{"id":272559,"date":"2025-04-25T16:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T23:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=272559"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:01:36","slug":"motherland-india-zooms-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/motherland-india-zooms-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"#Motherland \u2013 India Zooms Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s 3-hour conversation with AI researcher Lex Fridman covered Modi\u2019s journey from village boy to world leader in a podcast released, March 16. Fridman fasted for 45 hours before the interview \u201cto get in the right mindset,\u201d impressing Modi who shared how fasting enhances clarity and discipline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a notable moment, Modi stated that \u201ccriticism is the soul of democracy,\u201d emphasizing that democracy functions best with informed critique. The Prime Minister also discussed his diplomatic balancing act between Russia and Ukraine and his relationship with Donald Trump, highlighting their shared \u201cnation-first\u201d philosophies.<\/p>\n

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(Above): CDS Gen Anil Chauhan inaugurates \u2018Techkriti 2025,\u2019 Asia\u2019s largest intercollegiate technical and entrepreneurial festival at IIT Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, March 28. (PIB Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This \u2018India First\u2019 approach has India forward. Check out the solar car and robots.<\/p>\n

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(Umar Ganie\/APH Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Locals in awe as Kashmir-native mathematician Bilal Ahmed invents India\u2019s first solar car. The demonstration was held in Srinagar with an official market launch expected June 22.<\/p>\n

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(Umar Ganie\/APH Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s 3-hour conversation with AI researcher Lex Fridman covered Modi\u2019s journey from village boy to world leader in a podcast released, March 16. Fridman fasted for 45 hours before the interview \u201cto get in the right mindset,\u201d impressing Modi who shared how fasting enhances clarity and discipline.\u00a0 In a notable moment,…<\/p>\n

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