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The shape of the world in the next five years
·Economy, Policy & Society

The shape of the world in the next five years

Fires of war are burning in several parts of the world. And the US-China hegemonic rivalry is now real. But even amidst the uncertainty there are clear signals about how geo-economics and geopolitics could shape up. Part 1 in this 3-part series dives into the paradoxes that will shape supply chains and geo-economics

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Vivek Y. Kelkar

Vivek Y. Kelkar

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

The multi-layered alliances shaping geopolitics
·Economy, Policy & Society

The multi-layered alliances shaping geopolitics

Two clear blocs are emerging, one led by the US, the other by China. However, it’s not another Cold War. Part 2 in a 3-part series on the shape of the world in the next 5 years

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Vivek Y. Kelkar

Vivek Y. Kelkar

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

The future of hegemony: Asymmetric cooperation
·Economy, Policy & Society

The future of hegemony: Asymmetric cooperation

In a complexly layered world, neither the US nor China will be an absolute hegemon. The final in a 3-part series on the shape of the world in the next 5 years

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Vivek Y. Kelkar

Vivek Y. Kelkar

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

Behind Crotonville’s demise
·Leadership & Organisation

Behind Crotonville’s demise

It is tempting to dismiss corporate universities as a relic of a bygone era. The reality may well be a bit more nuanced

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Tales of transitions
·Leadership & Organisation

Tales of transitions

Many competent leaders from different domains aspire to join public life. But the transition is never an easy one

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

NPAs: A problem that refuses to go away
·Economy, Policy & Society

NPAs: A problem that refuses to go away

An extract from Rajrishi Singhal’s book, 'Slip, Stitch and Stumble: The Untold Story of India's Financial Sector Reforms'

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Founding Fuel

Founding Fuel

Paytm: Emperor’s new clothes
·Business & Strategy

Paytm: Emperor’s new clothes

At the heart of the fintech major’s precarious slide lies the abject failure of its Super App strategy. But that’s just one part of the story.

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

A dangerous tit-for-tat game is afoot in the Middle East
·Economy, Policy & Society

A dangerous tit-for-tat game is afoot in the Middle East

The US, China and Russia are entangled in a complex way. And the rising tensions in the region are already disrupting shipping and the oil trade

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Vivek Y. Kelkar

Vivek Y. Kelkar

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

Masterclass: The World in 2024
·Economy, Policy & Society

Masterclass: The World in 2024

A stellar panel unpacks the primary drivers of complex change facing the world: The implications of elections in more than half the democratic world; the US-China rivalry and the economic disruptions of their mutual de-risking; assessing Global South as a tangible international entity; and more

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Founding Fuel

Founding Fuel

Is India too late to the Global South party?
·Economy, Policy & Society

Is India too late to the Global South party?

China may have already stolen a march with its massive financing, infra investments and deals to access natural resources and stranglehold on markets across the developing world. Yet India may still have some aces up its sleeve. The sixth and final column in our Year End Special series on making sense of the biggest economic and geopolitical shifts and what they signal

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Pramit Pal Chaudhuri

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri

South Asia head | Eurasia Group

Is Africa swapping out Europe for China?
·Economy, Policy & Society

Is Africa swapping out Europe for China?

The political economy calculus in Africa is changing. Any China-EU rivalry in Africa will only benefit the continent. The fifth column in our Year End Special series on making sense of the biggest economic and geopolitical shifts and what they signal

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Vivek Y. Kelkar

Vivek Y. Kelkar

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

Is the US in strategic retreat in the Indian Ocean region?
·Economy, Policy & Society

Is the US in strategic retreat in the Indian Ocean region?

And does China have the capability to increasingly dominate this space? The fourth column in our Year End Special series on making sense of the biggest economic and geopolitical shifts and what they signal

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Kanti Prasad Bajpai

Kanti Prasad Bajpai

Visiting Professor, Ashoka University | Emeritus Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Eight best business books of 2023
·Business & Strategy

Eight best business books of 2023

An annual round up of the most memorable books of the year

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D Shivakumar

D Shivakumar

Operating Partner | Advent International

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