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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...

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...

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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...

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...

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