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September 22, 2026

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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...

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Tectonic Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean: Cyprus–Israel Relations between Alliance and Anxiety

By: Drishti Gupta, Research Analyst, GSDN The Eastern Mediterranean is no longer just a peripheral zone of Middle Eastern diplomacy; it has become a strategic...

Greece–Turkey Tensions: Navigating Conflict, Cooperation, and Regional Stakes in the Eastern Mediterranean

By: Aditi Sharma, Research Analyst, GSDN The rivalry between Greece and Turkey that has its roots in centuries-old conflicts and is marked by frequent crises that have influenced...

India and the Trump Dilemma

By: Simran Sodhi, Guest Author, GSDN The Trump 2.0 Presidency, most in India thought, would be an easy one for India. After all, Prime Minister...

“Is MAGA really Happening?”

By: Sonalika Singh, Research Analyst, GSDN “Make America Great Again” (MAGA), first coined by Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign, has evolved into a...

Trump’s Tariff’s on India: Time for the Great Indian Leap

By: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd), Editor, GSDN On July 30, 2025 as the 47th US President announced tariffs on India along with penalties for...

Global Implications of Iran-Russia Growing Strategic Partnership

By: Aasi Ansari, Research Analyst, GSDN The recent Iran-Russia growing strategic partnership has shifted the attention towards the Middle East and elevated the concerns for...

Reset in India-Canada Relations

By: Gayathri Pramod, Research Analyst, GSDN The India–Canada reset in relations represents one of the most consequential diplomatic recalibrations undertaken by New Delhi in recent years,...

Could the US–Russia Détente be the Key to Ending Humanitarian Crisis?

By: Dr. Bawa Singh Civilian casualties have been rising, with someone dying every 12 minutes in conflict zones on account of humanitarian crisis. Whereas on...

Why Jordan and Syria matter in the Middle East?

By: Trishnakhi Parashar, Research Analyst, GSDN The Middle East carries the imprint of being perceived as an exceptional region, mainly due to its unique culture,...

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...

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