Leo Mirani
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157 appearances
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 15 Jul
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The Intelligence from The Economist · Kicking and screaming: protests at World Cup · 11 Jun 2026
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And I know I know World's Tiny Violin and everything, but this is politics and this is how people react when you tell them to give up stuff that you've promised them.
Not when it comes to electoral politics.
So if we're simply talking about votes, no.
These people don't matter.
But they have a very loud voice, and their priorities are the priorities of the television channels, the priorities of the newspapers, the priorities of social media.
They're a very, very influential group.
And what's more, obviously, their taxes matter.
It's not like they can stop paying taxes.
India operates a very punitive system.
But the
The mood is turning and that mood influences the discourse in the country.
Right, so exciting news.
Well exciting for me mainly.
The Economist has launched a new column exclusively devoted to India.
It's called Ashoka, and I am the author.
So now, instead of inflicting my curmudgeonly views on my friends and family, I can inflict it on the entire readership of The Economist.
Thank you very much for having me, Jason.
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