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The Intelligence from The Economist

One party to rule them all? India’s fraying democracy

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

Daily News, Global News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Many of the country’s institutions are being slowly hobbled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government; we ask whether the world’s largest democracy is in peril. Sweden has a surprisingly entrenched problem with gang violence, revealing the social costs of its segregated populations. And how Black Friday is playing out in the pandemic era. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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0:00.0

I'm Kerry Godliman.

0:01.2

From Wandery and Novel comes Stolen Hearts.

0:04.1

A story about a cop who falls in love with a man who is not all he seems to be.

0:08.7

Jills a cop, and Dean, he's something else entirely.

0:12.0

She said to me, if I don't know what it is,

0:13.8

but I know something's not right with you.

0:15.4

I've got two kids at home, I've got a career in the police.

0:17.9

I didn't know who I could trust.

0:19.4

There's a certain element within the police force who say what she must have known.

0:23.2

Listen to Stolen Hearts on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcast.

0:36.2

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

0:39.5

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

0:41.8

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

0:46.2

Ah, Sweden, home to quaint Christmas markets,

0:52.9

pipi long stocking, cinnamon bun day, and escalating gang violence.

0:57.9

We examine the recent rise in gang-related crime in the country,

1:01.3

and what authorities are trying to do about it.

1:05.5

And historically, Black Friday has been a red letter day for American retailers,

1:10.8

but piling into big box stores and wrestling over cut-price electronics seems even more

1:16.8

unseemly this year. We look at how the retail industry is coping in store and online.

1:27.9

First up, though.

1:31.1

Or here was a newly created free nation with the second largest population in the world.

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