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A month into the Iran conflict, there’s still no decisive end in sight. Instead, the war has spread—into oil flows, shipping lanes, and global markets. @VivekYKelkar on why “decisive force” is an illusion—and what to watch next. In @FoundingF. foundingfuel.com/article/the-wa…

Not a travel essay in @FoundingF . Uma Narain uses Pompeii, Tuscany, Florence and Rome to reflect on time—and the illusion of permanence. We build as if things will last. They rarely do. Meaning might. foundingfuel.com/article/attrav…

One way to read this moment is as a crisis. Another is as clarity. Haresh Chawla’s @hchawlah new essay in @FoundingF looks at what the Gulf shock is revealing about India’s economy — and why the next phase of reform is more complex than it appears. foundingfuel.com/article/the-ec…

This is one of the ideas @StrategyMoksho and @DebleenaR explore in a new @FoundingF series. foundingfuel.com/article/the-kn…

Inside firms, knowledge may no longer be broadly available. It becomes tied to workflows, permissions, system design. The constraint may shift—from talent → access.

AI doesn’t just automate work. It may change who gets to use what an organisation already knows.

8/ Worth reading—not just for the argument, but for how it reframes risk. A @FoundingF weekend special. foundingfuel.com/article/a-war-…

7/ As @Cric_Writer puts it in his latest essay: “This is not diversification; it is changing deck chairs on a ship sailing into the same storm.”

1/ A war in the Gulf shouldn’t matter to Indian investors. But it does. Because what begins as geopolitics rarely stays there.

And then the deeper read. A reflective essay on what this year’s nominations reveal about the shifting creative landscape of cinema. foundingfuel.com/article/oscar-…

First up: the quick curtain-raiser. Ronaan’s predictions on who’s likely to win and why. foundingfuel.com/article/oscar-…

Ronaan Roy’s annual Oscars take for @FoundingF is out this morning. This year we’ve done it as a two-part package: a quick predictions read—and a deeper essay on what this year’s nominations reveal about where cinema is headed. 👇

Oscar weekend reading. Film critic Ronaan Roy’s predictions in @FoundingF for this year’s winners: foundingfuel.com/article/oscar-… And a deeper essay on what this year’s films reveal about cinema: foundingfuel.com/article/oscar-…

Read the full essay on @FoundingF : foundingfuel.com/article/how-ir…

The deeper question now is whether this conflict evolves into a prolonged contest where energy markets, supply chains and economic pressure become part of the war itself. Kelkar explores the strategy behind this moment—and what it could mean for global markets and India.

The conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran may be entering a new phase—one where the global economy becomes part of the battlefield. A new essay by @VivekYKelkar on @FoundingF examines the strategy behind this shift. 🧵