Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast

#460 – Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India – Power, Democracy, War & Peace

March 16, 2025 · 3 h 26 min

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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.

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OUTLINE:

() – Introduction

() – Fasting

() – Early life

() – Advice to Young People

() – Journey in the Himalayas

() – Becoming a monk

() – RSS and Hindu nationalism

() – Explaining India

() – Mahatma Gandhi

() – Path to peace in Ukraine

() – India and Pakistan

() – Cricket and Football

() – Donald Trump

() – China and Xi Jinping

() – Gujarat riots in 2002

() – Biggest democracy in the world

() – Power

() – Hard work

() – Srinivasa Ramanujan

() – Decision-making process

() – AI

() – Education

() – Learning and focus

() – Mantra

() – Meditation

() – Lex visiting India

() – Siddhartha

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