India's finance minister proposes reforms

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Will reforms proposed by India's finance minister revive the country's flagging economy? The BBC's Arunoday Mukherji talks us through Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech which was delivered over the weekend. Saswati Choudhary is an Indian economist who considers the likely implications of the proposals. And to gauge reaction from India's business community, we speak with Jugnu Ray, who runs a fashion business in Kolkata, and Shri Kumar Mishra, who runs Milky Moo, one of eastern India's largest dairy companies. Also in the programme, planemaker Airbus has agreed to pay $3.6bn in fines after admitting it paid bribes to land contracts in more than 20 countries. The BBC's Theo Leggett explains the background to the case. Plus, the European Union is proposing a standardised charging cable for mobile phones. Margaret Bates is Professor of Sustainable Waste Management at the University of Northampton, discusses the implications. (Picture: India's finance minister with her team. Picture credit: Getty Images.)