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September 23, 2026

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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...

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...

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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...

Why Balochistan Is Boiling Pakistan? 

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN Balochistan, the largest yet least developed province of Pakistan, has once again emerged as the epicentre of violent unrest and political instability, raising...

Geostrategic Synchronisation in the Indo-Pacific: An Analysis of the QUAD’s Strategic Architecture

By: Prof. (Dr.) ML Meena and Ravi D. Bishnoi In recent years, geopolitical analysts have frequently framed the Indo-Pacific as a compelling geopolitical imagination shaping...

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