Prime Minister Narendra Modi just gave himself a massive pat on the back for the economy growing at 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 despite the headwinds from Iran. Of course, he was modest as usual about it. The “herculean” feat was the “collective strength of our people. The doomsayers were doomed and India bloomed.” He topped that with a clever inversion by advising Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, that “It’s time to move fr
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