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Founder & Principal, Fractionova. Opportunity intelligence for decisions that cross borders. AI-native intelligence. Strategic judgement. Ex Formula One, FIA.

Chennai, Dubai
Joined December 2010
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Opportunity Intelligence: the systematic identification, development and qualification of commercial possibilities created by change. Six dimensions, one connected case. A strong signal in one does not establish the opportunity. Seven slides: fractionova.com/insights/wha…
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ICYMI: After rain delayed Quali by an hour last night, the grid is now finally set, penalties and all! On this Diwali day, #IndianF1Fans couldn’t have asked for a better evening of fireworks on the track! 🪔🏁 A cracking starting grid, two Brazilian masters lurking at the back, and if the heavens open up again, we’re in for one explosive race! 🍿🔥 #F1 #BrazilGP
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PwC: South Asia named a top-three growth region by 24% of automotive executives today, 45% by 2030. Expectations, not market forecasts. @fractionova: qualify the entry route. [fractionova.com/insights/aut…](fractionova.com/insights/aut…) #AutomotiveAI #AI #AgenticAI
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US voters decided 41 local data-centre measures on 3 Nov, and 40 went against the industry (CNBC count). @fractionova Demand for compute hasn't gone. Local consent has. India and the UAE can both gain, if power and water are settled first. fractionova.com/insights/coo…
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Leads fill a pipeline. Commitments move capital. Opportunity Intelligence, as @fractionova uses the term, is not lead scoring. A market entry, partnership or investment has to be qualified before capital moves. fractionova.com/insights/wha… #AI #AgenticAI
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Deloitte's illustration: AI development in the hundreds of thousands, robots and facility changes in the millions. 58% of companies use physical AI; 18% to a moderate extent or more. The software is the cheaper part. @fractionova fractionova.com/insights/phy… #AI #AgenticAI
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After Kimi’s coronation in Mexico and another bruising weekend for Ferrari, the F1 circus heads to Brazil! 🇧🇷🏎️ The World Champion is crowned but the battles rage on! 🔥 P2 in the Drivers’ standings, Mercedes eyeing the Constructors’ crown and Red Bull vs McLaren for P3! Here’s your #BrazilianGP weekend schedule in IST! ⏱️ #F1 @VisitBrasil #BrazilGP
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Against the backdrop of continuing uncertainty in the Middle East, here’s the schedule in IST for the @qatarairways Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail, November 6-8. 🇶🇦🏁 Here’s hoping for a safe and uninterrupted weekend of racing under the lights! #MotoGP #QatarGP @lusailcircuit
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A model cited by MEI: a six-month delay, 10% higher non-IT build cost and war insurance at 0.5% of capex a year take an Emirati data centre from 3.5% above the US on lifecycle value to about 1.7% below. Speed is the lever. @fractionova fractionova.com/insights/bui… #AI #AgenticAI
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When the Strait of Hormuz closed, Gulf trade moved. H1 2026 container throughput (WTO): Jebel Ali down about 60%, Sohar up about 40%, Jeddah South up almost 79%. About 500,000 TEUs went overland. @fractionova #AI #AgenticAI
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Iveco is now part of Tata Motors, in 20 seconds: ~89.42% held, €14.40 a share in cash, Turin HQ kept. A squeeze-out or delisting may follow. Follow the supply chain, not the stake. @fractionova #AI #AgenticAI
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Twelve launches in three years. 🧵 Stellantis plans ~₹4,000 crore (~€400m) of fresh investment in India over 3 years: 12 Jeep and Citroën products, seven all-new, first by Q2 2027. @fractionova
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Exports: about 95% of engines and gearboxes made at Hosur go abroad; vehicles and parts reach ~50 countries. Localisation target: 90%. Source: Stellantis India release, 15 Oct 2026. #AI #AgenticAI
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🇮🇳🏁 15 YEARS AGO TODAY, FORMULA 1 MADE HISTORY IN INDIA! 30 October 2011 - a day Indian motorsport fans will never forget! The roar of F1 engines echoed around the Buddh International Circuit for the very first #IndianGP, as Sebastian Vettel powered his Red Bull to a historic victory! 🏆 Three Indian Grands Prix. Three Vettel victories. Memories for a lifetime! 15 years on, the dream of bringing F1 back to India lives on! 🇮🇳❤️ #BringBackF1India #F1 #SebastianVettel @airtelindia
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🇲🇽🏆 MEXICO CITY COULD CROWN A NEW WORLD CHAMPION! Fresh from his stunning COTA victory, Kimi Antonelli arrives in Mexico needing just 2 POINTS - a P9 finish to clinch his maiden F1 World Championship! 🤯 At just 20, history beckons for the young Italian! 🇮🇹🏆 Here’s the schedule for this potentially historic weekend. All timings in IST! 🇮🇳🏁 #MexicoGP #F1 #KimiAntonelli
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After the heartbreak of losing the race at Phillip Island, and the somewhat poetic justice of it all, here’s hoping Jorge Martín is fit and ready to fight! 🤞❤️ What better way to make up for it than a Martín vs Marc Márquez showdown worthy of the spectacular @sepangcircuit? 🔥🏁 #MalaysianGP #MotoGP @TourismMalaysia
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The middle is a position. Only 4% of trade leaders in DMCC's Future of Trade 2026 expect the best case for global trade; more than 80% expect slow, uneven growth. A thread from @fractionova on the UAE in the new trade order.
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DMCC names the UAE, India and Singapore as "connectors" capturing redirected trade and investment. The UAE held 2nd in DMCC's Commodity Trade Index 2026 (47%), even as the Hormuz closure weighed on petroleum exports.
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For UAE-linked businesses, the question is which commitment the evidence now supports. Fractionova follows the flows, then tests them. The full perspective: fractionova.com/insights/uae…
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