Decoding Modi’s economy message

He’s basically preparing the country for tough decisions GOI has to take. Aside from fuel price hikes, there may be some mild curbs. But extravagant poll promises by all winning parties, including BJP, make economic management that much tougher

Barely a day after PM was brimming with pride in Kolkata over the fact that BJP now governed all states “from Gangotri to Gangasagar”, his messaging shifted from triumph to caution.

Speaking in Hyderabad on May 10 after swearing in the first BJP govt in Bengal the previous day, Modi shifted into governance mode, pointing to the tougher economic times ahead.

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Against the backdrop of high imported energy costs in the context of the Iran-US-Israel war (now in a fragile ceasefire), Modi began preparing the people for what is to come.

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