FT south Asia bureau chief Victor Mallet reports on efforts by the Indian state of West Bengal to restore its economic health. Now with a population of more than 90m, the state was once the industrial and administrative hub of British India.

Filmed and produced by Jyotsna Singh. Edited by Paolo Pascual.

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