Top 10 India stories of 2018

These were some of this blogger's favorite India-related reads of the past year:

1. ​Stock Fever Grips India, as Millions of New Investors Pile In (WSJ) 
2. A new bankruptcy code is reshaping Indian business (The Economist)
3. After Losing China, Jeff Bezos Really Wants to Win in India (Bloomberg)
4. Two Years Ago, India Lacked Fast, Cheap Internet—One Billionaire Changed All That (WSJ)
5. One year of GST: The successes, failures and what's next on the agenda (Economic Times)
6. U.S. and India, Wary of China, Agree to Strengthen Military Ties​ (New York Times)
7. Can the rupee become a hard currency? (LiveMint)
8. India: Narendra Modi hunts for more economic ‘firepower’​ (FT)
9. Netflix's next 100 million subscribers to come from India (Hindustan Times)
10. World’s Largest Mobile Phone Factory Opens in India (Bloomberg)

Honorable (serious) mentions: How one Indian city cracked the problem of urban spread; Establishing identity is a vital, risky and changing business (The Economist)
Honorable (cheeky) mention: Ring the doorbell and run: How nuclear rivals India, Pakistan harass each other (Economic Times)