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:

@tw_reporter_org @thewire_in @nytimes @WhyNot_WaiNao @cnni @initiumnews @mongabay 🏆 Audio Reporting - Award for Excellence - Global group goes to @TheEconomist! Powerful and balanced profile of India’s Prime Minister with great use of sound and wide-ranging interviews. Thoughtful, bold, and resonant! #SOPAwards2025 🎙 https://t.co/HVjgSnguvE

Why do @Walmart’s shares trade at a higher earnings multiple than Amazon, Alphabet, Apple or Meta? Listen to “Money Talks”, with @AChilkoti, @Birdyword and @EthanYWu

“This is the day that you go to really see the RSS out in full force.” On “The Intelligence” @AChilkoti meets the most powerful volunteer group you’ve never heard of https://t.co/Kzns2gV14f 🎧

“It’s kind of impossible in this day and age to just delete yourself.” Today on “The Intelligence” @AChilkoti describes her failed effort to disappear from the internet https://t.co/oTA5dKPHUA 🎧

“The Modi Raj”, @TheEconomist’s podcast on Narendra Modi, hosted by @AChilkoti, has been featured as part of @NewYorker’s best podcasts of 2024:

“Running is a relatively easy sport in which to build a name, so new brands can emerge, get a sponsorship deal and a famous face attached to themselves quite quickly.” On “The Intelligence” @AChilkoti explains the sneaker wars https://t.co/rMAJH6PInp 🎧

A chill has been running through the luxury e-commerce market. But a new tie-up aims to get the big spenders spending again, @AChilkoti tells “The Intelligence” https://t.co/q72pI5ivVQ 🎧

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:

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:

A staggering number of people want to become social-media stars—and that, @AChilkoti tells “The Intelligence”, is causing the influencer economy to shift https://t.co/IzHFBYTN1h 🎧

Awards news: The Economist’s podcast “The Modi Raj”, hosted by @AChilkoti, has been shortlisted at the signal awards. Voting is now open:

From cologne to couture, there seems to be little that many people will not buy for their pampered pets. Today on “The Intelligence” @AChilkoti examines a seemingly bottomless market https://t.co/Ke9STS9964 🎧

An interview I won't forget in a hurry. This is a story of caste, cows and right-wing Hindu nationalism.

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.

⭐️ Erica Benner: What's Wrong with Democracy? Hear political philosopher Erica Benner and @AChilkoti discussing the 2,500-year history of democracy, the system’s flaws as well as its benefits, and how it can be done better. Sun 25 Aug 17:45 - 18:45

@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.)

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:   https://t.co/hk8S9lKOiE

Can't wait to chat to @Sathnam Sanghera and @AChilkoti at Edinburgh Book Festival on Saturday! Come join us to discuss #TheIncarcerations, Empire and much else @edbookfest. Tickets ⬇️ https://t.co/xWAjJbquQn

Took a look this week at a new paper on how cities expand. Increasingly, upwards rather than outwards, it turns out:

If Europeans made street food the same way Indians do.