The Indian prime minister’s [call for sacrifice](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r8e2ne1v6o) last week marks a fundamental shift\. He urged the country’s 1\.4 billion... (opens in new tab)

Narendra Modi’s austerity appeals reveal how war, energy insecurity and dollar pressures expose the fragility of globalisationThe Indian prime minister’s call for sacrifice last week marks a fundamental shift. He urged the country’s 1.4 billion people to consume less fuel and fertiliser, buy less gold and curb foreign travel as global energy prices surge because of the war in Iran. The message, redolent of the Covid-era restrictions, suggests something larger: a retreat from neoliberal global...