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Is America’s $40 trillion debt a problem?

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In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover a deep dive and another story for the day shaping Indian and global markets:

1. Is America’s $40 Trillion Debt a Problem? We’ll cover: ●Why the $40 trillion debt figure can be misleading ●Rising US interest costs and the growing burden of refinancing debt ●What could signal a real US debt crisis

2. India Gets Closer to Satellite Internet

We’ll cover: ●India’s proposed satellite spectrum pricing ●Where satellite internet can compete with fibre and mobile networks ●Starlink, Jio and Airtel’s changing roles in India’s satcom market

Audio Timestamps 00:04 Intro 01:07 America’s $40 trillion debt 13:40 India’s satellite internet push 21:53 Tidbits

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