India is just a wash of these tiny little businesses. The provident number suggests that there may be some consolidation going on. And the hope is that this reflects the growth in both income and benefits for the Indian population. But one day you can already see the tour bazaar being eaten up.
American fighters shot down a balloon that China says was monitoring the weather, but America insists was spying. It was a minor incident, but it highlights the relationship of a great-power rivalry with inadequate guardrails. Our correspondent visits a market in Mumbai to see what might be lost as India’s economy formalises. And some surprising—and worrying—data puncturing the myth about the skinny French.
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