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Are India and Pakistan on the brink of all out war?

May 8, 2025
34:54

As tensions rise between the two nuclear powers and US remains noticeably missing from the world stage, who will be the guarantor of peace between India and Pakistan? What does the new US-UK trade deal tell us about the new world order? Elon Musk is stepping away from Doge, was his time in government a success or costly failure? 


Jess Winch is joined by author Quinn Slobodian and The Observer’s Rebecca Moore and Jasper Corbett, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.


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Host: Rebecca Moore, executive producer at Tortoise 


Producer: Casey Magloire


Executive Producers: Rebecca Moore and Matt Russell



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