Financial Times seeks a New Delhi correspondent

The Financial Times is looking for an enterprising journalist to join a small team in New Delhi covering India and its neighbours at a time of historic political, economic, and financial transformation.

This is a chance to cover a large beat spanning business, policy, politics, and geopolitics and contribute to coverage read in the region and around the world.

Global investors and policymakers are watching India closely to understand the world’s most populous country and its trajectory as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a third term.

How will India use its growing economic and political clout, and will it achieve “superpower” status? What do climate change and the green energy transition mean for India, and how are authorities and businesses responding? Big questions like these will be at the heart of a role that will demand a regular flow of news coverage, scoops and interviews, and offer opportunities for original analysis and long-form narrative features and investigations.

Working alongside the South Asia bureau chief, the correspondent will cover Indian politics, the economy, business, and policy, and take primary responsibility for coverage of technology issues and energy, the environment and climate change. Indian business, the economy and political economy are at the heart of the job and we will expect the successful candidate to prioritise that. You will also play a leading role in covering regional stories from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.

Your skills

You are an inquisitive reporter, fluent writer, and proven collaborator who will be ready to work closely with the FT’s growing South Asia bureau and its global network, develop sources, and travel around India and the region for news, interviews, and bigger projects. The job is a demanding one that will test the skills of any reporter, but a rewarding one too that offers the chance to create impactful and widely followed journalism. New Delhi is a megacity with many of the day to day challenges that entails, but has a vibrant cultural, social, and intellectual scene.

Please submit your application by the end of the day, Tuesday 6th August 2024. 

To apply, go here.