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The River Has Outgrown the Treaty: Why the Ganges Pact Needs More Than a Renewal

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction On 12 December, thirty years of water diplomacy between India and Bangladesh runs out. The real danger is not...

Without a Handshake: Seven Decades of China and Bhutan Edging Closer

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN INTRODUCTION Bhutan and China have never exchanged ambassadors. Yet tourists, students, traders and delegations keep crossing the gap, mostly by...

Six Years to a Handshake: How India and Europe Arrived at a Defence Partnership

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN INTRODUCTION The EU-India Security and Defence Partnership, signed in January 2026, did not come out of nowhere. It is the...

Burn It or Sort It: Why India’s Waste-to-Energy Push Starts at the Kitchen Bin

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN INTRODUCTION  Incinerators are only as good as what is fed into them. Four decades of Delhi's experience, from Timarpur to...

India’s Chabahar Deadlock: How New Delhi can Resolve it?  

By : Sourishree Ghosh, Research Analyst, GSDN Why is India's Gateway to Central Asia stuck?   The geopolitical deadlock is a combined factor of the regional crisis...

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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,...

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...

India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategic Implications

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and India: Strategic Economic Partnership The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is an intergovernmental organisation...

Rethinking Modernity: From Eurocentrism to a Polycentric Global Perspective

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Modernity has long been treated as a singular historical experience rooted in Europe, often presented as a universal template...

The Dance of Globalization, COVID-19, and the Nation-State: Adapting to a Shifting World Order 

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Counsulting Editor, GSDN Introduction In the heady days of the 1990s, as globalization took its initial steps, scholars were both hopeful and wary...

Regionalism In South Asia: Evaluating SAARC’s Performance, Limitations and Future Relevance

By: Khushbu AhlawatConsulting Editor, GSDN INTRODUCTION  Regionalism in South Asia represents the shared endeavour of nations to manage common challenges, strengthen economic development, and promote political...

Critical Analysis of India’s Strategic Engagement In Central Asia

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Central Asia has re-emerged as a strategically critical region in the post-9/11 global landscape, driven by its geostrategic location,...

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