Chris Kay

Mumbai bureau chief @FT. Previously Bloomberg in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the UK.

[Chris Kay @christopherkay]

💥 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.

👉 https://t.co/FFpODVNAX0

Huge thanks to @CordeliaJ for the stellar edit.

[John Reed 🏳️‍🌈 @JohnReedwrites]

Byju’s founder sentenced to jail in Singapore for contempt of court https://t.co/QmTyGrutym via @financialtimes @OwenWalker0 @christopherkay

[Chris Kay @christopherkay]

The Indian Premier League transformed cricket’s flagging economics and entrenched India’s global political dominance of the game.

But the IPL's commercial pitch is set to become tougher with limited to no competition for the next media rights cycle.

https://t.co/UEjhI95VQ8

[Chris Kay @christopherkay]

Modi calls on Indians to tighten their belts amid Gulf crisis, as well as avoid travelling abroad for holidays and weddings.

“Now that the elections are over, Modi can be more realistic about the economic issues” | https://t.co/TU56c10Tw6 w/@mj_stott @AndresSchipani

[Krishn Kaushik @Krishn_]

Iran war's impact on everyday life in India has been relatively muted. But there are some concerning signs for the economy: Foreign investors dumping Indian stocks at a record pace, rupee's slide, markets underperforming regional peers. @FT takes a look.
https://t.co/wb9OHJgOBi

[Financial Times @FT]

No dosa today: India’s cooking gas crisis https://t.co/U731bOx7ZB | opinion

[Krishn Kaushik @Krishn_]

If Lata Mangeshkar’s voice was sweet and syrupy, Asha Bhosle’s was more like champagne; crisp and audacious. 

@FT’s obituary of Asha Bhosle, the voice that soothed, swayed and seduced the country for over eight decades.

https://t.co/YMHw3xuHhs

[jyotsna singh @jyots43]

Indian weight-loss market becomes ‘bloodbath’ as drugmakers pile in @christopherkay @Krishn_ @aanuadeoye
https://t.co/83wrvdHKPk via @ft

[Chris Kay @christopherkay]

Boost for women — or Modi? India plans world’s biggest parliament.

“This has become a north-south issue rather than an issue on women’s representation,” says @neerjachowdhury | https://t.co/toXtG9VEq2 via @AndresSchipani @mj_stott

[Financial Times @FT]

The outspoken founder of Biocon on the pros and cons of weight-loss drugs, misogynistic trolling — and how to get India’s tech capital moving again: https://t.co/ENtD3Tt45R

[FT Weekend @ftweekend]

Biotech billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: ‘I’ve always been very unconventional’ https://t.co/TVrUXkFJoy

[Chris Kay @christopherkay]

Biotech billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: ‘I’ve always been very unconventional’

The Biocon founder on building an Indian pharma powerhouse, weight-loss drugs — and how to get Bangalore moving again.

Do read my first Lunch with the FT: https://t.co/LuMS96G9OF

[Veena @veenavenugopal]

Will Kerala's communists win a third term?
https://t.co/p4H917vxMl

[Financial Times @FT]

The question over Trump’s ‘historic’ refinery deal: $300bn or $40mn? https://t.co/fay9Xvv8RX

[John Reed 🏳️‍🌈 @JohnReedwrites]

Air India chief quits early after turbulent tenure https://t.co/lrRcdINOy6 via @financialtimes @christopherkay @Krishn_

[Michela Tindera @mtindera07]

The downfall of Byju's, once India's most valuable start-up worth $22bn, turned into a global courtroom drama.

The @FT's Mumbai bureau chief @christopherkay takes us inside the saga on this episode of Behind the Money.

🎧: https://t.co/NFte4R1Uct

[FT Press Office @FTPressOffice]

The @FT has appointed Michael Stott as South Asia bureau chief to lead coverage of India. Based in New Delhi, Stott will oversee reporting across the subcontinent and strengthen the FT’s coverage for a growing global and local audience. https://t.co/mq2wQxO3gP

[Krishn Kaushik @Krishn_]

Don’t often get the chance to write about Bollywood. So here @christopherkay & I go a bit deep. Caught in a rut, it had struggled for a few years. Among its challenges, the waning appeal of stars. Can Dhurandhar help find its mojo back? An @FT Big Read.
https://t.co/KpJriyczfP

[Financial Times @FT]

India’s central bank battles to protect rupee from Iran war fallout https://t.co/NvheNj7brx

[Humza Jilani @humza_jilani]

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: https://t.co/Wh2cQSRKZt

[Arash Massoudi @ArashMassoudi]

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

https://t.co/2qDrIXqGf5 via @FT (first 300 clicks free)