Bharti is seeking the listing after spending heavily to acquire spectrum in India. : George Smith Alexander Manuel Baigorri & Santosh Kumar | Bloomberg  Last Updated at October 29, 2018 15:42 IST Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s second-biggest wireless carrier, is delaying a planned initial public offering of its Africa unit due to the turmoil in emerging-market stocks, people with knowledge of the matter said. Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, which owns a stake in Bharti’s parent company, said in August that the listing was slated for the first quarter of next year.