Word of the Week: Melody, the humble toffee at the heart of India’s new chocolate diplomacy

When PM Narendra Modi handed a packet of Parle’s Melody toffee to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni in Rome, it broke the internet. The video also led to a spike in the sales of the humble toffee. The shares of Parle, albeit the wrong one, also skyrocketed on Dalal Street. All this buzz for the candy that’s been around since 1983