Noticing: The Forgotten Skill of a Modern Life
The future changes when someone pauses long enough to ask a simple question: Why?
KA
Kavi Arasu
Works at the intersection of people, systems, and organisational change
·Economy, Policy & Society
Burgenstock and the New Reality of Power in the Middle East
The US-Iran talks in Switzerland may have reduced the immediate risk of war. But they did little to alter the Middle East's underlying balance of power. Iran remains central to the region's strategic calculations, Israel's concerns remain unresolved, and American leverage appears more limited than many assumed.
VK
Vivek Y. Kelkar
Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability
·Artificial Intelligence
The Question AI Cannot Ask
The real advantage in an AI-driven world may not be answering questions better, but knowing which questions matter
AD
Anindya Dutta
Founder | Two Roads and author
·FF Life
Noticing: The Forgotten Skill of a Modern Life
The future changes when someone pauses long enough to ask a simple question: Why?
KA
Kavi Arasu
Works at the intersection of people, systems, and organisational change
·Economy, Policy & Society
Democratising Capacity Creation
Why India’s next manufacturing push may require trusting entrepreneurs more than planners
AC
Ajay Chacko
Director | Keya Foods International
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
The 33kV Wall
The energy transition is creating a brief opening in one of the hardest industrial sectors to crack. Can a new generation of Indian companies build lasting capabilities before the window closes?
BK
Bharti Krishnan
Founder | Finetrain
·FF Life
My 10 Best Business Books of Summer 2026
The best books of the year so far—on disagreeing constructively, culture, strategic subtraction, genius, China's advantage, an India you think you know, creativity, establishment paralysis, imposter syndrome, and reimagining your career
DS
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Business & Strategy
Why India’s Universities Struggle to Build Great Business Schools
A look at why standalone institutions continue to dominate postgraduate management in India, and what schools of management inside multidisciplinary universities must do if they hope to compete
SV
S. Ramakrishna (Rama) Velamuri
Strategic Growth & Innovation Expert | Visiting Professor
FF Life
Curated weekend reads and thoughtful essays for leaders who think deeply.
My 10 Best Business Books of Summer 2026
The best books of the year so far—on disagreeing constructively, culture, strategic subtraction, genius, China's advantage, an India you think you know, creativity, establishment paralysis, imposter syndrome, and reimagining your career
DS
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
The 20-Watt Brain vs. The Megawatt LLM: Why AI's Information Avalanche Is Failing Human Decision-Making
We make thousands of decisions every day using remarkably little conscious thought. In a conversation around his new book ‘Micro Stimuli’, Biju Dominic explains what that means for AI, communication, and the way we persuade ourselves and others.
CA
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
Beyond the noise is the signal.
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Vivek Y. Kelkar
Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability
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Founder | Two Roads and author
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Ajay Chacko
Director | Keya Foods International
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Bharti Krishnan
Founder | Finetrain
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Strategic Growth & Innovation Expert | Visiting Professor
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CEO and Co-Founder | Final Mile Consulting
