TK Arun

TK Arun is a Senior Journalist and Columnist based in Delhi.

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Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Strategic Studies

Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Case Explained: Military Spending, Gaza Ceasefire and U.S. Dominance Shift

No, not for the Israel-Hamas peace deal, which might yet unravel, but for systematically undermining, from within, the greatest imperial power the world has ever known.

US President Donald Trump has been campaigning for a Nobel Peace Prize for some time now, claim have ended seven wars, and now, the eighth one in Gaza. Instead of seeing the plain logic in giving the award to a man who has changed the name of the Department of Defence to the Department of War, the Nobel Committee has given it to a democratic campaigner in Venezuela.

TK Arun and TK Arun
January 10, 2026

Insights, Center for ICT for Development, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Science and Technology

What Intel’s Chip Agreement Means for India’s Semiconductor Ambitions

T.K. Arun China, facing US chip bans, doubled down on indigenous chipmaking—with success. If India leans on Intel instead of investing in homegrown R&D, it could miss its chance to replicate that model. Intel was one of the technology companies whose…

TK Arun and TK Arun
January 8, 2026

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Tariffs, Tech and Growth:India’s Economic Crossroads in 2026

TK Arun Earlier this month, Sam Altman of OpenAI declared Code Red at the company: the latest version of its chatbot was underperforming Google’s latest offering, Gemini 3. That panic had one simple explanation: he believes artificial intelligence (AI) to…

IMPRI Desk and IMPRI Desk
January 4, 2026

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Reforming the SHANTI Act: Addressing Safety, Liability, and Regulatory Gap

TK Arun The government should have referred the Bill to a parliamentary committee to iron out differences, instead of using its legislative majority to pass it as introduced The Sustainable Harnessing of Nucear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025,…

IMPRI Desk and IMPRI Desk
January 4, 2026

Insights, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, IMPRI Research, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Briefs, Policy Update, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Research

Interpreting the Rupee’s Decline: Trade Strategy and Export Incentives

The government's chief economic advisor, V Anantha Nageswaran, says he is not losing sleep over the falling rupee. We wish him long nights of peaceful rest and restoration. While the government and the RBl rest, the rupee will be hard at work, to give some respite to our exporters hit hard by Trumpian tariffs.

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January 3, 2026

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Economy and Infrastructure, Social Sector, Society, Literature, Arts, Sports and Culture, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

When Legacy Becomes a Commercial Externality, Who Pays to Preserve It?

TK Arun As Annapurna Bhandar of Chandini Chowk faces closure, can Indian cities take a cue from Paris or San Francisco to protect legacy shops? When a sudden rent increase forces a thriving commercial establishment — that has a century-old…

TK Arun and TK Arun
January 3, 2026