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Avantika Chilkoti

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  1. The Economist26 min

    As a next resort: Trump’s vision for Gaza

    Trump, Binyamin Netanyahu, Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor, Anshul Pfeffer, Avantika Chilkoti

    Donald Trump's proposal to economically redevelop the Gaza Strip by relocating its two million Palestinians has drawn immediate rejection from Arab foreign ministers and the governments of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, while garnering ecstatic support from Israeli far-right figures. Analysts widely characterize the plan as practically unfeasible and morally indefensible, suggesting it may serve as a political distraction for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rather than a viable diplomatic strategy. Simultaneously, rising tensions over the 1943–1944 Volhynia massacres threaten to strain Poland-Ukraine relations, while global baby industry spending surges despite demographic shifts and economic constraints.

  2. The Economist24 min

    The club rules? India’s RSS

    Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, Avantika Chilkoti, Anjani Trivedi, Lane Green

    The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leverages its 5 million members and network of celibate pracharaks to deeply influence Indian policy-making, despite internal friction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal cult and the organization's collective ethos. Simultaneously, Gulf states are pivoting from fossil fuels to applied scientific research, aiming to solve regional challenges like water scarcity and food security through partnerships with Western universities despite current low R&D spending. In the United States, the term "kakistocracy" was crowned the 2024 Word of the Year, reflecting widespread political anxiety over Donald Trump's re-election and controversial cabinet appointments.

  3. The Economist20 min

    Shock and thaw: Syria’s frozen war resumes

    Jason Palmer, Greg Karlstrom, Avantika Chilkoti

    On November 27, a rebel coalition led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham captured Aleppo and other northwestern territories by exploiting the diminished military capacity of Syrian allies Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah. Concurrently, journalist Avantika Chilkoti demonstrated the futility of attempting to erase digital footprints, highlighting how corporate data aggregation and limited legal jurisdictions prevent individuals from achieving true online anonymity. In financial markets, US stocks rallied following Donald Trump's re-election, with sectors like crypto, private prisons, and finance surging on deregulation expectations, though some industries like steel and oil subsequently corrected due to policy uncertainties.

  4. The Economist22 min

    The arc of war: a bloody week in Lebanon

    Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor, Gareth Brown, Avantika Chilkoti, Vishnu Padmanabhan

    Israel has escalated its military campaign in Lebanon with ground invasions and heavy airstrikes that have killed nearly 2,000 Lebanese residents, displaced over one million people, and potentially eliminated Hezbollah leader Hashem Safiuddin. Analysts warn that this shift from aerial to ground warfare in Hezbollah's fortified southern suburbs risks prolonged conflict and potential strategic defeat for Israel, drawing parallels to past withdrawals after sustained resistance. The geopolitical instability is further compounded by restricted journalist access and indiscriminate strikes on civilian infrastructure, including a medical clinic near the Prime Minister's office.

  5. The Economist21 min

    Shun while it lasted: never-Trumpers’ fading sway

    Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, Rebecca Jackson, Jason Chow, Avantika Chilkoti

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz have joined high-profile Republicans in endorsing Kamala Harris, creating a strategic rift within the "Never Trump" movement as it splits between abstention and prioritizing democratic preservation. Simultaneously, the Chinese government has implemented its first mandatory retirement age increase in decades to avert a 2035 pension crisis, a move that risks exacerbating fertility declines by removing essential grandparent childcare support and fueling labor market tensions. In the US consumer sector, luxury pet care spending is defying inflationary pressures to reach $261 billion by 2030, driven by Millennial and Gen Z owners treating pets as children while major conglomerates like Mars accelerate industry consolidation.

  6. The Economist25 min

    One dam thing after another? Ukraine and reconstruction

    Rosie Bloor, Oliver Jones, Avantika Chilkoti, Anne Rowe

    One year after Russia's destruction of the Khovka Dam flooded an area the size of Kiev and displaced one million people, Ukraine faces stalled reconstruction in four active front-line oblasts while prioritizing critical water infrastructure over immediate dam replacement. In India, Narendra Modi's loss of a single-party majority forces the long-reinvented leader to adapt his coalition style after ending his English-language interview ban, a strategy shift following his 2007 confrontation with Karan Thapar. Meanwhile, Cambridge Egyptologist Barry Kemp's death at 84 concludes a four-decade excavation of Amarna that disproved total societal conversion to Akhenaten's monotheism and revived the memory of a city lost for three millennia.