Swedes Spooked as Government, Military Say to Prepare for War | Vantage with Palki Sharma

hello Nam mascar this is first post and you're watching vantage with me py [Music] Sharma we've been telling about the Red Sea crisis all the fighting has disrupted shipping through the Swiss canal in another part of the world the Panama Canal is in crisis thanks to global warming and a drought so shipping has been hit there too and all of this will hurt you at this rate prices of Commodities will rise and inflation will increase we bring you the numbers and the projections in the Iran Pakistan conflict no fresh fighting but tensions remain along with the question why did Iran strike at Pakistan what is the regime trying to say and do we'll discuss this meanwhile Pakistan has trouble on another front they're at loggerheads with the Taliban and have closed a key border crossing the Ministers of India and the Maldives met in Africa as muu pushes his India out agenda what are new delhi's options a look at the situation in Manipur and what's causing the latest flare up why Sweden is preparing for war why a man in Thailand has been given 50 years in jail over his Facebook posts on on the king why India has come up with new rules for coaching centers and what do they say why an emergency has been imposed in Papua New Guinea and how a cabin crew in Japan Airlines became the company's first woman president we'll discuss her story and more the headlines first North Korea tests an underwater nuclear weapons system pongyang says it's a response it's in response to Naval drills by the US South Korea and Japan last week Kim Jong-un called South Korea Korea his quote unquote principal enemy ties between the two koreas have long been tense but there's been a sharp deterioration in recent months unrest continues in comos at least one person is dead in the violent protest night curfew imposed in the island nation in the Indian Ocean the protest erupted after the president won a fourth term in elections held last week Indian Prime Minister Modi inaugurates a Boeing campus in Bengaluru it's Boeing's largest facility outside the US this is a 43 acre state-of-the-art campus built at a cost of around $200 million Italy Supreme Court rules that the fascist salute is a crime but only under certain circumstances days ago hundreds were seen saluting at the former headquarters of a political party formed by dictator molini supporters J bolsonaro's Co vaccination certificate was forged that's the finding of an investigation involving the former Brazilian president during his tenure bolsonaro often criticized the vaccines covid has claimed more than 700,000 lives in Brazil so far and Greek Parliament to vote on same-sex marriage and adoption in February the existing rules do not allow same-sex couples the right to surrogacy the issue is a priority for the leader of the main opposition Stefanos casil lakis and his American husband want to become parents through surrogacy [Music] a new crisis is brewing and it impacts you directly the cost of your groceries will go up the price of fuel will go up if you're in the manufacturing business supplies of your raw materials could get delayed if you're waiting for that special parcel from overseas you might have to wait longer do you know why because Global shipping lanes are in crisis International Trade has been disrupted most of the goods that we use all over the world are transported through ships and those ships are struggling to reach their destinations why because their roots are fraught with challenges we're talking about the world's busiest shipping lanes the sus canal and the Panama Canal both are in disar the Swiss Canal is caught in a conflict Zone the houis are attacking ships in the Red Sea so they've had to divert trade volumes through the Swiss Canal are down they've Fallen by 40% 40 about the Panama Canal it faces a different problem climate change the canal is drying up there is a drought and that has led to traffic jams so fewer ships are passing through Panama and the result is this we have two major choke points the Swiss Canal handles 12% of global trade the Panama Canal another 5% now the movement of these Goods stands disrupted and these shipping lanes are the lifeline of global trade it is thanks to them that supermarket Market shelves get stalked and Parcels reach your home more than 80% of international trade relies on working sea roots or disruption affects everyone including you and me let's look at some Goods that are shipped around the world electronics are a major export and who's the biggest maker of electronics in the world China it's a major Hub and who are the biggest importers the United States and Europe how do they get their Electronics through the swis canal so what happens when there is a disruption when ships carrying Electronics from China cannot reach America and Europe there will be shortages and that could lead to higher prices and which other Goods could be impacted clothing and Footwear from South Asian countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh spices and coffee from Southeast Asia food items like bananas and avocados from Latin America and dairy products from Australia and New Zealand all these Goods depend on steady shipping lanes what happens when supplies are disrupted the same outcome more shortages higher prices eventually more inflation and we've seen all of this in recent history in 2021 the sus Canal was closed for 6 days a container vessel had got stuck then daily trade came to a Hal trade worth 10 billion every day halted and this happened when the pandemic was at its peak so the disruption led to more Supply bottlenecks it contributed to higher inflation now what is the connection between and shipping let me explain that when shipping routs are disrupted exporters look for Alternatives which usually means taking longer roots or more expensive ones all of this adds to the cost of export we've already seen this happen with the Red Sea crisis the drought in Panama has had a similar effect experts are already worried they say if the Panama Canal is not fixed inflation in the US would go up one report says if shipping costs Rise by 20% inflation goes up by 0.15% and it won't be just the US India is not insulated from all of this for several key Commodities India depends on exports oil is the biggest one and how are oil prices doing they're going up Brent crude has risen by 1% this week in the last Financial year about 65% of India's oil imports came from the sus Canal they worth $105 billion so oil is a clear vulnerability but do you know what else could be hit textiles chemicals metals Pharmaceuticals all of these could get costlier so far it has not happened but the longer these disruptions drag on the greater will be the risk for India it's not just a Red Sea though there is trouble elsewhere too at the border between Iran and Pakistan on Tuesday Iran fired missiles into Pakistan 48 hours later Islamabad hit back the question is why why now both sides claim to have hit terrorist camps they said no more escalation so why attack at all each side has its own interpretation the US seems very happy with it though Joe Biden says it's because no one likes Iran you can see Iran is not particularly well liked in theion yeah and uh where where that goes we're working on now I don't know where that goes others are worried China Russia and Turkey have urged restraint the European Union also wants a deescalation meanwhile Pakistan is in a huddle their top military and civilian leaders met today they reviewed Pakistan security Iran was busy with a military drill they practice shooting down missiles with drones so clearly Pakistan is on their mind but the question is what happens next to understand that we must understand the why why why did Iran attack in the first place well the official version is this the militants they struck are linked to Islamic State and Islamic State attacked Iran earlier this month nearly 100 Iranians were killed in that attack so thean says this strike was an anti-terror operation but not everyone is convinced along with Pakistan Iran also struck Iraq and Syria those attacks were not surprising neither country has a capable military they also host Iranian proxy groups so the risk is relatively low but attacking Pakistan is a whole different ball game it's a nuclear power it's also a much bigger military so why did thean do it well The Logical answer is this to send a message to show the world that Iran is strong and fearless in which case Pakistan made sense because you cannot strike these raes you cannot hit us assets you also cannot Target Arab Nations the stakes would have been too high so who's left Pakistan it guarantees a strong message without the risk of escalation now we come to the timing why now the immediate trigger may have been the Islamic State attack earlier this month like I said almost 100 people were killed it was the biggest terror attack on Iran since 1979 since the revolution it also happened on the 3D of January the death anniversary of an Iranian hero kasim suani so Iran had to show strength it couldn't just condemn and forget but that's not the only reason perhaps Iran's Outburst has been building up for a while I'll give you three reasons why number one is domestic trouble in late 2022 massive protest broke out in Iran the trigger was a custody death a young woman was arrested for not wearing the hijab her name was Masha amini when she died in police custody Iran erupted thousands of people took to the streets they even vandalized post posters of the Ayatollah their supreme leader many called it the biggest unrest since 1979 of course there on Crackdown dozens of protesters were killed by Security Forces hundreds more were arrested in the end the regime won but the people showed a lot of spirit reason number two is the economy back in 2019 the US imposed sanctions on Iran so the oil trade has slowed down inflation was almost 60% last year it was the highest level since the pandemic so someone so something had to be done something to show that the regime is still strong and finally reason number three to Showcase its Regional superiority look at what happened after the Hamas attack on Israel the hisbah fired rockets at Israel the houthis attacked ships in the Red Sea but Iran was nowhere to be seen nowhere in the picture you could say that these are all Iranian proxy groups but officially tan denies any links to them meaning they cannot take credit for it same applies to long-term concerns Arab Israel normalization has gathered momentum Saudi Arabia is still open to it so Iran is being pushed into a corner it may have allies like Russia and China but those are far off Powers in West Asia Iran was increasingly alone is that why thean went on Attack on an attacking spree to send a warning to its rivals it's impossible to say for sure chances are it's a combination of all these factors but the question is is Iran done does the regime feel that its Point has been made if yes then deescalation will follow if not all bets are off either way Iran is better place than Pakistan an army with a country with a big military budget but clearly incapable of protecting itself and I'll tell you why I say this let me show you a list Iran the United States and India all three countries have conducted targeted operations in Pakistan on Pakistani territory and it's rare for these three nations to be in the same Club but somehow Pakistan has achieved this feat and now a fourth party is eager to join this list of opponents the Taliban the rulers of Afghanistan once Pakistan's Prodigy and strategic Pawn now their adversary Pakistan and the Taliban have been at odds of late the latest flash point is toam it's an important border checkpoint the toam border crossing in the past year it has been closed a number of times last weekend Pakistan did it again they closed it closed the gates of dorham for Afghanistan there's a long queue of trucks on both sides of the checkpoint the drivers were taken by surprise they're being asked to show their passport ports and visas to enter Pakistan and they're not used to it they're not used or prepared for such security and scrutiny usually they just passed the checkpoint without any papers or documents there is no free trade trade regime per se but this is how it works it has worked for all these years in the past Pakistan has not implemented border checks now they're doing it and the reason is not clear but this has been going on for months possibly because of the TTP the T Taliban Pakistan also known as the Pakistani Taliban it's a terrorist organization and a closed Ally of the Taliban in Kabul after they returned to power the Taliban protected the TTP Kabul protected the TTP so Afghanistan is now a safe haven for them and a Launchpad to strike Pakistan the TTP has inflicted some serious damage since August 2021 after the return of the Taliban more than 2,800 pakistanis have been killed in TTP attacks in September last year they launched a more ambitious offensive an incursion into Pakistan they attacked chitral a district on the Pakistan Afghanistan border Reports say the TTP struck several Villages it was an attempt to grab land the Pakistani forces were mobilized and they pushed TTP terrorists back into Afghanistan but the incursion was a signal the TTP clearly wants a foothold in inside Pakistan and Islamabad responded with a heavy hand again it decided to expel Afghan refugees 1.7 million of them 1.7 million they lived in Pakistan and they were asked to leave the Taliban did not like it the Taliban in Kabul they started issuing aggressive statements and look at the choice of words the taliban's Prime Minister said and I'm quoting Pakistan should adhere to Islamic principles that message was address to both the government and the military of Pakistan another leader has issued threats that's the taliban's defense minister he said Pakistan should be mindful of consequences but the harshest criticism came from this man sarudin hakan the taliban's interior Minister an old Ally of Pakistan he spoke about these Refugee expulsions and declared them un Islamic but Islamabad was unmoved it kept intensifying the Tracked Down by cutting off access to the Border in a tit fortat move the Taliban are enforcing border checks on their side they're stopping Pakistani trucks and asking drivers to show their passports and visas and on some level it's amusing to see this two sides that have never respected the law or the territorial Integrity of neighbors indulging in Visa checks but in all seriousness this face off is escalating Pakistan's relationship with the Taliban is deteriorating it is now at odds with all its neighbors and whichever way you look at it it's not good news for the region and staying with neighbor troubles let's focus on India and the Maldives it's been a rough couple of weeks Indian social media wants to boycott the Maldives maldivian social media wants to cancel India there's a lot of noise and outrage but amid this an important meeting has happened India's foreign minister SJ Shankar has met the maldan foreign minister his name is Musa zamir both leaders are in Uganda they're attending the 19th Nam Summit Nam stands for non-aligned movement so J Shankar and zamir met on the sidelines and what did they discuss well that depends on who you ask J Shankar's statement does not mention very much it just says bilateral issues were discussed frankly which is short and vague but the Malian Minister said a lot more listen to to this and I'm quoting we exchang views on the ongoing highlevel discussions on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel as well as Expediting the completion of ongoing development projects in the Maldives some context now India has less than 100 soldiers in the Maldives their job is to fly and maintain aircraft but the new president does not like it that's Mohammad muu he campaigned on the plank of India out meaning he wants Indian soldiers to leave the country this month he gave a deadline to New Delhi March 15 that's the deadline by then he wants Indian troops to leave now the date is political the Maldives is holding parliamentary elections on the 17th of March it's a crucial test for president muu right now his party does not have majority in Parliament he also lost a key mayal seat in Mali hence the deadline but where does that leave India listen to what the foreign Ministry is saying both sides held discussions on finding mutually workable solution to enabl continued operation of Indian Aviation platforms that provide humanitarian and medv services to the people of Maldives the next meeting is to be held in India to take discussion forward again vague New Delhi hasn't mentioned the deadline yet they say talks are underway but the question is what options does India have on paper very few the Maldives is a sovereign country its president is asking you to pull out your soldiers you can't just ignore that because soon more people will start talking about it other countries will chime in the likes of China could internationalize it and that's not a good look so what can India do the first priority is to keep the talks lowkey to not draw attention to it that much is clear from official Indian statements none of them meant mentions the issue of soldiers but New Delhi will have to convince the Maldives to do the same to handle things privately whether they agree or not is a different question altogether Mali has already revealed the deadline so chances are they're running out of patience which brings us to the next option India can persuade Mali to keep the soldiers can they do it well there is leverage India makes up a big chunk of Malian tourism and investments in fact Indian grants make up one 1.5% of their GDP New Delhi is building airports and developing islands in the country can or will India leverage that New Delhi says it is committed to those projects on our part we we remain committed to our projects to take them forward uh we have been an important development partner of mives uh we remain committed to taking uh doing all things that we can do as a development partner from m in keeping with their priorities frankly it's a long stretch muu came to Power by tapping into anti-india sentiments his biggest promise was India out so he cannot just abandon it if he does it would be political suicide not to mention really embarrassing which brings us to the worst case scenario an actual withdrawal of Indian soldiers we cannot rule it out in the end it will have to be a strategic call and I'll tell you why India's influence in the MDES is not because of military presence it's the other way around the soldiers are the result of India's influence just think about it you cannot station troops on enemy soil you can only send them to allies which means the reverse is also true Simply Having soldiers in Malay will not give India influence in fact it can be counterproductive that doesn't mean India should just back up and leave it means India should think long term what will preserve or Salvage ties in the long run staying or leaving I know it's easier said than done we're heading into election season in both countries there will be focus on foreign policy but let's hope Common Sense prevails especially in the Maldives because the soldiers may be a political point for muu but their presence represents a lot more it stands for decades of assistance cooperation and friendship I muu will manage to get the soldiers out but at what cost is a question India also faces a domestic challenge the unrest in Manipur things had stabilized in the last couple of months but this week they erupted the first incident was reported on Wednesday in the mor District it's located very close to the Myanmar border on Wednesday a firefight broke out cookie militants shot at Indian security Personnel two of them were killed at least three others were injured officials say fighters from Myanmar could have been involved the second incident was also in moring this happened on Thursday there was a gunfight between unknown groups in the end five people were killed all five belonged to the m Community now to give you some context the ethnic violence broke out in May last year two communities are fighting each other the majority mes who live in the valley and the minority kookis who live in the Hills this particular area Mor is mixed meaning both communities live here so put together seven people have lost their lives two security personnel and five civilians but what was the trigger a couple of arrests made on Monday two people were picked up in connection with a murder from last year the murder of a mate police officer but the locals protested they wanted the cops to release the two men and that's when tensions erupted first a curfew was imposed and now seven people have been killed what is the state government doing they asked for air assets from New Delhi so the center has sent a helicopter it's also deploying additional soldiers internet has also been snabb in some parts of the state of course these are all temporary measures what about the peace process last year a special committee was formed the idea was to find lasting peace it had members from multiple ethnicities political parties and Civil Society no progress though that committee is yet to meet meanwhile soldiers continue to pour in by July last year Manipur had 40,000 Central Personnel imagine that 40,000 soldiers in a state of 3 and a half million people at first it worked the violence slowly died down reports of attacks became rare but as this week showed that's not enough lack of violence under the shadow of the gun is not peace for peace you need dialogue I'm afraid that is is missing in Manipur locals say trust issues remain kookis and mes are suspicious of each other some have accused the state government of bias as a result the peace process is stalled and across the border there is a new threat in Myanmar a civil war is underway there ethnic armies have ganged up against the ruling hunai in Myanmar this week they had a big success they captured a key Border Town it's called Peta in the chin State it's an important stop on the route to India so the violence is slowly spilling over some 6,000 refugees from Myanmar are living in Manipur as we speak they fled the war to India but what if militants also cross over the Army Chief says it's already happening because of the situation across the Indo Myanmar border you also have some of the Insurgent groups who are feeling the pressure and who have now attempted to to come on to our side of the Border in the state of Manipur so time is of the essence the war in Myanmar could spiral out of control and more refugees could come which is why Manipur needs an urgent solution maybe this latest violence was an aberration maybe it won't escalate or spread but that's no reason to breathe easy only a peace process can end Manipur suffering guns and soldiers can only do so much Sweden did not fight the world wars it declared neutrality it hasn't fought a war in 200 years but is Sweden going to war now the answer is yes if you believe the country's top defense officials they have issued a warning that war could come to Sweden and that the residents must be prepared the announcement has left citizens spooked their overwhelming hotlines Panic buying food looking up bomb shelters and slamming the government so is Sweden really going to war or is this just fear-mongering and how will a country that hasn't seen conflict in two centuries deal with it our next report tells you on January 8th Sweden's top defense official had an ominous warning he said there could be war in Sweden caros calin's statement left the audience stunned a new warning came just days later it was from Sweden's military Chief a man named named Mikel Biden he says all swedes must be mentally prepared for it in 2022 war came to the borders of Europe Russia invaded Ukraine 695 days later the conflict Bru on it left the Nordic Nations spooked given their close proximity to Russia so they opted to join the military Alliance NATO Finland became a member last year Sweden could this year and it hoped that would be enough after all Sweden hasn't been militarily aligned for the last 200 years so it was a tough choice but a necessary one for the country but its NATO bid is stuck it hasn't been approved yet Sweden needs a green light both from turkey and Hungary so it could take some time but the warning from the defense officials has left the country spooked there's Panic buying and frightened children and a fierce debate over fear-mongering helplines in the country are overwhelmed they have children calling and asking the same question will we be going to war soon searches for bomb shelters are up by 3,500 citizens are also downloading this booklet it's called if crisis or War comes it was issued during World War II it was reissued when Russia invaded Crimea and now citizens suddenly want it downloads are up by 900% the country is also restarting its compulsory civic duty it's a form of national service it was abandoned after the Cold War but now it's back citizens will be trained in emergency services and electricity provision plus the military has changed not everyone is required to join the Army but a small proportion of the population will be called every year around 100,000 of them does that mean Sweden is really going to war well since the Ukraine war the situation has been tense the NATO bid made it even more volatile last year Sweden arrested several people they were accused of spying for Russia the country has also witnessed a surge in cyber attacks and GPS jamming incidents over the Baltic Sea Moscow has also carried out a military exercise in the area for for a country that has not gone to war since the Napoleon era all of these are worrying signs but many believe it's just fear-mongering both by the government and the Army the government has been accused of drumming up support meanwhile the Army have been accused of trying to raise their annual budget of course war is always a possibility especially in a volatile region but Russia has denied it has any such intentions Moscow says Sweden just likes dreaming about war so the prospects of any conflict are far-fetched even if it does break out Finland will be first in the line of fire so for now nothing suggests that war is on Sweden's doorstep now let's turn our attention to Thailand where a man has been sentenced to 50 years in jail 50 years 5 his name is monco the court he's 30 years old and he'll be in prison till he's 80 what did he do to deserve this this record-breaking sentence it wasn't murder or terrorism he's been jailed for his Facebook posts 27 of them they were critical of Thailand's monarchy of this man king vajira Lorn who also goes by the regnal name Rama the 10th but don't let the name fool you the th Monarch is nothing like the Hindu deti Ram he's pretty much the exact opposite but in Thailand he's still revered because that's the law Thailand's Les majeste law often known by its legal identification section 112 here's what it says whoever dream whoever defames insults or threatens the king the queen The Heir Apparent or the Regent shall be punished with imprisonment of 3 to 15 years that's the law says and what is the legal definition of insult or defamation in this particular case well that's up to the prosecutors which means almost no one can escape if charged under this law and it has been abused over the years this is the latest example the unfortunate man who got 50 years in jail he put up posts they were critical of the monarchy many young thi people have urged reform and they've been accused of insulting the institution of monarchy but doesn't end there if you like one of these social media posts you too could go to prison you might think fine no liking posts about Royal reform and that's not so bad but what about liking pictures of other things like the Tha King himself in a crop top yes the king of Thailand was once known for Roaming In decidedly non Regal attire and that wasn't too long ago either this video is from 2017 when the King was 64 years old there are numerous pictures of him online in these outfits and Thailand's military is not pleased with them it's a pro- monarchy military so they charge people for liking these photos under section 112 the law I told you about if you think that's absurd wait till you hear this the extent of their online censorship in 2020 they tried to ban pornographic websites in the country they say it was to preserve morality but it just so happened that the Thai King was featured in videos on those sites this is the king that Thailand says it's illegal to make fun off the man has a Playboy reputation he once officially raised a mistress to the position of Royal concubine in a country where polygamy was banned decades ago he has also been married four times sometimes to former Mistresses with whom he already had multiple children but people are jail for insulting or defaming him in 20 24 and that too for 50 years this is the highest sentence ever given out and this is the reduced sentence cut short because the man pleaded guilty that's what a judge said the sentence was lowered because the man pleaded guilty otherwise he may have got 75 years or more which is ridiculous all for insulting a 71-year-old absentee authoritarian Playboy the th Monarch spends most of his time in Germany in the region of Bavaria he has set up a base in the Alps and reportedly conducts his business from there and this business is vast aside from meddling in th politics he also remotely manages a lot of wealth the king brought Thailand's Royal Estates under his Direct Control in 2018 they were earlier considered public property in name at least but now the entire $43 billion estate is his and it doesn't end there the Monarch also has a private Army at least two Elite Bangkok based units report directly to him this makes him one of the richest and most powerful monarchs in modern history despite the fact that Thailand is not even an absolute monarchy it's a constitutional one but Thailand has still given so much power to this man and the people cannot even question this if they do they get decades in jail it shows that Thailand system is broken and it needs a royal overhaul have you ever looked at an ad of an Indian coaching Center it usually has mug shots of students beside their unhappy faces are their ranks the scores they got in competitive exams and have you noticed something strange there often the first rank student is the same in every ad of different institutes claiming credit for the student score how is that even possible did they attend three classes at the same time or or are the ads a lie in a lot of cases they are a lie and an exaggeration to show that these institutes are the best and to lure more students and parents because this is a big business tutions in India are not just extra classes they are a way of life back in the day they were optional today you cannot do without them in 2021 40% of Indian children opted for tutions and the number Rises significantly in high school 83 % of high school students in India go to tution out outside school and there are different kinds group tutions where one teacher sits with a bunch of students private tutions where the teacher comes to your house to teach oneon-one of course it's more expensive and then there are coaching centers like BYU Allen resonance big Brands charging big money to teach and they're quite popular they've captured India's middle class but why are we talking about them tonight because the government is the government has come up with new rules for coaching centers they cannot enroll students below the age of 16 only high school students now they cannot put out misleading advertisements so no promising good marks or assured placements they cannot hold classes for more than 5 hours a day so students get some time to relax and if a student leaves Midway they should be refunded the full fees won't be lost all of these sound reasonable welcome moves and they bring us to three main questions one how big is India's coaching industry two why do Indian children prefer coaching over school and three why is the government regulating all of this now first let's look at the market size it's massive and growing coaching in India is worth 58,000 CR rupees by 2028 it will be 1 lakh 33,000 crores the sector Grows by almost 15% every Year and much of it is unregulated private tutions and group classes at home cannot be regulated Beyond a point but the big coaching centers can be the ones training you for competitive exams IIT je neat upsc and the like they charge an average of 1 and a half to three lakhs per student per year the more personalized it gets the costlier it is and this is how it goes you're bundled in a class with a group of people you have class classes from morning to evening they give you study material they give you mock tests every week you're evaluated if you do badly it's a disaster because the scores are sent to your parents who are most likely paying through their nose so can you imagine the pressure education is a prized commodity in India it's still aspirational almost like a currency it determines your future most Indians tend to invest in education over Healthcare so they choose these coaching centers and a lot of them really cannot afford it they take loans to pay the fees for coaching which means the stress on the student only multiplies and the competition is very very tough most of them don't even make it you may have heard of Kota a city in the state of Rajasthan it's India's coaching Capital every year 300,000 students flock to Kota 3 lakh students some of them become doctors and Engineers most of them do not because millions are competing for a few seats take neat for example it's the entrance exam to Medical College Coles in 2023 over 2 million students appeared for it for neat 2 million students do you know how many seats were there only 140,000 which means only 7% made it the rest will have to try again or give up in some cases they end up giving give they end up giving up on life too last year 27 students died by suicide in Kota they could not take the pressure so the the government is basically trying to regulate this whole business of coaching it may be a step in the right direction but it doesn't address the fundamental problem why do students need coaching why is school education not enough the answer lies in our population India has more than 260 million schoolgoing children but just 1.4 million schools clearly the resources do not match the demand there aren't enough teachers or classrooms or funds and there's rampant corruption all of it leaves us with an education system that is insufficient for example 50% of children in class 5 in rural schools cannot read or or write in class five they cannot read or write so clearly the education system is not good enough and if you want to make something of yourself you'll have to look for Alternatives in this case tutions so while regulating the coaching industry is fine the government needs to look at schools the National Education policy was a starter but more will have to be done as the Need For Education increases infrastructure and Facilities have to keep up because education may be a ticket to a better life but it cannot come at the cost of financial ruin and lives our next story is from Papa New Guinea it's a Pacific island nation home to about 13 million people and those people have been under a state of emergency for a week now riots broke up out across the country last Wednesday the spark was an apparent accounting error police and civil servants received an unexpected salary cut and they abandoned their posts in protest this led to widespread violence and looting at least 22 people have died and many have lost their livelihoods the government is scrambling they've announced a major Cabinetry Shuffle to try to show that they're holding people accountable but will it be enough to qu public anger here's our report the Pacific island nation of Papa new guini is slowly recovering last week it was torn apart in riots the capital Port morby was the worst hit but other cities saw deadly clashes as well the trigger was apparently an administrative glitch a payroll system allegedly malfunctioned and people received lower than usual salaries lower by about 300 K that's Papa new guin's currency it means people received about 80 USD less than they were due the government claims this was an error and people will receive the missing amounts in the next salary cycle but the people affected didn't believe them they thought it was a secret new tax that the government had imposed the victims of the glitch were police officers and civil servants and they decided to walk away from their posts in protest that's what triggered the riots when the police walked off some people decided to take advantage they stormed stores and houses and proceeded to loot and burn everything they could get their hands on the damage has amounted to at least $160 million it'll take years to fix 48 years of Independence I can't recall in my lifetime seeing this level of Devastation in in a single day event it's just senseless it's unacceptable and you know we just need to have a really good hard look at ourselves and challenge to how we got to this place and what we're doing to make sure we come out of it pretty quickly there's an uneasy calm in Papa New Guinea now the government declared a 14-day emergency last Thursday the Army was called in they are patrolling the streets of port morby and other major cities but the chaos seems to have moved from the streets to the government offices prime minister James marape seems to be scrambling he has been blamed for failing to control the situation on Wednesday he announced a relief package for businesses affected by the violence this all in all uh over 300 million K we have in this is budget to assist Commerce and business and Enterprise in our country so cabinet at the very earliest when we convene next week we package an assistant package for those who taxpayers who lost businesses simply put they expect the state to protect the businesses the assistance package is for about half the total damage estimate it may not reach everyone so to calm tempers further the Prime Minister announced a cabinet reshuffle yesterday he has taken on the responsibility of Treasurer to demonstrate that the payroll glitch was punished and the department is now in his Direct Control he also brought in a new agriculture Minister foreign affairs minister and he has created new Ministries as well like a new petroleum Ministry and data keeping Ministry part of this is is to show people that there is some accountability the other reason is Politics the Prime Minister heads a coalition he risks being deposed by a no confidence motion so he has shared Ministries with his Coalition Partners to shore up their allegiance this may help keep the PM in power but it won't undo the damage of the past few days Papa New Guinea isn't out of the woods yet it'll take a long time for the island nation to recover from the riots for our last story tonight let's go back to the year 1985 a young Japanese woman mitsuko toori joined her country's National carrier Japan Airline she began her career as a 20-year-old flight attendant 4 months later the airline suffered its deadliest disaster its plane crashed into a mountain more than 500 people were killed the crash and its aftermath left an indelible mark on Japan the Airlines and toori Japan Airlines has come a long way since 1985 shaped its safety culture it is regularly named as one of the world's safest Airlines but this month it saw another incident another accident its airplane crashed with the coast guards much smaller plane both aircraft were engulfed in flames five people lost their lives the incident was shocking and questions were raised now Japan Airlines has taken a big step it has rejigged the top brass and guess who is now in charge a 59-year-old mitsuko toori the same flight attendant who joined the company some four decades ago back then she was part of the cabin crew but she worked her way up held many Frontline roles before becoming the director of cabin crew in 2015 and today she's the top boss this is a big deal for a number of reasons for starters toori is the first woman president of Japan Airlines this is a rare appointment for the national carrier or any major Japanese firm for that matter this country has a vast Gender Gap at work women hold about 133% of management positions in Japan the lowest among members of the oecd oecd is the organization for economic cooperation and development it's a club of Rich developed countries mostly it has 38 member countries and Japan has a worst gender gap it has a terrible gender pay Gap too meaning the difference in pay for men and women for the same work in Japan it is almost double the average of oecd and the worst Among The Group of Seven Nations the G7 Canada France Germany Italy Japan the United Kingdom and the United States so Japan is facing increasing pressure to boost gender diversity at work businesses have been urged to appoint at least one woman as an executive by 2025 special focus is on on major businesses the government wants a third of their leadership positions to be held by women by 2030 which is a big ask especially as the government already had the same goal they were supposed to do this by 2020 and they failed but as they say every drop counts and Japan needs all of them toori knows this the symbolism of becoming a major company's first female leader is not lost on her she has promised to serve as a role model there are female employees who are struggling with their career or going through life events I hope I can give them the courage or push them to take the next step but it's not just Japan that needs this it is the world only a few major airlines the world over have women in senior leadership positions sure there has been progress according to 2022 data of the top 100 Airlines 12 had women heads that is up from six a year earlier so program yes but the examples are few and far between 12 out of 100 is pathetic so toor's appointment is an anomaly we say congratulations to her she has already won but if you ask her the game has just begun a big task lies ahead of mitsuko toori after the January accident the airline is facing its biggest PR crisis in decades during the 1985 accident Tori was green she saw the toll that a lapse in safety takes and she says the trauma has stayed with her but now she has climbed up the ranks and how today she is the one in charge her mission is to not let history repeat itself if toor is successful she will indeed be a role model in more ways than one and now it's time for Ved Short's images that tell the story the United States mist from a waterfall has created a winter wonderland in New York rare Winston Churchill memorabilia including his desk and paintings are up for sale and in India's jaur a leopard entered a hotel room leaving the staff in shock finally we're taking you back in history on this day in 1966 indraa Gandhi became the prime minister of India she was in power for almost 16 years Gandhi was in her fourth term when she was assassinated in 1984 she was the country's first and only female prime minister we're leaving you on that note thanks for watching have a great weekend h they still not come to foreign speech yeah [Music] yeah [Music]

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Length: 52min 56sec (3176 seconds)

Published: Sat Jan 20 2024