:28This government
19:29is not popular
19:30except for those
19:30who work for it.
19:32And if we had done
19:33a better job,
19:33which we still could,
19:35of mobilizing
19:36all of that opposition,
19:37that regime can come down.
19:39There's never been
19:40an authoritarian regime
19:41ultimately that could survive
19:43the kind of opposition
19:44that I think currently exists
19:47inside Iran
19:48against the government.
19:49We just need to help it.
19:51But maybe I can push you.
19:52Maybe the Americans
19:53have got the Iranians
19:54badly wrong.
19:55Iran is certainly
19:56not Venezuela.
19:57Iran is a strong country,
19:59more than 90 million people.
20:00It's got a very strong military
20:01and the Americans
20:02have got it wrong.
20:03If I were to suggest
20:04that between February 28th
20:06and now,
20:07at the end of the day,
20:09the Americans simply
20:10perhaps misread
20:12Iran's resilience.
20:13How would you respond to that?
20:15And thereby now,
20:16the world is being pushed,
20:17as I say,
20:18into this weaponization
20:19of uncertainty
20:20because Donald Trump
20:21got it horribly wrong
20:22from day one.
20:24Well, let's come back
20:25to the people first,
20:26then the resilience question.
20:27The fact that the government
20:29unleashed the besieged militia
20:31and my understanding
20:32is Shiite militia
20:35imported from Iraq
20:36to help out
20:37against its own people
20:38shows just what the level
20:40of dissatisfaction is.
20:42People are intimidated
20:43until they can be given
20:44effective ways of resisting.
20:47And what resilience there is
20:49is the Revolutionary Guard
20:50has spent 47 years
20:52digging itself into power.
20:56And we may be finding
20:58that they've learned a lot
20:59from their friends
21:00in North Korea
21:01about how to hide
21:02much of their capability
21:04under mountains.
21:05Now that we've learned that,
21:06that's fine.
21:07Now we know how to destroy
21:08it even better.
21:09That's why eliminating
21:10the instruments
21:11of Iranian state power
21:13like the Revolutionary Guard
21:14helps lay the basis
21:16for the people of Iran
21:17to pull the government
21:18apart at the top,
21:19get defections
21:20from the regular military,
21:22not the Revolutionary Guard,
21:23but the regular military,
21:25and bring this regime down.
21:28Well, you know,
21:29let me push you again
21:30one last time.
21:31If I were to ask you
21:32a month from now,
21:33do you believe
21:34that this conflict's arc
21:35of this conflict
21:36would widen once again?
21:38Or do you believe
21:39that there will be
21:41an attempt made
21:42at a negotiated settlement
21:43given that the stakes
21:44are so high on both sides?
21:46I don't know.
21:47Do you like rolling dice?
21:48Because with Donald Trump
21:50president,
21:50that's basically
21:51what we're doing.
21:52I have no idea
21:52what he's going to do
21:53in the next 30 days.
21:54That's part of the problem.
21:56The Gulf Arabs
21:57and others
21:57don't have faith
21:59in American resolve
22:00because they see
22:01Trump is unable
22:01to stay on
22:02a predictable course
22:04of action
22:04for any sustained period.
22:06If he would settle down
22:07and understand
22:08that regime change
22:09should be the objective,
22:11but it's not easy
22:12to achieve,
22:13you don't do it
22:13by snapping your fingers.
22:14It takes work
22:15and takes time.
22:16I would feel much better.
22:18I don't have confidence.
22:19That's what he's about to do.
22:21Okay.
22:21I'm going to leave it there,
22:23Ambassador Bolton.
22:24Good to have you
22:24on the show
22:25taking all our questions.
22:27Thanks very much
22:28for joining me here
22:29on India Today.
22:31Well, thanks for having me.
22:34Okay.
22:34We've heard from
22:35a distinguished American voice.
22:36Let's get another voice
22:37who will probably
22:38have a different viewpoint.
22:39Hoshang Amir Abadi
22:41is President
22:43of the American Iranian Council.
22:45Appreciate Mr. Amir Abadi,
22:48you joining us.
22:48President Donald Trump
22:49re-imposing the naval blockade
22:52of all Iranian ports,
22:53threatening to hit
22:54power plants and bridges
22:55in the next week
22:56unless there aren't
22:57presumed negotiations
22:58and the Strait of Hormuz
23:00being closed once again
23:02by the Iranians.
23:02Are we returning back
23:04to square one
23:05in your view, sir?
23:08No, sir.
23:10The Strait of Hormuz
23:11will never go
23:12to the square one.
23:15Never.
23:16The Iranian side
23:18has just learned
23:19in this war
23:20that the Strait
23:23can be controlled
23:26when they need
23:28to control it
23:29and I think
23:32they are going to
23:33use that
23:35as a deterrence
23:37moving forward.
23:39But at the same time,
23:41my hope is
23:41that both sides
23:43will recognize
23:44that the closure
23:47of the Strait
23:48is in the interest
23:50of neither side
23:52nor the international community.
23:54So they really have
23:56to come up
23:57with a better solution
24:00and not play
24:02this game
24:04of Strait.
24:06This is a Strait game
24:08that has to stop.
24:10But I think
24:12the U.S.
24:12has to understand
24:13this much better
24:14than it is
24:15understanding it now.
24:18So that is
24:19the problem.
24:20But, you know,
24:21John Bolton,
24:21the former assistant
24:22to the U.S.
24:23president
24:23on national security
24:24affairs
24:24was just with me.
24:26He's arguing
24:27that negotiating
24:28with sweet-talking
24:29civilians in Iran
24:30is futile
24:31while the IRGC
24:32and the Ayatollahs
24:33hold the real power
24:34and that the only way out
24:36is a regime change.
24:37Do you agree
24:38with this assessment?
24:38The only way now
24:39to end this conflict
24:40is regime change
24:41in Iran?
24:44So, again,
24:45the problem is
24:46when
24:48this Mr. John Bolton
24:50has seen the country,
24:52has he ever been
24:53in the country,
24:55has he ever written
24:56about it
24:57except for the
24:58political statements,
24:59that guy
25:01is an illiterate
25:02that he has
25:04no idea
25:05of Iran,
25:06its society,
25:08its geography,
25:09its population,
25:11its life.
25:12he has
25:13an Iran
25:14completely abstract
25:15that comes
25:16a little bit
25:17from Washington Post,
25:19from New York Times,
25:20from Foreign Affairs
25:22and so on
25:22and all of
25:23them writings
25:24also,
25:26again,
25:27come from
25:28nowhere
25:29but abstract ideas.
25:31None of the authors
25:33in all of
25:33these publications
25:34have ever seen
25:36Iran
25:36in the last
25:3740 years.
25:39Does Mr. Bolton
25:40has ever seen
25:42a revolutionary
25:43guard leader?
25:44Has he ever
25:45sat down
25:46with them
25:47and see
25:48how they think?
25:51I mean,
25:52again,
25:52it's all abstract.
25:54Again,
25:55let me repeat,
25:56the Iranian
25:57studies
25:58in this country
25:59is in this small,
26:01terrible position.
26:02And on that
26:04basis,
26:05the U.S.
26:06government
26:06is making
26:07decisions
26:08that will not
26:09get them
26:10anywhere.
26:11Okay.
26:12Because it's based
26:13on misunderstanding,
26:15misperception,
26:17wrong analysis,
26:19wrong facts.
26:20It's just
26:21all perceptional.
26:23that,
26:24believe me,
26:26you cannot
26:26name
26:27a single
26:28American
26:29expert
26:30on Iran
26:31that has
26:33seen that
26:33country
26:34in the last
26:3540 years.
26:37How can
26:38that be?
26:39And these
26:40are the people
26:41who are writing
26:42in foreign affairs,
26:44foreign policy,
26:45New York Times,
26:46Washington Post,
26:47and
26:48advising the
26:49government.
26:50Right.
26:50How can
26:52that be
26:54positive,
26:55productive,
26:56when you
26:57have experts
26:58who haven't
26:59seen the
27:00country
27:00for 40
27:01plus years,
27:03and they
27:04are considered
27:05experts,
27:06and they
27:07are brought
27:07to CNN,
27:10the Fox News,
27:11and they
27:12are taken
27:12to the
27:13Congress,
27:14to the,
27:14I don't know,
27:15White House,
27:16to advise
27:17the United
27:18States
27:19on Iran.
27:20You know,
27:21very strong
27:21words coming
27:22from you,
27:23Dr.
27:24Amir
27:25Amadi,
27:25but do you
27:26believe that
27:26therefore the
27:27confrontation
27:28as it exists
27:28today represents
27:29a net
27:30strategic victory
27:31for Iran?
27:31It demonstrates
27:32its ability
27:33to choke
27:34and disrupt
27:34global energy
27:35flows and
27:36thereby survive
27:37direct U.S.
27:38strike.
27:38Is it really
27:38a victory
27:39or is Iran
27:40also running
27:40out of time?
27:43Listen,
27:44from the
27:45Iranian
27:45side,
27:47the
27:47Strait of
27:48Hormuz
27:49is a
27:49deterrence
27:50force.
27:52It is
27:52using it
27:53to deter
27:54an invasion
27:57from the
27:57U.S.
27:58or originally
27:59Israel.
28:01It is not,
28:03so it is
28:04a reactive
28:05policy,
28:07it's a reactive
28:08action
28:08from Iran's
28:10side.
28:10I think
28:12what I'm
28:13saying is
28:14if there
28:15was a
28:15better
28:16understanding
28:16on both
28:18sides,
28:19this reaction,
28:20this reactive
28:21policy
28:22would have
28:24been
28:24proactive.
28:26And being
28:27proactive
28:27means both
28:28sides
28:29could have
28:30seen
28:31and
28:31could have
28:32seen
28:32and
28:33understand
28:34better
28:35what is
28:36at stake.
28:37Iran is
28:39sitting
28:40there
28:40defending.
28:42Iran is
28:43not
28:43attacking
28:44the
28:44United
28:45States
28:45at this
28:47time,
28:47or Israel.
28:49Iran has
28:50a memo
28:51with the
28:52U.S.,
28:53a memorandum,
28:54which says
28:55the
28:56Strait
28:57is controlled
28:58by Iran
28:59for a
28:59certain
28:59period.
29:01and
29:01then
29:02suddenly
29:04certain
29:04ships
29:05keep
29:05going
29:06through
29:07the
29:07Strait
29:08claiming
29:09that
29:09this
29:10water
29:10has
29:11nothing
29:11to do
29:11with
29:11Iran.
29:12It
29:12is,
29:12I don't
29:13know,
29:13the
29:13Omanis.
29:14They
29:15don't
29:15understand
29:16how
29:17that
29:17Strait
29:18works,
29:19how
29:19that
29:19geography
29:20works,
29:20that
29:21there
29:21is
29:21no
29:21Iran
29:22and
29:22Oman.
29:23There
29:23is
29:23only
29:23a
29:24Strait.
29:24And
29:25they
29:25think
29:25that
29:25they
29:26can
29:26take
29:27a
29:28pen
29:29and
29:29divide
29:30the
29:31Strait
29:31between
29:32Oman
29:33and
29:34Tehran
29:35or
29:35Iran.
29:37That's
29:37the
29:37level
29:38of
29:38misunderstanding
29:38and
29:39that's
29:40the
29:41problem
29:41that
29:42they
29:42are
29:42facing.
29:44Thank
29:45you very
29:45much
29:46for
29:47joining
29:47us
29:48to give
29:48us
29:48a
29:49very
29:49strong
29:49perspective
29:50in a
29:51way
29:51of
29:52someone
29:52who
29:52looks
29:52at
29:52Iran
29:53very
29:53differently
29:54to
29:54the
29:54way
29:54John
29:55Bolton
29:55did.
29:55Thank
29:56you
29:56very
29:56much
29:56on
29:57News
29:57Today.
29:57Both
29:58key
29:58voices
29:58from
29:59different
29:59sides
30:00of
30:00the
30:00divide.
30:00Let's
30:00turn to
30:01the
30:01divide
30:01back
30:01home
30:02now
30:02where
30:03the
30:03political
30:03battle
30:04over
30:04Narendra Modi
30:05government's
30:05two key
30:06constitution
30:06amendment
30:07bills
30:08has begun
30:08even before
30:09the
30:09monsoon
30:09session
30:10starts
30:10next
30:11week.
30:11Now
30:12Sharad
30:12Pawar's
30:13NCP
30:13has
30:14signaled
30:14conditional
30:15support
30:15to
30:16the
30:16delimitation
30:17bill
30:17with
30:18Supriya
30:18Sule
30:19its
30:19leader's
30:19remarks
30:20coming
30:20amidst
30:21speculation
30:21over
30:22the
30:22Pawar
30:22camp's
30:23political
30:23course
30:24following
30:24recent
30:25meetings
30:25with
30:25Maharashtra
30:28will NCPSP
30:30become the
30:30latest
30:31India
30:31alliance
30:32partner
30:32to
30:33back
30:34the
30:34Modi
30:34government?
30:35Take a
30:36look.
30:40A party
30:41that opposed
30:42the
30:42delimitation
30:43bill in
30:43April
30:44is now
30:45signalling
30:45conditional
30:46support,
30:47raising
30:47fresh
30:48questions
30:48over
30:49opposition
30:49unity.
30:52We
30:52will
30:53consider
30:53provided
30:54consider
30:57supporting
31:00if
31:01the
31:0250%
31:03cap
31:04is to
31:05be
31:06discussed
31:06and
31:07the
31:07bill
31:07how
31:08will
31:09it
31:09be
31:09implemented
31:10is
31:10still
31:11a
31:11question.
31:13Supriya
31:14Sule's
31:14remarks
31:15are
31:15significant
31:16because
31:16Home
31:16Minister
31:17Amit
31:17Shah
31:17had
31:18assured
31:18during
31:19the
31:19budget
31:19session
31:20that
31:20the
31:20centre
31:21was
31:21ready
31:21to
31:22guarantee
31:22a
31:2250%
31:23increase
31:23in
31:24seats
31:24for
31:25all
31:25states
31:25in
31:26writing.
31:27The
31:27timing
31:28is
31:28equally
31:29significant.
31:30It
31:31comes
31:31amidst
31:32speculation
31:32over
31:33the
31:33power
31:33camps
31:33future
31:34after
31:35meeting
31:35between
31:35leaders
31:36from
31:36both
31:37NCP
31:37factions
31:38and
31:38Maharashtra
31:39Chief
31:39Minister
31:40Devendra
31:40Farnivis.
31:41Though
31:42the
31:42party
31:42has
31:43denied
31:43any
31:43move
31:44towards
31:44the
31:44NDA
31:45the
31:45optics
31:46continue
31:46to
31:47fuel
31:47speculation.
31:50Our
31:51party
31:51is
31:51intact.
31:52We
31:53all
31:53are
31:53working
31:54under
31:54Mr.
31:55Sharad
31:55Pawar's
31:56leadership
31:56and we
31:57are
31:58very much
31:59together.
32:01If the
32:02NCP
32:03Sharad
32:03Pawar
32:03lends
32:04support,
32:05it could
32:05hand the
32:05NDA
32:06a crucial
32:07political
32:07boost
32:08and dent
32:09the
32:09India
32:09bloc's
32:10claim
32:10of
32:10national
32:11unity.
32:12The
32:13government
32:13is eyeing
32:14support for
32:14two
32:14constitution
32:15amendment
32:16bills.
32:17One,
32:17the
32:18delimitation
32:18bill,
32:19defeated
32:19during the
32:20budget
32:20session.
32:21The
32:21other,
32:21proposed
32:22law to
32:23disqualify
32:24a minister
32:24accused of
32:25an
32:26offence
32:26punishable
32:27with five
32:27years or
32:28more and
32:29detained for
32:2930 consecutive
32:30days.
32:31Both
32:32require a
32:33two-thirds
32:33majority.
32:35But does
32:36the NDA
32:36have the
32:37numbers?
32:37In the
32:38Lok Sabha,
32:39its tally
32:39stands at
32:40319 after
32:42rebel TMC
32:43and UBT
32:44Sena
32:44MPs joined
32:45NDA
32:46fold.
32:47With
32:47NCP
32:47Sharadpava's
32:48support,
32:49it rises
32:49to 327.
32:52Still
32:5233 short
32:53of the
32:54360 vote
32:55mark.
32:56In the
32:56Rajya Sabha,
32:57the NDA
32:58has 153.
32:59With
33:00NCP
33:00Sharadpava's
33:01lone
33:02MP,
33:02it reaches
33:03154.
33:04Still
33:0510 short
33:06of the
33:06required
33:07164.
33:09The
33:10NCP
33:10Sharadpava's
33:11allies in
33:12the
33:12Mahapikas
33:13Aghari,
33:13however,
33:14remain
33:14confident the
33:15opposition will
33:16stay united.
33:45But
33:47But with six Udhav Thakre camp MPs already jumping ship to Eknath Shinde's faction, questions persist on whether the opposition's
33:55confidence is misplaced while the ruling NDA grows from strength to strength.
34:03The following 6th anniversary of the Karyapranali, the legislation, the Karyapranali, the Karyapranali, the Karyapranali, the Karyapranali, the Karyapranali, the
34:20Karyapranali.
34:21I think it is a very interesting work.
34:30Supriya Sule's remarks have changed the political conversation.
34:34As Parliament heads into a high-stakes monsoon session, the real battle may not just be over the bills, but
34:41over the alliances that decide their fate.
34:44Bureau Report, India Today.
34:50So is there more to Supriya Sule's conditional support that she may be offering to the NDA?
34:57Is the Sharath Pawar camp likely the next party to defect to the NDA?
35:02Can the India block avoid another setback to its unity?
35:06And does the NDA really have the numbers for their mission delimitation 2.0?
35:10Joining me now is a special guest.
35:13I am joined by Jayant Patil, NCP Senior MLA and of course the former Finance Minister of Maharashtra and the
35:21former President of the NCP Maharashtra.
35:23I appreciate you joining us, Mr. Jayant Patil.
35:27Is there any truth to the rumors that last night you met Devendra Fadnavis and this is part of a
35:33gradual rapprochma between the NCP, SP and the BJP?
35:38Is there any truth to it at all, sir?
35:41I don't think there is any substance in this news because I had gone to see him for one issue
35:50which has arised in my own constituency.
35:53So, I went and met him and came back. So, all other news which have come, which immediately after I
36:04reached home, I was watching a football match and that time I started getting these news.
36:09So, you are saying there is absolutely no question of the NCP Sharath Pawar aligning with the NDA either in
36:17Maharashtra or in Delhi?
36:20Anything happens in our party is well discussed with the colleagues. So, there is not any type of discussion among
36:28MPs or MLAs or within our party karikattas.
36:34I don't think anything has begun or we have started thinking in this direction.
36:41But is it not true, Mr. Patil, that there are a number of your MLAs, you have 10 MLAs in
36:46Maharashtra, you have 8 MPs in Delhi.
36:49MLAs and MPs, many of them are keen to join hands with the NDA because they want development funds, they
36:54want constituency funds.
36:57And there is an attraction, there is almost a desire on the part of these MPs and MLAs to join
37:03hands with the NDA.
37:04Isn't it true that there are some MLAs and MPs pushing you all towards that direction?
37:11Whenever we meet together, they always have been complaining that there are no funds given in those constituencies where NCP
37:21MLAs or Shiv Sena MLAs got elected last time.
37:24So, this issue is not today's issue, last two years it is happening.
37:30And even before that, since Ekna Chinde has become Chief Minister in Maharashtra, since then all of us are facing
37:40the same issue.
37:41But what has happened is, that is why the MLAs think that we should get some of the other way
37:51funds.
37:51And you may have noticed, in Assembly also, I have many times raised this issue of ruling party not giving
38:03funds to the opposition MLAs.
38:06And no doubt, everybody feels that we should get funds. But for that, they don't want to cross over, switch
38:14over to any other party.
38:16Has Sharat Pawar at any stage, you know him very well, you also met him, we are told yesterday.
38:21Has he at any stage discussed with you the possibility of joining hands with the NDA?
38:28No, he has not discussed anything with me. Because as I said, we have not discussed this issue at all
38:38at any level.
38:39So, I don't think what you are saying is going to happen or will happen.
38:44What happens is, in between, I must admit, before when Ajit Pawar was alive, in his last 7-8 months,
38:55he had come to my residence in Mumbai for about 13-14 times.
39:02We discussed it and he insisted that both the parties should merge and we should talk to Mr. Pawar sir.
39:13So, talking to Mr. Pawar was very difficult in those days. But I could speak, I could talk to him
39:21and I tried to bring both the leaders together.
39:26But unfortunately, Ajit Dada passed away and we could not do it. But that was the desire of all the
39:34parties from both the sides.
39:36No, you are giving us a very important news point. You are giving us a very important news point.
39:40You are saying that before Ajit Pawar passed away, tragically in that air crash in January, there were several attempts
39:45made to merge the two factions of the NCP.
39:49Are those merger talks still on? Is there still a possibility?
39:53So, these merging talks were kept confidential when Ajit Pawar was alive because we were about to join hands.
40:04But after his death, there are no talks, merging, merger talks going on. Not with anyone.
40:12Okay, so there are no merger talks at the moment. But then how do we interpret Supriya Sule's statement?
40:17She is saying, NCP-SP may be ready to support the NDA on the delimitation bill in parliament.
40:22It almost seems as if you all are inching closer towards the NDA.
40:27Almost, she seems to give the impression that if certain conditions are met, you could, you could possibly support the
40:36NDA in parliament.
40:37She is our national leader. She is Karyat Deksha of our party. She, along with her other seven MPs, they
40:51may have discussed this issue together.
40:54And about delimitation, she has specific ideas. And especially about the women's reservation, she is very insistent about it.
41:04So, I think she may have discussed it with party leaders in Delhi.
41:11No discussions have taken place on this in Mumbai, on supporting the NDA in parliament.
41:17Rajdeep, my own opinion about delimitation is, in Maharashtra, we have 288 MLA's.
41:26After delimitation, they are saying it will become 450 MLA's.
41:31In parliament also, the number will go from 543 to 850.
41:36Now, if we start increasing the number of MLAs and MPs all over the country, the administrative cost, the number
41:46of MPs, the number of MLAs, it will become so huge that it itself will become a huge debt burden
41:55on the Indian economy.
41:57So, this is my personal opinion. Supriya Sule has a different opinion, I think. But we have not discussed with
42:05her. But this is my personal opinion.
42:07You are making, again, important point. But net-net, you are telling me today there is no question as of
42:13now of the NCP Sharad Pawar moving from the India Alliance to the NDA. You are clear about that?
42:20Yeah. So far, it is what today I stand. I don't see anything will happen now immediately.
42:27Okay. Let me leave it there. Who knows what tomorrow brings, particularly in Maharashtra politics. We never know. 24 hours
42:34can be a long time.
42:35But as of today, Jain Patil, former senior minister in the Maharashtra government, is saying no question as of now
42:42of joining hands with the NDA.
42:44Thank you very much for joining us here on the show today. Thank you. Okay. But while the NCPSP says
42:51they are not joining hands with the NDA, at least officially, that's what Jain Patil just told us.
42:56Madan Mitra, senior Trinamul Congress leader and a close aide of Mamata Banerjee, has done a bit of a U
43:02-turn.
43:03Just over a couple of weeks ago, Madan Mitra was on India today and vowed unwavering loyalty to Mamata Banerjee,
43:10saying he would never betray the Trinamul Congress.
43:12Well, guess what? Today that promise lies in tatters. One of Didi's oldest loyalists crossed over to the rebel camp.
43:19But a day after the enforcement directorate summoned Mitra's wife and two sons in the municipal recruitment scam case.
43:27So is this another case of washing machine politics at work? Take a look.
43:50This was Madan Mitra a little over a month ago, claiming he will be loyal even in death.
43:58And this is Madan Mitra today, joining hands literally with same Trinamul Congress rebels he had been castigating all this
44:06while.
44:07Yet there seems to be no end to the implosion inside Trinamul Congress.
44:13And the latest setback to Didi comes from perhaps her longest-serving lieutenant.
44:20Madan Mitra meeting rebel leader Rita Bharata Banerjee and formally joining the dissident camp.
44:25Parti is doomed to die. The will now be doomed. Its grownÑ‘èœ and the will still die.
44:44The people are dying. The people are dying. The more they are and the people are dying yet.
45:19The timing has added another political twist.
45:23Mitra's switch comes just a day after the Enforcement Directorate issued summons to his wife and two sons in the
45:31municipal recruitment scam case.
45:34The Trinamool has alleged that central agencies are being used to intimidate its leaders and workers.
45:40The Trinamool has told us.
46:10I go on your invitation. He has gone on the invitation of the ED. So we should understand
46:14that the person who was standing day before yesterday and abusing the Ritobroto gang,
46:19today he is going there and sitting next to Ritobroto.
46:22But the bottom line is that the TMC has lost one of its fiercest loyal defenders. Not just
46:28a veteran mass leader, but one of the party's most recognisable media faces. And a leader
46:34whose exit lends fresh legitimacy to the rebel faction while raising serious questions over
46:41the party's grip on its organisation and cadre. As Mamta Banerjee faces perhaps her toughest
46:49political test yet, a battle not just for control of the party, but for her political survival.
46:56Bureau Report, India Today.
47:01Let's turn from there to today's ground report and it comes from Tamil Nadu. The investigation
47:07into the Sabri Varman's custodial death is gathering momentum there. Every new revelation is raising
47:14fresh questions and once again, the Tamil Nadu police is in the dock. From injuries documented
47:19in the post-mortem to now the political storm over the case, what happened inside a Nagarkoil
47:25sub-jail is our ground report. Take a look.
47:34Another custodial torture and death has left Tamil Nadu shaken. Sabri Varman, a specially
47:42abled man from Kanyakumari, was arrested by the police on July 9th on allegations of selling
47:48illegal gutka. After undergoing a medical examination, he was lodged as an under-trial prisoner at the
47:55Nagarkoil sub-jail. Days later, he was found dead inside the jail.
48:00As the investigation gathers pace, disturbing details are emerging. The post-mortem report
48:06paints a grim picture. According to the post-mortem report, Sabri Varman suffered multiple abrasions
48:12and bruises across his body. The report also noted a fracture in his right arm. Injuries
48:19to his right leg and left ankle and abrasions on the left side of his chest and left elbow.
48:25Head injuries were also documented. Investigators are now expected to match these injuries with
48:31the available evidence as part of the ongoing probe.
48:44The death has now snowballed into a major political flashpoint. DMK and BJP have cornered the TVK government
48:52on state's law and order situation.
49:17We saw the number of custodial deaths which happened in the DMK. DMK's period.
49:22There were a lot of reasons why the DMK's government fell. And all those reasons which the DMK government
49:26was ultimately met their demise for is now started to happen in the TVK within the first
49:33three months itself. Let it be custodial deaths or let it be corruption, let it be temple lands
49:39being looted. We are seeing all of that happening with the TVK already and this is not a good sign
49:45for a government. For Sabri Vermin's family, the question of how he was killed remains unanswered.
49:52And for Tamil Nadu, yet another custodial death has revived painful memories of past tragedies
49:58and renewed calls for accountability.
50:12Okay, let's welcome back. Let's turn to all the action from FIFA, which is of course reaching the final stage.
50:20Heartbreak last night for France, the favourites for winning the tournament because Spain shattered their dreams
50:27of back-to-back World Cup finals with a display that all football observers are calling a total masterclass.
50:35Sixteen years after their maiden's triumph, Spain are now one win away from a second World Cup.
50:42Here's how the favourites were beaten by the Spanish. Take a look.
50:51A spectacular Spanish display.
50:53The 2022 finalists were denied a second successive final as Spain outclassed France in the semi-final.
51:09It was the La Roja who drew first blood in the match when Lamin Yemal won his team a penalty.
51:34The 2010 champions doubled their lead in the second half courtesy some intricate play in the final third.
51:52France grew in frustration as their World Cup exit loomed large, with players becoming careless off the ball.
52:05The 2010 champions sealed a final berth after sixteen long years.
52:13The French, with all their flair and finesse, fail to deliver on the big night.
52:30Now, we may be a nation of couch potatoes simply watching other countries play the World Cup,
52:36but football fever is taking on a uniquely Indian flavour to win Kerala.
52:41For example, fans are swapping ordinary jerseys for World Cup-themed Mundoos.
52:46While in West Bengal, an Argentinian supporter has crafted an edible Lionel Messi statue from chocolate and Khoia.
52:55Here's how the beautiful game is inspiring creativity far beyond the football pitch.
53:01Take a look.
53:05Bappe!
53:13When it comes to football passion, Kerala rarely disappoints.
53:18But this time, the celebration has come with a distinctly traditional twist.
53:23Across parts of Kerala, shop windows are showcasing Mundo inspired by football's biggest nations.
53:29The colours of the World Cup, woven into one of Kerala's most recognisable pieces of clothing.
53:37Many fans aren't just buying jerseys anymore.
53:40They are pairing them with matching traditional attire, creating a look that's equal parts football and Kerala.
53:48Not just Argentina's famous sky blue and white, but even Brazil's iconic yellow and Portugal's red and green.
53:55Even though the latter two have already been eliminated from the World Cup.
53:59Shop keepers say these football-themed Mundoos have become one of the surprise hits of the season.
54:20And while Kerala is wearing the colours of football, West Bengal is giving them a sweeter touch.
54:27In Durgapur, a confectioner and a devoted Argentina supporter has crafted a striking likeness of Lionel Messi entirely from edible
54:36ingredients.
54:38The artist says the idea was inspired by his admiration for Messi and his belief that sport continues to unite
54:44people across borders and cultures.
54:47One state is stitching football into its traditions.
54:51Another is sculpting its heroes in sweets.
54:54In Kerala, they are wearing the World Cup.
54:56In Bengal, they are tasting it.
54:59And together, they are proving that when football fever strikes, it always finds a local flavour.
55:05Bureau Report, India Today.
55:34As we wish you two, goodnight Shubhra 3.
55:37Jai Hind, Namaskar.
55:40Hello from the International Space Station.
55:43It's day one for me.
55:44And I just wanted to say thank you to some of the folks that helped make this dream a reality.
55:50Anna, Grace, James, thank you so much from deep in my heart.
55:55Grace, happy birthday.
55:57And I know some of my friends and colleagues from SpaceX where I used to work were out there rooting
56:03me on and sending me messages.
56:04Thank you all for teaching me how to do the impossible.
56:08I have used that lesson time and time again.
56:12And to the guardians at the Space Force, this is the biggest domain.
56:17And your job, our job, is unbelievably big.
56:22I'm proud to serve alongside you and also to NASA, who makes this all happen and is tasked with doing
56:31the near impossible,
56:32going to the moon, going to Mars, and pushing our boundaries where we have never gone.
56:37I am happy to be working alongside of you, using the Space Station as a stepping stone to those huge
56:45dreams of ours.
56:46Let's go, team.
56:47Let's do this.
56:52Let's go, team.
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