रणनीति Raṇanīti. Strategy.

Security as an economic question before a military one.

• Join Before the Design Freezes — Europe’s joint sixth-generation fighter collapsed in June. France will now build its own and the UK, Italy and Japan are open to new partners. India should keep AMCA on track and join one as a co-developer while the drawings are still wet. After that the only seat left is an observer’s. 25 October 2026
• Choose the Narrow Pass — What a film about Thermopylae, a law drama built on a lie and a comedy about a compression startup teach a founder about strategy. Pick the ground where numbers stop counting. Guard the path you were told nobody uses. Know which launch to stop. 11 October 2026