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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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India’s Space Doctrine Recast: Power, Parity, and Strategic Autonomy

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN IntroductionIndia’s space journey began not as a quest for prestige or power projection, but as an instrument of national...

Is AUKUS a Potent Alliance Anymore? 

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The Australia–United Kingdom–United States (AUKUS) security partnership, announced in September 2021, was presented as a transformative strategic alignment designed...

From Act East to Strategic Embedment: Institutionalising India’s Defence Diplomacy in Southeast Asia

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The Indo-Pacific today stands at the centre of intensifying geopolitical rivalry, maritime contestation, and strategic recalibration. Southeast Asia, situated...

India’s G20 Presidency: Advancing Inclusivity, Reform, and Global South Leadership

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation, economic uncertainty, and climate distress, multilateral institutions face an urgent legitimacy crisis....

Comparison of India & China in Space Warfare Capabilities

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN In the twenty-first century, outer space has evolved from a largely scientific and exploratory domain into a critical arena of economic...

Is Non-Alignment Still Relevant In Today’s World?

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The concept of Non-Alignment has, since the mid-20th century, shaped debates about sovereignty, great power politics, and the agency...

Algorithmic Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance, Ethnic Control, and the Uyghur Question in Xinjiang

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), accelerated by the global prominence of tools such as ChatGPT, has transformed...

The Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean: Institutions, Innovation, and Integrated Governance

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The Indian Ocean is emerging as one of the most geopolitically significant and economically vital maritime spaces of the...

Is CPEC in Pakistan seeing Success? 

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, stands as one of the most ambitious experiments...

Gendering Separatism: Women, War, and the Politics of Resistance

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Armed conflicts and separatist movements have historically been narrated through masculinized frameworks of power, strategy, and territorial control. Yet,...

India’s Aid Diplomacy in Its Eastern Neighbourhood: Strategic Imperatives, Sub-Regionalism, and Geopolitical Competition

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Aid diplomacy has emerged as a central instrument of contemporary statecraft, enabling states to project influence, cultivate goodwill, and...

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...

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