India, May 12 -- Addressing the CII Annual Business Summit 2026, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Monday declared that the era of a "flat world" has ended, replaced by a "fractured" global geometry where energy security and digital sovereignty have become the twin foundations of national power.

Speaking to a distinguished gathering of industry leaders, Adani noted that the global assumptions of the last three decades - unfettered capital movement and borderless technology - have been dismantled. "The world that is emerging is not flat. It is fractured," he said, adding that supply chains, semiconductors, and data are now being redesigned around national interests.

Adani emphasised that 21st-century independence relies on owning both...