Malaria vaccine makers call for more orders to drive down costs.

“There is so much demand . . . but if donors don’t step up and support Gavi on this, then we may not see the coverage that we want,” Adar Poonawalla tells Financial Times ft.com/content/0f19c5… | w/Ian Johnston Benjamin Parkin

Great Chris Kay read on Tata’s troubled airline turnaround: “Despite the change in ownership, Air #India ’s reputation has taken repeated hits with complaints about bugs and vermin on planes, as well as its treatment of passengers.” on.ft.com/44K5c19

“The rejuvenation of Air India is not a T20 game. It’s a test match.”

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One of my favourite commissions of late: Miles Ellingham explores what's behind the rise of London's most fashionable pint — Guinness (and still manages to write thoughtfully about it after the professional requirement to drink several)
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Excited to announce that I'm moving to Islamabad in June to become Financial Times's next Pakistan correspondent.

Farhan Bokhari has left very big shoes to fill, but I look forward to exploring and learning about as much of the country as I can. Please get in touch with tips and ideas!

India's opposition claims that voters are more disaffected than opinion polls suggest, pointing to lower election turnout to argue that the BJP is underperforming.

Financial Times dispatch from John Reed जॉन रीड & jyotsna singh in Varanasi

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Poor-sighted Indian bird flies into row over power lines in desert ft.com/content/cec843… w/Chris Kay

Air India Express cancels 85 more flights on Thursday after crew staged mass sick leave amid calls for better working conditions at Tata-owned carriers.

The airline served termination letters to some absentee staff. “We have had to take decisive action” ft.com/content/bdaf21…

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“India has quietly, formally, entered a coalition,” a western official tells John Reed जॉन रीड. “They haven’t been sounding the megaphone and we are not trying to overly publicise this and spook the herd, but it’s a significant moment”

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India's medical industry is seeing record investments thanks to rising health costs, insurance coverage and the “growing incidence of lifestyle diseases” among the country's 1.4 billion people.

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Air India Express cancels flights after hundreds of crew call in sick ⁦Chris Kay⁩ via Financial Times
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India’s caste census becomes election faultline as opposition targets Narendra Modi ft.com/content/900da4… w/jyotsna singh Andy Lin 林佳賢

“It’s going to be an ongoing menace, that much is sure,” BSE India CEO tells Financial Times after fraudsters used his likeness in deepfakes, as well as WhatsApp messages sent to his staff looking to con them out of money.

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It’s been a turbulent few weeks for Elon Musk & Tesla as he repositions the EV carmaker to AI/robotics & made a surprise visit to Beijing - but can the mercurial billionaire straddle the US and China? ⁦w/ Edward White⁩ Peter Campbell⁩ for Financial Times on.ft.com/4dn6brQ

🚨 The Financial Times is currently hiring a couple of great jobs in Asia, starting with: a Singapore correspondent with a broad mandate, running from investment banks, SWFs and family offices to commodities trading and local ~politics~ #journojobs boards.greenhouse.io/financialtimes…

What became of Rahile Dawut? The Uyghur academic pursued her life’s work under an increasingly authoritarian Chinese state. Then she vanished FT Weekend Magazine ft.com/content/ca0364…

Tesla steers back towards cheaper cars - but Elon Musk evades questions on specific plans for a promised $25k “model 2” and ramps up AI spending via Financial Times
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Head of Indian IT giant TCS tells Financial Times that artificial intelligence will result in “minimal” need for call centres in as soon as a year, with AI’s rapid advances set to upend a vast industry across Asia and beyond | ft.com/content/149681… w/Benjamin Parkin