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India’s next phase of growth is increasingly being shaped beyond the metros. The GUILD by V5 Global has emerged from this insight.

It aims to simplify collaboration with finance, legal, regulatory and compliance experts who bring strong local understanding and execution capability. In doing so, it seeks to strengthen trusted professional ecosystems and contribute to long-term institution-building across high-growth markets in emerging India.

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Strategy & Industry

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Rethinking the CEO’s Role in the Age of AI — and WhoGets to Define It

As AI begins to handle more analytical and operational decisions, enterprise leaders are asking a harder question: what remains distinctly human at the top? We spoke with six CEOs navigating this shift in real time.
  • Amit Aggarwal
  • March 30, 2026
  • 8 min

How Boards Are Navigating ESG Accountability Without aPlaybook

Independent directors are caught between shareholder pressure, regulatory uncertainty and an absence of consistent standards. Here is what the early movers are doing.
  • Saumil Shah
  • March 30, 2026
  • 8 min

M&A in the Mid-Market: A Strategic Playbookfor Uncertain Times

Deal volumes may be down, but the quality of mid-market transactions is rising. What's driving acquirer discipline andwhat it means for valuations.
  • Amit Aggarwal
  • 8 min

How India’s Mid-Market Is Restructuring forScale — Without Losing Culture

Growth at this stage demands new operating models. Founders and COOs on the structural bets they are making heading into FY27.
  • Amit Aggarwal
  • 1 min

The Succession Question: Why FamilyBusinesses Are Hiring Professional CEOs Now

A generational shift is quietly underway in India's promoter-led enterprises. What is prompting it, and what makes these transitions succeed or fail.
  • Amit Aggarwal
  • 8 min

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GST at Eight: What the Rationalisation Proposals Mean for Businesses in FY27

Rate rationalisation, classification disputes and ITC changes — three GST developments CFOs and tax counsel should be watching closely.
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Amit Aggarwal

  • March 31, 2026
  • 8 min

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Arbitration Reforms and the New Landscape for Commercial Dispute Resolution

Amendments signal a shift toward institutional arbitration. What this means for contract drafting and dispute clauses.

India’s Data Protection Bill — The Enterprise Compliance Checklist

The DPDP Act is law. What does implementation actually look like for companies processing personal data at scale?

SEBI’s New Governance Framework: What Changed for Listed Boards and Why

Audit committees, related-party transactions and disclosure norms — a plain-language breakdown for non-executive directors.

New Labour Code —What It Actually Means for Employers, and When It Kicks In

India's four Labour Codes consolidate 29 central laws into a single framework. We map the critical changes — wages

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"The regulatory playbook every general counsel is keeping close this quarter"

India does not yet have a comprehensive AI regulation. That is precisely the moment to act.
  • April 2, 2026
  • Vikesh Dhayani

The Hourly Rate Is Not Dead. ButIt Is Being Renegotiated —Everywhere

  • March 31, 2026
  • Saumil Shah

The Profession Is Changing Faster ThanMost Firms Are Willing to Admit

  • March 31, 2026
  • Saumil Shah

The Profession Is Changing Faster ThanMost Firms Are Willing to Admit

  • March 31, 2026
  • Ravi Singnaina

Client Relationships in an Era ofSpecialisation: When Is aGeneralist Not Enough?

  • March 31, 2026

Tech & Regulation

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Deep Dive

HealthTech, Telemedicine and theRegulatory Gap That Is GrowingFaster Than the Sector

India does not yet have a comprehensive AI regulation. That is precisely the moment to act.
  • Amit Aggarwal
  • April 1, 2026
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Platform Regulation in India:What the IT Amendment RulesMean for Intermediaries

  • Amit Aggarwal
  • April 1, 2026

Cybersecurity Law and EnterpriseLiability: When a Breach Becomesa Board Problem

  • Amit Aggarwal
  • April 1, 2026

FinTech Licensing in 2026: What theRBI’s New Directions Mean forStartups and Banks

  • Amit Aggarwal
  • April 1, 2026

AI Governance in the Enterprise:Building Frameworks Before theRegulator Arrives

  • Amit Aggarwal
  • April 1, 2026

Featured Dialogue

The regulatory playbook every general counsel is keeping close this quarter

India does not yet have a comprehensive AI regulation. That is precisely the moment to act.
Amit Aggarwal
Amit Aggarwal
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Ravi Singnaina
Ravi Singnaina
Managing Partner
Vikesh Dhayani
Vikesh Dhayani
Co-founder, Director, Publisher
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GUILD Members

A curated network of enterprise leaders, law firm partners, Chartered Accountants and domain experts contributing to conversations across law, finance, workforce and technology.

Amit Aggarwal

Amit Aggarwal

Managing Partner

SNG & Partners

Ravi Singnaina

Ravi Singnaina

Managing Partner

Singhania & Partners LLP

Saumil Shah

Saumil Shah

Professional Growth Advisor

Vikesh Dhayani

Vikesh Dhayani

Co-founder, Director, Publisher

OakBridge Publishing

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GUILD is a thought leadership, lateral hiring and professional engagement platform focused on knowledge exchange, industry dialogue, and ecosystem development among credible law, CA, and CS firms in Emerging India.

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Principles

The GUILD Charter

A platform built on clarity, credibility and responsible dialogue.

The V5 Global GUILD is a professional platform fostering thoughtful dialogue on business, workforce, and ecosystem developments. We unite leaders and experts for clear, responsible knowledge sharing.

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Clarity

We translate complexity into clear, actionable understanding. No jargon. No ambiguity.

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Credibility

Every voice on this platform
carries practitioner experience. We do not publish conjecture.

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Responsibility

Dialogue here is held to the
highest standards of professional and ethical conduct.

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Clear thinking. Clear communication.

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