{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/fa055a8f-a392-40a0-ad2a-4480f84eda61?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Subcontinental drift: India’s covid spike","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/62e286e0dc55dd001230b5df.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>A hurried lockdown early in the pandemic has cratered the country’s economy, and infection rates are now shooting up. More suffering <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/09/03/indias-economy-shrinks-by-a-quarter-as-covid-19-gathers-pace?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lies ahead</a>, on both counts. The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has failed for 20 years running, and now <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/09/03/the-uns-peacekeepers-are-under-pressure-to-quit-congo?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">there is pressure</a> for it to decamp. And the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/09/02/why-the-baked-bean-divides-america-and-britain?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">transatlantic tale</a> of the baked bean.</p><p>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></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}