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Chris Kay

Former South Asia Correspondent

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Narendra Modi at a news conference at Parliament House in New Delhi in 2023.

Billionaire Press Barons Are Squeezing Media Freedom in India

Tycoons close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are taking over news outlets. Journalists say diluted coverage illustrates the taming of India’s once-riotous media.

February 26, 2024

February 26, 2024

Billionaire Press Barons Are Squeezing Media Freedom in India

Tycoons close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are taking over news outlets. Journalists say diluted coverage illustrates the taming of India’s once-riotous media.

Narendra Modi at a news conference at Parliament House in New Delhi in 2023.

January 9, 2024

January 9, 2024

Starbucks to Double Stores in India as Coffee Consumption Booms

General Economy As Economic Survey Presented at Parliament Ahead of Annual Budget

January 9, 2024

January 9, 2024

India Travel Boycott of Maldives Grows Amid Modi ‘Clown’ Row

TOPSHOT-MALDIVES-ECONOMY-LIFESTYLE

December 19, 2023

December 19, 2023

India’s Flooded Farmlands Mask a Water Crisis Deep Underground

No other country consumes more groundwater. That’s testing India’s ability to feed itself and much of the world.

India’s Flooded Farmlands Mask a Water Crisis Deep Underground

December 11, 2023

December 11, 2023

‘Cash for Kidneys’ Allegations Hit One of India’s Top Hospital Chains

Kidney Transplant

December 7, 2023

December 7, 2023

Hospital Chain Aster to Fuel India Expansion Through Buyouts

Images of Kolkata's Economy

November 20, 2023

November 20, 2023

Cricket Star's Sickness Shows Dengue’s Rising Danger: Prognosis

Fans Watch the Cricket World Cup Final

November 14, 2023

November 14, 2023

US Jumps Into Port Race Pitting China Versus India

US Invests $553 Million in Adani’s Sri Lanka Port to Curb China

November 13, 2023

November 13, 2023

Adani Plots Expansion of Overseas Port Empire After US Funding

Colombo West International Terminal

November 8, 2023

November 8, 2023

US Invests $553 Million in Adani’s Sri Lanka Port to Curb China’s Influence

Colombo Port and International Financial City

November 7, 2023

November 7, 2023

Cricket Stars Choke in India’s Toxic Air as Pollution Shrouds World Cup

CRICKET-ICC-MENS-WC-2023-BAN-SRI-ODI

November 6, 2023

November 6, 2023

Junk Food Mania Has Sparked an Obesity Crisis in India

General Views in Delhi As Early Heat Wave Gives Tokyo a Glimpse of a Sweltering Summer

November 3, 2023

November 3, 2023

Junk Food's $30 Billion Opening Is India's Next Health Crisis

Packaged food companies, hampered in Western markets, are pushing into developing nations with weaker public health awareness.

Junk Food's $30 Billion Opening Is India's Next Health Crisis

October 18, 2023

October 18, 2023

India’s Glitzy Cricket Contest Is Entering the Big Leagues

The Indian Premier League is turning a once-staid sport into global ratings gold—and a magnet for controversy.

India’s Glitzy Cricket Contest Is Entering the Big Leagues

October 16, 2023

October 16, 2023

Whisky Giant Chivas Looks to Push More Single Malts Into India

Scottish Bottling Plants Owned By Pernod Ricard SA

October 2, 2023

October 2, 2023

Generic Drugs Are Out of Reach for World’s Poorest

Nalanda Medical College and Hospital in Patna

September 27, 2023

September 27, 2023

Bengaluru Grapples With Fallout From India’s Breakneck Growth

The city at the heart of the tech industry has gone from bucolic retirement community to overcrowded metropolis in just three decades.

Bengaluru Grapples With Fallout From India’s Breakneck Growth

September 26, 2023

September 26, 2023

Generic Drugmaking Firms Fall Short for Poorest Patients

Generic Drugs

September 26, 2023

September 26, 2023

Why Retiring in India No Longer Requires Living With the Kids

As more Indians pursue careers abroad, their parents are choosing purpose-built retirement communities.

Why Retiring in India No Longer Requires Living With the Kids

September 20, 2023

September 20, 2023

Total to Invest $300 Million in Adani’s Green Projects

TotalEnergies