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INDIA
PM Modi reiterates appeal to buy local, avoid foreign travel and weddings and stop buying unnecessary gold
In a social media video message, the Prime Minister also congratulated the country on the 7.8% GDP growth it had registered in the first quarter of the ongoing financial year 2026-27
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- Why it matters
- The appeal targets discretionary spending on imports and gold purchases that strain India's foreign exchange reserves, directly affecting the rupee's exchange rate and the country's external account balance.
- Most affected
- Indian consumers spending on imports, foreign travel, and gold — Encouraged to redirect spending toward domestic goods and services instead.
- Likely next
- Whether Indian import data or gold purchases decline in coming months, or whether Modi repeats or escalates the appeal.