# Linkedin Posts September 2026

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I outlined an ecosystem strategy to align Government, Industry, and Business Schools to counter rising nationalist trends, leveraging the newly signed India‑UK CETA.

India + UK have signed the CETA after 4.5 years of negotiations.

The agreement allows 1,800 service professionals – chefs, yoga trainers, etc. – to work in the UK.

UK imports total £945 billion, while India's share remains low.

There are 794 UK companies operating in India with combined revenue $60 billion, employing 552,000 people and paying $2.5 billion tax per annum.

The top three UK firms in India are Vedanta, Unilever and Shell.

If a subject is taught for 36 hours, then at least 18 hours must be AI‑impact‑led.

Cursing the predecessor is a silent killer in business.

I decided to adopt AI‑heavy teaching (≥50 % of any 36‑hour module), pivot curricula toward soft‑skills, expand scholarship coverage from 10 % to ≥25 % of students, and use the UK‑India corporate network for high‑quality internships.

I posted a series of observations on LinkedIn between 2026‑09‑19 and 2026‑09‑29, covering India’s R&D spending, obesity, airline performance, business‑school rankings, RBI culture and several book and idea summaries.

India’s R&D spend is less than 1 % of GDP.

The private sector contribution is 52 % of total R&D.

India ranks 38 out of 139 countries on the Global Innovation Index.

China spends 2.58 % of GDP on R&D, the USA 3.45 %, and South Korea 4.94 %.

India filed 1.43 lac patents last year, a 30 % increase over the previous year.

India has 3.44 lac PhD students right now and awards 37,900 PhDs every year.

254 million Indians are obese (BMI ≥ 25 for South Asians).

351 million Indians have abdominal obesity (waist > 90 cm men, > 80 cm women).

The Skytrax 2026 survey covered 24.8 million passengers and assessed 300 airlines.

IndiGo ranked 9th in the Asia‑Pacific low‑cost segment in the Skytrax awards.

ISB is at rank 5 in the LinkedIn Top 100, the only Indian school in the global Top 10.

I concluded with several policy suggestions: remove GST on all R&D‑related purchases, provide strong tax breaks for R&D investment, and shift media focus from price‑war narratives to R&D achievements.

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