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Mumbai bureau chief @FT. Previously Bloomberg in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the UK.
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Joined February 2009
💥 Murder in Mumbai 💥. My first @FTMag story on a shocking assassination, a jailed gang boss and the Bollywood icon entangled in a decades-long grudge rooted in wildlife crime. 👉 Huge thanks to @CordeliaJ for the stellar edit.
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“The Americans are making it very hard for India,” says @MohanCRaja. “Modi cannot be seen as succumbing to those pressures.” . At the same time, “Modi is telling his system to negotiate with the US in a pragmatic manner” | @JohnReedwrites @AndresSchipani.
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Prime minister unveils plans for tax and regulatory reforms to benefit business
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Trump tariffs threaten Modi’s ‘Make in India’ manufacturing drive. “It’s been insane,” says an executive at @GokaldasE, which has been fielding calls from US clients. “At 50 per cent tariff there is no business to be done” | w/@Krishn_ @AndresSchipani.
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Manufacturers fear US duties totalling 50% could scupper effort to offer supply chain alternative to China
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RT @JohnReedwrites: Disruption looms over India’s whisky industry; “We don’t have enough quantity to sell. It’s a nice problem to have.” @….
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The country’s booze market has long been mired in a web of levies and complex regulation
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Crypto, minerals and flattery paved Pakistan’s improbable rise in Trump's favour — and rattled India. “Trump needs success stories to proclaim and Pakistan is happy to give them to him,” says @husainhaqqani | @humza_jilani @JohnReedwrites @JamesPoliti.
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Crypto, minerals and flattery paved Islamabad’s improbable rise in White House favour
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RT @AnirudhSuri: Will India’s IT services giants be able to reinvent themselves for the AI wave? Along with @NandanNilekani and other leade….
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India’s award-winning whisky industry is bracing for disruption. The UK–India trade deal slashing import tariffs on Scotch, “will pose some challenges for us,” says the head of @AmrutMalt .
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The country’s booze market has long been mired in a web of levies and complex regulation
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India’s IT giants race to reinvent themselves for the AI age. “They’re riding the wave of AI, but not planning heavily for a scenario where the wave actually disrupts them,” says @AnirudhSuri | w/@Krishn_.@JohnReedwrites @patrickjenkins_.
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Outsourcing sector struggles to adjust as clients shift budgets to artificial intelligence projects
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US-India trade war throws spotlight on Mukesh Ambani’s Russian oil windfall - via @FT @AndresSchipani @Krishn_ @thomas_m_wilson.
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Reliance group chaired by Asia’s richest man has benefited from cheap crude imports now targeted by Donald Trump
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‘Never compromise’ or ‘Narendra Surrender’? India’s Modi navigates showdown with US - via @FT @JohnReedwrites @AndresSchipani.
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Donald Trump’s announcement of punitive tariffs puts Indian prime minister in a difficult position
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In @FT interview, Sebi chair calls for reform of Indian derivatives market & rejected Jane Street's defense in manipulation probe. “I know these guys are brilliant mathematicians and PhDs, but we can have PhDs from our side” | w/@Krishn_ @patrickjenkins_.
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Sebi hints at further restrictions as it moves to reduce trading volumes in world’s biggest futures and options market
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RT @JohnReedwrites: Donald Trump slams India and Russia as ‘dead economies’ after tariff stand-off via @FT @christopherkay https://t.co/….
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US president’s threat of 25% levy against New Delhi stands as deadline nears
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on India - via @FT.
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US president lashes out at New Delhi’s trade policies and economic ties with Russia but signals deal is possible
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India says perpetrators of Kashmir terror attack have been killed - via @FT @jyots43 @Krishn_ & @humza_jilani.
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Modi ally Amit Shah says 3 Pakistani nationals were behind April massacre that sparked conflict with Islamabad
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Tata Sons stares down looming RBI IPO deadline. “A company that is that big and central to the Indian economy . has to be open to public scrutiny and transparency,” says @ProfKumar. “The RBI cannot be faulted in asking for visibility” | w/@Krishn_.
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Holding company has resisted listing that could value it at more than $100bn
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RT @JohnReedwrites: ‘Murky’ Air India crash report deepens uncertainty for owner Tata via @FT.with @christopherkay @Krishn_ https://t.….
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Preliminary findings spark debate over actions of pilots ahead of loss of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that killed 260 people
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RT @FT: Air India 171’s engines were cut off seconds before fatal crash, report says
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Preliminary findings recommend ‘no actions’ against Boeing or GE Aerospace over incident
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RT @Krishn_: India netted Jane Street a profit of $4bn+ in just 2 years. But SEBI's ban (impounding $567mn) and a wider probe in the quirky….
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Allegations of market manipulation and temporary block on activities pose wider risks for Wall Street trader
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RT @JohnReedwrites: India enters a war of words: @christopherkay on the regional tensions around Hindi
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The imposition of Hindi on southern states strikes a raw national nerve
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RT @MsHannahMurphy: After months of reporting (and even my own attempt at a jiu jitsu class), my FT Magazine cover story on Mark Zuckerberg….
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[FREE TO READ] The boss’s transformation shocked liberals at Meta, but his closest allies say this is who he was all along
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