Delhi-novela: Putin and Modi rekindle bromance

德里小说:普京与莫迪重温兄弟情谊

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2025-12-04

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As Vladimir Putin begins a two-day visit to India, our correspondent explains why Donald Trump’s policies have pushed India and Russia closer together. How AI models could learn to take shortcuts––and accidentally become evil. And the curious case of the newly-Malaysian footballers. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • The Economist Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

  • I'm your host Rosie Bloor.

  • Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

  • Any parent will tell you that rewarding good behaviour can backfire as kids often find ways to cut corners and sneak a treat anyway.

  • So what happens with AI?

  • It's supposed to learn as it goes, but could it too find ways to make naughty shortcuts?

  • And something rather surprising happened in Malaysia earlier this year.

  • Five footballers who were part of the country's winning team against Vietnam turned out to have become citizens only a week earlier.

  • Time for a penalty.

  • But first...

  • This morning begins a two-day visit by Vladimir Putin to India.

  • It's the Russian president's first time in Delhi since he invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

  • That war will not be on the agenda.

  • Putin will instead be fated with full pomp and glory, sumptuous dinners,

  • and plenty of public handshakes and warm hugs from India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

  • Putin's visit comes at a delicate point in Russia-India relations.

  • Kira Huyu is our Asia correspondent.

  • The two countries have a long-standing relationship that stretches all the way back to the Cold War,

  • but for the last two decades, India had been moving closer to America.

  • Then, earlier this year, Donald Trump returned to the White House as an angrier version of himself.