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September 14, 2026

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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...

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...

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G7 Summit 2025

By: Sonalika Singh, Research Analyst, GSDN The G7 is an informal bloc of industrialized democracies, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the...

Why Turkey Supports Pakistan Militarily: A Strategic Brotherhood in a Changing World

By: Drishti Gupta, Research Analyst, GSDN In today’s changing world, the strong military partnership between Turkey and Pakistan stands out as a key relationship between...

Why South Africa Matters in Global Geopolitics?

By: Afridi Ahmed, Research Analyst, GSDN In 1994 after emerging from the Apartheid regime, South Africa has been considered the most advanced economy in sub-Saharan...

US-China Trade War

By: Gayathri Pramod The U.S.-China tariff war, initiated in 2018, has evolved into a prolonged economic confrontation with significant global implications. As of mid-2025, both...

Indonesia–Malaysia Ties: Between Conflict and Concord

By: C Shraddha The relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia is one of historical richness. This can be mapped back to the 7th century when...

Bangladesh & Myanmar: The Escalating Border Crisis

By: Chethana Enugula The current Bangladesh-Myanmar tensions have become a matter of urgent regional concern, developing out of decades-long ethnic conflict, political unrest, and humanitarian...

Balancing Necessity and Mistrust: A Geopolitical View of Pakistan–U.S. Relations

By: Ahana Sarkar The connection between Pakistan and the United States changed much over the decades; it had times of close partnership and periods of...

China out of Pakistan’s Shadow: China’s Great Gamble

By: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd), Editor, GSDN In the 1978 movie “Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow”, largely unaware to the opponents of the protagonist,...

“What can bring in Peace in the Middle East?”

By: Namya Sethi The Middle East is one of the most important places in the world for culture and history. It is the birthplace of...

Diego Garcia: The Silent Engine of Power and the Echoes of Displacement

By: Ahana Sarkar Diego Garcia is an island in the Indian Ocean, and for most people, it’s just a dot on the map. They’ve never...

Pakistan’s Terror Networks and the Curious Case of its Global Funding

By: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd), Editor, GSDN In the succeeding 24 years after India got independence and Pakistan emerged as a new nation in...

Suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty: India’s response to Pakistan’s Terror

By: Sonalika Singh, Research Analyst, GSDN The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India in 2025 has emerged as a landmark development in South...

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