Arun Anand

Arun Anand is a senior journalist & columnist. He has authored more than a dozen books

October 1, 2026

South Korea’s $200 Billion US Investment Plan Faces Commercial Hurdles

South Korea’s planned $200 billion investment in the United States is not fully guaranteed, despite US President Donald Trump describing the package as a transformation that would benefit America “for generations”. South

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Disrupts AI Model Distillation Campaign Linked to Chinese Startup

OpenAI said it disrupted a coordinated campaign in which operators attempted to extract protected reasoning from its artificial intelligence models, linking a core cluster of the activity to Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI, the developer of Kimi. The activity began

October 1, 2026

Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon With Major Cybersecurity and Coding Gains

Artificial Intelligence

Alphabet unveiled Gemini 4 Argon on Wednesday, describing it as its most advanced artificial intelligence model yet, with major improvements in software engineering, cybersecurity

From Beijing to Delhi: Tilvin’s Two Political Lessons

Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva’s planned meetings with BJP leaders in India come amid the JVP’s longstanding relationship with China’s Communist Party, creating an

RSS Goes Global: Countering Critics, Claiming Moral Ground

April 29, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

As the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) marks its centenary, its General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale used his April 2026 visit to the United States to engage not just the Indian diaspora, but also influential global policy circles.

RSS Goes Global: Hindu Nationalist Vision Targets West’s Tech and Thought Leaders

April 25, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

Commemorating its centennial, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has begun a serious conversation with a bevy of stakeholders in the West especially the United States and Europe. As part of its global outreach, RSS General