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Sreedev Krishnakumar
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Data journalist from India. Works at Hindustan Times. Previously with Moneycontrol.

Other bylines: The Hindu, The Print, The Citizen and LiveWire

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From tariffs to visa curbs, Trump’s US has been closing its doors to goods and people, all in the name of 'making America great again'. But a new NBER paper by @econgaurav.bsky.social shows US growth has long been powered by Asian immigrants. Today's Number Theory explores this.
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Every Diwali, India’s stock markets open for an hour of Muhurat trading, a ritual marking a new Hindu calendar year (Samvat). It’s seen as a moment of prosperity and new beginnings. But do the markets live up to the optimism? Today's Number Theory takes a look.
October 20, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Gold is amidst an extraordinary run, crossing $4,000 an ounce globally and doubling in India in just a few years. Today's Number Theory dives into this gold rush in detail.

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October 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Bihar is among India’s poorest states yet it hasn’t seen protests or a change in govt in decades. The incumbent CM Nitish Kumar has ruled the state for nearly 20 years. We tried to explore the reason behind this apparent contradiction using unit level data from RBI CCS.
October 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
A decade after Bihar’s liquor ban, the picture is mixed. An analysis by @roshankishore.bsky.social, Abhishek Jha, and I found very little evidence of reduced spousal violence, and drinkers may simply have switched to other substances. But the revenue loss for the state is unmistakably clear.
October 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Breaking news: France’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned after rightwing allies indicated they would withdraw from his government. on.ft.com/4gWxifm
October 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
India’s skies aren’t just for metros anymore. Non-metro towns are claiming a bigger share of the aviation map, proof that growth is spreading, even if flying is no longer the luxury it once was. The numbers speak for themselves.

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October 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Art as investment is in a slump: Sotheby’s losses doubled to $248m in 2024, while Christie’s sales fell 8%. Auction house growth has stalled for years. Today's Number Theory looks at the global downturn in the art auction market.
October 4, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Have we passed peak social media? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/a072...
October 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
China will no longer claim "developing country" perks at the WTO, a nod to its economic heft and a bid to be seen as a champion of the Global South and multilateral institutions. I looked at its rise as a exporting giant and how its trade dominance compares to its still modest income levels.
September 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Experimental post: The Inevitable March of Time
From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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LINK ROT: 38% webpages that existed in 2013 were no longer available 10 years later.

Even among pages that existed in 2021, 22% no longer accessible just two years later. This is often because individual page was deleted or removed on otherwise functional website.

Many implications for knowledge 🧪
September 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Consumer sentiment is a key economic gauge, but how objective is it? More and more data raises concern that partisanship may be increasingly colouring people's economic outlook. Today’s Number Theory digs into this further using data from UK, US and India.
September 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The US debt has reached levels it was previously not expected to reach till the next decade. This raises questions such as who owns this debt? When will it mature? And how does US compare against other advanced economies? Today's Number Theory explores all this in detail.
September 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Using art to narrate history. A recent study by economists Clément Gorin, Stephan Heblich & Yanos Zylberberg looks at more than 630,000 paintings over the last 625 years with the help of LLMs, to classify them into 8 emotions. Today's Number Theory looks at the results of their work.
September 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
India-China ties are thawing. As Asia’s giants call themselves "partners, not rivals," it is worth examining their trade matrix. How much does China trade with India and what share do they hold in each other's global trade? Today's Number Theory explores this in detail.
September 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The 1st part of HT's 2-part series on evolution of India's foreign trade traced its trade in goods & services over time and against major economies. This 2nd part dives deeper into the disaggregated picture of India’s foreign trade.

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August 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Rising trade tensions and growing protectionism in advanced economies have cast doubt on exports as a growth driver for India. In a 2-part series, HT explores the role of trade, exports, and imports in shaping India’s growth story. Here's the first part by Roshan Kishore and me.
August 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
UPI transactions hit ₹25 lakh crore in July 2025, up from just ₹38 lakh in its first month in 2016. Less than a decade old, UPI has transformed India’s payments space. What do Indians UPI on, who do they UPI to, and how does it compare to other payment modes?
August 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Trump’s 25% tariffs on India were bad enough, but now he’s added another 25% over Russian oil buys. Both the Indian government and the people have not seen relations with the US and Russia as an either-or choice. Today's Number Theory explains why. www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick...
August 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Microsoft has just become the second company in the world to hit a $4 trillion market cap, fuelled by the AI boom.
Nvidia hit $4 trillion in the second week of July, the first company to do so. Which are the most valuable companies in the world? What sectors do they operate in? Where are they located? We looked at data on the world’s top 10 companies since 1980 to answer some of these questions.
July 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Nvidia hit $4 trillion in the second week of July, the first company to do so. Which are the most valuable companies in the world? What sectors do they operate in? Where are they located? We looked at data on the world’s top 10 companies since 1980 to answer some of these questions.
July 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Replugging this story I had done back in March on India's alcohol trade landscape as the UK's scotch whisky industry will be one of the major beneficiaries of the recently signed India-UK FTA.
In the backdrop of the recent tariff cuts on bourbon whisky, HT began a 2-part series on India's liquor landscape today. The first part by me, published in today's paper, looks at the trends in India's foreign trade in alcohol, its favourite source and type of imported drinks.
July 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Terms of Trade: Come and hear the boom boxes in the street

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July 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
From Gaza to Syria, Yemen to Lebanon, West Asia has been smouldering under multiple protracted conflicts. How did centuries of empire, oil and revolt forge today’s crisis? This special immersive feature from HT traces how the region has evolved through the ages www.hindustantimes.com/specials/san...
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July 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM