BBC World Service – Global News Podcast, Bonus: The Global Story

Your weekly bonus episode of The Global Story.

The brutal rape and murder of a student on a bus in Delhi shocked the world in 2012. Despite the Indian government introducing stricter laws against sexual violence, little progress has been made to actually make women safer.

Last month there were widespread protests following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the hospital where she worked. What should India’s leaders do differently to protect women at home, at work and on the streets?

In this episode, Katya Adler speaks with BBC India correspondent Soutik Biswas and presenter Devina Gupta.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists around the world, one big story every weekday, helping you understand the news alongside our experts around the world.

For more information, visit bbcworldservice.com/globalstory or search for The Global Story wherever you found this podcast.

Producers: Alice Aylett Roberts, Laurie Kalus, Tse Yin Lee and Peter Goffin

Sound engineers: Dafydd Evans and Mike Regaard

Assistant editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas

Senior News Editor: Sara Wadeson

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