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Modi’s operandi: India’s enormous election

Modi’s operandi: India’s enormous election

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist


Modi’s operandi: India’s enormous election

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist

ratings:
Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The world’s largest democratic exercise is under way. Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks likely to win on a divisive platform about Hindu nationalism and Pakistani aggression—even if those aren’t voters’ biggest concerns. Social-media companies are increasingly under the microscope of regulators; we take a look at the seemingly intractable problem of policing online content. And, pole-dancing is trying to shed its seedy image. But can it also develop into a global sport? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Apr 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Get a daily burst of global illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents as they dig past the headlines to get to the stories beneath—and to stories that aren’t making headlines, but should be.