The Intelligence: Supercharging India’s economy
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Narendra Modi’s reputation for prosperity is likely to propel him to a third term. But for India’s economic successes to last, the country needs a set of new reforms. Despite a host of sanctions from the West, Russia still has a booming arms industry. Where are all the weapons coming from (09:50)? And, the perils of trying to work on a plane (13:54).
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| 1:06.6 | The Economist |
| 1:07.7 | Hello and welcome to the The Economist. |
| 1:16.5 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:18.1 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:23.0 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. Piecing together the supply chain behind Russia's war machine is not easy, with all that |
| 1:33.6 | cooking of the books and hiding behind shell companies. |
| 1:37.1 | We dig through some new data that suggest many of the imports lead back to one country. And our colonist examines the reliable agony of trying to work during a flight. |
| 1:50.0 | ... First up, though. |
| 2:10.0 | In a country as populous as India, a general election takes a while to complete. |
| 2:19.3 | Over six weeks and seven stages, hundreds of millions of people will get to the polls. |
| 2:25.3 | Yesterday, the latest phase began, and in the state of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself cast a ballot |
| 2:34.9 | before greeting crowds of cheering supporters. |
| 2:44.4 | This year, Mr. Modi is expected to walk to a record-equaling third term at the head of his |
| 2:50.2 | Bartia Junta party party or BJP. |
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