Sometimes the nation asks not for grand heroism but for small acts of discipline, like postponing non-essential consumption.

Modi, addressing a public rally in Hyderabad earlier this week, called on citizens to conserve foreign exchange amid disruptions stemming from the West Asia conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on 10 May 2026 was an appeal to citizens to help protect the rupee by conserving foreign exchange.

Prime Minister Modi advocates austerity with seven suggestions aimed at reducing imports and stabilizing India's economy amid global crises.

Sometimes the nation asks not for grand heroism but for small acts of discipline, like postponing non-essential consumption.

From Modi's recent forex-saving appeals to Shastri and Manmohan Singh, speeches alone won't fix India's economic crisis.

Editorial: Narendra Modi’s austerity appeals reveal how war, energy insecurity and dollar pressures expose the fragility of globalisation