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

Tata Sons stares down looming RBI IPO deadline. “A company that is that big and central to the Indian economy . . . has to be open to public scrutiny and transparency,” says @ProfKumar. “The RBI cannot be faulted in asking for visibility” | ft.com/content/30438b… w/@Krishn_
‘Murky’ Air India crash report deepens uncertainty for owner Tata via @FT with @christopherkay @Krishn_ on.ft.com/46aS0VO
Air India 171’s engines were cut off seconds before fatal crash, report says on.ft.com/44pbzZ6
India netted Jane Street a profit of $4bn+ in just 2 years. But SEBI's ban (impounding $567mn) and a wider probe in the quirky but successful Wall St. giant's activities now threatens its global reputation & money machine. W/ @RobinWigg & @christopherkay ft.com/content/678951…
India enters a war of words: @christopherkay on the regional tensions around Hindi on.ft.com/4ke708A
After months of reporting (and even my own attempt at a jiu jitsu class), my FT Magazine cover story on Mark Zuckerberg’s metamorphosis to red-blooded “Maga Mark” is out! Is this political expediency, a midlife crisis or who Zuck has been all along? on.ft.com/4ldPDpl
Today's @FT Big Read: Can Mukesh Ambani engineer a smooth transition at Reliance? 👉ft.com/content/e0d2ea… w/@AndresSchipani & @Krishn_
Can Mukesh Ambani engineer a smooth transition at Reliance? Read our deep dive into the generational - and business changes coming at one of India’s defining family businesses via @FT @christopherkay @AndresSchipani @Krishn_ on.ft.com/4nfnxMk
Asim Munir becomes the first Pakistani army chief since dictator Musharraf to meet 1 on 1 with the US president, despite close China ties and Indian efforts at isolation. Iran, China, Kashmir, counterterrorism-as well as minerals and crypto-on the agenda on.ft.com/4078xWK
Air India crash hands owner Tata a defining crisis ft.com/content/6c4584… via @ft w/ @christopherkay
Grief and anger as relatives seek remains of those killed in Air India crash - on.ft.com/45TapWK via @FT @Krishn_
Narendra Modi visits Air India crash site as investigation gets under way ft.com/content/54ca18… via @ft
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Friday June 13 on.ft.com/3ZrdxoT
Breaking: An Air India flight to London Gatwick has crashed in Ahmedabad in western India shortly after take-off, according to local police on.ft.com/443Ilxx
on.ft.com/44018db India’s coal champion reopens dozens of mines @AndresSchipani
Bangladesh’s Yunus resists calls for early poll as revolution fervour fades. “We don’t want to create another fascist regime coming out of the same rules, the same systems and so on,” Yunus tells @FT | on.ft.com/4jBh4rY via @JohnReedwrites @redwanxyz @SavageSusannah
India and Europe agree on nearly half of trade deal ‘chapters’ on.ft.com/4kR2Sw7
Inside the world of Lawrence Bishnoi, India’s most powerful gangster hailing from a community that fights animal hunters and poachers 🦌 From India to British Columbia, this is a fantastic @FTMag read by @christopherkay ft.com/content/aaa106…
The Mumbai billionaire taking aim at India’s business obstacles. Refreshing candour in this @christopherkay interview with Jamshyd Godrej: We’ve been moving our businesses out of Bombay. The problem is just getting things off the ground.” on.ft.com/3FrP9Ne
India’s crypto industry urges tax cuts as Trump support softens New Delhi’s stance. “Taxation is a concern. It’s sort of a deal breaker” - on.ft.com/3FlRhGe via @FT w/@Krishn_