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    John Reed is the Financial Times’s South Asia bureau chief, based in New Delhi and covering business, economies, politics and society in India, Pakistan, and the region.

    He joined the FT in 2000, working as a foreign correspondent and business reporter based in Bangkok, Jerusalem, London, Johannesburg, and Warsaw, and contributing to the FT’s coverage of the war in Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. His work has won several awards, including from the New York Financial Writers' Association, the Society of Publishers in Asia, and a Gerald Loeb Award.

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    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      War in Ukraine
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      Montage of map of Ukraine and tanks
    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      The west’s Modi problem

      The US and its allies are cultivating India as an economic and diplomatic partner. But its prime minister’s authoritarian streak is becoming harder to ignore

      Narendra Modi faces left, against an Indian flag, while the figures of Modi with Biden, Macron, Sunak and Trudeau line up behind him
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Indian politics & policy
      India stops issuing visas to Canadians as row escalates

      New Delhi calls for reduction in Ottawa’s diplomatic presence following allegations over Sikh activist’s murder

      The Indian flag is seen flying at the High Commission of India in Ottawa
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Indian politics & policy
      India warns citizens to ‘exercise utmost caution’ when travelling to Canada

      New Delhi’s advice follows Ottawa’s allegations of links to Sikh activist’s murder

      A sign with an image of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside his temple in Surrey, British Columbia on September 18 2023
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      News in-depthIndian politics & policy
      India’s foreign spy agency drawn out of the shadows by Canadian allegations

      R&AW has aided insurgencies in south Asia — but Sikh activist’s slaying in Vancouver would be first in a western country

      A sign outside the temple gate that refers to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and his desire for an independent ‘Khalistan’ state
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
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      Oil prices are not a barrel of fun

      Instacart shares close up 12% after public market debut

    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      Canada
      Trudeau and Modi rift deepens after claim over Sikh activist’s murder

      New Delhi dismisses accusation of links to shooting as ‘absurd’ as top diplomats expelled

      Justin Trudeau
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      News in-depthIndian politics & policy
      Canada’s claims over killing rile India and put Sikh separatism in spotlight

      Trudeau’s allegations about New Delhi’s links to June shooting deepen tensions over ‘Khalistan’ movement in diaspora

      Protesters chant outside India’s consular office during a protest over the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver, British Columbia
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      News in-depthIndian election
      ‘The credit will go to Modi’: India’s PM seeks G20 boost in upcoming elections

      Ruling Bharatiya Janata party exploits global spotlight to kick off campaign for regional and national polls

      India’s prime minister Narendra Modi waves to media representatives during the G20 summit in New Delhi
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
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      India shines at G20 summit

      PwC is planning to give up millions of dollars of consulting work for its US audit clients

    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      News in-depthG20
      Western nations accept ‘climbdown’ on Ukraine to salvage G20’s relevance

      US, EU and others agreed to remove condemnation of Putin’s invasion from meeting’s communiqué

      G20 delegates join India’s prime minister Narendra Modi at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi on Sunday
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      Global Economy
      G20 backs bigger role for reformed World Bank

      Changes seen as crucial in helping poorer nations finance the switch from fossil fuels to green technologies

      Joe Biden with Narendra Modi and other G20 leaders in New Delhi on Sunday
    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
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      Joint language does not condemn Moscow’s invasion after China refused to repeat critical wording

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      Modi’s G20 opening fuels talk of India being officially renamed ‘Bharat’

      Prime Minister’s seat labelled with India’s Hindi-language name

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      G20
      Biden and Modi cement ties over defence and tech at New Delhi meeting

      Leaders tout ‘close and enduring partnership’ as they gather ahead of G20 summit

      A painting shows Narendra Modi and Joe Biden at an art school in Mumbai ahead of the G20 summit
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      UK foreign policy
      Rishi Sunak looks to boost UK profile at G20 summit

      Debut trip to India as British prime minister is aimed at spurring domestic electoral hopes and trade talks

      UK prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, left, meeting Indian minister of state Ashwini Kumar Choubey at Indira Gandhi airport in New Delhi, India on September 8 2023
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
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      ‘This is our soft power’: Modi hopes G20 summit will mark India’s ascent

      National crowning risks being overshadowed by discord over Ukraine war and absence of Putin and Xi

      Municipal workers clean a sidewalk near a billboard featuring Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Global Economy
      Biden pushes for bigger World Bank to combat China’s rising influence

      US president seeks funding boost for multilateral lender as need to counter Beijing’s efforts becomes more urgent

      An artist paints a picture of Joe Biden in New Delhi
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      G20
      UK to urge India to ‘call out’ Russia over Ukraine war

      Rishi Sunak to press Narendra Modi to take a more active stance on the conflict

      Rishi Sunak shakes hands with Narendra Modi
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      OutlookIndian politics & policy
      Row over India comes at a volatile G20 moment

      New Delhi’s dinner invitation using the Hindi word ‘Bharat’ ignites a culture war over the nation’s name

      Motorcyclists drive past a billboard featuring Narendra Modi
    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      G20
      India strives for G20 summit deal despite friction over Ukraine war

      Modi official says aim is to achieve leaders’ consensus despite geopolitical rift and plays down tension with China

      Amitabh Kant gestures as he speaks into a microphone
    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
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      The looming succession battle over the Dalai Lama

      The passing of Tibet’s spiritual leader could spark one of the most extraordinary stand-offs in global politics

    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      G20
      Xi Jinping’s absence challenges G20 status as global leadership forum

      China’s president will send his deputy to next week’s summit in New Delhi

    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      Adani Group
      Adani shares slide and politicians demand action after reports on hidden investors

      Revelations exposed opaque offshore structures that shielded some of the Indian group’s largest shareholders from public sight

    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      G20
      Xi to skip G20 summit in India, western officials say

      Chinese president’s absence viewed as setback for divided forum and for host Narendra Modi

      Xi Jinping waves as he walks in front of a row of national flags
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