over several weeks. and the results don tjust matter to the people living in it, it matters to the world. now, in india, there are dozens of political parties in this country, but two really dominate the bjp and the congress. before we get there, though, let s take a look at the election in numbers. 968 million eligible voters. 1.2 million polling booths across the country. 15 million election workers. that is almost the populations of both london and new york combined. ok, so speaking of numbers, get this one. a poll that tracks the popularity of global leaders put prime minister narendra modi s approval rating at 78%. by comparison, a domestic poll in the uk put prime minister rishi sunak s approval rating at 48%. 50 ten years on, how is it that mr modi remains so popular? a triumphant tourfor prime minister narendra modi, finally making good on a decades old promise. ..to bring the hindu god ram back to his birthplace here in ayodhya. translation: ram is the faith of in
you need to be hungrier. you need to be bolder. you need to be more imaginative. we talk disinformation. there s a lot of propaganda and disinformation coming i from non ij handles also. and we ask, what matters? the most raw, yet nuanced political conversations in india often happen at these kind of tea stalls. welcome to this is india. today we re talking elections. india is the world s largest democracy, an economic powerhouse set to become the world s third largest economy. internationally, india is having its moment courted by the united states as a counterweight to china. a voice for the global south. any day now, india will call elections. voting will take place over several weeks, and the results don tjust matter to the people living in it. it matters to the world. now, in india, there are dozens of political parties in this country, but two really dominate the bjp and the congress. before we get there, though, let s take a look at the election in numbers. 968 milli
guard to be prescribed as the terrorist organisation, and they said they were open to that. parliament wasn t consulted. what are we hearing from other parties about the military action that was taken? , , , ., , taken? very broadly, other parties are uuite taken? very broadly, other parties are quite supportive taken? very broadly, other parties are quite supportive of taken? very broadly, other parties are quite supportive of this - taken? very broadly, other parties are quite supportive of this action. i are quite supportive of this action. we know that sir keir starmer was kept updated about this over the weekend. labour is supportive of the action that has been taken but they want to hear more about the diplomatic process for a path to peace and potential for a diplomatic process for a path to peace and potentialfor a ceasefire. the liberal democrats have said they would have liked to vote on this military action and they will call for a vote on that but it made it cl
brent is down below $90 a barrel. traders have factored that in. so the risk is factored into that price already but at the same time american bank city group have warned that if there is more conflict, oil prices could soar above $100 per barrel and that will dominate the agenda for ministers and bankers alike. any impact, small as it might be is not desirable in the an economy with high uncertainty and inflation has not been brought down. 0il high uncertainty and inflation has not been brought down. oil prices go down, inflation goes up. so what can be done to bring down uncertainty is of course for others, those in politics, from the military, the economic standpoint, the longo we reduce uncertainty, the better. dipping below $90 for brent right now but it could reach above a hundred? now but it could reach above a hundred? ~ ~ hundred? well. over the weekend, there wasn t hundred? well. over the weekend, there wasn t much hundred? well. over the weekend, there wasn t
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