# Daily Episode 174: India's Growing Collapse Risk

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Podcast: [Breaking Down: Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-down-collapse-1364764)
Published: 2026-05-18T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

India faces multiple simultaneous challenges, that could prove overwhelming in the coming years and decades: Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging | Japan | The Guardian Modi says Iran war poses severe risks to India, urges cuts in fuel use and gold purchases India’s Oil Crisis Deepens as Hormuz Remains Shut | OilPrice.com Foreign investors pull out of India at record pace India warns over AI’s threat to youth population | Semafor Wave of Suicides Hits as India's Economy Is Ravaged by AI On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in India | CNN India’s Power Grid Struggles as Extreme Heat Drives Record Electricity Demand - Bloomberg India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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