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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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IS I2U2 SUCCESSFUL? 

By : Jaiwant Singh Jhala, Research Analyst, GSDN The global political and economic landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. Traditional multilateral institutions are increasingly being...

Teesta River Understanding between China & Bangladesh: Implications for India 

By : Bhavika Bhartiya, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction  The Teesta, a transboundary river that originates in the Indian state of Sikkim and flows through the northern...

Analysis of China’s Energy Dependency 

By : Simar Kaur, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction  As the second-largest economy and leading industrial nation in the world, the issue of energy security is not...

Will IMEC ever Fructify? 

By : Andey Vivaan, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction  When India, the United States, the European Union and key Gulf countries announced the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) during...

The Institutionalisation of China’s AI Diplomacy: WAICO and the Battle for the Rules of Global AI

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction For much of the past three years, China's approach to global artificial intelligence governance has unfolded through declarations, action...

Why is Japan stepping up its Military Preparedness 

By : Hridbina Chatterjee, Research Analyst, GSDN For nearly eight decades, Japan’s geopolitical identity was anchored by a singular, legally binding philosophy: absolute pacifism. Enshrined in Article...

China’s Expanding EV Footprint in South Asia and Its Implications for India

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Electric vehicles have quietly become one of the most consequential instruments of Chinese influence in South Asia. What began...

Building the India–Africa Agrifood Partnership

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Agriculture sits at the heart of the India-Africa relationship, yet for decades it has been treated as a secondary...

WILL THE IRAN WAR CEASEFIRE HOLD? 

By : Jaiwant Singh Jhala, Research Analyst, GSDN The ceasefire that followed the recent Iran-Israel conflict has offered the Middle East a much-needed pause after weeks of...

China-Bangladesh Relations: Warning Bells for India 

By : Andey Vivaan, Research Analyst, GSDN China-Bangladesh Relations : Source Internet Introduction  India and Bangladesh have shared close ties for several decades because of their common...

Beyond the SH-15: China’s Expanding Military Footprint in Pakistan

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction For much of the past decade, the China-Pakistan defence relationship was discussed largely in terms of individual platforms —...

China-Bangladesh Relations: Warning Bells for India 

By : Bhavika Bhartiya, Research Analyst, GSDN For almost fifty years, Bangladesh has been India's closest ally in South Asia. The relationship started in 1971...

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