Mumbai bureau chief @FT. Previously Bloomberg in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the UK.
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Trouble in India’s ‘City of Dawn’.
Founded as a utopian experiment in the 1960s, Auroville is now engulfed in a bitter political struggle over its future.
My latest for @FTMag | as.ft.com/r/92b7590e-5377-45… via @FT
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“This (SIR) is an exercise that has been aggressive, ambitious and abrupt.” w/@AndresSchipani
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The battle for control of the $265bn Tata Group hinges on a single vote—and it belongs neither to the founding family nor its powerful leadership.
Motorbike billionaire Venu Srinivasan is steering the tussle at Tata. @FT's latest by @christopherkay & me.
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Good morning, New York. While you were sleeping, this was the most-read story ft.trib.al/dpaBlvP
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Fascinating read: @christopherkay’s superb piece on Auroville and the extraordinary struggle over its future. Beautifully reported and deeply humane, it captures both the idealism that created the “City of Dawn” and the contradictions now threatening it.
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Amazon wades into India’s fast delivery battleground: ‘DoorDash on steroids’ ft.trib.al/O9jo31c
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Pakistan is caught in a “logjam between Khan’s popularity and the military’s insistence on ruling without legitimacy,” @AdeelMalikOx tells the FT's @humza_jilani | as.ft.com/r/30e9d288-6e2b-46…
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A link for those who wish to read my latest column 👇: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Quiet quitting will be accelerated by AI, @andymukherjee70 writes. For India, it couldn't come at a worse time bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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“While Mundhe’s efforts to curb the sources of India’s infamous gastric “Delhi belly” are a noble endeavour, his resulting stardom is also a reflection of the otherwise dim view that Indians generally take towards their country’s civil servants” giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
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The food safety sheriff on a hygiene crusade in Mumbai ft.trib.al/Rd7nP0R | opinion
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It is possible that Mundhe is once again on borrowed time. But he is determined not to waste it. @christopherkay
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“Those businesses who are following the norms, they have nothing to fear from us.”
My piece on @Tukaram_IndIAS, the bureaucrat on a hygiene crusade whose stardom also reflects the low expectations Indians have of their civil servants | as.ft.com/r/2e5ff957-47f5-43… via @FT
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India gets hooked on ‘snackable’ micro-dramas.
“Micro-dramas are the future of our industry . . . big production houses are jumping into it. Every studio is booked” | as.ft.com/r/5b555a73-5513-44… via @FT
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Billionaire Tata scion faces battle of his life to avert a listing ft.trib.al/rS6fL2o
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Boardroom battle at India’s $280bn behemoth heralds start of ‘Noel Tata era’ ft.trib.al/wWoAyE5
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This is very much the beginning of the Noel Tata era,” said Saurabh Mukherjea, founder of Mumbai-based Marcellus Investment Managers, which holds shares in Trent, Tata’s clothing retailer. @krishn_ @christopherkay @mj_stott as.ft.com/r/7df4a906-ab10-4b…
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Great reporting on the ground from Chris and Krishn. “In India, a traditional IT job is totally dead.”
The AI threat to India’s IT jobs machine
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“If the sector cannot pivot to higher-value work, that could spell more trouble for a government already struggling to create enough jobs for India’s huge workforce.”
Excellent, even if depressing, FT Big Read story by @christopherkay and @Krishn_.
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IT services have played a crucial role in driving India’s economic growth and expanding its middle class. But many of the formulaic tasks that underpin the industry, which employs 6mn people, can now be performed by generative AI. ft.trib.al/5JuKX5s
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Excellent @FT “The Big Read” piece on the AI jobs threat in India: “If the sector cannot pivot to higher-value work, that could spell more trouble for a government already struggling to create enough jobs for India’s huge workforce.”
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