Marine Le Pen, party leader of France’s populist-right National Rally, starts her fourth presidential bid with a commanding lead. The country’s political centre is broad, fragmented—and flagging. A buffer zone against so-called infiltrators in India’s West Bengal state is making life miserable also for Indian citizens. And how Argentina’s supply of horses and cowboys led to world dominance in polo.

Guests and host:

• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Hamish Clayton, culture writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• French politics, Marine Le Pen
• India, West Bengal, Bangladesh, Hindu nationalism
• Argentina, polo

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