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Comparison of India & China in Space Warfare Capabilities

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN In the twenty-first century, outer space has evolved from a largely scientific and exploratory domain into a critical arena of economic...

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Is Non-Alignment Still Relevant In Today’s World?

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The concept of Non-Alignment has, since the mid-20th century, shaped debates about sovereignty, great power politics, and the agency...

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Algorithmic Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance, Ethnic Control, and the Uyghur Question in Xinjiang

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), accelerated by the global prominence of tools such as ChatGPT, has transformed...

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The Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean: Institutions, Innovation, and Integrated Governance

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The Indian Ocean is emerging as one of the most geopolitically significant and economically vital maritime spaces of the...

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Is CPEC in Pakistan seeing Success?

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, stands as one of the most ambitious experiments...

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Gendering Separatism: Women, War, and the Politics of Resistance

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Armed conflicts and separatist movements have historically been narrated through masculinized frameworks of power, strategy, and territorial control. Yet,...

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India’s Aid Diplomacy in Its Eastern Neighbourhood: Strategic Imperatives, Sub-Regionalism, and Geopolitical Competition

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Aid diplomacy has emerged as a central instrument of contemporary statecraft, enabling states to project influence, cultivate goodwill, and...

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The Environment as a Global Security Issue: An International Relations Perspective

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN The Environment in Contemporary International Relations Over the last few decades, concern over the international implications of large-scale environmental problems...

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India-EU Trade Agreement: Implications for the Indian Defence Manufacturing

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), often described by policymakers on both sides as the “mother of...

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Strategic Autonomy in a Multipolar World: India’s Multilateral Balancing through BRICS and the Quad

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN 1. From Non-Alignment to Strategic Autonomy: India’s Post–Cold War Foreign Policy Reorientation Introduction The end of the Cold War marked a...

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Why ASEAN Works and SAARC Falters: A Comparative Study of Regional Cooperation in Asia.

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Regionalism in Asia presents a paradox of uneven outcomes. While ASEAN has evolved into a resilient platform for cooperation,...

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India’s Defence Budget 2026: An Analysis

By: Sonalika Singh , Consulting Editor , GSDN The Union Budget 2026–27 has accorded an unprecedented priority to national defence, allocating a historic ₹7.85 lakh crore (approximately US$93.5 billion) to...

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