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Comparative Study of Economies of India and Pakistan

By: Nivriti Rathi, Research Analyst, GSDN Comparing economies of different countries is a fundamental practice in global economics, offering critical insights for policymakers, investors, and...

When “AI” Became “Super Intelligence”: Inside the Xi-Trump Summit’s Quiet Technology Bargain

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Tariffs, rare earths and Taiwan dominated the headlines from Washington's biggest diplomatic event of the year. The summit's most...

Why Afghanistan Matters in Global Geopolitics 

By : Kumar Aryan, Research Analyst, GSDN Afghanistan occupies a geopolitical position that is disproportionate to the size of its economy. Landlocked between South Asia,...

India’s Neighborhood Woes

By: Simran Sodhi, Guest Author, GSDN India is today seen as a rising global power, and in an increasingly multipolar world, India’s role can be...

The Oil That Washington Wants New Delhi to Give Up — and Why It Shouldn’t

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction A law named after a senator who did not live to see it pass now threatens India with a...

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The SCO at 25: A Bloc Building Institutions Faster Than It Builds Consensus

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN As the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation marks a quarter-century, its expanding security architecture and connectivity ambitions sit uneasily alongside an...

How Iran has Checkmated Saudi Arabia through the Houthis  

By : Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN Iran’s strategy toward Saudi Arabia illustrates how a state with inferior conventional military capabilities can impose substantial strategic...

Why India needs to Rise above Pakistan-centric Thinking: China is the real Challenge

By: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd), Editor, GSDN In any sport, if a team/player wants to improve and reach international standards, it must compete with...

Beyond the Handshake: Why Sequencing, Not Sentiment, Will Decide the India-China Reset

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN A cautious embrace at the BRICS table conceals a deeper disagreement over what comes first — border stability or...

Three Deterrents, One Kingdom: What the Saudi Nuclear Deal Really Reveals About a Post-American Gulf

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The US-Saudi civil nuclear agreement signed on 22 July 2026 has been described, accurately, as a landmark: a 30-year...

Air Defence as Alliance Politics: What’s Really Driving Israel’s New Deals With Greece and Finland

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction On 7 August 2026, in a palace in Mecca, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a...

The Vacuum Bhutan Is Racing to Fill: Buddhist Diplomacy Ahead of a Two-Dalai-Lama Future

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN A Himalayan kingdom of fewer than 800,000 people is building religious infrastructure, hosting royal visits, and convening Buddhist gatherings...

What went Wrong in USA’s planning for the Iran War?  

By : Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The war with Iran exposed a gap between Washington’s expectations before the conflict and the strategic reality that emerged...

We call it “Mantra”, They call it Positive Affirmations

By: Anamika Tiwari, Guest Author, GSDN Are we discovering something new—or rediscovering the wisdom of our ancient Indian Knowledge Systems? In today’s world, “Positive Affirmations” have...

When Three Chokepoints Fail Together: Rethinking Maritime Resilience After 2026

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN For most of the past decade, the story of global shipping's vulnerable chokepoints has been a story told one...

Before the Barrels Move: What Canada’s Pacific Pivot Actually Requires of India

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN The commercial logic for India to buy more Canadian oil and gas is easy to state and, on its...

Ground Broken, Not Yet Built: What Koizumi’s Visit Really Shows About India-Japan Defence Ties

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Shinjiro Koizumi's two-day visit to India in August 2026 has been read, reasonably, as a turning point. A decade...

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