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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:
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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.
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Read Bharti Krishnan’s essay:
The 33kV Wall
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"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
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Read @TheSwamy's brilliant story here: foundingfuel.com/article/the…
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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…
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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
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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 .
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. 🇮🇳
@natstrat_org @FoundingF
#IndiaAI #AIpolicy #NationalStrategy
Full report in reply ⬇️
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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
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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.
@natstrat_org @thinktankSFG @FoundingF
#IndiaAI #AIpolicy #NationalStrategy
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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.
#IndiaAI #AIpolicy #NationalStrategy
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Watch @Sundeepwaslekar's full session: piped.video/watch?v=9SnmwpuR…
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