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February 25, 2026

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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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Beyond Convenience: The Dynamics of Pakistan-USA Relations

By: Ahana Sarkar Field Marshal Asim Munir’s recent visit to the United States marks a critical juncture in Pakistan-USA relations, coming at a time when...

Has USA Re-Emerged as the Key Player in the Middle East?

By: Namya Sethi The Middle East is still enormously significant to world politics because it has a lot of oil, is the birthplace of three...

Is IMEC a Casualty of the Middle East Tensions?

By: Simran Sodhi It would be an appropriate assessment to make at this point that one of the biggest casualties of the Israel-Iran conflict is...

Taiwan at the Fault Line: Strategic Geography and the US-China Contest for Indo-Pacific Supremacy

By: Geehan Kooner ‘Wars begin where deep currents of conflict between major powers converge—where opposing military forces face each other, poised for action. One false...

Pakistan’s Marriages of Convenience

By: Brigadier Anil John Alfred Pereira, SM (Retd) As the geopolitical sands shift, India’s commitment must be to nurture the belief that true security and...

G7 Summit 2025

By: Sonalika Singh, Research Analyst, GSDN The G7 is an informal bloc of industrialized democracies, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the...

Why Turkey Supports Pakistan Militarily: A Strategic Brotherhood in a Changing World

By: Drishti Gupta, Research Analyst, GSDN In today’s changing world, the strong military partnership between Turkey and Pakistan stands out as a key relationship between...

Why South Africa Matters in Global Geopolitics?

By: Afridi Ahmed, Research Analyst, GSDN In 1994 after emerging from the Apartheid regime, South Africa has been considered the most advanced economy in sub-Saharan...

US-China Trade War

By: Gayathri Pramod The U.S.-China tariff war, initiated in 2018, has evolved into a prolonged economic confrontation with significant global implications. As of mid-2025, both...

Indonesia–Malaysia Ties: Between Conflict and Concord

By: C Shraddha The relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia is one of historical richness. This can be mapped back to the 7th century when...

Bangladesh & Myanmar: The Escalating Border Crisis

By: Chethana Enugula The current Bangladesh-Myanmar tensions have become a matter of urgent regional concern, developing out of decades-long ethnic conflict, political unrest, and humanitarian...

Balancing Necessity and Mistrust: A Geopolitical View of Pakistan–U.S. Relations

By: Ahana Sarkar The connection between Pakistan and the United States changed much over the decades; it had times of close partnership and periods of...

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