De-risking the Dragon, embracing the Elephant

​The hosts:

• ​Mark Kahn, Omnivore

• ​Divya Murthy, OysterBay

​What is this Ripple about?

​China might be the global leader in climate tech, but it will inevitably treat Europe as a vassal state. By building an equal partnership with India, Europe can secure its future and create a world we all want to live in.

​⁠Why this topic timely or urgent in 2026

​America has lost the plot and become a hegemonic predator state. China wants to bury the EU in exports, completing the deindustrialization of Europe. Meanwhile, India recently signed a balanced trade treaty with the EU, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called “the mother of all deals”.

​⁠Key questions or challenges being explored

• ​How can European startups engage with India as a customer, as a supplier, and as a research partner?

• ​Why is India better than China for potential partnership?

• ​But I’ve heard the following (very dated) thing about India! Isn’t it too (fill in the blank - chaotic, corrupt, inefficient, etc)?

​⁠The key tension or debate at the heart of this discussion

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​Who would get the most value from attending this Ripple?

​Any European startup or VC investor