India Edition

Modi’s port wins, Great Nicobar Island loses

Huge ecological damage would result from the mega development.
An island in the Andaman Nicobar chain.Photographer: Diy13/iStock Editorial

Welcome to the Thursday issue of India Edition; I’m Menaka Doshi. Each week, I bring you a ringside view of the billionaires, businesses and policy decisions behind India’s rise as an emerging economic powerhouse. You can subscribe here, and share feedback with me here.

This week: An island that could soon lose close to 1 million trees, what’s worrying investor Raamdeo Agrawal and the short version of Trump’s long speech.