Tushar Kansal Explains How Power, Money and Geopolitics Are Being Rewritten

The global order is quietly, but decisively, reshaping itself. Old certainties around power, currency, wars, and wealth are being questioned, and new equations are forming. In a wide-ranging conversation, Tushar Kansal, Founder & CEO of Kansaltancy Ventures, breaks down these shifts with clarity, connecting geopolitics to everyday economics.

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With over two decades of experience across corporate finance, entrepreneurship, startup funding, and global investing, Tushar doesn't speak in abstractions. He speaks in systems, how power flows, how money moves, and why India stands at a critical inflexion point.

The global power game

According to Tushar, the turbulence we see today is not accidental, rather, it's structural.

"If the US and Europe want to maintain global supremacy, they cannot afford Russia and China being aligned," he says.

He also explains that historically, the West ensured its dominance by keeping major powers divided. When China emerged as a near-peer competitor to the US, economically and strategically, that balance broke. The Russia-Ukraine war, he believes, is a direct outcome of this tension.

"Russia could never allow NATO at Ukraine's border," he says. "For Moscow, it's an existential issue."

The war, however, has not played out the way many expected. Europe benefits strategically, the US funds the conflict, and China quietly strengthens its position by backing Russia economically.

China's strategy

Tushar draws a sharp parallel between China's current global expansion and America's past behaviour.