Podcast appearances and mentions of Narendra Modi

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India's relations with Europe are often viewed through the lens of Brussels, Paris, Berlin, or London. But in recent years, India has also been deepening its ties with another important set of partners: the Nordic countries. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Oslo for the third India-Nordic Summit, bringing together India and the five Nordic countries—Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark.  The agenda for the six countries was wide-ranging, covering trade, investment, green technology, maritime cooperation, the Arctic, and the Indo-Pacific.  The visit also marked the first official trip by an Indian prime minister to Norway in more than four decades. As a result of the summit, Norway and India have elevated their bilateral relationship with new agreements on climate, technology, science, and the blue economy. To discuss what all of this means for India, Norway, and the changing global order, Milan is joined this week by May-Elin Stener, who serves as Ambassador of Norway to India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives. Prior to taking up this position, Ambassador Stener was the Deputy Director General of the Regional department in the foreign ministry. She has served as Norway's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York as well as Deputy Head of the Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. She has been a member of the Norwegian Foreign Service since 1995. Milan and Ambassador Stener discuss the outcomes of the India-Nordic summit, the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), and the green technology partnership Norway envisions with India. Plus, the two discussed linkages between the Arctic and the Indo-Pacific and the controversy over a Norwegian journalist's questioning of Indian officials in Oslo.  Episode notes: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, “India-Norway Joint Statement,” May 18, 2026. Government of Sweden, “Joint Statement: 3rd India-Nordic Summit, Oslo, 19 May 2026,” May 19, 2026. Priyanka Shankar, “India-Nordic summit: Why is Modi wooing Northern Europe?” Al Jazeera, May 19, 2026. “The India-Nordic Summit: What It Is and What Has Now Been Set in Motion,” India's World, May 20, 2026. Suhasini Haidar, “Commitment to democracy makes India, Nordic nations natural partners: Modi,” Hindu, May 20, 2026.

Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts four-term Senator John Cornyn in their Texas race for the Republican nomination, handing Democrats a shot at Senate control in November. SpaceX squeezes the Pentagon for a fivefold Starlink price hike for its kamikaze drones during the Iran war. With gas prices topping $4.50 a gallon, Americans are ditching their cars – in one case for a pink Power Wheels Barbie Dream Camper. And India's "Cockroach Janta Party" gets more Instagram followers than Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP as Gen Z's frustration goes viral. Listen to the Morning Bid podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu.In this week's episode, the discussion moves from PM Modi's Europe tour, particularly his visit to Norway, to press freedom. Suhasini Haidar, who was present at the venue in Oslo, describes how shocked Norwegian journalists were to learn that the Indian Prime Minister would not be taking questions at all. She says, “We have so normalised in the Indian media this idea that the prime minister doesn't take unscripted questions, that we didn't even clock how big a deal it was for Europeans.”Haidar criticises the way the focus shifts to attacking the reporter's background, ideology, and even personal life, rather than engaging with the issue she raised.“The focus became about that journalist — who she is, what her background is, where she goes on vacation. It's not about the question anymore. It is about the fact that the prime minister does not take unscripted questions.”Abhinandan Sekhri points out how deeply normalised this culture has become in India. “It is so alien to journalists outside India. They are shocked at the kind of barrage and abuse that follows a simple question,” he remarks while discussing the online trolling and threats directed at the Norwegian journalist after the incident.Manisha Pande argues that the government's response to the controversy reveals how deeply political communication in India is driven by headline management rather than accountability. She adds, “The focus is so much on controlling the headlines, which you've managed to do in India so well that that is all your focus, and you've been unable to do it with the world media, so you don't get it. Like, why are these guys asking us questions? But I think this basic understanding that the world is not going to bend in the way that the Indian media has to you, large parts of it, many are free, but a large part of the loud primetime segment has completely given in to you.”All this and more.Check out previous Hafta recommendations, references, songs and letters.Produced by Amit Pandey with production assistance from Ashish . Sound by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sadanand Dhume reports that the BJP's landslide victory in West Bengal marks a significant defeat for longtime leader Mamata Banerjee. Her neglect of the economy and corruption allegations led to her ouster. This victory signals Narendra Modi's regained political strength, cracking opposition bastions and positioning India as a vital alternative in global supply chains. (14/16)1909

SCHEDULE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 5-21-2026.1943 USA INFORMATION WAR.Anatol Lieven discusses the resignation of Latvia's Prime Minister following air defense failures. Ukrainian drones targeting Russia have been transiting Baltic airspace, leading to Russian threats of retaliation. Lieven explores the risk of unintended escalation between NATO and Russia amidst suspicions of Baltic-Ukrainian cooperation regarding these drone flight paths. (1/16)Following meetings in Beijing, Vladimir Putin seeks to finalize a gas pipeline to China to offset lost European markets. Anatol Lieven notes that while trade in dual-use technology grows, China remains cautious about full military escalation. Russia's involvement in the Iran and Ukraine wars complicates its position, as it lacks spare weaponry for Iran. (2/16)Russia has resumed military cargo shipments to Syria for the first time since the al-Sharaa government took power. Ahmad Sharawi explains that President al-Sharaa is balancing relations with Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine to rebuild his military. Tensions remain regarding the integration of foreign jihadist groups, such as al-Qaeda affiliates, into the new Syrian army. (3/16)Mary Anastasia O'Grady reports that the U.S. has imposed sanctions on GAESA, a shadowy military-controlled conglomerate dominating 70% of Cuba's economy. The company manages retail, ports, and foreign currency, including billions allegedly gained through human trafficking of medical personnel. These financial restrictions aim to pressure the regime toward democratic transition and have already impacted foreign investors. (4/16)Evan Ellis reports that Bolivia faces nationwide protests and blockades over austerity measures and fuel shortages. President Rodrigo Paz attempts reconciliation, but former President Evo Morales is accused of destabilizing the government to avoid child trafficking prosecution. While La Paz faces resource shortages, the eastern lowlands remain calm, highlighting a deep regional and political divide. (5/16)Evan Ellis characterizes protests in Bolivia as an organized "coup in motion" funded by coca growers' unions. Figures like Evo Morales and rivals within the government benefit from dismantling reforms. The instability threatens counter-drug efforts and allows criminal organizations to flourish while the government struggles to maintain order amidst resource blockades. (6/16)Evan Ellis reports that the U.S. Justice Department has indicted 94-year-old Raul Castro for the 1996 murder of "Brothers to the Rescue" pilots. The indictment serves as leverage in transition negotiations. Meanwhile, Russia and China pledge support to Cuba, and the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier signals a potential shift toward selective military pressure. (7/16)Evan Ellis reports that Venezuela has surrendered Alex Saab, Nicolas Maduro's former bagman, to the U.S. for prosecution. Saab possesses critical information on illicit financial flows involving Iran, Cuba, and Colombia. Delcy Rodriguez's decision to extradite him suggests a complex internal power play to appease Washington while eliminating her own political rivals. (8/16)Peter Mauch explores the early life of Hideki Tojo, focusing on his failed 1945 suicide attempt and the military code prohibiting the disgrace of surrender. Born into a samurai-descended family, Tojo's ambitions were fueled by the perceived mistreatment of his father by a cronyist military system, leading him to excel academically. (9/16)Peter Mauch explains that during the 1930s, the Japanese army split into the "Imperial Way" and "Control" factions. The Imperial Way prioritized morale and the Emperor, while Tojo's Control faction advocated for "total war" preparation involving all state resources. This rivalry turned murderous, culminating in assassinations and coup attempts against the civilian government. (10/16)Peter Mauch explains that in 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge incident sparked conflict between Japan and China. While Tokyo sought de-escalation, the Kwantung Army, including Tojo, pushed for escalation and conquest. Chiang Kai-shek's refusal to surrender drew the Japanese military into a "quicksand" interior, creating an inescapable and draining quagmire for the army. (11/16)Peter Mauch explains that as War Minister, Tojo—nicknamed "The Razor"—instilled iron discipline within the fractious Japanese army to earn the Emperor's favor. He consolidated political power by centralizing military communication and cashiering insubordinate officers. Meanwhile, Japan eyed the defenseless Southeast Asian colonies of European powers, determined not to "miss the bus." (12/16)Veronique de Rugy argues that tariffs function as taxes paid by Americans, with costs passing to consumers at a 96% rate. Despite promises to revive manufacturing, employment in that sector has continued to decline. The policy is described as a "catastrophe" resulting in billions in unconstitutional levies that require federal refunds. (13/16)Sadanand Dhume reports that the BJP's landslide victory in West Bengal marks a significant defeat for longtime leader Mamata Banerjee. Her neglect of the economy and corruption allegations led to her ouster. This victory signals Narendra Modi's regained political strength, cracking opposition bastions and positioning India as a vital alternative in global supply chains. (14/16)Anatoly Zak reports that despite sanctions and corruption scandals, Russia successfully launched the Soyuz-5 rocket, a joint project with Kazakhstan designed to replace Ukrainian technology. While international commercial prospects have vanished, Russia is pivoting toward domestic military payloads. Development continues on the Angara family of rockets, though the program faces significant spacecraft production delays. (15/16)Anatoly Zak reports that Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat, a heavy liquid-propellant ICBM designed to target the United States. Capable of carrying up to 20 maneuverable warheads, it replaces the Ukrainian-built "Satan" missile. While technologically complex and using toxic propellants, it represents Russia's commitment to maintaining a formidable strategic nuclear deterrent. (16/16)Notes: corrected "Akmed Sharawari" → Ahmad Sharawi; "Alshara" → al-Sharaa (Syrian president). Flag if you prefer alternate transliterations.

On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss outlook for reconciliation as Senate GOP lawmakers rebelled against President Trump's $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies prosecuted for their actions and $1 billion to pay for a new White House ballroom after the president backed Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn in Texas and Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana primary in Louisiana; prospect of a deal between Washington and Tehran as Iran continues efforts to formalize its control over the Strait of Hormuz; Vladimir Putin's escalating provocations against the Baltics as Washington reconsiders its obligations to NATO and shifts troops in Europe; reverberations of Trump's summit with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader hosted Putin; Washington's move to shift more operational control to South Korea as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Taikichi hold a landmark meeting; Seoul and New Delhi strike a security agreement as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Rome to ink another security deal; and Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he would evict Palestinian Bedouins from a West Bank village in retaliation for an ICC warrant seeking his arrest.

In this edition of The World According to Irina Tsukerman, the bi-weekly geopolitical series on The KAJ Masterclass LIVE, host Khudania Ajay (KAJ) examines converging global power shifts across the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe with Irina Tsukerman, a US-based national security and human rights lawyer, renowned geopolitical analyst, and Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Outsider. Together, they explore the latest Iran-US war and Hormuz update, PM Modi's five-nation tour reshaping regional security and trade alliances, Trump's China visit and its key takeaways, the 45-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extension, and the expanding Pakistan-Iran ties.

Inoltre: il premier del NSW Chris Minns critica la riforma fiscale del governo federale; il primo ministro indiano Narendra Modi in visita in Italia; nello sport: l'Aston Villa vince l'Europa League e Jonhatan Narvaes si impone nell'undicesima tappa del Giro d'Italia.

Oil flows will not return to normal until the second half of next year - even if the Strait of Hormuz opens now.That's the grim prognosis of the UAE's most senior oil executive. But even if it does open, Iran is implementing a system of tolls that will have long-term implications, both in the Middle East and further afield. International economic editor Hans van Leeuwen tells Roland Oliphant how the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is transforming shipping all over the world. Hans also looks at why India's leader Narendra Modi is in Europe at the moment trying to drum up deals amid fears the Iran war could impact his country's superpower trajectory. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu clash over whether to restart active hostilities, Pakistan's army chief heads to Tehran to coax the regime towards a peace deal, and Iran says it will not give up its Uranium. HighlightsHow Iran's Strait of Hormuz toll could spread worldwideWhy the Iran war is throwing India off its superpower trajectoryCONTRIBUTORS:Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphantHans van Leeuwen, international economics editor @hansvan333 CONTENT REFERENCED:How Trump trampled on Modi's dream of an Indian superpowerhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/05/20/how-trump-trampled-on-modis-dream-of-an-indian-superpower/Iran weaponised world trade and others are following suithttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/05/19/iran-weaponised-world-trade-and-others-are-following-suit/Producer: Peter ShevlinExecutive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, we speak with The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy about PM Modi's five day Europe visit. He shares the significance of this trip, especially given the geopolitical situation, highlights from the India-Nordic Summit, and how it will impact India's relations with Europe going forward. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Anjali Marar about a space exploration mission that aims to study how the Earth protects itself from the Sun. She shares what makes Mission SMILE so unique and why studying space weather is becoming increasingly important. (15:42)Lastly, we discuss a Supreme Court order that sheds light on fatal accidents that were caused on the road and what measures are being put in place in Bihar where the number road fatalities in 2025 was as high as 12,669. (23:56)Hosted by Niharika NandaProduced by Shashank Bhargava, Ichha Sharma, and Niharika NandaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Il Presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella ha condannato il trattamento israeliano nei confronti degli attivisti della Flotilla. Ma le relazioni Italia-Israele stanno davvero cambiando? Meloni cerca altri alleati come il leader indiano Narendra Modi? E come si muove la politica dopo la tentata strage di Modena? Ne abbiamo parlato con Greta Cristini e David Allegranti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Aotearoa New Zealand later this year. The expected visit follows the signing of the trade agreement between India and New Zealand last month. However, Prime Minister Modi is a controversial figure in Indian politics, largely for his religiously divisive policy and anti-Muslim speeches. Wire Host Caeden spoke to Sapna Samant, GP, storyteller, and activist, who is critical of Indian Prime Minister Modi and his supporters in the diaspora, about his expected visit.

As elevated energy prices ripple through the economy, Tata Steel says rising freight costs are forcing it to rethink raw material sourcing even as its European operations remain profitable. Mutual funds, meanwhile, are turning increasingly bullish on India's manufacturing story, raising exposure to capital goods companies to a 17-month high. The rupee's sharp fall is failing to boost exports meaningfully, keeping pressure on India's trade deficit and current account concerns alive. Banks and IT companies are also tightening costs through work-from-home policies and revamped compensation structures amid a broader push for austerity. And finally, PM Modi's gift of Melody toffees to Georgia Meloni triggered a stock market rally for the wrong company. Tune in for all this and more.

L'émission 28 minutes du 20/05/2026 À la vie, à la mort : le chant d'amour de Siri Hustvedt pour son défunt mari Paul Auster Siri Hustvedt a passé plus de quarante années aux côtés de Paul Auster, célèbre écrivain américain, connu notamment pour sa “Trilogie new-yorkaise”. Elle-même écrivaine et essayiste, elle se confie dans “Ghost Stories” (éditions Gallimard) sur la relation si particulière qu'elle entretenait avec l'être aimé, décédé en avril 2024 d'un cancer des poumons. Siri Hustvedt a commencé l'écriture de ce livre “environ deux semaines” après la disparition de Paul Auster. Les mots apparaissaient comme une nécessité pour traverser la douleur et la perte : “C'était une tentative de renaissance.” Donald Trump puis Vladimir Poutine à Pékin : l'Empire du milieu est-il redevenu le centre du monde ? Après Donald Trump du 13 au 15 mai, c'est au tour de Vladimir Poutine de fouler le tapis rouge chinois cette semaine. La visite diplomatique américaine a été très symbolique pour le président américain qui était le premier à se rendre en Chine depuis neuf ans. Du côté de Vladimir Poutine, la tonalité est différente, le président russe effectuant sa 25ème visite à son homologue chinois. Ce dernier a mis en avant leur “coordination stratégique avec une persévérance inébranlable”. En moins d'une année, Xi Jinping a accueilli une dizaine de leaders internationaux, comme la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, ou encore le premier ministre indien, Narendra Modi. Comment analyser la centralité de la Chine dans un monde marqué par de multiples crises ? On en débat avec Léonie Allard, chercheuse au centre Europe de l'Atlantic Council, spécialiste des relations sino-américaines, Pierre Grosser, historien, spécialiste des relations internationales et Emmanuel Véron, géographe, spécialiste de la Chine contemporaine. Le Loto fête ses 50 ans, l'occasion pour Xavier Mauduit de nous raconter son histoire. Marie Bonnisseau s'intéresse à l'annonce du ministre de l'Éducation nationale, Edouard Geffray, qui souhaite fixer un âge minimal pour se présenter au baccalauréat. 28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 20 mai 2026 Présentation Élisabeth Quin Production KM, ARTE Radio

L'émission 28 minutes du 20/05/2026 Donald Trump puis Vladimir Poutine à Pékin : l'Empire du milieu est-il redevenu le centre du monde ? Après Donald Trump du 13 au 15 mai, c'est au tour de Vladimir Poutine de fouler le tapis rouge chinois cette semaine. La visite diplomatique américaine a été très symbolique pour le président américain qui était le premier à se rendre en Chine depuis neuf ans. Du côté de Vladimir Poutine, la tonalité est différente, le président russe effectuant sa 25ème visite à son homologue chinois. Ce dernier a mis en avant leur “coordination stratégique avec une persévérance inébranlable”. En moins d'une année, Xi Jinping a accueilli une dizaine de leaders internationaux, comme la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, ou encore le premier ministre indien, Narendra Modi. Comment analyser la centralité de la Chine dans un monde marqué par de multiples crises ? On en débat avec Léonie Allard, chercheuse au centre Europe de l'Atlantic Council, spécialiste des relations sino-américaines, Pierre Grosser, historien, spécialiste des relations internationales et Emmanuel Véron, géographe, spécialiste de la Chine contemporaine. 28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 20 mai 2026 Présentation Élisabeth Quin Production KM, ARTE Radio

The former Google CEO got heckled at a graduation ceremony at the University of Arizona. The editor-in-chief of their student paper The Daily Wildcat tells us why. We also discuss fuel price hikes in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi concludes his European visit in Norway. And with data centres springing up all over the world, the communities living near them share how they cope with the disruptions they can bring. Plus, Kenya's government has cut diesel prices after people took to the streets to protest rising costs. An Uber driver and farmer tell us about the impact it's had on them.

People have repeatedly reposed faith in the BJP in elections. Telling them the truth about ‘falling rupee' will only help it, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh argues in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

This month in India, political violence erupted in the eastern state of West Bengal after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party won key elections amid allegations of voter suppression targeting Muslims. Zeba Warsi reports with support from the Unity Productions Foundation on families that are now fighting to prove they belong in the only country they've ever known. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Indiens premiärminister Narendra Modi besökte Sverige / Regeringen och SD vill sänka försörjningsstödet för stora barnfamiljer / Friluftsorganisation: Naturen används för lite i vården / Sverige kom på 20:e plats i Eurovision Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Av Nina Muossa och Jenny Pejler.

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has locked in new trade and defense deals with the UAE, Netherlands and Sweden. What’s on the agenda for Norway and Italy? Plus: the papers, Asia news and talks between Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk over more US bases in Greenland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month in India, political violence erupted in the eastern state of West Bengal after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party won key elections amid allegations of voter suppression targeting Muslims. Zeba Warsi reports with support from the Unity Productions Foundation on families that are now fighting to prove they belong in the only country they've ever known. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Språkpolisen Linnea, Modi på västkusten och vad fan gör en ingenjör? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Hela veckans Morgonpasset i P3 hör du i Sveriges Radios app.David Druid rasar mot beslag. Linnea Wikblad vill byta ansikte. Matthew McConaugheys två veckor av frihet. Vi frågar er: Vad fan gör en civilingenjör egentligen? Matilda Rånge från P3 Nyheter om ebolautbrottet och riskerna med att sova med hörlurar. Sen får vi självklart hela Sverige blundar igen och svar på varför det inte finns i podden. Indiens premiärminister Narendra Modi är i Göteborg för att snacka handelssamarbeten. Vi pratar med vår Sydasienkorre Naila Saleem om hur mötet gick. David vill ha mer spektrum i livet och Linnea saknar catchphrase. Vi skickar kärlek till Felicia och ogiltigförklarar Eurovision-resultatet. Sen har vi golfyoutubarna Abbegolf och Stimpen i studion. Vi snackar om hur de vill göra golf mer tillgängligt för unga och varför golfbil är det roligaste med sporten.Tidpunkter i avsnittet:15:00 Nyhetsfördjupning: Nytt ebolautbrott19:14 Modi på toppmöte i Gbg43:24 Nyhetsfördjupning: Riskerna med att sova med hörlurar1:06:54 Abbegolf och StimpenKapitellänkarna ovan leder till avsnittet utan musik i Sveriges Radios app.Programledare: David Druid och Linnea Wikblad.

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Den Haag rolde afgelopen weekend de rode loper uit voor de Indiase premier Narendra Modi. De boodschap: Nederland wil een innigere vriendschap met India. Tegelijkertijd staat de democratie onder premier Modi onder druk. Hoe gaat de Nederlandse regering daarmee om? En hoe kijkt de Indiase diaspora naar de ingeperkte vrijheden in hun thuisland? Luister naar onze correspondent Zuid-Azië, Ashwant Nandram. Studenten opgelet! De Volkskrant biedt een gratis studentenabonnement aan, af te sluiten via volkskrant.nl/studenten Presentatie: Pieter KlokRedactie: Corinne van Duin, Lotte Grimbergen, Jasper Veenstra, April van de GriendtMontage: Rinkie BartelsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

VOV1 - Hà Lan là chặng dừng chân thứ hai trong chuyến công du 5 nước của Thủ tướng Ấn Độ Narendra Modi.  Trong chuyến thăm, hai bên đã nhất trí nâng cấp quan hệ song phương lên mức “Đối tác chiến lược”, đánh dấu bước tiến mới trong hợp tác giữa hai nước trong các lĩnh vực công nghệ cao, năng lượng sạch và chuỗi cung ứng chiến lược.Theo tuyên bố chung sau hội đàm giữa Thủ tướng Ấn Độ Narendra Modi và Thủ tướng Hà Lan Rob Jetten, hai bên nhất trí mở rộng hợp tác trong nhiều lĩnh vực chiến lược như bán dẫn, trí tuệ nhân tạo (AI), năng lượng xanh, quốc phòng, quản lý nước, hàng hải và đổi mới công nghệ.Một trong những kết quả đáng chú ý nhất của chuyến thăm là thỏa thuận hợp tác giữa Tập đoàn Tata Electronics của Ấn Độ và công ty công nghệ ASML của Hà Lan nhằm hỗ trợ dự án sản xuất chip bán dẫn tại bang Gujarat. Thủ tướng Modi đánh giá đây là bước tiến quan trọng trong tham vọng xây dựng hệ sinh thái bán dẫn của Ấn Độ.Hai nước cũng nhất trí thúc đẩy hợp tác về hạ tầng cảng biển, logistics, nông nghiệp công nghệ cao và xây dựng chuỗi cung ứng “đáng tin cậy và sẵn sàng cho tương lai” trong bối cảnh kinh tế toàn cầu nhiều biến động.Thủ tướng Narendra  Modi cho rằng Ấn Độ và Hà Lan có thể kết hợp “thế mạnh công nghệ và đổi mới của Hà Lan với tốc độ phát triển và nguồn nhân lực của Ấn Độ” để mở rộng hợp tác trong các lĩnh vực then chốt.Trong khuôn khổ chuyến thăm, Thủ tướng Ấn Độ cũng đã gặp Nhà vua Willem-Alexander và Hoàng hậu Máxima của Hà Lan, đồng thời tham dự cuộc gặp với lãnh đạo nhiều doanh nghiệp lớn của Hà Lan nhằm thúc đẩy đầu tư vào Ấn Độ.Đây là chặng dừng chân thứ hai của Thủ tướng Ấn Độ trong chuyến công du 5 nước kéo dài từ ngày 15 đến 20/5, sau Các Tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập thống nhất (UAE) và trước các điểm đến tiếp theo gồm Thụy Điển, Na Uy và Italy.Đình Nam/VOV- New DelhiThủ tướng Ấn Độ và Hà Lan chứng kiến lễ ký kết hợp tác. Ảnh: ANI

This is about How BJP Pulled Off The Biggest Political Comeback Of Our Generation! Behind the historic BJP victory wasn't just a charismatic leader — it was a small group of professionals who quietly built India's first real digital election machine. Shashi Shekhar Vempati was one of them. A decade later, he became the first non-bureaucrat CEO of Prasar Bharati, took on India's biggest media reform challenge, and is now one of the most important voices on India's AI future — co-founding AI4India and recently appointed Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). This isn't a political conversation. It's a conversation about power — how it's won, how it's lost, and what it'll take for India to hold its own in the next decade. In this conversation with Roshan Cariappa on Bharatvaarta, Shashi takes us inside the digital war room that helped propel PM Modi to power in 2014 —We cover: - How a small group of techies helped BJP win 2014 - Why digital became the new battleground for elections - The dark side of social media — deepfakes, algorithms, influence operations - Why India has no BBC or Al-Jazeera equivalent - The "lost decade" inside Indian bureaucracy (2004-2014) - Why we don't have an Indian ChatGPT (yet) - AI for India: language, voice, sovereignty - The "lag and leap" theory of Indian tech - Modi as a leader — what makes him different - Advice for young Indians who want to contribute

Get your hand-picked playbook here: https://www.figuringout.co/pdf/fo-510Guest Suggestion Form: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/bnaeY3FpoFU9ZjA47⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disclaimer: This video is intended solely for educational purposes and opinions shared by the guest are his personal views. We do not intent to defame or harm any person/ brand/ product/ country/ profession mentioned in the video. Our goal is to provide information to help audience make informed choices. The media used in this video are solely for informational purposes and belongs to their respective owners.(00:00) - Intro(02:40) - Who Is Jayant Mundhra?(03:44) - Why Is Our Prime Minister Asking Us Not to Buy Gold?(08:52) - Why Do People Prefer Yuan Loans Over Dollars?(16:19) - Where Do the Indian Government's Priorities Lie?(22:41) - The Three Predictions: Prediction 1(27:45) - What Should India Do to Grow?(40:36) - Why Are Indians Struggling Financially Despite Economic Growth?(55:49) - Prediction 2(1:03:42) - Does Real Estate Depend on Supply & Demand?(1:14:03) - Why Is the Cost of Doing Business in India High?(1:18:51) - Why High Costs Make Manufacturing in India Difficult(1:35:54) - What's the Microfinance Crisis?(1:41:22) - Prediction 3(1:54:06) - 3 key insights from this podcast(1:58:45) - Closing thoughts(2:00:11) - BTS(2:00:46) - OutroIn today's episode, we sit down with Jayant Mundhra, Founder - Biz News+ and Creator - Decoding the Dragon & BharatNama Newsletters, to understand the deeper problems behind India's economy.We discuss why PM Modi asked Indians to buy less gold, how gold imports weaken the rupee, and why India remains heavily dependent on imports despite calling itself self-reliant. Jayant explains China's long-term strategy, why the yuan is slowly gaining power, and why India still struggles to compete with China in manufacturing.The conversation also covers weak currency, energy dependency, AI outflow, freebies vs long-term growth, and why India risks becoming only a consumer economy. He explains why solving supply chains, production, and industrial depth matters more than short-term narratives.Subscribe for more such conversations.Follow Jayant Mundhra here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketswithjayant/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jshilanjanm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠About Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.

Lawrence Bishnoi has been in high-security custody for more than a decade. During that time, he has been linked to multiple high-profile killings, both in India and as far afield as Canada. What explains his seemingly undimmed power? By Atul Dev. Read by Mikhail Sen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

First, we speak to The Indian Express' Liz Mathew about the Congress high command naming V D Satheesan as Kerala's next Chief Minister, and what his elevation reveals about the party's internal politics and future strategy.Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Aditi Raja about the new Sociology curriculum at MS University in Vadodara, which includes modules on Modi Tattva, RSS fieldwork, and Hindu sociology, and why it has sparked debate over politics in the classroom. (11:11)And in the end, we look at the case of a British-Indian doctor who spent four months stranded in India after a Look Out Circular linked to a Facebook post prevented him from leaving the country. (25:05)Hosted by Ichha SharmaProduced and written by Shashank Bhargava, Flora Swain and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

El primer ministro indio, Narendra Modi, ha pedido a la población reducir el consumo de combustible, aceite de cocina y oro; evitar viajes al extranjero y trabajar más desde casa, a raíz de la crisis económica desatada por la guerra en Oriente Medio. Informe desde Calcuta para Radio Francia Internacional de nuestro corresponsal, Varun Anand. Este llamado a la austeridad, poco habitual en India, se ha impuesto por el impacto económico provocado por la guerra en Irán y la subida global de los precios de la energía. India importa casi el 90 % del petróleo que consume y también es uno de los mayores importadores de oro del mundo. Solo el año pasado, el país gastó más de 72 mil millones de dólares en importaciones de oro, una enorme salida de divisas en un momento en que la rupia pierde valor y las reservas de dólares están bajo presión. El gobierno ya aumentó los impuestos a la importación de oro, pasando del 6 al 15 %, con la esperanza de frenar las compras. Pero en las calles de Calcuta, muchos ciudadanos dicen sentirse confundidos más que convencidos. "Yo ya trabajo desde casa", dice Garima, estudiante de 22 años. "Soy soltera y tampoco cocino mucho, y probablemente tampoco voy a comprar oro. Así que, honestamente, todo esto me parece bastante irrelevante para mí. Me parece que es una manera bastante audaz y extraña de transmitir información a la gente, pero sin explicar realmente cuál es el plan del gobierno para ayudar a las personas a atravesar esta situación", comenta. Otros entrevistados también cuestionan el momento político del anuncio, justo después de las elecciones generales. "Creo que es difícil para el ciudadano promedio recibir esta información en ausencia de regulaciones o políticas claras del gobierno", dice Gorev, artista independiente de 31 años. "El hecho de que el primer ministro haya salido en televisión a decir estas cosas, pero en ausencia de un esfuerzo gubernamental concreto después de su discurso, me genera mucha confusión. Estoy dispuesto a hacer esfuerzos que vayan en el interés de la nación, pero agradecería más claridad y precisión sobre qué decisiones concretas debemos tomar", agrega. Muchos ciudadanos dicen que ya viven de manera relativamente austera: utilizan el transporte público, reducen gastos y enfrentan desde hace meses aumentos en los costos de energía y producción. Aun así, no todas las reacciones son críticas. "Es una medida con visión de futuro", dice Raúl Bugatti, trabajador del sector tecnológico. "[Modi] tiene algo en mente, algo que podría afectarnos más adelante en nuestras vidas. Nos está sugiriendo simplemente una medida preventiva", subraya. India intenta reducir la presión sobre sus reservas de divisas y contener el impacto de la crisis energética global. Muchos ciudadanos dicen que se necesita algo más que llamados al patriotismo y quieren explicaciones concretas sobre cuánto durará esta situación y cómo afectará realmente su vida cotidiana.

India wordt in Europa steeds meer gezien als betrouwbare partner. Ook in Nederland, waar premier Narendra Modi morgen met open armen wordt ontvangen. Wat kunnen Nederland en India voor elkaar betekenen? En hoe betrouwbare partner is India als grootste democratie ter wereld, terwijl die democratie onder toenemende druk staat? Daarover spreken we Indiakenner aan de KU-Leuven Chris Verschooten en voormalig correspondent Aletta André. Spaanse stierenvechten wordt politieke speelbal In Spanje zijn dit weekend regionale verkiezingen in de zuidelijke regio Andalusië, een graadmeter voor de landelijke verkiezingen volgend jaar. Hier speelt plots het controversiële stierenvechten een politieke rol. Hoe kan deze eeuwenoude traditie uitgroeien tot verkiezingsthema, en wat zegt dit over de politieke verdeeldheid in het land? Daarover praten we met Spanjekenner en Universitair Docent Geschiedenis van de Internationale Betrekkingen aan de Universiteit Utrecht, Stefanie Massink. Presentatie: Nadia Moussaid.

VOV1 - Hội nghị Ngoại trưởng BRICS đã khai mạc tại thủ đô New Delhi, Ấn Độ trong bối cảnh căng thẳng Trung Đông tiếp tục leo thang, làm dấy lên lo ngại về an ninh năng lượng, gián đoạn chuỗi cung ứng và nguy cơ suy giảm tăng trưởng kinh tế toàn cầu.Phát biểu khai mạc hội nghị, Ngoại trưởng Ấn Độ Subrahmanyam Jaishankar cảnh báo thế giới đang đối mặt với tình trạng bất ổn địa chính trị và kinh tế “chưa từng có”:“Chúng ta gặp nhau vào thời điểm quan hệ quốc tế có nhiều biến động đáng kể. Các cuộc xung đột đang diễn ra, sự bất ổn kinh tế và những thách thức về thương mại, công nghệ và khí hậu đang định hình lại bối cảnh toàn cầu. Đang có một sự kỳ vọng ngày càng lớn, đặc biệt là từ các thị trường mới nổi và các nước đang phát triển, rằng BRICS sẽ đóng một vai trò mang tính xây dựng và ổn định. Trong bối cảnh đó, các cuộc thảo luận của chúng ta hôm nay là cơ hội để nhìn nhận lại những diễn biến toàn cầu và khu vực, đồng thời xem xét các cách thức thiết thực để tăng cường sự hợp tác chung.”Tình hình Trung Đông nhanh chóng trở thành tâm điểm thảo luận trong ngày làm việc đầu tiên. Ngoại trưởng Ấn Độ Jaishankar bày tỏ quan ngại sâu sắc trước nguy cơ leo thang căng thẳng tại Trung Đông, đồng thời nhấn mạnh tầm quan trọng của việc duy trì tự do và an toàn hàng hải qua các tuyến vận tải chiến lược như eo biển Hormuz và Biển Đỏ.Liên quan xung đột tại Gaza, Ngoại trưởng Ấn Độ kêu gọi một lệnh ngừng bắn bền vững, bảo đảm tiếp cận nhân đạo và thúc đẩy một giải pháp hòa bình lâu dài. Ông tái khẳng định Ấn Độ ủng hộ giải pháp hai nhà nước đối với vấn đề Palestine.Trong khi đó, Ngoại trưởng Iran Abbas Araghchi kêu gọi các nước BRICS lên án Mỹ và Israel vì những gì Tehran mô tả là “các hành động gây hấn bất hợp pháp” nhằm vào Iran. Ông cho rằng các cuộc tấn công nhằm vào Iran vi phạm luật pháp quốc tế và Hiến chương Liên Hợp Quốc, đồng thời khẳng định Tehran sẵn sàng theo đuổi giải pháp ngoại giao nhưng sẽ “tự vệ bằng mọi biện pháp cần thiết”.Giới quan sát cho rằng những khác biệt lợi ích giữa các thành viên BRICS mở rộng đang đặt ra thách thức đối với khả năng xây dựng lập trường chung về các vấn đề an ninh khu vực. Khối hiện bao gồm nhiều quốc gia Ả Rập và Hồi giáo – nơi các nước có cách tiếp cận khác nhau đối với nhiều diễn biến tại Trung Đông.Ngoài vấn đề xung đột khu vực, Ngoại trưởng Ấn Độ cũng kêu gọi “không khoan nhượng” đối với chủ nghĩa khủng bố, phản đối các biện pháp trừng phạt đơn phương trái với luật pháp quốc tế và nhấn mạnh sự cần thiết phải cải cách Liên Hợp Quốc, đặc biệt là Hội đồng Bảo an. Là quốc gia chủ tịch BRICS, Ấn Độ cũng cảnh báo khoảng cách số, biến đổi khí hậu và bất bình đẳng gia tăng tiếp tục là những thách thức lớn đối với các nước đang phát triển, kêu gọi thúc đẩy “công lý khí hậu” và mở rộng tiếp cận công nghệ một cách công bằng.Hội nghị Ngoại trưởng BRICS diễn ra trong hai ngày, hôm nay và ngày mai, tập trung thảo luận về việc xây dựng khả năng phục hồi, đổi mới, hợp tác và phát triển bền vững và cải cách quản trị toàn cầu.Giới phân tích nhận định an ninh năng lượng sẽ tiếp tục là nội dung xuyên suốt của hội nghị, trong bối cảnh bất ổn tại eo biển Hormuz — tuyến vận chuyển khoảng 20% lượng dầu mỏ toàn cầu — đang làm gia tăng lo ngại về lạm phát và nguy cơ suy giảm tăng trưởng kinh tế thế giới.Cũng trong ngày hôm nay, Thủ tướng Ấn Độ Narendra Modi đã gặp gỡ các Ngoại trưởng và đại diện các nước tham dự hội nghị./. Đình Nam/VOV-New DelhiToàn cảnh Hội nghị trong ngày làm việc đầu tiên

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Udit Misra about PM Modi urging people to reduce the use of Petroleum products. While this is happening against the backdrop of the Iran war, the reason behind this is India's forex or foreign exchange reserves which have sharply depleted since the war began. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Parul Kulshrestha about cases of maternal deaths that have surfaced in Rajasthan's Kota. In these cases, women develop postpartum complications after a C-section which leads to their deaths. She shares the details of the cases and the probe in place. (16:09)Lastly, we talk about BJP governments in West Bengal and Bihar saying that the people who have been deleted from the electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision cannot avail government schemes in their states. (25:57)Hosted by Niharika NandaProduced by Shashank Bhargava and Niharika NandaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 12th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer/presenter: Sujay Dutt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made an appeal to citizens, twice in 48 hours. Both times, he has emphasized on four key points- reduce fuel usage, avoid buying gold as well as foreign travel, and lastly cut fertiliser use by 50%.  #CutTheClutter looks at the calculus behind PM Modi's concerns amid the ongoing war in Iran. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains how much gold, fertiliser, crude does India import and why foreign travel has been a concern.  Episode 1838

Welcome to the first episode of True Thirty 30 | a new weekly conversation where Joey and his Producer Sean X break down the biggest stories, questions, and cultural moments shaping the week.In this episode, we discuss Iran, rising gas prices, tariffs, farming pressures, and the symbolism behind the “Golden Calf” controversy. We also talk about diesel prices, California regulations, global trade pressures, and the strange state of modern political culture.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Welcome to True Thirty 0:42 Iran War Questions 1:03 Gas Prices and Taxes 2:47 California Gas Island 3:41 Farmers Feeling the Squeeze 5:05 Tariffs Fertilizer and Margins 7:10 No End in Sight 8:01 Asymmetric War Explained 12:06 Hormuz and Global Ripple 13:29 Trump China and Ceasefire 14:57 Generational Farms at Risk 16:32 Golden Calf Statue Story 22:50 Wrap Up and SubscribeFULL TRANSCRIPTJoey Dumont: Hello, everyone. We are doing something called True Thirty 30, which is basically an idea of our members reaching out to us over the weekend with stories that they thought were either crazy, unfounded, or they wanna know more about. So that's what we're doing today. Some of the subjects, we're gonna cover the Iran war for all the obvious reasons.Joey Dumont: We're gonna talk a little bit about some of the deleterious effects of that war specific to farming. And we're gonna end the conversation with the golden calf discussion. In case you guys don't know what that is, you will soon find out. So I'm here with my producer, Sean X, and we are gonna go through these topics, um, as best as possible.Joey Dumont: Hey, buddy.Sean X: Hey. How you doing?Joey Dumont: I'm doing well. It's a happy Monday.Joey Dumont: So I don't know, why don't you share some of the comments we got specific to the... Well, they wanna know more about what's going on in Iran.Joey Dumont: For the most part, people have said, “Okay, what's the nuance with the war going in Iran?”Joey Dumont: Because we keep on hearing it's on again, it's off again. It's affecting prices. It's not affecting prices. Yeah.Joey Dumont: So The New York Times has Iran war long-term energy discussions specific to Iran defended its demands for a peace deal, and President Trump called them garbage.Joey Dumont: Mr. Trump said he wanted to suspend the federal gasoline tax. So obviously everyone knows that gas has been affected by the Straits of Hormuz being shut down because of this war. We're now seeing gas prices at what, six- Six, si- six.Sean X: It's $6.35Joey Dumont: For regular?Sean X: For regular in San Francisco. Yeah. It's $6.74 for premium, and it's-Joey Dumont: And diesel fuel is anywhere between 7 and 8Sean X: $7.80 for diesel.Joey Dumont: Um, a lot of it is from California policies, and some of it is from the pipelines or gas can't reach us. Yeah. We're a gas island. If a refinery goes down, we're screwed. So for the most part, we pay the worst gas prices, so we're feeling the biggest effect here.Joey Dumont: So we are up over a dollar compared to the rest of you folks out there in the United States of America.Joey Dumont: And Donald Trump wants to suspend the gasoline tax, which is how much? It's eight-Sean X: 18 cents.Joey Dumont: 18 cents.Joey Dumont: So- Do, do you know what 18 cents means for those of us in California?Joey Dumont: With the gas prices I just mentioned, it's 2 to 3%. Yeah, every little bit helps, but it's really our California regulations that are the things that are screwing us.Joey Dumont: I read a meme recently that said, uh, “Donald Trump is so awesome that my truck only used to hold $59 worth of gas and now it holds $130 worth of gas.”Joey Dumont: Which I thought was brilliant. Um, so whoever wrote that, good for you. Um, but yeah, the, the gas tax is not gonna help us and- for us, . No.Sean X: It's, it's not gonna help us.Joey Dumont: Like, what we need help with is all the regulations in our state- Yeah ... and let that make us... A lot of people don't understand.Sean X: We use different gasoline here.Joey Dumont: We do. We do. And it's actually called CARB, um, which stands for California Air Resources Board, in case you guys have never heard of it, ‘cause I sure haven't. And it basically means that our gas burns cleaner, reduces smog, lowers certain pollutants, and it's chemically different from gasoline used in the rest of the country.Joey Dumont: So when they say that we're a gas island or a, an actual island on its own, that's what they mean by our taxes. So yeah, I don't think the, uh, suspending the gasoline tax is gonna work. And by the way, he has to get congressional approval to do so. So there's another wrinkle.Joey Dumont: Dude- Uh, we'll see ... we need, we need, we need more help th- than from the federal government.Joey Dumont: So those are all problems, I can say that we have an issue with.Joey Dumont: But As we know, this is affecting everyone, not only the day-to-day people, but farmers specifically because a lot of farmers use diesel fuel as opposed to regular fuel. And, um, so let's talk a little bit about that, dude. I just moved back to Minnesota to be with my mommy, uh, for her 86th birthday, and, uh, it was cool.Joey Dumont: And I don't know, I think most of our listeners understand that I grew up there. I've been in California for now 44 years, and I have a lot of buddies both from high school here in California, as well as the people I grew up with in Minnesota who are in the farming business.Sean X: Yeah. They're also tend to be more conservative than out, uh, out in California.Joey Dumont: I mean, it's- All my friends from Minnesota are Red Hatters. Not all, but most. And then most of my relatives are Red Hatters as well. I've been talking to them for the four years that I've been reporting on politics. They come to me because they say I don't judge them, and that, you know, they know I love them.Joey Dumont: And so they're just like, “Joey, what's actually going on?” Yeah. And that's kind of why we wanted to start this program as well, is that it's, if I'm reaching out to my Republican friends all the time on a DL basis, which is kind of funny, um, they don't explain to everyone else, “Hey, I called Joey.Joey Dumont: I wanted to know what's going on.” That's really what I try to do with my friends and relatives the other side of the aisle, if you will.Joey Dumont: And what we tried to explain to them specific to gas is that I have a buddy of mine who's a soybean farmer, in the Midwest, and he called me previous to the election and said, you know, “What do I need to know?”Joey Dumont: And I tried to explain to him, I said, “Hey, buddy, look at where you're getting your potash,” because I knew he was actually getting potash. Potash, about 80% of our potash comes from Canada. In Project 2025, the Trump administration announced that they actually did want to tariff potash. And I told my buddy, I said, “Hey, just if you can, try to find another source.Joey Dumont: Look at supply chain issues. Figure out that specific to your EBITDA,” because farms, if you guys don't know out there, farmers run at a very small margin to begin with. And if there's increased prices specific to tariffs, which is on the potash, the Mexico-Canadian free trade agreement that Trump actually launched in 2017, which was a good free trade agreement, he blew it up, said it was the worst deal ever, and now we have supplies specific to John Deere, other maintenance issues that are going across the borders of Mexico and Canada, which is also putting up their prices.Joey Dumont: And some of the things that I talked about specific to the numerous farmers that I've talked to over the last month- Is that the Farmer Bureau is actually saying that, and I'll just repeat it here, “Fertilizer pre-booking rates up 19%. 70% of farmers being interviewed are unable to afford all the fertilizer they need,” so they're actually planting less, “And farm diesel prices have increased by 46% since the end of February.”Joey Dumont: So nearly six in 10 farmers report worsening finances, rising fertilizer, fuel cost during plant season, and the immediate economic assistance to keep these open is probably gonna help this year, but they're worried, they're very worried about next year. Yeah. So that's the big-Sean X: So, well, a lot of them, as you said, they pre-book.Joey Dumont: So they'll pre- Well, they're running out. That's the problem.Sean X: They'll order, and now it's running out. Yeah. So now the effects are hitting them. Yeah. So what, what were their main concern to you? What, what are they asking you?Joey Dumont: They're just asking me what I think based on my reporting, based on the homework we're doing here at True Thirty to figure out, you know, what do you guys see an end to this war?Joey Dumont: President Trump has said very publicly that there is so much disarray in Iran that there is actually no leadership to negotiate with. And if you read up on this, the Iranian leadership specifically are a Basarashi-Sean X: Well, that is a problem when you bomb their leadership.Joey Dumont: I- Well, he did mention that. He did mention that. He didn't kill the people they wanted to replace, Khomeini. But, uh, yeah, I, I, I don't see an end to the war. Obviously, there's a lot of people talking about that. We've had some war correspondents on the show to talk about the externalities of this war and the longevity and the possibly forever war specific to anything in the Middle East based on our history, based on us being the United States.Joey Dumont: I think what we're gonna try to explore here at True Thirty, some of the experts we're bringing on in the next couple months will be talking about what they have referred to as a asymmetric war, and the war is no longer about kinetic destruction.Sean X: Joey. What do you mean by,, asymmetric war?Joey Dumont: Great question. So asymmetric war in this sense is that historically kinetic war, we have big battleships, we have destroyers, we have the biggest military in the world.Joey Dumont: Iran's known this for as long as it's existed. So the way they fight us means the asymmetry to what we're doing. So if we're launching at $4 million-Sean X: It's not, it's not equal. Yeah. Like, it's like if we, we can't- It's not equal ... we can't launch $10 million missiles at $10,000 drones all day.Joey Dumont: There you go.Joey Dumont: That's it. Okay. That's a big piece of it. There's also something called mosquito boats. So there's these little tiny boats with engines and people and guns, and they go after the big boats, like our destroyers, and that's how they're actually taking Straits of Hormuz under siege, if you will.Joey Dumont: They only- So basically, they're not blowing up anything now, but they're, they're essentially taking it hostage because of these things.Joey Dumont: Through strategies that involve less dollars. Yeah. They have mines-Joey Dumont: A lot less dollars ...Joey Dumont: they plant a bunch of mines in the Straits of Hormuz because there's most of the narrow ways, some actual throughput is, like, two miles wide. It's very narrow, so they can actually take from the ground, from the coasts and defend it.Joey Dumont: They can defend it with the mosquito boats that I was talking about. They can defend it with drones. And then something that not a lot of people talk about is the topography o- of Iran to begin with. It's approximately four times the size of Iraq, and I mention that because when we had a surge in Iraq, um, I think we had 170,000 soldiers during the surge, 150,000 now.Joey Dumont: And one of the big things, and I think this, we learned this in our interview with Tom Shanker, uh, the New York Times war correspondent.Joey Dumont: Dude, that was a great interview, man.Sean X: Yeah, he's so smart.Joey Dumont: I think you were right about Bibi. I think, like, he convinced Trump- that's my guess. I have to, I, I think- Yeah.Joey Dumont: Like, I'm sorry, man. It's like, dude, someone said, somebody said “If we go into Iran, the people will rise up.” Yes. The problem is the people had just risen up, and they got slaughtered. Wow, that's- I mean, if you take out 10 to 20,000 protesters, guess what? All the people that are likely to lead the charge are gone.Joey Dumont: Wow. And yes, and, and people see people being slaughtered, that's not good for them either. So yeah, I mean, that's what I mean by asymmetric war, buddy.Joey Dumont: That's where we are today.Joey Dumont: Dude.Joey Dumont: So I think one of the things that we can admit across the board is that we, America, have proven to be unbelievably powerful in our military might.Joey Dumont: So what we did in Venezuela, where we swooped in and pulled out Nicolás Maduro in the middle of the night, put him in Rikers Prison, maybe one of the most efficient, wonderfully produced smashes-Sean X: Efficient leadership changes, yeah.Joey Dumont: Yeah, I mean, just... Well, I mean, it actually, the regime change didn't happenJoey Dumont: I think that was where Donald Trump got very excited about how he can go into other countries. And with Netanyahu coming in specifically to his war room and saying, “Hey, I think we can go-” Iran's weak. I think we can get them today.Joey Dumont: Let's go after them. Obviously, that's what took place on February 28th. Now we're seeing, you know what? Eight, seven, eight weeks later, , this very small military excursion, as he called it, has moved into a full-blown war.Joey Dumont: But back to my Republican friends and farmers, everything they mentioned to me in my one-on-ones with them, their fertilizer, their diesel fuel, their supplies, their maintenance, they're scared-Joey Dumont: they're going under. These are places that operate on, like, a 3 to 5% margin if they're lucky.Sean X: Yeah, now it's going up.Joey Dumont: And we're talking about 20... Yeah, and you're talking about, expenses that are just through the roof. Yeah. We talked about the farmers. There's also global aspects of this. Yeah.Joey Dumont: I mean, the Strait of Hormuz closing is most important to Japan, South Korea, China, and India. Yeah.Sean X: And you mentioned to me, one of, one of our members was literally asking about... Because they are international- Yeah ... they were asking about the international effect that this is having.Joey Dumont: Well, Prime Minister Modi actually asked all of his 1.4 billion citizens to cut back on gas and anything to do with,, fertilizer or anything to do with the things that we now have a shortage in.Joey Dumont: LNG, if, for those who don't know-Sean X: Liquid natural gas ...Joey Dumont: it's liquefied natural gas. Liquified natural gas is something that most people have never really talked about but please understand it's this: what we use LNG for is fertilizer, intensive food, electronics, textiles, plastics, household utility bills.Joey Dumont: Again, guys, what we're gonna try and do is bring some experts on the show to talk to these specifically. We're gonna bring some economists on, and we're gonna talk about the longevity of this war. Is it possible with the ceasefire? What does that mean?Joey Dumont: Well, uh, the, the nature of warfare has changed. I, it- People, and this is where I'll totally agree with Republicans, like people are growing frustrated with a war that is literally only 60 days old.Sean X: Yeah. It's just the fear of the effects long term.Joey Dumont: So Trump is going to China. What do you think he hopes to accomplish there?Joey Dumont: I think he hopes to accomplish some type of a trade deal. I don't know if he's gonna jump down on the, the tariffs or not, but I do know that this Iran war is not helping his negotiations with XiJoey Dumont: because obviously America is the biggest foe of China. I do know that there's rumor around the campfire that Donald Trump is trying to negotiate numerous deals specific to tariffs and opening up more markets here in America that he's shut down based on his, 100% or 145% tariff, I think, in the beginning of his first or second administration.Joey Dumont: The sad part about all this is that there's, there's no end in sight with anything to do with what's going on in Iran. Lebanon obviously is a big issue with that because Donald Trump wants to negotiate with Netanyahu to say, “Hey, we need you to stop bombing in Lebanon because that's part of our ceasefire agreement, and you're violating that.Joey Dumont: And if that's violation, if that continues to happen, then the ceasefire itself stops, and then we're right back to a kinetic war.” Bibi isn't listening. Let's just say that. Bibi's not listening. He's doing what he wants to do because he got us into this war, I think, and I don't think he wants us to leave anytime soon, and this is more of his issue specific to his place in the Middle East and the surrounding countries that have not been a big fan of him for many years now.Joey Dumont: So yeah. Yeah.Joey Dumont: I, I don- I wish I had better news for my friends, specifically in the farming business because it is... It's been really scary to talk to some of these people. And then, you know, the one-on-one conversations are different than the stuff we're reading from.Sean X: Yeah.Joey Dumont: Sitting down and talking with farmers who have, you know, third, fourth, fifth generation, farms that they're very proud of.Joey Dumont: And these are not big farms, by the way. These, you know, 1,000 acres, 2,000 acres. These are not huge farms. The farm my, my grandpa used to work when I was growing up I think was 400 acres. Um, and these are the typical farmers you read about growing up. You know, they jump on their tractors-Sean X: Yeah, these aren't, these aren't the big agribusinesses.Joey Dumont: No. These are your mom-and-pop farmers- These are mom-and-pop farmers ... just trying to, you know, waking up at 5:00 every morning- Yeah ... working 18-hour days.Joey Dumont: Yeah. Yeah. All day, every day till the sun drops, and then they go back and eat, and then they re- rinse and repeat. Yeah. And they're very s- they're very scared because, again, these are generational, and these farmers that I talk to specifically don't have any other skills.Joey Dumont: They've been doing this their whole life. They were born and raised on these farms. They watched their father go through exactly what they're now going through. There is some diversification in s- there's some big pig farmers that I talk to that are doing well on that, but the guys that are planting soybeans, corn, and wheat, and the typical commodities, they're very scared for all the aforementioned reasons, right?Joey Dumont: The fertilizer itself, the price of their supplies, their maintenance, the upkeep on their tractors, their combines, all that stuff, it's, it's pricey and it's, and it's scaring them.Joey Dumont: Okay. We'll get an update, on that issue. Yeah.Joey Dumont: One of the other big questions that I've got right in front of me from one of our members, and many people ask this, what is about this golden calf?Joey Dumont: It's probably good to end this on a little bit of a whimsical piece. So in case you guys don't know, Donald Trump had a golden statue erected in his honor at Doral, which is one of his golf courses here in the United States. It's 22 feet. It weighs seven tons. And if you guys aren't aware of the old story specific to the Bible-Sean X: With MosesJoey Dumont: Yeah. So- ... Exodus 32, I'm a recovering Catholic, so I know a little bit about this story. Um, it was when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the Bibles, or excuse me, with, with- The Ten Commandments ... Ten Commandments Ten Commandments. And he saw this golden calf that Aaron had a- had built for the staff because they needed an, an idol to worship.Joey Dumont: Moses was pretty pissed, to paraphrase. And he shattered the tablets, and then he melted down the golden calf, and he made all of the Israelites drink it. So not happy about that. Fast-forward to 2026, Donald Trump has erected a calf. Now,Sean X: who g- who gave, who gave this to him?Joey Dumont: Uh, it was a gift, and the Pastor Mark Burns was the one orchestrating this piece at the Trump National Doral in Miami, and he said this, to quote, “Let me be clear. This is not a golden calf,” he said. “This statue is a celebration of life. It is a symbol of resilience, freedom, patriotism, strength, and the willpower to keep fighting for the future of America.” Now, this was the statue from Trump's attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, which was obviously awful.Joey Dumont: Where he said, “Fight, fight, fight.” And they wanted to capture that moment for the remainder of time to prove how brave he was in, in the circumstance. He was pretty brave or foolish, but he was.Joey Dumont: If the pastor has to say, “This is not a golden calf”- Yeah ... that's an issue. Yeah. Like, you know, it, it's r- it reminds me of when Trump did that post a couple weeks ago, and he took it down because there was controversy of it.Joey Dumont: The Jesus post?Joey Dumont: The Jesus post. Yeah, yeah. He's like, this... You know, and then he comes out and he says, “I'm not being Jesus here.” Right. It's like, you know, don't tell people to not believe their eyes. So when I look at this 22-foot golden monument to Trump, like, how is that not a golden calf?Joey Dumont: Well, it is... And I think that's the funny thing, too, is check this out.Sean X: So there was a show called The Boys, and- Oh, my God ... have you seen it?Joey Dumont: Oh, it's a great show. My mom watches it. Okay. So- She's 85, by the way- All right ... watching superhero stuff.Joey Dumont: So Eric Kripke is... I guess he put, “What the fuck? Seriously?” And this idea, this is what he wrote on Instagram- So who, who is he? ... over the weekend.Sean X: Who is... He's one of the actors.Joey Dumont: He's the showrunner.Sean X: He's the showrunner.Joey Dumont: Okay, got it. And he said, “Seriously, what the fuck?” over a split image of a golden statue of Homelander from episode six of The Boys and the golden statue of Donald Trump. So in the sixth episode of the show features a larger than life golden Homelander statue.Joey Dumont: The psychotic leader of The Seven proclaims that he is the new Messiah following a visitation by an angel. So the showrunner, this was July of 2025, and he's saying everything that we put in here as parody about a ridiculous man trying to be the Messiah has now come to fruition. Except-Sean X: I've seen that.Joey Dumont: The craziest thing about it is- Except it happened here ... if you look at that statue that they had in that episode, I mean, it's obviously not the same pose as Trump- No ... but- It's so close ... it is so clo- Dude, it is so close He's got his arm out like this. He's got...Joey Dumont: and maybe because that was the JC being on the cross, all that.Joey Dumont: So, so they're like- But it's the same fucking A ... this is not a golden calf. Trump is not Jesus in this post. No. The, the showrunner for The Boys has basically come out and say... Now, the character on the show, the character on the show is one of the worst characters, right?Joey Dumont: Well, he's the Antichrist in this story.Joey Dumont: He's the Antichrist.Joey Dumont: But this is, and this is Pastor Burns again, to continue this quote, “We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone,” he wrote on his social media. “Honor is not worship. Respect is not idolatry, and celebration is not bowing down to a false god.” So again- This is not a golden- It's right out of Central Casting.Joey Dumont: If you wanted to write a script- about what not, what isn't real while you're actually looking at what is real. This just took place in our life as citizens of the United States of America, and yeah, I don't think, I don't think there's enough, there's not enough jokes. I mean, the good news is there's plenty of jokes now.Joey Dumont: The memes are going everywhere with this. But the idea too, in case you haven't heard this, was that Donald Trump, who's never actually opened a Bible much less ridden it-Sean X: No, he opened a Bible. I saw him open a Bible.Joey Dumont: All right, true. But he's never read it.Joey Dumont: He opened the Bible that he held upside down- Down.Joey Dumont: True, true, true ... if you don't remember. He held it upside down when he was front of the church and he opened the Bible that he put, the Declaration of Independence in and the Bill of Rights, ‘cause he sold that once.Joey Dumont: Well, in his defense, in his defense he's probably never seen a picture of Jesus, so if he didn't think- ... he looked like Jesus, it, it actually might have been part of it. But I also heard this, and I have nothing to confirm this is true or not, but they said that either Caroline Leavitt or one of his comms people said, “Hey, Mr. President, say that the f- photo was doctored and that you had nothing to do with that.” I don't know if that's true, and then he came out and said, “Oh, I was supposed to be a doctor.” So I don't know if that's true or not, but it's one of those things where I just can't get over how silly this whole thing is and how...Joey Dumont: I thought it'd be good just to, uh, yeah- Yeah ... run this story through the ringer to- Yeah ... bring our- So- ... bring our members some fun-Sean X: That's the- ... on a Monday morning ...Sean X: true Thirty this week, and let's end it on this-Joey Dumont: Sounds like a good idea, buddy ...Sean X: pathetic note of the golden calf.Sean X: Thank- Thank you guys forJoey Dumont: listeningJoey Dumont: thank you. Thank you, Joey. Cheers. This is a public episode. 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The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Israel's attacks on Lebanon violate the ceasefire agreement with the United States, and warns that upcoming negotiations will be meaningless if strikes continue. In Beirut, rescue workers are searching through rubble for people missing after Wednesday's bombardments. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to keep attacking the Iran-backed group Hezbollah "wherever necessary". Where does this leave peace talks, currently planned for Saturday in Pakistan?Also: millions of people are voting in India's state elections, seen as a test for the Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress in Argentina passes a bill allowing mining in areas where glaciers had been protected. We hear from the family of one of Nasa's Artemis II astronauts, as they prepare their return to Earth. A 300 million year old fossil, described as the remains of the world's oldest octopus, turns out not to be an octopus. And outfits belonging to the late British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II - including her wedding and coronation gown - go on display at Buckingham Palace.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk