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September 14, 2026

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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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From Oil to Minerals: Why Washington Is Growing Wary of India’s Global Choices?

By: Tushar Jain For years, the United States has presented India as a natural partner in countering China. Washington has praised New Delhi as a...

China’s Rise: Don’t Democracies Progress?

By: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd), Editor, GSDN In many fora that I am part of, an often-heard statement which one gets to discern whenever...

Why Nepal Saw Unrest?

By: Sanskriti Singh, Research Analyst, GSDN On the surface, the recent turmoil in Nepal may seem like another protest against a government action. However, it...

Will Trump’s Peace Plan Last in the Middle East?

By: Prachi Kushwah, Research Analyst, GSDN When former United States President Donald J. Trump unveiled his “Peace to Prosperity” plan on January 28, 2020, the...

Current status of IMEC: Cause of Concern?

By: Sanjay Mummana, Research Analyst, GSDN The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was among the most ambitious international connectivity projects announced in the recent years....

Will the Korean Peninsula ever see Peace?

By: Shreya Dabral, Research Analyst, GSDN The Korean Peninsula is also still one of the most delicate geopolitical hotspots of the modern world. Several decades...

Taliban vs Indian Women

By: Simran Sodhi, Guest Author, GSDN The visit of the Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to India, has been an opportunity for India to...

Effects of the Trump Tariff War on India

By: Gayathri Pramod, Research Analyst, GSDN In 2025, the United States sharply escalated trade pressure on India through a series of tariff measures that culminated...

India’s Strategic Evolution: The Shift from Global Rule-Taker to Multi-Vector Rule-Shaper

By: Hridbina Chatterjee India's foreign policy has gone through a significant change—transitioning more away from "Strategic Equidistance” to "Multi-Vector Engagement." For decades, New Delhi -...

Is the European Union in Chinese Grip?

By: Prachi Kushwah, Research Analyst, GSDN The European Union (EU) is today in a very critical crossroad with the People’s Republic of China. In the...

India’s ‘Neighbourhood First Policy’ needs an Urgent Re-think

By: Simran Sodhi, Guest Author, GSDN Even as Nepal seems to calm down and stabilize, the recent upheaval in the Himalayan Kingdom has left India...

As South Asia slips, India stands Strong

By: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd), Editor, GSDN South Asia with 25% of the world’s population with 2.04 billion and comprising India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives,...

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