Thank you for listening to Depictions Media Radio. Welcome to Policy Rights, the show about government policy and human rights. Welcome back to Policy and Rights here in Depictions Media Radio. I'm your host, Michael Clogs. And we heard that Bill C eighteen in Canada has passed and some of us may be actually wondering what this really does mean and why is it the Facebook or the owners
of Facebook Meta is backing away from news stories and news news content. One of the reasons could be that and and I wanted a lot of these reasons could actually be hurting independent media sources such as us here at Depictions Media, meaning that our content would no longer be found in Canada unless we were to pay a fee to ensure that it is found. More than that we could actually happen is it is that you have to pay a subscription in order to
get the news stories to begin with. And some of those news stories that we actually comment on our well, simply put, we get them via the Internet and in some cases we're invited in and in other cases that we find something that you the public need to know about, but we can't. We weren't invited into the room, so we recorded from off of a YouTube feed or a source like that in order to be able to record the meeting or the comments that were made and report them to you, our loyal listeners.
So there's a lot going on with Bill C eighteen that there's causing some underlying currents, meaning that one independent news sources or independent commentary on news sources that may be contrary to what the public opinion, what the government wants the public opinion to be, or what the corporate entities want the public entity to the public opinion to be. So we have to caution ourselves before we say yay to oh news sources in Canada are protected and that they can cash in on
in another way on the content that they build. It also may actually eliminate a lot of independent voices that are just trying to get people to know what is happening. There is a middle ground on a lot of news sources that like us, we're very moderate. We don't want to go too far towards a conspiracy, but at the same time we want to inspire our listeners to
think. And it's sources like us that maybe really caught in the middle of a crossfire between the two extremes who the corporate that go totally towards the corporate rhetoric to those who well, they're pretty out there with the conspiracy thinking also. So the bottom line is let's look at SEE eighteen with open eye and think about what we may actually be losing and what are we truly gaining.
So from there, UM, why don't we look at UM. This is a news source that we did we actually get invited into UM the United Nations, as the ambassador of from Palestine is speaking about some of the hate and some of the some of the extremists on the Israeli side, and he actually does call some of them terrorists in his in his own speaking, and it's one of the things that we need to need to think about also is who are the extremist and who is truly trying to hijack our government's wishes, our
wishes and twist them into something that is hateful and designed only to hurt people. When we start talking about car bombings and killing people simply because of hatred, we start to run into problems, and we start to run into those those who will have extreme beliefs and have no room for anyone else but those who think exactly like they do that me and probably isn't very good for our
society overall, the Arab countries, Arab ambassadors. I just finished a very constructive meeting with the President of the Security Council, Her Excellency lan and Sebe, in which I put her in the picture of the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territory and the dangerous escalation by the Israeli occupying forces and the terrorist settler gangs who have attacked, you know, again similar to what they did
in Huarat or Massaiah, North, Flipban and Centil and adjacent villages, causing havoc, torching thirty houses, torching sixty cars, killing a Palestinian man from Messiah, and injuring dozens of Palestinians. This escalation and this situation protected by the current Israeli government and giving a green light to the extremist terrorist settlers to do what they have been doing, is something that we all condemn in the
strongest possible terms. Our leadership condemns this aggression against our people and the terrorism of the settlers. We came to the Security Council through the President, seeking the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility in the maintenance of international peace and security, to put an end immediate end to this aggression against our people, To act on resolutions adopted by the Security Council, particularly Resolution nine oh four calling
for protection to the civilian population. As you remember, Resolution nine or four stipulates that weapons from the settlers should be taken away and international temporary presence to be put in place in the occupied territory to protect the civilian population from such terrorist attacks. The other issue that we dealt with and is related to accountability.
It doesn't make sense that those who are responsible for these crimes to get away with it without the international community saying those who executed these terrorist crimes, those who planned, those who were who shielded and protected the terrorists, should get away from facing accountability and justice. And finally, we dealt with the issue of punishment of the Palestinian people by expanding the illegal enterprise of settlements.
We wanted the implementation of Resolution two three three four, which will be discussed. The implementation and the report, the second quarterly Report will be discussed in the session of the twenty seventh of this month. We wanted all these things to be put in place in order to give assurances and protection to the Palestinian
people from this massive aggression from the Israeli occupying authority. And we also discussed, you know, the effort called by you know us and the number of members of the Security Council to have consultation by the Security Council so that the President can breathe them on the meeting and the letters that we send yesterday and the day before and during the weeks before about the situation of our people facing
this continuous aggression by the Israeli occupying authorities, and to see that the Security Council to elevate itself to where it should be and to act responsibly and you know, to provide the Palestinian people with protection and to stop the illegal settlements, as the call in Resolution two three three four is reflected. Let me just say a few things in Arabic and then I will give my colleagues,
especially the President of the Council to say what she wants to say. Eat alima is Mahammud Abbas mah sadded a Safira lan and saber ra is at Maglada shah Danna Absuramaka Fastini, while Amiamin Kamaka Fibelda Turbosa Libi was Moha Bhima Shahidan Menelaos while ash ideas about what Ama hark Telatina Betan was. Tina Saara Fia
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Colam Well nail a Ham could see Sharif and Ladi Dale Carrara. We also a Mea al Haram could see Chiff billmo arbarb Donum Moraba hemon lel muslim in Alio Marsu Rodinia Fihaile Massa Al could see Chif well American Islamia medinaa Juana Baja disasamable for Astadelin as the head he harl Ilia just a few words from me just to confirm as his excellency Ambassador Monsooria said, the Palestinian ambassador and the
delegation came to see the Presidency to update us of the recent developments and escalations and the occupied Palestinian territory, which the UAE and its national capacity has also
condemned strongly. Building on the Council's work in February and the presidential statement that was adopted, I think we have a very clear framework in terms of expectations from the Council to continue to be updated of these worrying developments, to continue to call for de escalation and dialogue between the parties and with the support of the international community, and to call for the end of settlement activity and the
expansion of settlement activity. This is the position of the Council as expressed in the presidential statement. But the updates from the ground that the Palestinian ambassador shared with the Presidency are of course alarming, and in our national capacity we have condemned them, and I think we are looking at different options for Council meetings for the full Council to be appraised of these developments. So just wanted to
give you all that update. Thank you very much. James. Please ask the Palestinian ambassador question the Security Council members have now received the Secretary General's annual report on Children an Armed Conflict. It finds that Israel was responsible for the death of forty two children in twenty twenty two and Israeli settlers responsible for the death of one child. And yet despite this, the Secretary General saying he's
extremely alarmed, once again, Israel is not on the blacklist. Your reaction, thank you for asking me this question. I know that this report was sent not published yet two members of the Security Council, But as we all know, if two individuals in the United Nations have a copy of a document, then the whole world would have copies of it, so including James, including myself. Although you know I don't know claim that I was given from
the Secretariat a copy of the report. Nevertheless, I was able to see that. Let me just say that we express our regret for the fact that the Secretary General did not list Israel on the list of countries that meet all of the criterias set by the international community with regard to harming children and a conflict. I personally believe that the Secretary General made a big mistake in not listing this current Israeli government. This is the most extreme government, loaded with
fascist elements. If you do not list this government, now, when will you list the Israeli government. It's very unfortunate that he selected not to list them. We were hopeful that when he last year said that if they continue with this tradition and this path, I warned them that they will be considered to be listed. They continued on the same path. They killed more children
than last year, but yet he did not list them. It is very disappointing to the Palestinian people and to the Palestinian children that he did not list them. Anyone want to say anything other than solidarity and are grateful. We thank you very much for being with us, and we thank the media for
being with us. We will keep you informed. Thank you. In this next segment, we're going to listen to Prime Minister Modi of India speaking to the US Congress about how, why, and what the results could be of India working with a North American country, How it can help because of the increase in commerce, because India is the largest country in the world today, that their population growth has succeeded that of China, and that they want to
work with Western entities in order to build a better world. That they want to see certain levels of technology grow, and that they have the resources to help create a better lifestyle, better sciences, and like for our communities to be more comfortable and follow some of the things that we actually value in our homes and our own lifestyles. So why don't we listen to what Prime Minister Modi had to say to the US Congress floor to you, his Excellency Narenda
Modi, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India. Kay, mister speaker, but I'm Vice President, distinguished members of the US Congress, Ladies and gentlemen, No Scott, it is always a great honor to address the United States Congress. It is an exceptional privilege to do so twice. For this honor, I extend my deepest gratitude on behalf of the one point four billion people of India. I see that nearly half of you were here in twenty sixteen. I feel you're warm as old friends. I can also see the
enthusiasm of a new friends in the other half. I remember Senator Harry Reid, Senator John mckinn, Senator or in Hatch Elijah Cummings, Elsie Hastings, and others who I met here in twenty sixty and who are sadly no longer with us. Mister speaker, standing here seven Junes ago, that is the June when Hamilton swept all the hours, I said that the agitations of history were behind us. Now when our era it is a cross is at a
crossroads. I'm here to speak about our calling for this century. Through the long and widening road that we have traveled, we have made the test of friendship. A lot has changed since I came here seven summers ago, but a lot has remained the same, like our commitment to depend the friendship between India and the United States. In the past few years, there have been many advances in AI artificial intelligence. At the same time, there have been
even more momentous development in another AI, America and India. Kay us a speaker and distinguished members. The beauty of democracy in the constant connect with the people, to listen to them and feel the pulse. And I know this takes a lot of time, energy, effort, and travel. It is your Thursday Thursday afternoon. I fly out there for some of you, So I'm grateful for your time. I also know how busy you have been this last month, being a citizen of a vibrant democracy. Myself, I can
admit one thing, mister speaker. You have a tough job. I can relate to the battles of patient persuation and policy. I can understand the debate of ideas and ideology. But I'm delighted to see you come together today to celebrate the bond between worlds two great democracies, India and the United States. Kay, I'm happy to help out. I'm happy to help out. Whenever you need a strong bipartisan consensus, there will be and there must be a
context of ideas at home. But we must also come together as one when we speak forever nation, and you have shown that you can do it. Congratulations, mister speaker. The foundation of America while inspired by the vision of a nation of equal people, m throughout your history, you embrace people from around the world, and you have made them equal partners in the American Dricken Dream. There are millions here who have roots in India. Some of them
seek proudly in this chamber. And there is one behind me who who had made history. I'm told that the Samosa cockers and now the flavor of the house. I hope it grows and brings the full diversity of Indian cuisine here. Over two centuries, we have inspired each other through the lives of great Americans and Indians. BPA tribute to Mathma Gandhi and Martin Luther King jew Idea.
Okay. We also remember many others who work for liberty, equality and justice today I also wish to pay heartfelt tribute to one of them, Congressman John Lewis h H. Mister Speaker. Democracy is one of our sacred and shared values. It has evolved over a long time and taken various forms of systems throughout history. However, one thing has been clear. Democracy is the spirit that supports equality and dignity. Democracy is the idea that welcomes debate and
discourse. Democracy is the culture that gives wings to thought and expression. India is plased to have such values from times immemorial in the evolution of the democratic spirit. India is the mother of democracy millennia ago. Our oldest scriptures say he comes sut Vipra bahdhadi. It means the truth is born, but the wise express it in a different ways. Now the US is the oldest and India the largest democracy. Of a partner. Sy augurs well for the future
of democracy. Together, we shall give a better future to the world and a better world to the future, mister speaker. Last year, India celebrated seventy five years of its independence. Every milestone important, but this one was a special. We celebrated a remarkable journey of our seventy five years of freedom
after a thousand years of foreign rule in one form or another. This was not just the celebration of democracy, but also of diversity, not just a constitution, but also of its spirits, of a social empowerment, not just of our competitiveness and cooperative federalism, but also of our essential unity and integrity. We have our two thousand, five hundred political parties, Yes you had that right, two thousand, five hundred. About twenty different parties govern various
states of India. We have twenty two official languages and thousands of dialects, and yet we speak in one voice. Every hundred miles. Our using changes from Dosa to Aluparaha and from second to Sundays. We enjoy all of these. We are home to all faiths in the world. And we celebrate all of that in India. Diversity, it's a natural way of life. Today, the world wants to know more and more about India. I see that curiosity in this House two. We were honored to receive over one hundred members
of the US Congress in India over the last decade. Everyone wants to understand India's development, democracy and diversity. Everyone wants to know what India is doing right and how Among close friends. I'm happy to share the same, mister speaker. When I first visited the US as a primister, India but the tenth largest economy in the world. Ten Today India in the fifth largest economy okay and and India will be the third largest economy soon. We are not
only growing bigger, but we are also growing faster. When India grows, the whole world grows. After all, we are one sixth of the world's population. In the last century, when India won its freedom, it inspired many other countries to free themselves from colonial rule. In this century, when India says benchmark in growth, it will inspire many of her countries to do the same. Our vision is subcasca, subcravicars subcraviscars, subcapriyars. It means
together for everyone's growth, with everyone's trust and everyone's efforts. Let me share with you how this vision is translating into action with speed and scale. We are focusing on infrastructure development. We have given nearly forty million homes to provide shelter to our hundred and fifty million people. That is nearly six times the population of Australia. We run a national health insurance program that ensures free medical
treatment for about five hundred million people. Five hundred million people that is greater than the population of South America. We took banking to the unbanked with the world's largest financial inclusion drive. Nearly five hund million people benefited. This is close to the population of North America. We have worked and building digital India. Today there are more than eight hundred and fifty million smartphones and Internet users
in the country. This is more than the population of Europe. We protected our people with two point two billion doses of made in India COVID vaccines and that two free costs m I may be running out of continent soon, so I will stop here. Distinguished members, The Vedas are one of the world's oldest scriptures. They are a great treasure of humanity composed thousands of years ago. Back then, women sayes compose many verses in the and today in modern
India, women are leading us to a better future. India Art vision is not just of development which benefits women. It is of women lead development, where women lead the journey of progress. A woman has reason from a humble tribal background to be our head of states. Nearly one point five million one point five million elected women leaders at various levels and that is of local governments. Today, women serve our country in the army, Navy and air force.
India also had the highest highest persons of women airline pilots in the world and they have also put us on Mars by leading our Mars mission. I believe that investigating in a girl's child lifts up the entire family, empowering women transform the nation, mister speaker, India is an ancient nation with a youthful
population. India known for its traditions, but the younger generation is also making a hub of technology, be it creative reals on insta our real time payments, coding, or quantum computing, machine learning, our mobile apps think that our data science. The youth of India are a great example of how a society and embrace latest technology. In India, technology is not about innovation but also about inclusion. Today, digital performance are empowering the rights and dignity of
people while protecting protecting privacy. In the last nine years, or a billion people got a unique digital biometric identity connected with that bank accounts and mobile phones. This digital public infrastructor helps us these citizens within seconds with financial assistance. Eight hundred and fifty million people receive direct benefit financial transfers into their counts three times a year. Over one hundred million farmers received assistance in their bank accounts
at the clique of her button. The value of such transfer has crossed three hundred and twenty billion dollars and we have served over twenty five billion dollars in the process. If you visit India, you will see everyone is using phones for payments, including street vendors. Last year, out of every hundred real time digital payments in the world, forty six happened in India. Nearly four hundred thousand miles of political fiber optical fiber optical fiber cables and cheap data have
a shared in a revolution of opportunities. Farmers check bather updates, the elderly gates, social security payments, Students access scholarships, Doctors delivers telemedicine, fishermen check fishing grounds, and small businesses get loans with just a tap on their phones. Mister Speaker, a spirit of democracy, inclusion and sustainability defines us. It also shapes our outlook to the world. India growth while being responsible
about our planet. We believe Martha Bohi put through. This means the earth is our mother and we are her children. Indian culture deeply respect the environment and our planet. While becoming the fastest growing economy, we grew our solar capacity by two thousand three, Yes you heard right, two thousand three. Hus We became the only only G twenty country to meet its parish commitment. We made renewables account for over forty percent of our energy sources, nine years
ahead of the target of twenty thirty. But we did not stop there. At the Glasgow Summits, I propose mission Life lifestyle for environment. This is a way to make sustainable sustainability a true people's movements to leave it to be the job of governments alone. By being mindful in making choices, every individual can make a positive impact. Making sustainability a mass movement beheld the world reach the net zero target faster. Our vision is pro planet progress. Our vision
is pro planet prosperity. Our vision is pro planet people. Mister speaker, believe by the motive of what would have you could come or. The World is One family. Our engagement with the world for everyone's benefits. The One Son, One World, one grade, seek to join us all is connecting the world with clean energy. One or One Health is a vision for global
action to bring quality healthcare to everyone, including animals and plants. The same spirit is also seen in the theme van we chair the g twenty one Earth, One Family, One Future. We advanced the spirit of unity through yoga as well. Just yesterday, the whole world came together to celebrate the Internest Sturday of Yoga. Just last week, all nations join our proposal at the
UN end to build a memorial ball to honor the peacekeepers and Vizier. The whole world is celebrating the International Year of Millets to promote sustainable agriculture and nutrition alike. During COVID, we deliver vaccines and medicines to our one hundred and fifty counties. We reach out to others being disasters at first respondent, as we do for our own. We share our modest resources with those who need
them the most. We built capabilities, not dependencies. Mister speaker, When I speak about India's approach to the world, the United States occupied a special place. I know our relations are of great importance to all of you. Every member of this Congress has a deep interest in it. When depends and aerospace in India, growth industries in State of Washington, Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania thrived when American companies grow the the research
and development centers in India. Five. When Indians fly more, a single order of aircraft creates more than a million jobs in forty four straits in America. When an American phonemakers invens in India, it creates an entirely ecastream of jobs and opportunities in both countries. When India and US work together on semiconductors and critical minerals, it helps the ball in making supply change more diverse,
regigion and reliable. Indeed, misrus speaker, beaverse strangers in defense cooperation at the Town of Century. Now the United States has become one of our most important defense partner. Okay, m Today India and the US are working together in space and in the seas, in science and in semiconductors, in startups and sustainability, intact and in trade, in farming and finals, in art and artificial intelligence, in energy and education, in healthcare and humanitarian efforts.
I can go on and go on, but to summit why, I would say the scope of our cooperation is anadless, the potential of our energy is limitless, and the cameras in our relations is effortless. In all this, Indian Americans have played a big role. They are brilliant in every field, not just in spelling b With their hearts and minds, talent and skills and the love for America and India, they have connected us. They have unlocked
doors. They have shown the potential of our partnership. Mister speaker, distinguished members, every Indian Prime Minister and American presidenter of the path had taken our relationship further. But our generation has to honor of taking it greater heights. I agree with President Baden that this is a defining partnership of this country because it serves a larger purpose. Democracy, demography and destiny give us the purpose.
One consequence is the globalization had been to cover over concentration of supply change. We will work together to diversify, decentralize, and democratize supply change. Technology will determine the security, prosperity and leadership in the twenty first century. That is why our two countries established a new initiative for critical and emerging technologies. Our knowledge partnership build sir humanity and seek solutions to the global challenges of
climate change, hunger and health. Mister Speaker and distinguished members, the last few words have seen deeply disruptive developments with the Ukraine conflict. War has written to Europe. It is causing great pain in the region. Sentin involves major powers. The outcomes are severe. Countries of the Global South have been particularly
affected. The global order is based on the respect for the principle of the UN Charter, peaceful resolution of disputes and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. Kay and I will say directly and publicly, this is not an era of war, but it is one of dialogue and diplomacy, and we all must do what we can to stop the blood shape and humans suffering. Mister Speaker, the dark clouds of coversion and confrontation are casting their shadow in the Indo
Pacific. The stability of the region has become one of the central concerns about a partnership. We share a vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo, passibly connected by secure cys defined by international law, free from domination and an anchor in Russian centrality. A region where all nations small and large are free and fearless in their choices, where progress is not suffer suffocated by an impossible burdance of date, where connectivity it not leverage for strategic purposes, where
all nations are lifted by the high tide of shid prosperity. Our resion does not seek to contraint for exclude, but to build a cooperative region, a peace and prosperity. We've worked through regional institutions and with our partners from within the region and beyond. Of this Fourhead emerged as a major force of good for the region, Missus Speaker. More than two decades after nine eleven and more than a decade after twenty six eleven in Mumbai, radicalism and tourism still
remain impressing danger for the whole world. These ideologies keep taking new identity and pomps, but the intentions are the same. Terrorism as an enemy of humanity and that can be no ips and birds in dealing with it. We must overcome all such forces sponsoring and exporting terror. Mister Speaker Covin nineteenth's biggest impact about the human laws and suffering it cause. I wish to remember Congressman round
Rights and the staff members who lost their lives to coved. As we emerge out of the pandemic, we must give shape to a new world order. Consideration, care and concern are the need of power. Giving a voice to the global South is the way forward. That is why I firmly believe that the African Union be given poe in membership of G twenty. Okay, okay, okay. We must revive multilateralism and reform multilateral institutions with better resources and
representation. That applies to all our global institutions of governance, especially the United Nations. When the world had changed, our institutions too must change or risks getting replaced by a world of rivalries without rules. In working for a world new world order based on international law, our two countries will be at the forefront as partners, business speaker and distinguished members. Today we stand at the new down in our relationship that will not only shape the destiny of our town
distance but also that of the world. At the young American point amount of government expressed when they comes. We stepped out of the shade, a plam and unpraade. The new down blooms as we free eat, For there is always lights, if only we are brave with up to see it right our trust trade partner, see our trust trade partner. See It's like the sun in this new dawn that we sprayed light all around. I'm reminded of a
poem that I once wrote. Ask one Sirut Harker, ask mon may Sirut Harker ganey bad look cheerker Roshanika suncle play abiito, abitho sauga, Then shake satchelker saker her mustilko Parker, go and go and abioga. If I were to say it in English, it would be rising its head in the skies, piercing through the dense trouts with the promise of fly. The sun had just reasoned. Armed with a deep resolve, overcoming all the arts to dispel
the forces of darkness. The Sun had just revision. Missus Speaker and distinguished Members. We come from different circumstances and history, but we are united by a common vision and by a common destiny. Whenever partnership progress, economic resilience increases, innovation grows, science flourishous knowledge advances, humanity benefits, our seage and skies are safer, Democracy will sign brighter and the world will be better
placed. That is the mission of our partnership. That is our calling for this centuary with a Speaker and distinguished members. Even by the high standards of our partnership, this visit is one of the great positive transformation. Together we shall demonstrate that democracies better and democrats is delivered. Oct I count on your continued support to the India US partner seat. When I was here in twenty sixteen, I said that our relationship relationship be prime for a momentous future.
That future is today. Okay, thank you once again, Missus Speaker, Manum Vice President and the discingest members of this honor. God blessed America. Jahan, long lived in your years, Francy, thank you, thank you for listening today. And one of the things that we really really want to push back on UM when we talked about Bill C eighteen and what it could
actually mean for Canada and how it could create. Well, on one hand, it could create a which isn't necessarily a bad thing, a bunch of new paid for services in new services that in respects it could actually help some
media sources. At the same time, it is a double ledged sword and it could potentially lock out some very moderate and dependent media sources from actually being able to gather content and produce thought inspiring content just so people can learn what is happening in our community, so they can learn what is they agree with and what it is that they want to have more of in our society and
maybe what we don't really want as much of. Without all the information and with a lot of rhetoric filters, then our society gets help back, it gets stymied because we don't have everything that is available, all the information available. It's kind of like the scientific method that we need to know and be able to question everything that is put on the information plate in front of US Bill C eighteen may limit what can hit our information plate so that we never
know what could be happening in the background. We also heard of from Palestine and one of the things that we want to ensure that people know that we need to stand against hatred, hate, crimes and terrorism. They are not the breeding ground for the kind of world that if you're listening to us,
did you really want? You want a more loving place, and we want a place that is inclusive to everyone, to all cultures and thoughts, and that may not be what is happening in the in between Israel and Palestine right now. And how do we bridge that so that both Palestine and Israel can work together, and how colonialism in the area can be limited and yet allow
people to live freely. Also heard from Prime Minister Modi as he speaks about how great India is and what a power it can be, a positive power it can be to work with in the global marketplace. Thank you for listening to policy and rights here in Depictions Media Radio, I've been your host, Michael Cloggs. Please click the subscribe button that you see m hm hm. The show has been produced by Depictions Media. Please contact us at depictions, dot media for more information, m