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August 12, 2026

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Will IMEC ever Fructify? 

By : Andey Vivaan, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction  When India, the United States, the European Union and key Gulf countries announced the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) during...

The Institutionalisation of China’s AI Diplomacy: WAICO and the Battle for the Rules of Global AI

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction For much of the past three years, China's approach to global artificial intelligence governance has unfolded through declarations, action...

Why is Japan stepping up its Military Preparedness 

By : Hridbina Chatterjee, Research Analyst, GSDN For nearly eight decades, Japan’s geopolitical identity was anchored by a singular, legally binding philosophy: absolute pacifism. Enshrined in Article...

China’s Expanding EV Footprint in South Asia and Its Implications for India

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Electric vehicles have quietly become one of the most consequential instruments of Chinese influence in South Asia. What began...

Building the India–Africa Agrifood Partnership

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Agriculture sits at the heart of the India-Africa relationship, yet for decades it has been treated as a secondary...

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From Multilateralism to Strategic Tradecraft: India’s Trade Diplomacy in a Fragmenting World Order

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Global trade is no longer merely an economic exchange of goods and services; it has become a strategic instrument...

ICSSR-Sponsored International Conference at Galsi Mahavidyalaya highlights India’s Democratic Rise and Indigenous Knowledge Systems

By: Dr. Abhishek Karmakar The Department of Political Science, in collaboration with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Galsi Mahavidyalaya, successfully organised its Sixth...

PM Modi’s visit to Israel: Implications for Peace in the Middle East 

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent two-day state visit to Israel his first since the landmark 2017 trip that made him...

Burden-Sharing and Sea Power: Why India Must Rethink Naval Strategy in America’s New Indo-Pacific Doctrine

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction In an era defined by shifting power balances and intensifying competition in the Indo-Pacific, the United States’ release of...

From Strategic Convergence to Defence Realignment: India–Armenia Security Cooperation in a Shifting Eurasian Order

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction India–Armenia relations have entered a decisive phase of strategic consolidation, shaped by intensifying geopolitical competition in the South Caucasus...

From Diaspora Diplomacy to Maritime Strategy: The Strategic Consolidation of India–Malaysia Relations in the Indo-Pacific

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction India–Malaysia relations have entered a phase of strategic consolidation that reflects wider transformations within the Indo-Pacific order. Anchored in...

AI Summit in India: The Path ahead for India to become an AI Power  

By : Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The India AI Impact Summit 2026 marks a defining moment in the country’s technological evolution, positioning India not...

From Zeitenwende to Indo-Pacific: Why India Is Central to Germany’s Strategic Reset

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Germany’s declaration of Zeitenwende in 2022 marked a historic rupture in its post–Cold War strategic culture. Triggered by Russia’s...

From High-Speed Growth to Strategic Recalibration: Decoding China’s Economic Slowdown under Xi Jinping

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Standing apart from previous Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders such as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, China’s post-1978 economic...

Between Blood Alliance and Strategic Liability: Reassessing the China–North Korea Equation in a Shifting Global Order

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The relationship between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is often...

Geography vs. Geopolitics: Can Pakistan Bridge Central Asia’s Connectivity Divide?

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The geopolitics of connectivity has re-emerged as the defining axis of Eurasian power competition. As supply chains fragment, sanctions...

Are India-Russia Relations as Strong as Before?

By: Prachi Kushwah, Research Analyst, GSDN India and Russia go way back. Their partnership really took off in the middle of the last century—especially during...

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