One nation, under gods? India’s divisive temple

Consecration at Ayodhya, the country’s most contested holy site, is another tick box in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist agenda. Is India’s foundational secularism <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/08/04/narendra-modi-cements-a-victory-for-hindu-nationalism-at-ayodhya?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">at risk</a>? The pandemic has been particularly cruel for those with dementia and Alzheimer’s; we examine <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2020/08/03/for-those-affected-by-dementia-the-pandemic-has-been-especially-grim?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new research</a> that gives them a ray of hope. And the massive, <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2020/08/01/the-pandemic-is-giving-e-bikes-a-boost?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wheel-terms growth</a> in e-bike sales. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>