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Cockroaches 1, Modi 0: India’s remarkable protests
22 minutes Posted Jul 27, 2026 at 10:12 am.
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The resignation of India’s education minister was a stunning capitulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The Cockroach Janta Party, a fast-growing youth movement, has the upper hand for now. So-called macro trading is hard: even with advance knowledge of events, neither man nor machine seems to make much money. And hunting the mosaics of Invader, an anonymous French street artist.


Guests and host:

  • Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
  • Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
  • Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
  • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
  • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”


Topics covered: 

  • India, Cockroach Janta Party, protest, Narendra Modi
  • macro trading, retail investing
  • Invader, Flashinvader, street art


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