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Reservation or Recalibration? Unpacking the Political Economy of Women’s Quotas and Delimitation in India

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Reform, Representation, and the Federal Question India’s push for women’s reservation promises a historic leap toward gender equality, yet its...

Oil Shockwaves and Economic Ripples: How the West Asian Crisis Threatens India’s Growth Trajectory

By:Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Energy Disruptions and India’s Structural VulnerabilityThe ongoing geopolitical instability in West Asia, layered atop the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict, has once...

Can America’s Naval Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Succeed? 

By:Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor,GSDN The prospect of a United States-led naval blockade targeting Iranian ports and restricting maritime access around the Strait of Hormuz marks...

From Criminalisation to Compliance: How Jan Vishwas 2.0 is Redefining India’s Regulatory Framework

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction India’s regulatory landscape is undergoing a significant transformation with the introduction of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill,...

Democracy or Deep Pockets? The Rising Cost of Elections and the Drift Towards Plutocracy in India

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction India, often celebrated as the world’s largest democracy, stands at a critical crossroads where the integrity of its electoral...

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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...

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...

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...

Has the US Operation in Venezuela opened China’s path for Taiwan?

By: Trishnakhi Parashar, Research Analyst, GSDN On January 3, 2026, the United States of America conducted a military operation in Venezuela, reigniting debates far beyond...

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,...

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...

India–Bhutan Solar Cooperation Signals a New Phase in Regional Clean Energy Partnership

By: Sagnik Sarkar As South Asia grapples with rising energy demand, climate commitments, and the need for regional cooperation, cross-border renewable energy partnerships are emerging...

Why Spain matters in Global Geopolitics?

By: Ankit Raj, Research Analyst, GSDN The geopolitical history of Spain has had a progression of selective steps, beginning with the central place in the...

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...

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...

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...

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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