Modi's Kowtowing to the US: A Cautionary Tale for Global Pop Culture Influencers Rahul Gandhi's scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Centre's new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions has sparked a heated debate in India.
This controversy reveals the delicate dance between economic interests and national sovereignty, particularly in the context of global pop culture.
As someone who has covered anime and manga for years, I've seen how trends in one country can have far reaching implications elsewhere.