Diksha Madhok - Editor and writer for CNN Business
Diksha Madhok
Editor and writer for CNN Business
Diksha Madhok is an editor and writer for CNN Business covering technology, companies and markets in Asia.
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Asia’s most powerful billionaires are getting drawn into the world’s biggest election
May 9, 2024
Two of the planet’s richest businessmen are becoming embroiled in India’s increasingly divisive election campaign.
Billionaires alone won’t turn Narendra Modi’s India into a rich country
May 8, 2024
Narendra Modi, Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are playing a fundamental role in shaping the kind of economic superpower India will become in the coming decades.
A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and it’s five times the size of Paris
Apr 26, 2024
The scale of the project transforming swathes of barren salt desert on the edge of western India into one of the most important sources of clean energy anywhere on the planet is so overwhelming that the man in charge can’t keep up.
Huawei sales are soaring in China as Apple sinks
Apr 23, 2024
Huawei is not only making a roaring comeback in China, it is also on the verge of overtaking Apple in the world’s largest smartphone market.
Elon Musk is heading to India. He could deliver a big win for Tesla and Narendra Modi
Apr 19, 2024
Tesla may be close to unlocking a massive new market.
Can India become an economic superpower? Here’s what the data says
Apr 19, 2024
In just a few days, India will commence the world’s largest democratic election.
US airlines ask Biden administration to block additional flights to China
Apr 12, 2024
The US aviation industry has asked the Biden administration to pause approval of additional flights to and from China, saying Beijing’s “existing harmful anti-competitive policies” hurt American airlines and workers.
‘World of Warcraft’ and other hit games return to China as Blizzard and NetEase end dispute
Apr 10, 2024
China’s gaming giant NetEase will bring back the iconic “World of Warcraft” and other popular video games by Blizzard Entertainment to the country, the two companies said in a statement Wednesday.
HSBC to sell Argentina business in $550 million deal
Apr 9, 2024
HSBC has agreed to sell its business in Argentina to Grupo Financiero Galicia — the largest private financial group in the country — for $550 million, the UK-based bank said Tuesday.
Another big Chinese property developer faces a liquidation suit
Apr 8, 2024
Shanghai-based property giant Shimao Group said on Monday that it had received a liquidation petition from a Chinese state-owned bank, in yet another instance of creditors taking legal action to reclaim money from troubled developers in the world’s second largest economy.
After a dismal year, Samsung forecasts a 900% jump in profit
Apr 5, 2024
Samsung Electronics has said that it expects to report a huge rise in its operating profit in the first quarter, offering hopes of a strong recovery after a dismal 2023.
Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel Prize winner who wrote Thinking, Fast and Slow, dies aged 90
Mar 28, 2024
Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel Prize-winning psychologist who pioneered theories in behavioral economics, has died. He was 90.
Why marketing to ‘pure vegetarians’ landed this Indian delivery giant in a pickle
Mar 21, 2024
A popular food delivery app in India has sparked controversy, and an abrupt retreat, after launching an initiative to attract vegetarian customers.
Amid fierce competition in China’s EV market, Xpeng to launch cheaper brand
Mar 18, 2024
Chinese electric-vehicle maker Xpeng has announced plans to launch a cheaper brand, entering a highly competitive segment amid intense price competition in the industry.
What happened when the world’s most populous nation turned off TikTok
Mar 15, 2024
As TikTok fans in the United States worry about losing access to the wildly-popular social media app, there are lessons they can learn from a country on the other side of the world.
Taiwan wants to hire Indian workers. What’s skin color or religion got to do with it?
Mar 6, 2024
Taiwan has swung into damage control mode after its labor minister made controversial comments about the skin color, religion and diets of some Indians ahead of a potential drive to recruit migrant workers to the island.
About
Diksha Madhok is an editor and writer for CNN Business covering technology, companies and markets in Asia. She is based in New Delhi and works closely with CNN Business colleagues in Hong Kong, London and New York. Before joining CNN, Madhok was the Editor at Quartz India where she oversaw business, politics, and popular culture. She has also worked as Digital Director at ThePrint, a news website in India, where Madhok was responsible for digital content strategy. Madhok has also held editorial positions at Thomson Reuters and India Today magazine. Madhok has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and holds a bachelor’s degree from Miranda House, Delhi University.
