Ananya Bhattacharya

📢 I'm @restofworld's South Asia reporter! So excited to do big things with @the_bongrel, reunite with @ItikaSPunit, and learn from @AnupKaphle @mvzelenks and the rest of the incredible team who I am slowly meeting over the course of my first week, which started yesterday 🥳

Getting the next billion people online keeps running into the same wall: a phone cheap enough to actually buy. Read @_ananyaaa's piece on Africa's attempt to try it with a $40 phone. restofworld.org/2026/gsma-chea…

The Gulf war is reshaping how Asia works restofworld.org/2026/asia-remo… — by @_ananyaaa

From Kenya to South Asia, Meta’s Oversight Board often overturns takedowns where algorithms misread language or political context. But now, AI-generated content is flooding the system restofworld.org/2026/mmeta-ove…

Anyway you have the car number, the drivers face and license. Linking Road, Khar, was the location of the accident. I hope someone will take action but I have little faith.

I’ve been here before and been told there’s no FIR for such accidents unless someone is hurt. There is no license seizing, no damage these people pay — nothing. Even if I go to the police station, it’s my hours wasted for money to go out of my own insurance/pocket. Absurd.

Very reassuring to know nobody picks up when you call @MumbaiPolice and @MTPHereToHelp helplines 👍🏼 thanks to them, reckless drivers like this can hit and damage cars, confident that they won’t face consequences. Lawless land.

Hiring by Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, and Google has risen sharply in India in recent months. This trend coincides with the growing restrictions to the H-1B visa, often used by tech companies to bring international talent to the U.S. restofworld.org/2026/h1b-visa-…

North America, Europe, and Oceania together attracted less than 20% of total FDI announced by China in 2025, down from 70% in 2016, as per @rhodium_group. More on what caused the pullback in the U.S. and where China is parking its money on @restofworld : restofworld.org/2026/china-fdi…

"As an editor, it is now time for me to not only write articles but also focus more of my time on finding and fixing knowledge gaps, strengthening verifications, [and] maintaining neutrality." restofworld.org/2026/wikipedia…

Everyone knows #Tesla, but have you heard of China's #Wuling Mini EV? Its success is actually anomalous in the micro EV market. They usually don't sell so well. And yet more and more carmakers are making them. Unpack this on @restofworld : restofworld.org/2026/micro-ev-…

The coveted U.S. H-1B visa has had a tumultuous few months. An Immigration lawyer breaks down the behind-the-scenes challenges @restofworld restofworld.org/2026/get-h-1b-…

We're hosting an exciting virtual event at Rest of World next week, and you're invited! @ShwetaRKohli joins @_ananyaaa to discuss the importance of bridging the gap between private and public ecosystems to further innovation in the age of AI. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1FG8X4…

Every time an electric bus passes me in Mumbai, I hold my breath. I'm fearful of drivers losing control. Data suggests the fear isn't unfounded. Here's my latest on @restofworld about mismatch between electric bus deployment and driver training in India: restofworld.org/2026/india-ele…

Did you know that one in five iPhones is now made in India? @_ananyaaa breaks down how India made itself a major manufacturing hub at a time when Apple was looking to reduce its dependence on China

why is #MercadoLibre's stock rallying on @realDonaldTrump's capture of #Venezuela's #Maguro? a short and snappy explainer on @restofworld: restofworld.org/2026/maduro-me…

What's your favourite #Netflix series or movie to come out of India in the last 10 years?

Of course, there have been misses *cough* Heeramandi *cough* but largely, Netflix has been growing from strength to strength. A couple of years ago, it was the top SVOD platform in India. (That's likely changed with #JioHotstar but that's a tough beast to compete with!)

10 years ago today, on January 6, 2016, #Netflix launched in #India. Over the years, its original programming out of the country has produced some gems. My recommendation is the Emmy award-winning Delhi Crime.