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Has the Iran War Weakened the US Military? 

By : Pratyush Raj, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction  The United States has long been considered the world's most powerful military power. Its strength comes from its...

The China Factor: Why is America Helpless?

By: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd), Editor, GSDN The United Nations Charter, consisting of a Preamble and 111 articles divided into 19 chapters, was signed...

Algorithms and the Changing Nature of Modern Warfare: Insights from the Iran Conflict 

By : Glory Saikia, Research Analyst, GSDN On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint military offensive against Iran, producing an...

No Flag, No Embassy, No Problem: How India and Taiwan Are Writing a New Rulebook for Diplomacy

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction At a Taipei trade fair in 2026, Indian firms quietly did something more consequential than close a few deals...

Will the USA come to the defence of Taiwan in case of a Chinese attack 

By : Dhritiman Banerjee, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction  During the early phase of the Cold War, Taiwan was a key partner in the anti-communist alliance, and...

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The SCO at 25: A Bloc Building Institutions Faster Than It Builds Consensus

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN As the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation marks a quarter-century, its expanding security architecture and connectivity ambitions sit uneasily alongside an...

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...

What went Wrong in USA’s planning for the Iran War?  

By : Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The war with Iran exposed a gap between Washington’s expectations before the conflict and the strategic reality that emerged...

When Three Chokepoints Fail Together: Rethinking Maritime Resilience After 2026

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN For most of the past decade, the story of global shipping's vulnerable chokepoints has been a story told one...

Before the Barrels Move: What Canada’s Pacific Pivot Actually Requires of India

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN The commercial logic for India to buy more Canadian oil and gas is easy to state and, on its...

Ground Broken, Not Yet Built: What Koizumi’s Visit Really Shows About India-Japan Defence Ties

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Shinjiro Koizumi's two-day visit to India in August 2026 has been read, reasonably, as a turning point. A decade...

Why China’s Grip on Rare Earth is Ringing Warning Bells for the World 

By : Soumya Dutta, Research Analyst, GSDN Indonesia, the country with the world’s largest nickel reserve at approximately 60% had decided to halt its export...

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...

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