Vikram Chandra
@vikramchandra
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Journalist, tech enthusiast, investor. Presenter of The India Story. Founded @editorji (acquired by RPSG in 2020). TV news anchor in an earlier avatar!
Joined November 2008
Over the past few months, some of India’s most influential thinkers have joined me on #TheIndiaStory podcast to discuss how we can accelerate change and build Brand India. Take a look at some of the excerpts and share your feedback! More to follow!
On #TheIndiaStory, great minds join @vikramchandra to decode India’s next leap, from 6% growth to a 9% economy and a global innovation hub. Watch the full version: https://t.co/K5Qe99HVs3
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India through to the final!! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 Jemima Rodriguez, you superstar! One of the greatest World Cup innings.
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What a stunning victory this was… 🇮🇳
The last time Australia lost a #ICCWomensWorldCup match was against India at Derby on 20 July 2017. Since then they have not lost a single match in their previous 15 WC matches until tonight! #CWC25
#INDWvsAUSW
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India beat Australia in the semi-finals! One of the greatest ever run chases in the Women’s World Cup! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
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India through to the final!! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 Jemima Rodriguez, you superstar! One of the greatest World Cup innings.
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The flip side to the "AI is a bubble" theme. So far, the tech mega caps are continuing to deliver stunning results.
Just posted Q3 earnings. We delivered our first-ever $100B quarter driven by double-digit growth across every major part of our business. (Five years ago, our quarterly revenue was at $50B🚀) Our full-stack approach to AI is driving real momentum and we’re shipping at speed.
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This is #TheIndiaStory podcast with @vikramchandra, where India’s top leaders speak the truth and chart the roadmap for tomorrow. Watch NOW: https://t.co/PeMhYpdQLy
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The US Senate voted 52:48 to end the 50% tariffs on Brazil (though the House won't take it up right now). With Trump also cutting tariffs on China, the 50% tariffs on India are increasingly standing out as a bizarre policy outlier. What was the "national emergency" here?
Senate approves bipartisan resolution to end tariffs on Brazil but “the measure can’t go into effect because the House voted earlier this year to block all legislation that would challenge Trump’s tariffs until March 2026.”
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My new column argues that Trump bungled his trade war with China, leaving Xi Jinping in a significantly stronger position. And I worry that Xi, sensing our weakness and vulnerability on rare earths, will push the US and others to compromise on Taiwan, human rights and other
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Xi now sees our weakness and will try to exploit it, perhaps leaving America a diminished presence in Asia.
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Is it time to have orientation for tourists going abroad? After all, they are effectively brand ambassadors for the country - and right now, they are doing a terrible job.
I visited the Lindt Chocolate Museum in Zurich a few months ago. Apart from Mount Titlis, that’s probably where I saw the highest number of Indian tourists most of them seemed to be part of tour groups. What struck me was that hardly anyone from the group seemed interested in
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It’s a huge risk for any country to let a company like Meta control its communication backbone. If Trump imposed a “tariff” on WhatsApp messages, India’s entire business communication system could collapse.. and you can be sure Zuck would comply. China’s grip on rare earths
WhatsApp owns India! India’s most used business software isn’t chosen - it’s tolerated. Over the past 18 months, I poured lakhs of rupees and time into building automation tools on top of WhatsApp - and failed. That failure opened up something bigger: a look into the tangled
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#Nvidia becomes the first company in history to hit a 5 trillion dollar valuation! Stock price surges past the $210 mark!
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This is frankly an outrage. @SarfarazA_54 averages 65-plus in first class cricket, scored a 50 on Test debut and a 150 in a Test we lost, made 92 in his only tour match in England (and a century in the practice match against the full Indian Test team) -- and still finds himself
Feel for Sarfaraz Khan...!!!!! 💔 He played in the England tour for India A team, scored 92 runs in first unofficial match but then out of the picture due to injury - improved his fitness, lost lots weight returned to Ranji Trophy (made important 74 runs) but no place in the
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#NewsAlert | Afghanistan declares 'act of war' policy for Pakistan, warning that any attack on its territory will trigger reciprocal strike on Islamabad, reports Afghan media citing Kabul security sources
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MOU between HAL and the Russian UAC to make civilian planes in India.
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Louvre heist shook the world, but Fevicol stole the spotlight! India’s glue giant turned a global robbery into its creative stage and its viral, witty post has made the heist into marketing gold.
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Completely agree with this view
India’s chance to lead the next wave of innovation and growth hinges on building world-class cities. As the US closes doors for top talent, we must focus on clean air, reliable transit, and vibrant public spaces to make India the destination for global minds. I write in the
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This is what happens when you focus more on harming your neighbour than on developing yourself. That's quite a revealing graphic.
In the 90s, Pakistan had 50% higher GDP per capita than India, but now it’s only half as large as India’s
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#Yunus gifts map to #Pakistan general showing India's Northeast in Bangladesh, stirs row Read more: https://t.co/hQl16eNbDQ
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On #TheIndiaStory, @authoramish tells @vikramchandra why the West is facing a loneliness epidemic and how India’s balance of community, spirituality, and freedom could help rebuild a fractured world. Watch the full version: https://t.co/ey5At624jV
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