Azad Moopen’s Aster shakes up India’s healthcare pecking order. Could it become No. 1?

The hitherto little-known company has teamed up with Blackstone-backed Quality Care to create India’s third-largest hospital chain after Apollo and Manipal. But success will depend on how the new entity overcomes a set of unique challenges.

09 January, 202511 min
0
Banner image

Subscribe to read this story

We publish over 500 original, detailed stories every year on startups, corporates, stock markets and economic current affairs.

$99 for one year

SUBSCRIBE
Already have an account? Sign In

Not ready to subscribe? Sign up for a free account

We value our free readers. Read 100+ stories every year.

You may also like

Business
Story image

Why the price is still not right for green hydrogen

Green hydrogen’s first official price tag in India, while significant, is still a long way from being viable.

Business
Story image

Reliance’s Vantara is noble but also very clever

Both from the perspective of a common man, who has nothing to do with it, and a Reliance Industries shareholder, who actually funds it, how should one view Anant Ambani’s animal welfare initiative?

Internet
Story image

India declines to participate in PISA in 2025, yet again

For a country aspiring to be a superpower, with more than 250 million children in schools, India’s reluctance to participate in an international student assessment study is confounding.