Sab Mehnga Hone wala hai: Gold, Petrol, India's Economy & PM Modi | Abhijit Iyer Mitra | Supertalks 194 episode artwork

EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 1H 26M

Sab Mehnga Hone wala hai: Gold, Petrol, India's Economy & PM Modi | Abhijit Iyer Mitra | Supertalks 194

from Supertalks by themovingship · host Raghav Sharma

The Prime Minister of India just asked you to stop buying gold, skip foreign travel and save fuel. And if you think that's just an appeal — think again.In this episode of Supertalks, Raghav sits down with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies, Defence Economist, and one of India's sharpest geopolitical and economic minds. A regular columnist for the Economic Times & Business Standard, Abhijit has co-authored books on military reforms and Afghanistan and has been a visiting fellow at Sandia National Laboratories and the Stimson Centre, Washington D.C.This is his third appearance on Supertalks — and his most urgent yet.What we cover:— Why PM Modi is urging Indians to stop buying gold, avoid foreign travel & save fuel— Why petrol will rise to ₹125 per litre — and why Abhijit argues that's actually necessary— How Indian Oil companies are bleeding ₹30,000 crores in losses to keep fuel prices stable— Why suppressing prices today will hurt Indian consumers far harder tomorrow— What inflation actually means for the everyday Indian consumer— India's Strategic Petroleum Reserves — why we don't have them & why that's dangerous— The falling Indian Rupee against the Dollar — the real reasons behind it— How the West Asia war crisis is directly impacting India's economy— What would trigger a World War — and why the US, Russia & China are all moving at once— How China could advance towards India in the middle of a global conflictWhether you're listening or watching, this is the most data-backed, no-filter conversation on India's economic and geopolitical reality right now.Available in Audio & Video on Spotify.

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