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Menaka Doshi
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Journalist. Amateur poet. Professional insomniac.

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Menaka Doshi @menakadoshi.bsky.social · Aug 17
India’s Age of Individualistic, Experimental Shoppers

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India's IT capital, Bengaluru, is trying a city management fix, borrowing loosely from London’s borough-and-City Hall model.

- Greater Bengaluru Authority
- 5 corporations
- Expanded ward committees

Looks promising in theory.
But will it work in practice?

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India’s Silicon Valley Tries London Fix for Traffic, Floods
Smaller councils promise more accountability in Bengaluru.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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India's IT capital, Bengaluru, is trying a city management fix, borrowing loosely from London’s borough-and-City Hall model.

- Greater Bengaluru Authority
- 5 corporations
- Expanded ward committees

Looks promising in theory.
But will it work in practice?

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India’s Silicon Valley Tries London Fix for Traffic, Floods
Smaller councils promise more accountability in Bengaluru.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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India’s Age of Individualistic, Experimental Shoppers

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August 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Modi-Trump Trade Standoff Could Hand China the Prize

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Modi-Trump Trade Standoff Could Hand China the Prize
Two large egos in a shrinking negotiation room
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August 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Bully Trump vs Strong Modi

The stalemate over the US-India trade deal is, well, not about trade. It’s about power.

How long will this Trump-Modi staring match last? Who will blink first?

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Trump Brings Russian Twist Into Trade Fight With India
Negotiating tactics aside, India has more to lose from a failed trade deal than the US
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July 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Mukesh Ambani’s Green Energy Venture Needs More Sunlight

What we don’t know about Mukesh Ambani’s mega green energy business.

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Mukesh Ambani’s Green Energy Venture Needs More Sunlight
Four years in, Reliance Industries newest venture has many information gaps
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July 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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In many ways Tesla is facing its Apple moment in India.

Will Elon Musk seize it?

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Elon Musk’s Tesla Faces Its Apple Moment In India
Musk has yet to seize the India potential that Tim Cook bet on a decade ago
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July 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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India market regulator vs Wall Street giant

A behind-the-scenes account underscores the complexity of SEBI’s case against Jane Street.

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July 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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India’s booming Apple economy has encountered two big hurdles this year.

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July 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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All success comes at a price.

What the Apple economy may cost India.

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The Cost of Making India’s Apple Dream a Reality
Modi may have to make deep trade concessions to sustain the iPhone-manufacturing success
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July 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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India Takes Action Against Top Wall Street Firm

Jane Street “is not a good faith actor that can be, or deserves to be, trusted,” SEBI said in a July 3 order. 

Market manipulation is a tough offence to prove in a court of law. Especially for the derivative market.

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Jane Street Had a Secret Strategy. India Says It’s Manipulation
What SEBI’s move against the Wall Street market maker means
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July 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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The fight for India’s health-care services market just got more interesting.

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Amazon Intensifies Battle for Health Care in India
With diagnostic services the e-commerce giant now offers a ‘trifecta of digital health’
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June 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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The Air India plane crash highlights hard choices facing one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for air travel.

What is the future of Air India?

How can India tackle its aviation duopoly?

What regulatory overhauls are needed?

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Three Hard Questions for Indian Aviation After Deadly Crash
Tragedy highlights hard choices facing one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for air travel
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June 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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“Upbeat mood.”
“Renewed buzz.”
“Positive momentum.”

That’s how three experts I spoke to this week described signs of an incipient recovery in infrastructure investments that have been critical to boosting growth in India.

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India’s $205 Billion Infra Revival
Energy, social infrastructure and road monetization are key trends to watch
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June 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Four investing tips, and a warning.

From the launch of @business Where To Invest series.

With Nilesh Shah, Monika Halan, Sandeep Bagla and Devang Shah.

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The Smart India Investor Playbook for a Rocky 2025
Getting used to lower returns is one place to start
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June 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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How the US is alienating future Elon Musks

If you skip classes you may lose your student visa.
- US embassy in India.

It’s the mildest of the Trump administration’s recent attacks on foreign students in the US, of which Indians are the largest group.

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May 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Key developments in Indian banking: Alleged fraud at IndusInd, a Yes Bank deal, and slowing growth. @menakadoshi.bsky.social connects the dots. A crucial global read: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... #GlobalFinance #IndiaBusiness
Deals, Deceit and Dissent in India Banking
Foreign investment in Indian banks picks up even as growth concerns persist
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May 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Trump’s Tariffs Threaten India’s $30 Billion Bling Exports

India's gems and jewelry sector exports are down to an average $33 billion in the last five years versus $40 billion in the decade before that.

Why? What about the Trump impact?

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May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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"Mumbai’s chronic housing shortage has inspired several pathos-filled plots and songs in Bollywood (and at least one in Hollywood). Now, some relief is in sight from mega slum redevelopment projects"
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Mumbai’s Rush to Rebuild Comes With a Warning
The redevelopment frenzy in India’s commercial hub is dangerously close to peaking
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April 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Deals, Deceit and Dissent

India’s banking sector has recently had all the thrills and suspense of a Tom Cruise action thriller.

But these are just sub-plots in a larger story that's not so exciting.

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Deals, Deceit and Dissent in India Banking
Foreign investment in Indian banks picks up even as growth concerns persist
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May 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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India's Fading Bling And Rising Luxury

India's beleaguered bling export trade faces a new threat.

And, a luxury hotelier that wants to succeed where others have failed.

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May 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Sabyasachi on The Future of India’s Luxury Market

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March 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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India's top couturier is calling the end of an industry trend he supersized.

#Sabyasachi
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Sabyasachi, India’s Designer to Stars, Says Big Weddings Are Out of Style
India’s most famous bridalwear designer is calling an end to the industry he helped supersize.
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March 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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At a time when the country urgently needs to step up its game to attract more investment and trade, the Modi government has picked form over substance in its rewrite of the six-decade-old law.

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February 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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February 15, 2025 at 6:21 AM