"The BJP is now doubling down on the south — sending campaigners, including Modi — as it seeks to tap frustration with the venality of local political dynasties and tries to capitalise on his image as a strong leader." ft.com/content/0d6b5a… Benjamin Parkin JYOTS #IndianElections

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FT: "Second-hand home sales surpassed those of new homes by floor space last year for the first time since private property markets emerged in the 1990s, according to data from the China Real Estate Information Corporation." ft.com/content/aaffd6… via @ft

India’s caste census becomes election faultline as opposition targets Narendra Modi via Financial Times w/⁦Benjamin Parkin⁩ and ⁦Andy Lin 林佳賢⁩ on.ft.com/4drzJod

India’s caste census becomes election faultline as opposition targets Narendra Modi ft.com/content/900da4… w/jyotsna singh Andy Lin 林佳賢

Why is the opposition in India rallying around a caste census? This figure in the Financial Times story below explains the ground they're desperate to make up: ft.com/content/900da4…

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#FYI_Chart Goods only & intra EU trade excluded

Don't see any deglobalization in these (very useful) charts from the FT. Or any global shift away from China centric supply chains for manufactures ...

🇨🇳 - China may well be the world leader for de-risking trade ties • Chinese firms have been developing ties with emerging markets over past ten years • This reduces China's reliance on unfriendly markets (🇺🇸🇪🇺), shielding Beijing from geopolitical tensions

🇨🇳 - Is the global trade landscape fragmenting? • China is fast developing trade ties with countries that have difficult relations with western governments • Yet this trend could be more of a catch up than a boom, as trade growth may also come from low base

FT story summarizing the pressure the PBOC now faces to allow additional depreciation of the already weak (in real terms) yuan. Alternative headline would be market wants to push the world's biggest manufacturing surplus up more! ft.com/content/385814…

How Indian voters stripped Narendra Modi of his parliamentary majority — in charts on.ft.com/4e6KwEJ

How Indian voters stripped Narendra Modi of his parliamentary majority — in charts. With ⁦Andy Lin 林佳賢⁩ ft.com/content/f03ee7…

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