We examine the record of the man at the helm of India’s government. As protests pose a fresh threat, where will he take the country next? From New Hampshire to Virginia, our American-midterms series takes you to the races you might be missing. And the life of Winston Churchill’s last personal secretary.

Guests and host:

• Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief
• Daniella Raz, US correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Narendra Modi, India, Cockroach-Janta party
• America’s midterm elections, abortion, California
• Cecily Gemmell, Winston Churchill

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The world’s richest person does not say much nice about philanthropy, and his foundation does not say much about itself. Our correspondent digs deeper. The next stop for our midterm-elections series is Kansas, where a Republican-seeming Democrat has an unlikely shot at the Senate. And an examination of the received wisdom about how many steps to walk in a day.

Guests and host:

• Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
• Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent
• Sam Wikeley, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Elon Musk, Musk Foundation, philanthropy
• America’s midterm elections, Kansas
• wellness, walking, received wisdom

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Binyamin Netanyahu has underperformed but so has his main opponent, Gadi Eisenkot. Who will form a government? We decipher what the messy results mean for Israel. Our American-midterms series heads south to Georgia. And how film critics and audiences have agreed to disagree.

Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
• Doug Dowson, data journalist
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot
• America’s midterm elections, Georgia, Jon Ossoff
• Film critics, cinema, the box office

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