Today's FT Big Read: India's steel production has boomed in the past decade. But that growth comes with significant costs. “We are creating a big carbon monster that we will not be able to tackle in the future,” says @globalenergymon.bsky.social's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI

Only 4.4% of India's workforce aged 15 to 29 is formally skilled, according to the government, which has acknowledged that just over half of the country's graduates have the “skills needed by a modern economy” - on.ft.com/3LMDICt via @financialtimes.com

Inside the war over Bangalore Palace. Since India's independence, the Mysore maharajas have waged a slow battle for control over their historic real estate, flitting between political parties and attempting to protect their legacy. My latest for the @ftweekend.com magazine - on.ft.com/3JXqphR

PM Narendra Modi heralded India’s growing “concert economy” after Coldplay gigs. But India still struggles with a scarcity of venues and opaque red tape. “We always had a gun to our head in terms of who’s the next guy going to be coming to ask for a piece of the action” | www.ft.com/content/fea1...

India’s grid deadlock threatens green power rollout - on.ft.com/4p0PYNW via @financialtimes.com

India is estimated to spend less than 0.7% of GDP on R&D, less than half what it needs to spend.

‘Shoestring’ R&D budgets force India to rely on Chinese tech, steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal tells the @financialtimes.com - on.ft.com/4nbBwBm

Tata “fighting multiple fires” after cyber attacks and boardroom splits. “A lot of the day-to-day issues are coming from the operational level . . . but there’s also stuff coming from the top with the disagreement between Noel Tata and some of the other trustees” | on.ft.com/4ofUA2p

Electric scooter makers find opportunity on India’s clogged streets - on.ft.com/3KCRXct via @financialtimes.com

Trump’s H-1B visa turmoil threatens Indians’ American dream. “This is going to crash the number of foreign students applying to the US,” says a recruiter at a US tech company. "They’re going to be saddled with astronomical student loans and no way to work in the US.” www.ft.com/content/0f84...

‘Massive’ oil reserves? Trump baffles Pakistanis, who have mocked his claims and shared images of oil-filled cauldrons used to cook fatty samosas, suggesting the US president may have confused lipids for fossil fuels - on.ft.com/4pfUBVB

Today's FT Big Read: The unsustainable boom in India’s Silicon Valley. Bangalore has become one of the starkest illustrations of India’s struggles to build the infrastructure needed to keep its economy growing at a brisk rate - on.ft.com/3HTISej

China and India seek to repair strained ties ahead of Modi-Xi meeting on.ft.com/45qPFFr

Trump tariffs threaten Modi’s ‘Make in India’ manufacturing drive. “It’s been insane,” says an executive at a garment exporting firm, which has been fielding calls from US clients. “At 50 per cent tariff there is no business to be done.” www.ft.com/content/7b22...

Indian whisky has come a long way but now faces disruption after the UK-India trade deal - great column by @christopherkay.ft.com www.ft.com/content/e0a0...

India’s award-winning whisky industry is bracing for disruption. The UK–India trade deal slashing import tariffs on Scotch, “will pose some challenges for us,” says the head of Amrut Distilleries. www.ft.com/content/e0a0...

India’s IT services giants race to reinvent themselves for the AI age - on.ft.com/45lnms1

My essay for @ftweekend.com on the grand refurb of the Indian capital's government quarter - and the extent to which Delhi does and doesn't serve India's people. Happy Saturday from the megacity! on.ft.com/3HscD5D

US-India trade war throws spotlight on Mukesh Ambani’s Russian oil windfall - on.ft.com/3UkjrW0

‘Never compromise’ or ‘Narendra Surrender’? India’s Modi navigates showdown with US - on.ft.com/4frQqRX via @financialtimes.com @johnreedwrites.ft.com

In a @financialtimes.com interview, the chair of India's market regulator calls for “structural reform” of derivatives market & rejected Jane Street's defense in manipulation probe. “I know these guys are brilliant mathematicians and PhDs, but we can have PhDs from our side” ft.com/content/ccac...

on.ft.com/3ITyeED Donald Trump slams India and Russia as ‘dead economies’ after tariff stand-off

Trump announces 25% tariffs on India - on.ft.com/40KMh5w via @financialtimes.com

India says perpetrators of Kashmir terror attack have been killed - on.ft.com/3GYXZ5Q via @financialtimes.com

Tata Sons stares down looming Indian central bank IPO deadline. “A company that is that big and central to the Indian economy . . . has to be open to public scrutiny and transparency. The RBI cannot be faulted in asking for visibility.” ft.com/content/3043...

Air India 171’s engines were cut off seconds before fatal crash, report says https://on.ft.com/3In3uvs

Can Mukesh Ambani engineer a smooth transition at Reliance? Great FT Big Read by @christopherkay.ft.com Andres Schipani and Krishn Kaushik. Particularly good on the lowdown on the progeny ‬ www.ft.com/content/e0d2...

Today's @financialtimes.com Big Read: Can Mukesh Ambani engineer a smooth transition at Reliance? www.ft.com/content/e0d2...

Air India crash hands owner Tata a defining crisis on.ft.com/4lueTYL Report with @christopherkay.ft.com

Grief and anger as relatives seek remains of those killed in Air India crash - on.ft.com/45TapWK via @financialtimes.com

Narendra Modi visits Air India crash site as investigation gets under way https://www.ft.com/content/54ca1880-b338-484e-863f-bfe4a953ddfd

Bangladesh’s Yunus resists calls for early poll as revolution fervour fades - on.ft.com/4jBh4rY via @financialtimes.com

India and Europe agree on nearly half of trade deal ‘chapters’ https://www.ft.com/content/51ce0103-7ff1-47f9-a46c-9a8d45cd2056

India’s crypto industry urges tax cuts as Trump support softens New Delhi’s stance - on.ft.com/3FlRhGe via @financialtimes.com

Cricket gives Disney-Ambani unit in India almost as many users as Netflix https://www.ft.com/content/ea6f401d-2989-48ba-aa8b-d0d7325cd021

Maruti Suzuki looks to India’s ‘next billion’ car buyers https://www.ft.com/content/8c2fa896-c2b1-46a4-bc2e-6f60afdeb82b

A brilliant and bizarre story here from @christopherkay.ft.com

💥Murder in Mumbai💥 My first @financialtimes.com magazine 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/3YRlPWN Huge thanks to @cordeliajenkins.bsky.social for the stellar edit.

India and Pakistan announce ceasefire https://www.ft.com/content/559ec37b-f048-4e4c-88f7-a5d6bc086632

India halts IPL cricket tournament as conflict with Pakistan heats up https://www.ft.com/content/565be148-14ff-44f7-90e6-343815c2039f

“Attacks on cities by military drones have never occurred in the India-Pakistan rivalry,” says @claryc.bsky.social “The old rules have been thrown out the window” | on.ft.com/4m7Ik3A via @financialtimes.com

Attack in the heart of Kashmir: Pakistanis voice fear after deadly strikes https://www.ft.com/content/ad8e7138-eb50-411b-83fd-1c3366156092

Pakistan vows to retaliate after India launches military strikes - latest report from the @financialtimes.com's South Asia team. on.ft.com/4iS5WXl

Breaking news: Tensions between the two countries have been rising since last month when New Delhi blamed Islamabad for an attack by militants in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people. www.ft.com/content/c03e...

India’s Gandhis called to appear in court on money laundering charges https://www.ft.com/content/1747478b-2566-42ad-8f21-8a1857dc3436

Ather’s muted debut bodes ill for Indian e-scooter and IPO markets - on.ft.com/3RNgUlV via @financialtimes.com

Trump's trade war cuts deep into India’s distressed diamond industry - “there was already such a big problem when there was no tariff” ft.com/content/3d1d... via @financialtimes.com

FT Big Read on the 'lucky country' and whether the luck is running out: Australia: caught between a slowing China and a chaotic US on.ft.com/4iKQHQ3 via @financialtimes

Water or blood: tensions grow over India and Pakistan’s shared rivers - on.ft.com/4jCJ1R5 via @financialtimes.com