Oscar 2026: A Study in Extremes
Chaos, craft and the return of the auteur
RR
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager, Mahindra
New Age Leadership
Stories, workshops, and playbooks for modern leaders
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·Artificial Intelligence
The Hallucination in the Room
When producing things is mistaken for thinking: AI hasn’t created this habit—it has simply made it faster and harder to spot. Revealing the gap between output and judgement inside organisations
KA
Kavi Arasu
Leadership and Talent Development Professional
Editor’s Note | Sharpening the Signal
FF
Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
How Iran Is Turning the Global Economy Into a Battlefield
As the conflict with the United States and Israel intensifies, Iran’s new leadership is signalling a prolonged confrontation—one that combines conventional warfare with pressure on global energy flows and supply chains.
VK
Vivek Y. Kelkar
Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability
·Economy, Policy & Society
The US–Israel War on Iran: The Risks to India’s Strategic Hedging
Energy dependence, remittance flows and trade corridors reveal how deeply India’s economy is tied to stability in West Asia. Part II of a two-part series.
VK
Vivek Y. Kelkar
Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability
·Economy, Policy & Society
The US–Israel War on Iran: Energy, Power and Regional Disruption
Energy chokepoints, proxy escalation and great-power recalibration are reshaping the Gulf and unsettling the global order. Part I of a two-part series.
VK
Vivek Y. Kelkar
Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability
·Economy, Policy & Society
Tariffs Are the Noise. Realignment Is the Signal
Even if Trump’s tariffs disappear, the forces reshaping global trade—geopolitics, security concerns and reconfigured regional blocs—are here to stay
VK
Vivek Y. Kelkar
Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability
·Business & Strategy
When Data Is Right but Decisions Go Wrong
Strategy fails not from lack of information, but from outdated assumptions about what it implies
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DM
Arjo Basu & Debleena Majumdar
FF Life
Curated weekend reads and thoughtful essays for leaders who think deeply.
Oscar Predictions 2026: Who Will Win—and Why
My annual curtain-raiser: the likely winners, the dark horses, and the one film you should actually watch.
RR
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager, Mahindra
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Beyond the Headlines: The Human Complexity of the Middle East
Books, films and cultural works that help us see the Middle East beyond the noise of geopolitics
FF
Founding Fuel
Beyond the noise is the signal.
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Kavi Arasu
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Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability
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Arjo Basu
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Nikunj Kumar Jain
Associate Professor, Production and Operations Management | IIM Nagpur
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Pankaj Saran
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