How strong is India’s economy? | Apr 27th 2024 | The Economist (2024)

Apr 27th 2024

The world this week

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The rise of a new economic power

How strong is India’s economy?

It isn’t the next China, but it could still transform itself and the world

Good news, for now

America’s latest aid will give Ukraine only a temporary reprieve

The bitterness of the struggle in Washington is a sign of trouble ahead

Back on the road

Don’t be gloomy about Tesla and its EV rivals

The industry has had a terrible few months. But demand is likely to pick up

Brechrit?

Why leaving the ECHR would be a bad idea for Britain

The next litmus test of Tory purity

Breakbone blues

As the planet warms, watch out for dengue fever

A mosquito-borne disease is spreading—and must be curbed

On abortion and crime, artificial intelligence in health care, war novels, casual sex

Letters to the editor

American politics

A conservative strategist on how Joe Biden can win

Power in China

Desmond Shum on how Xi Jinping beat down China’s red aristocrats

Last-minute reprieve

America’s $61bn aid package buys Ukraine time

It must use it wisely

Clumsy college crackdowns

Efforts to tackle student protests in America have backfired badly

The centre holds

Will the dramatic burst of bipartisanship in Congress last?

What the FERC

The most important climate agency you’ve never heard of

Back to square one

Will Joe Biden benefit from falling murder rates across America?

Termination disputation

In its latest abortion case the Supreme Court seems to back Idaho

Spoiler alert

A dispatch from Donald Trump’s courtroom

Lexington

The campus is coming for Joe Biden

Mosquito-borne illness

Dengue fever is surging in Latin America

Latin America’s tech superstar

Meet Argentina’s richest man

Trump-proof tiger

Without fanfare, the Philippines is getting richer

No longer just made in China

Chinese firms are expanding in South-East Asia

Banyan

The family feud that holds the Philippines back

Pacific pivot

The Maldives is cosying up to China

Jobs v the patriarchy

Can women-only factories help more Indian women into work?

Back to the future

Why do the Japanese love CDs?

Mules and motorcades

How Chinese networks clean dirty money on a vast scale

Friends, sorta

Why China is unlikely to restrain Iran

Bean counting

China’s young people are rushing to buy gold

Chaguan

China’s ties with Russia are growing more solid

Militia mayhem

The Middle East has a militia problem

Iran’s defensive tactics

How Iran covered up the damage from Israel’s strikes

Your money or your life

How much do Palestinians pay to get out of Gaza?

The Cyrus cylinder

Why Iranian dissidents love Cyrus, an ancient Persian king

The destruction of Addis Ababa

The historic heart of Addis Ababa is being demolished

Long walk to nowhere

How race and politics interact in modern South Africa

Tackling the climate

Carbon emissions are dropping—fast—in Europe

Meloni and the media

Italy’s government is trying to influence the state-owned broadcaster

A weak link

The tiny republic of San Marino is alarmingly friendly to Russia

Drama king

Will Spain’s prime minister suddenly quit?

Farewell to harms

Has the spectre of terrorism finally been excised from Spain?

Hard times

Two years of war have impoverished many Ukrainians

Charlemagne

Ursula von der Leyen is the favourite to keep leading the EU—right?

Rights and flights

Why Britain’s membership of the ECHR has become a political issue

Court out?

The ECtHR’s Swiss climate ruling: overreach or appropriate?

A silent scandal

Why are so many bodies in Britain found in a decomposed state?

Put VAT on everything

How to fix Britain’s barmy VAT regime

Queering Ambridge

When academics meet “The Archers”

Local democracy

English local government is in a dire state

Bagehot

Britain’s Reform UK party does not exist

Autarky rules OK

The tech wars are about to enter a fiery new phase

The India express

For its next phase of growth, India needs a new reform agenda

Surprise winner

India’s financial system has improved dramatically in the past decade

Functioning anarchy

India’s difficult business environment is improving

A tricky trio

India’s leaders must deal with three economic weaknesses

Stellar solar

Going green could bring huge benefits for India’s economy

Building for the future

India must make much deeper changes if it is to sustain its growth

The India express

Sources and acknowledgments

Joint adventures

How to build a global business empire in the 21st century

Wings of change

Can anyone pull Boeing out of its nosedive?

Tinderboxed in

Will war snuff out the Gulf’s global business ambitions?

Bartleby

Pssst! Want to read something about rumour and innuendo?

Social media and security

Congress tells China: sell TikTok or we’ll ban it

Schumpeter

Tesla faces an identity crisis: carmaker or tech firm?

Broke capitalism

How American politics has infected investing

Hop to it

Don’t like your job? Quit for a rival firm

Battles to come

Why a stronger dollar is dangerous

Fiscal fiasco

Chinese authorities are now addicted to traffic fines

Desert dollars

The UAE is using a wealth fund to gain diplomatic sway

Buttonwood

How far could America’s stockmarket fall?

Free exchange

Is inflation morally wrong?

Brain v body

Many mental-health conditions have bodily triggers

Second sight

Memorable images make time pass more slowly

Tick tock

Climate change is slowing Earth’s rotation

Gangnam style v gulag style

Why South Korean pop culture rocks and North Korea’s does not

From ivory tower to person of the hour

Who’s afraid of Judith Butler, the “godmother of queer theory”?

The tides of Venice

From spies to sea-level rise, Venice’s history is enthralling

The killer smile

How ruthless is Amazon, really?

Jungle book

“The Vortex”, written 100 years ago, anticipated eco-literature

Shake it off

Has Taylor Swift peaked?

Indicators

Economic data, commodities and markets

The Economist explains

The growing role of fighting robots on the ground in Ukraine

The Economist explains

What are the obligations of Israel and Hamas to protect civilians?

Prisoner of Hizbullah

Terry Anderson was held by Islamic militants for 2,454 days