The Daily Brief

The Chinese whispers in India’s EV batteries

Episode Notes

In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover a deep dive and another story for the day shaping Indian and global markets:

1.   India’s EV Battery Problem

 We’ll cover: 

• Why making battery cells is much harder than assembling battery packs
• How China’s dominance and tighter technology-transfer rules are affecting India
• How JSW, Tata, Reliance and Ola are trying different ways to reduce dependence on China

 2. Why Airlines Want Cheaper Fuel

We’ll cover:

• Why ATF prices have risen sharply despite India refining enough fuel domestically
• Why the government’s earlier ₹10,000-crore fuel stabilisation scheme failed to attract airlines
• What airlines are now asking for, and why higher fares may not be enough to offset rising costs
  
   

Audio Timestamps

00:04   Intro
00:30   Can India build its own batteries?
13:26   Why airlines want cheaper fuel
23:21   Tidbits

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