India builds a new port
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A new deep water container port is being built in Kerala, India, but it's heavily delayed. We speak to Karan Adani, chief executive of Adani Ports, and hear from a boat owner and fish vendors concerned for their livelihoods. And we meet transgender workers on the Kochi metro in Kerala. Also in the programme, our reporter in Tel Aviv, Israel, discusses threats of boycotts and a struggle to sell expensive tickets for this weekend's Eurovision Song Contest.
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