With the Lok Sabha 2019 elections inching closer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, 5 April, followed up his chat with Republic Bharat's Arnab Goswami with yet another interview – this time to ABP News's Rubika Liyaquat and Sumit Awasthi.

And yet again, the interview played out in an unsurprisingly similar fashion – with key issues completely ignored, counter-questions conveniently forgotten, and ample time devoted to things like the PM's ‘navratra schedule’ and his ‘amazing energy.’

So here's a look back at the interview that was, and the shape and form it could/should have taken.