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The Quiet Alternative: Why India’s Modest Energy Diplomacy Is Gaining Ground in Africa as Bigger Pledges Stall

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Africa's energy problem has never really been a shortage of promises. In the fourteen years since the first big...

The G7’s Democracy Problem: Why 2026 Is the Wrong Year to Formalise a D10

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN For a concept that has been "about to happen" for eighteen years, the idea of a D10 — a...

Salami-Sliced Legitimacy: How the World Is Normalising the Taliban Without Ever Formally Saying So? 

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction In June 2026, Belgium granted one-day visas to a five-member Taliban delegation so it could hold talks with European...

Over the Desert Where History Was Made: India’s Sarang Helicopters Take Wing in Egypt

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN There is a particular kind of symbolism in flying five helicopters in tight formation over El Alamein. The stretch...

Can the World De-Dollarize? 

By : Prachi Kushwah, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction  The question of whether the world can de-dollarize has moved from an academic debate to a strategic economic...

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USA’s National Security Strategy 2025: Implications for Europe

By: Jaiwant Singh Jhala, Research Analyst, GSDN The 2025 United States National Security Strategy (NSS), released under President Donald Trump's administration, marks a pivotal shift...

Why Russia Matters to India: Rise of Ruble and Rupee

By: Tushar Jain India and Russia share one of the most trusted and long-lasting friendships in the world. This relationship began during the time of...

US-Greenland Relations: Understanding Trump’s Outreach towards the Island

By: Kashif Anwar Greenland has rapidly transitioned from a peripheral Arctic territory into a pivotal theatre in twenty-first-century geopolitics, driven by accelerating great-power competition for...

The Architecture of Influence: How Beijing’s design captures South Asia’s Mindspace

By: Subhalakshmi Brahma Beyond infrastructure and financing, China’s ascent in South Asia is the result of a calculated cognitive strategy that influences regional dependence, perceptions,...

Why South America matters Geopolitically?

By: Rudraksh Saklani, Research Analyst, GSDN In this era, which is not of war, but of geo-economics rather, the latent nature and unmet potential of...

Viability of the Artic Route: Implications for Geo-Economics

By: Gayathri Pramod The viability of the Arctic route has emerged as one of the most consequential developments in contemporary global geopolitics and geo- economics....

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative Successful?

By: Shreya Dabral, Research Analyst, GSDN The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that was introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping back in 2013 is one...

Is AUKUS still Effective?

By: Drishti Gupta, Research Analyst, GSDN The AUKUS trilateral security partnership uniting Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States was launched in September 2021...

What has Changed for US-China After Xi-Trump’s Summit in Busan?

By: Prachi Kushwah, Research Analyst, GSDN The Xi-Trump Summit held in Busan on May 20, 2020, represented a consequential moment in modern international relations. After...

With more Nations recognising Palestine, is Israel’s position getting Weakened?

By: Trishnakhi Parashar, Research Analyst, GSDN An international momentum is building as a growing number of nations now have formally recognise the State of Palestine,...

Why Eastern Europe matters Geopolitically?

By: Rudraksh Saklani, Research Analyst, GSDN The geopolitical discourse surrounding the eastern part of Europe has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride that...

Trump’s Speech in UNGA: Analysis & After-Effects

By: Aasi Ansari, Research Analyst, GSDN U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the 80th United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025 that...

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