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The Mecca Pact and the Path Forward: A New Security Architecture in West Asia and Its Implications 

By : Dr. Gayathri Pramod Panamoottil The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye on 7 August 2026 represents...

How Iran prepared for the Two-Front War with USA & Israel?  

By :  Pratyush Raj, Research Analyst, GSDN For years, Iran has lived with the possibility of a direct confrontation with Israel and the United States....

China’s Air Operations in the Taiwan Strait: Understanding the Logic of Escalation Control 

By : Soumya Dutta, Research Analyst, GSDN On July 20-21, 2026, a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) helicopter and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crossed into...

Can China and India Ever Resolve Their Border Disputes? 

By : Simar Kaur, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction  The boundary dispute between China and India is one of the longest unresolved territorial disagreements in the world....

Why the GIUK Gap Matters to the USA 

By : Bhavika Bhartiya, Research Analyst, GSDN A body of water refereed as GIUK Gap separates the countries of Greenland, Iceland, and the UK. While...

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China’s Latest 5-Year Plan: An Analysis 

By:Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN China’s Fifteenth Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) represents a pivotal moment in the country’s long-term development trajectory, reflecting both continuity with past strategies and...

Carbon Credits: Market Mechanism, Climate Governance, and Global Challenges

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Carbon credits have emerged as a central instrument in global efforts to combat climate change, offering a market-based mechanism...

Indo-Pacific Flashpoint: Containing China’s Strategic Expansion

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The Indo-Pacific has rapidly emerged as the epicenter of contemporary geopolitics, where economic interdependence intersects with intensifying strategic rivalry....

China’s Energy Diplomacy in South Sudan: Oil, Power, and the Politics of Strategic Engagement

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The intersection of energy security, geopolitics, and development has made South Sudan a critical arena for global power competition,...

Rebalancing the Multilateral Trading Order: Cameroon, WTO Reform, and the Politics of Global Trade Governance

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN The Crisis of Multilateralism: WTO in a Fragmenting Global Economy The contemporary global trading system stands at a critical juncture,...

Borders, Identity, and Cinematic Nationalism: Interrogating Partition Narratives in Indian Popular Culture

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The Partition of India remains one of the most defining and traumatic events in South Asian history, not only...

Strategic Partners, Economic Rivals: Understanding the U.S. Investigation into India’s Trade Policies

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Over the past two decades, economic relations between India and the United States have evolved into one of the...

Water at the Core: Building India’s Climate Resilience in an Era of Environmental Uncertainty

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century, reshaping ecological systems, economic structures,...

Pakistan–Afghanistan Clashes: Can It Escalate to a Full War? 

By : Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The recent escalation of hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan marks one of the most dangerous phases in their...

How AI Shaped the American & Israeli Attack on Iran 

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran in early 2026 marks a significant turning point in the...

India’s West Asia Policy at a Crossroads: Strategic Autonomy in a Turbulent Region

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction West Asia remains one of the most geopolitically volatile regions in the world, yet it continues to occupy a...

West Asia’s New Geo-Strategic Pressure Arc and the Reordering of Global Geopolitics

By: Prof. ML Meena & Ravi D. Bishnoi The direct confrontation between Iran, Israel, and the United States that began in the last week of...

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