Chris Kay

💥 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. 👉 on.ft.com/4mj7j43 Huge thanks to @CordeliaJ for the stellar edit.

India’s central bank battles to protect rupee from Iran war fallout ft.trib.al/Sc3ZW9K

Afghanistan’s population is up 12 per cent from 40mn in 2023, when Islamabad and Tehran began mass deportations. The influx is straining the nation’s overstretched schools and hospitals, driving up rents, and depressing wages. My dispatch from Jalalabad: as.ft.com/r/c2874ad9-50a…

A fallen Indian tech star and the hunt for its missing millions The epic tale of the collapse of education start-up Byju’s has resulted in US court sanctions and cast a shadow over India's tech sector as.ft.com/r/8d1d3660-69e… via @FT (first 300 clicks free)

Indian exporters seek new markets after Donald Trump’s trade blitz - ft.com/content/04cb4c… w/@jyots43

In May, India's law ministry refused to serve the SEC's legal summons to Adani, citing “the absence of an ink signature on the SEC’s cover letter and a seal”, which the US regulator argued was not required. ft.com/content/64f021… w/@jyots43

Karan Taurani, an analyst at Elara, said the removal of the non-contractual 10-minute delivery “catchline” was largely “optics-driven rather than business altering”. w/⁦@christopherkay⁩ via ⁦@FT⁩ as.ft.com/r/18d7c486-ce9…

Indian oil refiners see opportunity in Trump’s Venezuela action. “Private Indian energy giants could make a killing from refining more Venezuelan heavy crude,” says @MichaelKugelman - ft.com/content/5d0ff0… w/@AndresSchipani @Krishn_

India’s billionaires struggle to woo Trump via @FT ⁦@Krishn_⁩ ⁦@christopherkay⁩ as.ft.com/r/d7472d52-baa…

India will spend around $40bn over the next decade or so to modernise its Navy. But the process has been slow, while China outpaces everyone. Can India become the predominant naval force in the Indian Ocean? An @ft deep dive. ft.com/content/c0caa3…

RBI governor tells @FT that he expects India's interest rates to remain low for a “long period”. He also admitted that the blistering 8.2% GDP figure “was surprising” and the @RBI had to “improve our forecasting” - ft.com/content/55cd36… w/@Krishn_ @AndresSchipani

Pakistan sentences former spymaster to 14 years in prison via @FT as.ft.com/r/bd57a381-858…

The problem with duopolies (especially when both players are in crisis): FT analysis on the problems at IndiGo, which controls nearly two-thirds of India’s domestic traffic, and "caused a nationwide air travel meltdown" as.ft.com/r/af601737-404… @christopherkay @Krishn_ @andres

Earlier this year, @IndiGo6E's CEO told the @FT that the airline's rise was “one of the most incredible aviation stories in the world”. But that triumphant narrative has been devastated after a major air travel meltdown - ft.com/content/e3f7bb… w/@AndresSchipani @Krishn_

India’s airports in chaos as largest airline @IndiGo6E cancels over 1,000 flights on Friday following days of turmoil. IndiGo CEO says cancelling more than half the airline’s flights would help it to “start afresh” - ft.com/content/64519d… w/@Krishn_ via @FT

“Sanctions, asset freezes…nothing has moved the needle on…the basic rights of women and girls,” says ⁦@kanniwignaraja⁩ “That is the issue that will kill the country.” w/⁦@AndresSchipani⁩ ⁦@edwardwhitenz⁩ ⁦@NastyaStognei⁩ as.ft.com/r/90171152-020…

Soaring growth puts India’s central bank in tough spot via @FT ⁦@AndresSchipani⁩ ⁦@christopherkay⁩ as.ft.com/r/ec174841-5f9…

As rupee falls below the 90/$ threshold today, some facts about the booming equity markets: India has underperformed compared to its peers with the widest gap in 30 years. @wtbs_ @christopherkay @haohsiang0509 @FT as.ft.com/r/d3373c1f-ed8…

“Mumbai has officially joined Delhi in providing toxic air to its citizens.”

India’s steel industry is the “best story” but the scale of that growth has significant costs ⁦@christopherkay⁩ ⁦@Krishn_⁩ via @FT ⁦ on.ft.com/48AQ3T9

Today's @FT Big Read: India's steel production has boomed. But that growth comes with significant costs. “We are creating a big carbon monster that we will not be able to tackle in the future,” says @GlobalEnergyMon's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI w/@Krishn_