{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a13c15d-181a-4a2e-a662-739d0e7f731a/68dc30936d92c33f9c6c6218?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The unsustainable boom in India’s Silicon Valley","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/615edd9c0cb78d1a6bda37d9/1776246385723-bb2279d7-4ec9-4a1b-895d-88b0c49924f5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>India’s tech hub Bangalore has experienced huge growth of companies and employees in the past two decades. But the city’s infrastructure is not keeping up with such rapid growth. With the tech sector contributing more than $300bn to the nation’s economy, what happens to the country’s growth if Bangalore can’t solve its issues?&nbsp;The FT’s Mumbai bureau chief Chris Kay and Mumbai correspondent Krishn Kaushik travelled to Bangalore to try to find out.</p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>For further reading:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c3ff0433-1736-4146-ab6b-cf9344108d54\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The unsustainable boom in India’s Silicon Valley</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/a46ee948-07c0-4083-9610-1d85d7e15cc7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Multinationals turn to India’s back offices for AI engineers</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/cdb95bc1-84c0-45a2-81f5-738b778453fd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Indian IT shares fall over fears from Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee</a></p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Behind the Money has been nominated for a Signal Award in the Money &amp; Finance category! It's a Listener Choice award, which means we need your help. Vote for us to win <a href=\"https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?utm_campaign=signal4_finalists_finalistnotification_092325&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=cio#/2025/shows/genre/money-finance\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. We appreciate your support!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Chris Kay on X (<a href=\"https://x.com/christopherkay?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@christopherkay</a>) or on Bluesky (<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/christopherkay.ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@christopherkay.ft.com</a>), and Krishn Kaushik on X (<a href=\"https://x.com/krishn_?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Krishn_</a>) Michela Tindera is on X (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/mtindera07\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c2395dee-c927-4dc3-9f04-3a9ef0c2c1c3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}