Avantika Chilkoti
@AChilkoti
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Global Business Correspondent @TheEconomist // Host of The Modi Raj, an 8-part podcast about Indian PM, Narendra Modi // Based in London via 🇮🇳 🇮🇩 🇺🇸
Joined January 2011
Needless to say, over the past 8 months creating The Modi Raj, things didn't always look so professional in the studio. Our narrative podcast on Indian PM, Narendra Modi, is out now. Have a listen, follow the page, let us know what you think:
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News Podcast · Complete series · Narendra Modi may well be the most popular politician on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy. A tea-seller’s...
How did the early life of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, shape him as a leader? @AChilkoti explores his childhood in our new podcast “The Modi Raj”. Subscribe and listen to the full series here:
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RT @TheEconomist: Why do @Walmart’s shares trade at a higher earnings multiple than Amazon, Alphabet, Apple or Meta? Listen to “Money Talks….
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Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, how America’s biggest retailer has reinvented itself as a tech company
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RT @TheEconomist: “This is the day that you go to really see the RSS out in full force.” On “The Intelligence” @AChilkoti meets the most po….
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Also on the daily podcast: how Gulf countries are boosting scientific research and our word of the year
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RT @TheEconomist: “It’s kind of impossible in this day and age to just delete yourself.” . Today on “The Intelligence” @AChilkoti describes….
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RT @EconomistPress: “The Modi Raj”, @TheEconomist’s podcast on Narendra Modi, hosted by @AChilkoti, has been featured as part of @NewYorker….
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Despite industry turmoil, old and new shows continue to innovate, whether investigating Elon Musk, high-school mysteries, or our relationship to death itself.
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RT @TheEconomist: “Running is a relatively easy sport in which to build a name, so new brands can emerge, get a sponsorship deal and a famo….
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RT @TheEconomist: A chill has been running through the luxury e-commerce market. But a new tie-up aims to get the big spenders spending aga….
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I went to On's lab in Zurich, where designers cut and paste bits onto old sneakers to make them faster, lighter, more comfortable. They call the prototypes "monsters". It got me thinking about how the sneaker industry is growing - and being shaken up:
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On, Hoka and other challengers are catching up fast
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We rarely write about ourselves at the Economist. But this week, my column about trying to delete myself from the internet. It is the story of my life, from shuttered London nightclubs to Addis airport. Read it and weep:
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An enjoyable trip down memory lane soon became a boring full-time job
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RT @TheEconomist: A staggering number of people want to become social-media stars—and that, @AChilkoti tells “The Intelligence”, is causing….
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RT @EconomistPress: Awards news: The Economist’s podcast “The Modi Raj”, hosted by @AChilkoti, has been shortlisted at the signal awards. V….
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The Signal Awards is mission-focused on uplifting the podcast medium by recognizing the most potent, meaningful and unprecedented audio projects being made today.
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RT @TheEconomist: From cologne to couture, there seems to be little that many people will not buy for their pampered pets. Today on “The In….
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An interview I won't forget in a hurry. This is a story of caste, cows and right-wing Hindu nationalism.
In India skinning cattle carcasses for a living can be enough to get you killed. On “The Weekend Intelligence” @AChilkoti meets a leather worker who was targeted by cow vigilantes to tell a story of caste and Hindu nationalism in the country 🎧.
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A fun couple of days at @edbookfest chatting about empire, nationalism and the future of democracy. For your late summer reading list: Empireworld, Incarcerations and Adventures in Democracy.
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RT @edbookfest: ⭐️ Erica Benner: What's Wrong with Democracy?. Hear political philosopher Erica Benner and @AChilkoti discussing the 2,500-….
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@edbookfest @Sathnam @alpashah001 Then another meaty topic Sunday evening @edbookfest, when I sit down with philosopher, Erica Benner, and ask: what's wrong with democracy? Come by if you're in Edinburgh. Say hi. Send theatre tips. (Bring a warm coat.)
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Looking forward to chairing a couple of fun panels at.@edbookfest this weekend. Saturday morning, I'll chat to @sathnam Sanghera and @AlpaShah001 about the state of Indian democracy and the legacy of Empire:
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RT @alpashah001: Can't wait to chat to @Sathnam Sanghera and @AChilkoti at Edinburgh Book Festival on Saturday! Come join us to discuss #Th….
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Took a look this week at a new paper on how cities expand. Increasingly, upwards rather than outwards, it turns out:
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Large-scale high-rise development is becoming the norm across the world
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RT @TheEconomist: From press to civil society, dissent has been stifled in India for the past decade, Aakar Patel tells @AChilkoti. In ep….
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In the 2024 election, Indian voters deliver a blow to Narendra Modi and the BJP. He now faces his greatest test.
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