Editor’s Note | Sharpening the Signal

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Founding Fuel

Oscar 2026: A Study in Extremes

Chaos, craft and the return of the auteur

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Ronaan Roy

Former Deputy General Manager, Mahindra

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.

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Ronaan Roy

Former Deputy General Manager, Mahindra

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.

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Vivek Y. Kelkar

Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability

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

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Founding Fuel

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.

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Vivek Y. Kelkar

Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability

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.

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Vivek Y. Kelkar

Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability

Your Life Is Already Long India. Your Portfolio Shouldn’t Be

Why global diversification is less about chasing returns and more about protecting your financial future from a single-country risk

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Abhishek Raghunath

Head of Content, Neil Patel Digital India

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

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Vivek Y. Kelkar

Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability

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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Arjo Basu & Debleena Majumdar