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    What Happens When a Billion Indians Finally Get Online? - May 9, 2019

    What Happens When a Billion Indians Finally Get Online? - May 9, 2019

    FromDeep Dish on Global Affairs

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    What Happens When a Billion Indians Finally Get Online? - May 9, 2019

    FromDeep Dish on Global Affairs

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    Length:
    34 minutes
    Released:
    May 9, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    The spread of internet-connected smartphones in India is upending everything from jobs and marriage to politics and education. In 2000, only 20 million Indians had internet access. By 2020, more than 700 million will. Ravi Agrawal, author of India Connected, joins Deep Dish to explain how the smartphone is transforming the world's largest democracy.
    Released:
    May 9, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Deep Dish on Global Affairs goes beyond the headlines on critical global issues. With world news in rapid development, Deep Dish brings together experts in foreign policy, national security, economics, and whatever field is in flux during the week to talk through what's happening, why, and why it matters.