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Can The Opposition Beat PM Modi? Freebie Culture, Putin & Trump | Ruchir | FO408 Raj Shamani

13 Sep 2025

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Guest Suggestion Form: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/bnaeY3FpoFU9ZjA47⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disclaimer: This video is intended solely for educational purposes and opinions shared by the guest are his personal views. We do not intent to defame or harm any person/ brand/ product/ country/ profession mentioned in the video. Our goal is to provide information to help audience make informed choices. The media used in this video are solely for informational purposes and belongs to their respective owners.Order 'Build, Don't Talk' (in English) here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.eu/d/eCfijRu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order 'Build Don't Talk' (in Hindi) here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.eu/d/4wZISO0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Our Whatsapp Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaokF5x0bIdi3Qn9ef2J⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe To Our Other YouTube Channels:-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@rajshamaniclips⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RajShamani.Shorts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(00:00) – Introduction(01:56) – The next Prime Minister?(04:45) – Views on PM Modi(07:19) – Ruchir's perspective(10:36) – The opposition at the state level(13:00) – State election campaigns(15:47) – A leader who can challenge BJP(18:30) – Potential successors within BJP(20:33) – How India can achieve rapid growth(27:42) – Competitive federalism(29:53) – Talent and unemployment(32:03) – Improvements and setbacks across states(32:56) – Progress in Karnataka(33:23) – Challenges in Maharashtra(33:54) – How to uplift poor regions(34:37) – Capitalism vs. Socialism(35:04) – Why he is bullish on crypto(39:12) – Meeting with Vladimir Putin(45:50) – Traits of Putin(49:21) – Leaders of Dubai and Singapore(53:01) – No. 1 trait of a successful politician(56:48) – Thoughts on Donald Trump(1:02:28) – The digitalisation trend(1:05:36) – Why Justin Trudeau resigned(1:08:06) – The culture of freebies(1:11:01) – Why India can't grow like China(1:13:13) – Rules for building a successful nation(1:15:04) – The billionaire index(1:18:03) – Growth of the technology sector(1:18:58) – Optimism and pessimism(1:19:43) – BTS(1:20:21) – OutroIn today’s episode, we have Ruchir Sharma, bestselling author of 5 books, Chairman of Rockefeller International, and one of the world’s most respected investors and thinkers. He began writing for The Economic Times at just 17 and has since built a reputation for his sharp insights on politics, economics, and leadership. In this conversation, he opens up about his journey, his writing career, and the lessons from meeting global leaders including the time he met Vladimir Putin and was later asked to leave Russia.Subscribe for more such conversations!About Ruchir Sharma: https://ruchirsharma.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠About Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.To Know More,Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎Instagram @RajShamani ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rajshamani/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter @RajShamani ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/rajshamani⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook @ShamaniRaj ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shamaniraj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn - Raj Shamani ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajshamani/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠About Figuring OutFiguring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.

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