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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...

India’s BRICS Balancing Act: Between Development, Diplomacy and Discord

By: Amisha Mohan The 18th BRICS Summit to be hosted by India in New Delhi on September 12-13 serves as a litmus test for contemporary...

The Mecca Pact and the Path Forward: A New Security Architecture in West Asia and Its Implications 

By : Dr. Gayathri Pramod Panamoottil The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye on 7 August 2026 represents...

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Is China’s closeness to Canada creating Problems for the USA?

By: Abhinav Prakash, Research Analyst, GSDN This year marks the 55th anniversary of China-Canada diplomatic ties and the 20th anniversary of the China-Canada strategic partnership....

How are India-US Relations Faring Under Donald Trump 2.0?

By: Sanskriti Singh, Research Analyst, GSDN India and the United States (US) have had a rocky relationship in the past because of changing governments, global...

Relationship between Russia and North Korea: An Analysis

By: Shreya Dabral, Research Analyst, GSDN Russia and North Korea have a convoluted history of relations constructed of features of history, geopolitics, and regionalism. With...

BRICS 2025: Has Anything Been Achieved?

By: Chethana Enugula When the BRICS countries met again in their regular summit in 2025, concerns about relevance, success, and future direction hung heavily over...

The Great American Pushback: Lessons for Nations at War Risk

By: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd), Editor, GSDN The 1975 Hindi-movie Sholay which starred two Indian superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra was based on everlasting...

The China, Pakistan, Afghanistan Nexus: India’s new Challenge in Asia

By: Chethana Enugula The collusion of their strategic interests has propped up a new challenge for India - a strong three-sided grouping and a menace...

India-Maldives ties set for a reset as PM Modi visits Maldives

By: Simran Sodhi, Guest Author, GSDN Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to the Maldives is a significant one and will help re-set the bilateral...

Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai: The Past, Present and Future

By: Brigadier Anil John Alfred Pereira, SM (Retd) " There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."  - Chanakya History is replete with...

Is the Iranian Government Collapsing?

By: Sofiqua Yesmin, Research Analyst, GSDN The question of whether the Iranian government is on the verge of collapse has been a recurring topic in...

Why Italy matters in European Geopolitics?

By: C Shraddha The post-World War II period saw the importance of Italy in the European context. The early 1950s witnessed the efforts of countries...

Between Missiles and Memory: Why the North Korea–Japan Standoff Is More Than a Security Crisis

By: Ahana Sarkar In recent months, people in Japan have become used to waking up to alerts warning of missiles flying overhead. These aren’t drills...

Simran Speaks: India vis-à-vis BRICS & SCO as the Global Equations Shift

By: Simran Sodhi, Guest Author, GSDN There has been a lot of debate within India of late about how relevant are multilateral institutions like BRICS...

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