Trump’s Indian-tariff threat; Musk’s enormous share deal, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
The Economist
4.1 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2025
⏱️ 5 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hello, you're listening to the free edition of the world in brief from The Economist. |
| 0:11.2 | As a reminder, if you subscribe to The Economist, you'll get access to a deeper look at the day ahead, updated three times a day. |
| 0:20.1 | If you're already an Economist subscriber, |
| 0:22.6 | visit Economist.com slash espresso or visit our espresso app to start listening. Here's today's |
| 0:29.5 | free edition. |
| 0:35.2 | This is the World and brief from The Economist. |
| 0:41.7 | Our top stories. |
| 0:45.1 | Donald Trump said in a social media post |
| 0:47.6 | that he would substantially increase the 25% tariff on Indian imports |
| 0:53.4 | imposed last week in response to India's purchases of Russian oil. |
| 0:59.3 | He accused India of reselling the oil for, quote, big profits. India had been expected to be one of the |
| 1:06.5 | first countries to sign a trade deal with the Trump administration, but ties have cooled recently. |
| 1:14.2 | Tesla's board awarded Elon Musk around $30 billion worth of the company's stock. Mr. Musk, the |
| 1:22.0 | chief executive, had threatened to leave the electric carmaker if he wasn't given more shares. |
| 1:28.8 | The move comes as he appeals against a court ruling that voided a 2018 pay package |
| 1:35.1 | worth up to $56 billion. Tesla said the award would encourage Mr. Musk to remain at the company. |
| 1:44.7 | Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said that 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces. |
| 1:52.3 | Ten were reportedly shot near aid sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, |
| 1:58.1 | which is backed by Israel and America. |
| 2:04.0 | Earlier, Hamas offered to work with the Red Cross to deliver aid to hostages in holds in Gaza if Israel opens humanitarian corridors and halts |
| 2:11.5 | airstrikes during its distribution. |
| 2:15.6 | Germany's finance minister, Lars Klingbel, criticised Mr. Trump's attempts to interfere with |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Economist, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Economist and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.