After war disrupted Ukrainian supplies and Indonesia banned palm oil exports, India looked at new markets for its needs.

Charu Sudan Kasturi is a writer and editor who has led multiple award-winning investigations and projects, from the United States and Mexico to India ... and the Philippines. He is the recipient of a New York Foreign Press Association award, a San Francisco Press Club award and a Pulitzer fellowship and is a Webby nominee.
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