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How Cheap Mobile Phones Changed India

Aug 29, 201620 min
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Episode description

India has more than a billion mobile phones in use, with more people having access to a mobile phone than a toilet with plumbing.

What impact has the phone had on India's society, politics and economy? Emeritus Professor Robin Jeffrey (Politics, La Trobe University)speaks to Matt Smith about the implications of a connected India.

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