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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
Leaders
America’s latest aid will give Ukraine only a temporary reprieve
The bitterness of the struggle in Washington is a sign of trouble ahead
United States
In its latest abortion case the Supreme Court seems to back Idaho
Moyle v US asks if federal law protects women whose pregnancies threaten their health
The world in brief
America’s economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter...
New York’s top court overturned a conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the film producer who in 2020 was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and other sex crimes...
Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, faced a no-confidence vote after his party’s power-sharing deal with the Green party collapsed...
Ariel Henry stepped down as prime minister of Haiti...
Schumpeter: Tesla faces an identity crisis: carmaker or tech firm?
Elon Musk’s fiendish conundrum
Lexington: The campus is coming for Joe Biden
As in 1968, the Democrat risks being the candidate of chaos and war
Will Spain’s prime minister suddenly quit?
Pedro Sánchez stunned Spain with a promise to announce plans on April 29th
Has Taylor Swift peaked?
The musician is at the height of her commercial, but not her creative, power
This week
The most important political stories this week
America approves military aid for Ukraine, student protests sweep American universities—and more
The most important stories in the business world this week
Tesla posts gloomy results, business activity rises in Europe—and more
KAL’s cartoon
A lighter look at the week's events
Letters to the editor
On abortion and crime, artificial intelligence in health care, war novels, casual sex
The war in Ukraine
Finally, America’s Congress does right by Ukraine
Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains
The House of Representatives gives Ukraine its best news in a year
$61bn of aid is on the way. It should have an almost instant effect
Two years of war have impoverished many Ukrainians
The elderly, the displaced and the disabled are the worst affected
Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia
Its superdrones can reach targets as far away as Siberia
Generation Z
Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z
They are not doomed to be poor and anxious
Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich
Millennials were poorer at this stage in their lives. So were baby-boomers
How worried should people be about Generation Z?
Two new books fit into a familiar pattern of the old fretting about the young
What is screen time doing to children?
Demands grow to restrict young people’s access to phones and social media
India’s election
India’s democracy needs a stronger opposition
The Congress party is set for a drubbing in the world’s biggest election
Radio Modi: How India’s prime minister sweet-talks the nation
We analysed hundreds of Narendra Modi’s broadcasts. They reveal a meticulously cultivated image
Gandhi v Modi: crunch time for Congress as India prepares to vote
The Economist joins the most prominent opposition politician on the campaign trail
Five charts that show why the BJP expects to win India’s election
Narendra Modi’s party is eyeing another big victory
Strife in the Middle East
Israel responds to Iran’s barrage with a symbolic strike
Both sides have a chance to de-escalate their conflict, at least for now
Iranians fear their brittle regime will drag them into war
Ultra-religious hardliners are gaining power and yearn for confrontation
A trauma surgeon on why Gaza is the worst of war zones
It is like stepping back into the 19th century, says David Nott
Israel’s use of AI in Gaza is coming under closer scrutiny
Do the humans in Israel’s army have sufficient control over its technology?
America’s election year
1843 magazine | “We have to make Biden lose”: Arab-Americans are switching to Trump
Anger over Gaza in the swing state of Michigan might cost the president the election
In brief
Arrests at pro-Palestine protests; Trump’s gag order
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
US election 2024
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Try our tool—and see which attributes make voters more likely to pick one candidate over the other
Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the polls?
The Economist is tracking the race to be America’s next president
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Why South Korean pop culture rocks and North Korea’s does not
Dictatorship stifles creativity and joy
Business, finance and economics
How to fix Britain’s barmy VAT regime
Britain’s second-most-important tax is riddled with holes
How American politics has infected investing
Beware: taking a stand can be expensive
Schumpeter: What is weighing on CEOs’ minds this earnings season?
Shareholder letters are proving to be bleakly prophetic
Citigroup, Wall Street’s biggest loser, is at last on the up
Jane Fraser’s unexpected success
World news
How Chinese networks clean dirty money on a vast scale
These shadowy “banks” are becoming the financiers of choice for transnational criminal gangs
The push to decriminalise abortion in Britain heats up
But campaigners should be careful what they wish for
After a year of war, Sudan is a failing state
Half a million may starve without urgent help
Chaguan: The dark side of growing old
A coming wave of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will test China to its limits
Other highlights
1843 magazine | Inside the Kenyan cult that starved itself to death
During covid-19 a preacher lured thousands of people into a remote forest. Then he told them to stop eating
Locust-busting is getting an upgrade
From pesticides to drones, new technologies are helping win an age-old battle
America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population
Which is a worry, because much of it is already shrinking
Online dating spells the end of Britain’s lonely-hearts ads
A 300-year-old genre is losing its GSOH
Weekly edition: April 27th 2024
How strong is India’s economy?
Campus clashes and the Democrats
As in 1968, the Democrat risks being the candidate of chaos and war
Where next in the tech wars?
America, China and the battle for supremacy
Ukraine: what $61bn will buy
Ukrainian forces should be able to hold their own on the battlefield this year
Has Taylor Swift peaked
The musician is at the height of her commercial, but not her creative, power
Special reports: April 27th 2024
The India express
With the right changes, it can become an engine of global growth, say Arjun Ramani and Thomas Easton
For its next phase of growth, India needs a new reform agenda
India’s financial system has improved dramatically in the past decade
India’s difficult business environment is improving
India’s leaders must deal with three economic weaknesses
Going green could bring huge benefits for India’s economy
India must make much deeper changes if it is to sustain its growth
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