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Thirst in the Mountains: Tourism Growth and the Emerging Water Crisis in the Himalayas

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The Himalayan region, often described as the “Water Tower of Asia,” is one of the most critical freshwater reserves...

Guarding the Blue Frontier: India’s Strategic Imperative to Counter IUU Fishing in the Indian Ocean

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The Indian Ocean has long been a central artery of global trade, strategic competition, and maritime connectivity. Stretching across...

India’s stand in the Iran-Israel-USA War: An Analysis 

By : Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has placed India in one of the most...

Why did the US and Israel attack Iran? 

By : Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The joint military offensive launched by the United States and Israel against Iran in late February 2026 represents one of...

India–U.S. Trade Deal at a Crossroads: Tariffs, Trust, and the Geopolitics of Economic Statecraft

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Strategic partnerships are often tested not in moments of rhetorical alignment, but in the hard realities of economic negotiation....

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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...

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...

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