The top focus of this episode of India First is on Pakistan's general elections. Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, has claimed victory, making him poised to establish a coalition government with a spectrum of like-minded leaders - notably with Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan People's Party and Maulana Fazlur Rahman.
Despite emerging as the single largest party, Nawaz Sharif acknowledged that his party does not hold enough numbers to form a government independently. Meanwhile, Imran Khan's candidates have alleged massive rigging in the elections.
Also on the show, watch the exclusive interview of Uttarakhand DGP on the Haldwani violence.
Amid escalating tensions and an unfolding war in West Asia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to make a first official visit to India. The visit is slated to take place from May 23 to May 26.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a five-nation tour, will be arriving in Italy shortly on the last leg of his tour. The tour, which included visits to the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy, signifies a shift in India's foreign policy towards strengthening technology and supply chain security.
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Norway, a joint diplomatic press statement in Oslo saw Norwegian journalist Helle Ling question the Prime Minister on India's human rights record and press freedom.
Twisha Sharma, the 31-year-old Noida woman found hanging at her Bhopal home while two months pregnant, is now at the centre of explosive court claims.
