Chris Kay
@christopherkay.ft.com
Mumbai bureau chief at the Financial Times.
Previously with Bloomberg in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the UK.
https://chriskay.co.uk/
https://www.ft.com/chris-kay
Previously with Bloomberg in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the UK.
https://chriskay.co.uk/
https://www.ft.com/chris-kay
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Chris Kay
@christopherkay.ft.com
· May 17
How India’s most notorious gangster declared war on a Bollywood legend
[FREE TO READ] The tentacles of the Bishnoi gang reach from India to Canada
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💥Murder in Mumbai💥
My first @financialtimes.com magazine 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/3YRlPWN
Huge thanks to @cordeliajenkins.bsky.social for the stellar edit.
My first @financialtimes.com magazine 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/3YRlPWN
Huge thanks to @cordeliajenkins.bsky.social for the stellar edit.
“Private Indian energy giants could make a killing from refining more Venezuelan heavy crude, and India could achieve its goal of better diversifying its sources of foreign oil — and especially if it continues to scale back Russian oil imports.”
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Indian oil refiners see opportunity in Donald Trump’s Venezuela action
Groups including Reliance stand to benefit as they seek low-cost alternative to sanctioned Russian supply
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January 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
“Private Indian energy giants could make a killing from refining more Venezuelan heavy crude, and India could achieve its goal of better diversifying its sources of foreign oil — and especially if it continues to scale back Russian oil imports.”
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www.ft.com/content/8070... India’s turbulent year in aviation: “In the US and China, there are several peer-sized airlines that can step in to ease shocks. India doesn’t have that.” @christopherkay.ft.com
India’s turbulent year in aviation
Travel meltdown at IndiGo and fatal Air India crash spur calls to break duopoly in world’s third-largest air transport market
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December 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
www.ft.com/content/8070... India’s turbulent year in aviation: “In the US and China, there are several peer-sized airlines that can step in to ease shocks. India doesn’t have that.” @christopherkay.ft.com
RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra tells the @financialtimes.com 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 central bank had to “improve” its forecasting
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He also admitted that the blistering 8.2% GDP figure “was surprising” and the central bank had to “improve” its forecasting
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India’s central bank governor signals rates to stay low for ‘long period’
Sanjay Malhotra celebrates ‘Goldilocks’ growth that could be boosted further by trade deals with US and EU
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December 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra tells the @financialtimes.com 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 central bank had to “improve” its forecasting
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He also admitted that the blistering 8.2% GDP figure “was surprising” and the central bank had to “improve” its forecasting
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Earlier this year, IndiGo's CEO told the @financialtimes.com 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 - www.ft.com/content/e3f7...
But that triumphant narrative has been devastated after a major air travel meltdown - www.ft.com/content/e3f7...
Flight chaos brings India’s biggest airline back to earth
Low-cost carrier IndiGo’s cancellation of thousands of flights prompts passenger fury and regulator scrutiny
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December 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Earlier this year, IndiGo's CEO told the @financialtimes.com 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 - www.ft.com/content/e3f7...
But that triumphant narrative has been devastated after a major air travel meltdown - www.ft.com/content/e3f7...
India’s airports in chaos as largest airline IndiGo cancels over
1,000 flights on Friday following days of turmoil.
The airline's CEO says cancelling more than half the its flights would help it to “start afresh” - www.ft.com/content/6451... via @financialtimes.com
1,000 flights on Friday following days of turmoil.
The airline's CEO says cancelling more than half the its flights would help it to “start afresh” - www.ft.com/content/6451... via @financialtimes.com
India’s airports in chaos as largest airline cancels over 1,000 flights
Crisis at IndiGo forces government to suspend pilot rest rules
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December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
India’s airports in chaos as largest airline IndiGo cancels over
1,000 flights on Friday following days of turmoil.
The airline's CEO says cancelling more than half the its flights would help it to “start afresh” - www.ft.com/content/6451... via @financialtimes.com
1,000 flights on Friday following days of turmoil.
The airline's CEO says cancelling more than half the its flights would help it to “start afresh” - www.ft.com/content/6451... via @financialtimes.com
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The costs of India’s hunger for cheap steel-The scale of that growth, however, comes with significant costs. Despite its essential role in engineering and construction, steel is one of the world’s dirtiest materials…
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The costs of India’s hunger for cheap steel
Booming production may buoy the domestic economy, but is causing environmental damage and trade tensions
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November 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The costs of India’s hunger for cheap steel-The scale of that growth, however, comes with significant costs. Despite its essential role in engineering and construction, steel is one of the world’s dirtiest materials…
www.ft.com/content/c9f4... @christopherkay.ft.com @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/c9f4... @christopherkay.ft.com @financialtimes.com
Today's FT Big Read: India's steel production has boomed in the past decade. 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.bsky.social's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
“We are creating a big carbon monster that we will not be able to tackle in the future,” says @globalenergymon.bsky.social's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
The costs of India’s hunger for cheap steel
Booming production may buoy the domestic economy, but is causing environmental damage and trade tensions
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November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Today's FT Big Read: India's steel production has boomed in the past decade. 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.bsky.social's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
“We are creating a big carbon monster that we will not be able to tackle in the future,” says @globalenergymon.bsky.social's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
Only 4.4% of India's workforce aged 15 to 29 is formally skilled, according to the government, which has acknowledged that just over half of the country's graduates have the “skills needed by a modern economy” - on.ft.com/3LMDICt via @financialtimes.com
India aims to train vast pool of poorly skilled workers
New Delhi steps up programmes to close workforce skills gaps in competition with China
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November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Only 4.4% of India's workforce aged 15 to 29 is formally skilled, according to the government, which has acknowledged that just over half of the country's graduates have the “skills needed by a modern economy” - on.ft.com/3LMDICt via @financialtimes.com
Inside the war over Bangalore Palace.
Since India's independence, the Mysore maharajas have waged a slow battle for control over their historic real estate, flitting between political parties and attempting to protect their legacy.
My latest for the @ftweekend.com magazine - on.ft.com/3JXqphR
Since India's independence, the Mysore maharajas have waged a slow battle for control over their historic real estate, flitting between political parties and attempting to protect their legacy.
My latest for the @ftweekend.com magazine - on.ft.com/3JXqphR
Inside the war over Bangalore Palace
In the heart of south India, a legal battle is raging over the future of a royal residence
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November 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Inside the war over Bangalore Palace.
Since India's independence, the Mysore maharajas have waged a slow battle for control over their historic real estate, flitting between political parties and attempting to protect their legacy.
My latest for the @ftweekend.com magazine - on.ft.com/3JXqphR
Since India's independence, the Mysore maharajas have waged a slow battle for control over their historic real estate, flitting between political parties and attempting to protect their legacy.
My latest for the @ftweekend.com magazine - on.ft.com/3JXqphR
PM Narendra Modi heralded India’s growing “concert economy” after Coldplay gigs. But India still struggles with a scarcity of venues and opaque red tape.
“We always had a gun to our head in terms of who’s the next guy going to be coming to ask for a piece of the action” | www.ft.com/content/fea1...
“We always had a gun to our head in terms of who’s the next guy going to be coming to ask for a piece of the action” | www.ft.com/content/fea1...
India bets on the global concert economy
International artists are putting on big shows but the country needs less red tape and more venues
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November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
PM Narendra Modi heralded India’s growing “concert economy” after Coldplay gigs. But India still struggles with a scarcity of venues and opaque red tape.
“We always had a gun to our head in terms of who’s the next guy going to be coming to ask for a piece of the action” | www.ft.com/content/fea1...
“We always had a gun to our head in terms of who’s the next guy going to be coming to ask for a piece of the action” | www.ft.com/content/fea1...
India’s grid deadlock threatens green power rollout - on.ft.com/4p0PYNW via @financialtimes.com
India’s grid deadlock threatens green power rollout
Expansion of the country’s power network has not kept pace with a surge in renewable projects
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
India’s grid deadlock threatens green power rollout - on.ft.com/4p0PYNW via @financialtimes.com
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India is estimated to spend less than 0.7% of GDP on R&D, less than half what it needs to spend.
‘Shoestring’ R&D budgets force India to rely on Chinese tech, steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal tells the @financialtimes.com - on.ft.com/4nbBwBm
‘Shoestring’ R&D budgets force India to rely on Chinese tech, says steel tycoon
JSW chair Sajjan Jindal calls for country to boost research and development spending as he prepares to launch EV brand
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October 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
India is estimated to spend less than 0.7% of GDP on R&D, less than half what it needs to spend.
‘Shoestring’ R&D budgets force India to rely on Chinese tech, steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal tells the @financialtimes.com - on.ft.com/4nbBwBm
‘Shoestring’ R&D budgets force India to rely on Chinese tech, says steel tycoon
JSW chair Sajjan Jindal calls for country to boost research and development spending as he prepares to launch EV brand
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October 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
‘Shoestring’ R&D budgets force India to rely on Chinese tech, steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal tells the @financialtimes.com - on.ft.com/4nbBwBm
Tata “fighting multiple fires” after cyber attacks and boardroom splits.
“A lot of the day-to-day issues are coming from the operational level . . . but there’s also stuff coming from the top with the disagreement between Noel Tata and some of the other trustees” | on.ft.com/4ofUA2p
“A lot of the day-to-day issues are coming from the operational level . . . but there’s also stuff coming from the top with the disagreement between Noel Tata and some of the other trustees” | on.ft.com/4ofUA2p
Tata Group ‘fighting multiple fires’ after cyber attacks and boardroom splits
Powerful Indian conglomerate has suffered repeated crises in recent months
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October 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Tata “fighting multiple fires” after cyber attacks and boardroom splits.
“A lot of the day-to-day issues are coming from the operational level . . . but there’s also stuff coming from the top with the disagreement between Noel Tata and some of the other trustees” | on.ft.com/4ofUA2p
“A lot of the day-to-day issues are coming from the operational level . . . but there’s also stuff coming from the top with the disagreement between Noel Tata and some of the other trustees” | on.ft.com/4ofUA2p
Electric scooter makers find opportunity on India’s clogged streets - on.ft.com/3KCRXct via @financialtimes.com
Electric scooter makers find opportunity on India’s clogged streets
Manufacturers in the country grapple with policy shifts and supply chain disruption
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October 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Electric scooter makers find opportunity on India’s clogged streets - on.ft.com/3KCRXct via @financialtimes.com
Trump’s H-1B visa turmoil threatens Indians’ American dream.
“This is going to crash the number of foreign students applying to the US,” says a recruiter at a US tech company. "They’re going to be saddled with astronomical student loans and no way to work in the US.”
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“This is going to crash the number of foreign students applying to the US,” says a recruiter at a US tech company. "They’re going to be saddled with astronomical student loans and no way to work in the US.”
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Donald Trump’s H-1B visa turmoil threatens Indians’ American dream
New $100,000 application fee sparks consternation in India’s IT sector and among those hoping to make careers in the US
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September 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Trump’s H-1B visa turmoil threatens Indians’ American dream.
“This is going to crash the number of foreign students applying to the US,” says a recruiter at a US tech company. "They’re going to be saddled with astronomical student loans and no way to work in the US.”
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“This is going to crash the number of foreign students applying to the US,” says a recruiter at a US tech company. "They’re going to be saddled with astronomical student loans and no way to work in the US.”
www.ft.com/content/0f84...
‘Massive’ oil reserves? Trump baffles Pakistanis, who have mocked his claims and shared images of oil-filled cauldrons used to cook fatty samosas, suggesting the US president may have confused lipids for fossil fuels - on.ft.com/4pfUBVB
‘Massive’ oil reserves? Donald Trump’s energy plan baffles Pakistan
Analysts question US president’s pursuit of natural resource deals
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August 29, 2025 at 5:48 AM
‘Massive’ oil reserves? Trump baffles Pakistanis, who have mocked his claims and shared images of oil-filled cauldrons used to cook fatty samosas, suggesting the US president may have confused lipids for fossil fuels - on.ft.com/4pfUBVB
Today's FT Big Read: The unsustainable boom in India’s Silicon Valley.
Bangalore has become one of the starkest illustrations of India’s struggles to build the infrastructure needed to keep its economy growing at a brisk rate - on.ft.com/3HTISej
Bangalore has become one of the starkest illustrations of India’s struggles to build the infrastructure needed to keep its economy growing at a brisk rate - on.ft.com/3HTISej
The unsustainable boom in India’s Silicon Valley
Over the past two decades, Bengaluru has seen explosive growth in its tech sector. But the city’s infrastructure is not keeping up with the expansion
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August 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Today's FT Big Read: The unsustainable boom in India’s Silicon Valley.
Bangalore has become one of the starkest illustrations of India’s struggles to build the infrastructure needed to keep its economy growing at a brisk rate - on.ft.com/3HTISej
Bangalore has become one of the starkest illustrations of India’s struggles to build the infrastructure needed to keep its economy growing at a brisk rate - on.ft.com/3HTISej
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China and India seek to repair strained ties ahead of Modi-Xi meeting on.ft.com/45qPFFr
China and India seek to repair strained ties with high-level visits
Beijing’s foreign minister visits New Delhi as rivals ease tensions amid Donald Trump’s trade war
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August 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Trump tariffs threaten Modi’s ‘Make in India’ manufacturing drive.
“It’s been insane,” says an executive at a garment exporting firm, which has been fielding calls from US clients. “At 50 per cent tariff there is no business to be done.”
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“It’s been insane,” says an executive at a garment exporting firm, which has been fielding calls from US clients. “At 50 per cent tariff there is no business to be done.”
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Trump tariffs threaten Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ drive
Manufacturers fear US duties totalling 50% could scupper effort to offer supply chain alternative to China
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August 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Trump tariffs threaten Modi’s ‘Make in India’ manufacturing drive.
“It’s been insane,” says an executive at a garment exporting firm, which has been fielding calls from US clients. “At 50 per cent tariff there is no business to be done.”
www.ft.com/content/7b22...
“It’s been insane,” says an executive at a garment exporting firm, which has been fielding calls from US clients. “At 50 per cent tariff there is no business to be done.”
www.ft.com/content/7b22...
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Indian whisky has come a long way but now faces disruption after the UK-India trade deal - great column by @christopherkay.ft.com www.ft.com/content/e0a0...
Disruption looms over India’s whisky industry
The country’s booze market has long been mired in a web of levies and complex regulation
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August 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Indian whisky has come a long way but now faces disruption after the UK-India trade deal - great column by @christopherkay.ft.com www.ft.com/content/e0a0...
India’s award-winning whisky industry is bracing for disruption. The UK–India trade deal slashing import tariffs on Scotch, “will pose some challenges for us,” says the head of Amrut Distilleries.
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Disruption looms over India’s whisky industry
The country’s booze market has long been mired in a web of levies and complex regulation
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August 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
India’s award-winning whisky industry is bracing for disruption. The UK–India trade deal slashing import tariffs on Scotch, “will pose some challenges for us,” says the head of Amrut Distilleries.
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India’s IT services giants race to reinvent themselves for the AI age - on.ft.com/45lnms1
India’s IT services giants race to reinvent themselves for the AI age
Outsourcing sector struggles to adjust as clients shift budgets to artificial intelligence projects
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August 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
India’s IT services giants race to reinvent themselves for the AI age - on.ft.com/45lnms1
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My essay for @ftweekend.com on the grand refurb of the Indian capital's government quarter - and the extent to which Delhi does and doesn't serve India's people. Happy Saturday from the megacity! on.ft.com/3HscD5D
A grand new government quarter glimpsed through the Delhi haze
[FREE TO READ] Departing FT bureau chief John Reed on a transformation to match India’s ambition — and the old challenges that remain
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August 9, 2025 at 4:51 AM
My essay for @ftweekend.com on the grand refurb of the Indian capital's government quarter - and the extent to which Delhi does and doesn't serve India's people. Happy Saturday from the megacity! on.ft.com/3HscD5D
US-India trade war throws spotlight on Mukesh Ambani’s Russian oil windfall - on.ft.com/3UkjrW0
US-India trade war throws spotlight on Mukesh Ambani’s Russian oil windfall
Reliance group chaired by Asia’s richest man has benefited from cheap crude imports now targeted by Donald Trump
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August 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
US-India trade war throws spotlight on Mukesh Ambani’s Russian oil windfall - on.ft.com/3UkjrW0