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India's economy bounces back

The Indian economy grew 0.4% in a year, after significant coronavirus-related declines.

The Indian economy grew 0.4% in a year, after significant coronavirus-related declines. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Nikhil Inamdar in Mumbai talks us through how different sectors have performed. And we hear from Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the world's largest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India, about the role the company is playing in getting coronavirus jabs shipped around the world. Also in the programme, IAG, the parent of British Airways, Iberia and several other airlines, has posted a loss of just over $9bn in 2020. We consider the future of the aviation industry with the environmental campaigner, George Monbiot. Plus, three decades after the cult classic Eddie Murphy film Coming to America was released, a sequel will be screened on Amazon Prime from next week. We ask South African actor Nomzamo Mbatha, who stars in the new production, how the west's portrayal of Africa has changed since the 80s.

(Picture: Workers in an Indian factory. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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Fri 26 Feb 2021 15:32GMT

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