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Caste consciousness: understanding the fears of rich Indians
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Thousands trapped in El Fasher siege on ‘edge of survival’, says report
The city – the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in the west of the country – has withstood more than 500 days of attacks by paramilitary RSFThe besieged Sudanese city of...
Ukraine’s most prestigious military units are run like businesses
Marketing and human-resources departments are key
California tries to fix its housing mess
The YIMBY movement wins a big victory
Has Britain gone soft on China?
A spying fiasco and a new London embassy feed accusations that Sir Keir is a red softy
El Boletín newsletter: Political chaos in Peru
Mitra Taj, our Latin America contributor, weighs up where the country goes from here
The last laugh: the rise of China’s female stand-ups
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, the women using jokes to raise serious issues
China is going after American firms to hit back at Donald Trump
Its investigation of Qualcomm may be the latest example
The US in brief: Media outlets refuse to surrender
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
Wrong side of the hack: cybercrime grows
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Confinement’s costs: the coming price of American protectionism
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion
Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security breachesIt is often difficult for people in India to remember life before Aadhaar....