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Not all friction is bad.
In his debut essay for Founding Fuel, Varun Nagaraj, Dean of @SPJIMR , asks what happens when AI removes the struggles through which we build judgement, capability and trust.
Read the essay:
foundingfuel.com/article/why…
The energy transition is creating a brief opening in one of the hardest industrial sectors to crack.
Can Indian companies build lasting capabilities before the window closes?
The 33kV Wall by Bharti Krishnan.
Read Bharti Krishnan’s essay:
The 33kV Wall
foundingfuel.com/article/the…
"The mountain does not negotiate with your ambition."
In this riveting travel piece, @TheSwamy writes about preparation, friendship, humility and discovering that ordinary people are capable of far more than they imagine.
#AnnapurnaCircuit #Himalayas #WeekendReading
Read @TheSwamy's brilliant story here: foundingfuel.com/article/the…
4/ Reform 3.0 is not about announcing more schemes.
It is about redesigning the economy so building, hiring and growth become easier.
Part One:
foundingfuel.com/article/ref…
2/ India built schemes, institutions, portals and incentives.
Yet:
• firms still struggle to scale
• formalisation still feels punitive
• productive work remains fragile
• operating friction keeps accumulating
1/ India’s problem is not lack of ambition.
It is that too many parts of the economy still pull in different directions.
A new two-part essay series by Haresh Chawla @hchawlah for @FoundingF explores why India keeps missing the mountain.
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When intelligence becomes abundant, behaviour becomes the differentiator.
Part 3 of our Future of Work and Agentic AI series by @StrategyMoksho and @DebleenaR .
foundingfuel.com/article/whe…
AI is writing code.
In some cases, it’s also acting on it.
Most companies still see this as a productivity story.
It isn’t. It’s a governance problem.
@_ChirantanGhosh on what leaders are missing:
foundingfuel.com/article/whe…
We build to move faster.
And then design systems that slow us down.
From roads to regulation to digital workflows—friction isn’t accidental. It’s embedded.
Ajay Chacko on India’s “speed breaker” mindset.
foundingfuel.com/article/bui…
The shock didn’t create the weakness.
It exposed it.
Haresh Chawla @hchawlah on what the Gulf crisis is revealing about India’s economy — and why reform just got harder.
foundingfuel.com/article/the…
The US–Israel war on Iran is no longer contained.
It is disrupting energy flows, straining Gulf stability and reshaping power alignments.
Part I of Vivek Kelkar’s two-part analysis:
foundingfuel.com/article/the…
#Geopolitics #EnergySecurity #USIsrael #Iran
How should India navigate the global AI race?
@thinktankSFG's new report 'India's AI Gambit' examines critical strategic choices as AI reshapes markets, institutions & state capacity. 🇮🇳
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#IndiaAI #AIpolicy #NationalStrategy
Full report in reply ⬇️
India’s AI Gambit: Navigating the Global Race: Read the full report bit.ly/4aMHdCQ
A Strategic Brief distilling the report’s core arguments. Click here to read bit.ly/4kEKjfH
India's AI Gambit
Air Marshal @spdharkar (Retd.) on the connection between Air Force operations and AI: speed, reach, and flexibility.
▶️ Watch the full event. Video link in the reply.
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#IndiaAI #AIpolicy #NationalStrategy
India's AI Gambit | AI, a national priority
AI is not a matter of one section of bureaucracy. It is a matter for India as a nation - India as one team.
~ @SundeepWaslekar
Watch / engage with the full discussion. Link in the reply.
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