Abhimanyu Ghosh

Ideas

Essays, arguments and observations on business, leadership, work, economic opportunity and the institutions shaping our future.

7 ideas

Published ideas

Welcome Starlink. Keep India in Control. Supplied editorial artwork showing Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani, satellites and a connected map of India.
idea / economy

Welcome Starlink. Keep India in Control.

India should welcome competition, avoid foreign dependence, avoid domestic monopoly, and build sovereign technological capability. An illustrated essay by Abhimanyu Ghosh on satellite internet, Indian oversight and national resilience.

10 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
The consumer is king: supplied editorial artwork with a shawled figure, a glowing golden spiral and a message about creators changing markets.
idea / business

The Consumer Gave You the Crown. A Creator Can Take It Away.

Consumers choose who leads a market. Creators give them another choice. Abhimanyu Ghosh examines Hanuman Ansh, consumer trust and the danger of becoming certain that you understand your customer.

7 Oct 2026 · 13 min read
Editorial illustration representing AI-generated media, deepfakes and the future of digital trust
idea / ai

Can We Still Trust What We See?

For most of our lives, photographs and videos carried a basic assumption: something happened. AI is weakening that assumption. The greatest danger may not be that we believe everything that is fake—but that we begin doubting everything that is real.

6 Oct 2026 · 7 min read
Why Successful CEOs Stop Hearing the Truth — supplied black editorial cover with white and violet typography and a seated leader viewed from behind.
idea / leadership

Why Successful CEOs Stop Hearing the Truth

The danger at the top is not always bad information. It is information that becomes progressively more comfortable on its way upward.

3 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
AI-generated editorial illustration of Mahatma Gandhi leading a march, with the words: A movement needs more than an audience.
Pinned / Defining article / idea / leadership

Mahatma Gandhi, Freedom and the Age of More

As we build more capable businesses, are we also giving people more understanding, more choice and more room to exercise their own judgement?

2 Oct 2026 · 9 min read
WCRC artwork: India's startup base crosses 2.47 lakh; entrepreneurs meet beside a city skyline. The next challenge is building companies that endure.
idea / business

India Doesn’t Need Only More Startups. It Needs More Institutions.

India has proved it can create entrepreneurs. The next question is how many of their companies can endure beyond the founder.

1 Oct 2026 · 7 min read
Abhimanyu Ghosh editorial artwork: Reputation is becoming a form of capital. Architectural blocks represent Financial Capital, Human Capital and Reputation Capital, with red headline accents.
idea / business

Reputation Is Becoming a Form of Capital

We measure financial capital. We discuss human capital and intellectual capital. I believe companies increasingly need to understand another asset that can determine who buys from them, works for them, partners with them and believes them: reputation.

1 Oct 2026 · 13 min read