#460 – Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India – Power, Democracy, War & Peace
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<p>Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India. On YouTube this episode is available in English, Hindi, Russian (and soon other languages). Captions and voice-over audio tracks are provided (for the main episode video on YouTube) in English, Hindi, Russian, and the original mixed-language version, with subtitles available in your preferred language. To listen to the original mixed-language version, please select the Hindi (Latin) audio track. The default is English overdub.<br />
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(17:24) – Fasting<br />
(29:42) – Early life<br />
(41:38) – Advice to Young People<br />
(47:20) – Journey in the Himalayas<br />
(58:50) – Becoming a monk<br />
(1:00:37) – RSS and Hindu nationalism<br />
(1:08:22) – Explaining India<br />
(1:12:32) – Mahatma Gandhi<br />
(1:24:27) – Path to peace in Ukraine<br />
(1:27:41) – India and Pakistan<br />
(1:33:21) – Cricket and Football<br />
(1:37:45) – Donald Trump<br />
(1:48:56) – China and Xi Jinping<br />
(1:56:01) – Gujarat riots in 2002<br />
(2:11:37) – Biggest democracy in the world<br />
(2:21:53) – Power<br />
(2:26:39) – Hard work<br />
(2:29:46) – Srinivasa Ramanujan<br />
(2:31:53) – Decision-making process<br />
(2:39:40) – AI<br />
(2:49:55) – Education<br />
(3:00:10) – Learning and focus<br />
(3:06:01) – Mantra<br />
(3:07:45) – Meditation<br />
(3:13:43) – Lex visiting India<br />
(3:18:08) – Siddhartha</p>