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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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Why Air Superiority Now Determines Maritime Control?

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction: The Transformation of Strategic Hierarchies in Warfare The evolution of warfare in the 21st century is marked by a...

From Sahel Spillover to Strategic Autonomy: The EU–Ghana Security and Defence Partnership as a New Pillar of Stability in West Africa

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction: Recalibrating Security in an Age of Interconnected Threats Contemporary international relations are increasingly characterised by the erosion of clear...

How Russia benefitted Economically from the Iran War 

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The outbreak of conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran in early 2026 has had far-reaching geopolitical and...

India’s Hidden Inflation Crisis: The Fossil Fuel Trap

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN The Illusion of Stability: Decoding India’s Inflation India’s inflation narrative in recent months appears reassuring at first glance. March retail...

Will the Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Hold? 

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN In regions where history is layered with conflict and fragile understandings, a ceasefire rarely signals resolution; more often, it represents a...

The Waning Red Shadow: Is India’s Maoist Insurgency Truly Near Its End?

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN From Naxalbari to the Red Corridor: Origins, Expansion, and Ideological Foundations The trajectory of India’s Maoist insurgency, often referred to...

NATO at a Crossroads: Trump and the Exit Debate

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Origins of NATO and the Foundations of Collective Security The debate surrounding a possible U.S. withdrawal from NATO cannot be...

Oil Shockwaves and Economic Ripples: How the West Asian Crisis Threatens India’s Growth Trajectory

By:Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Energy Disruptions and India’s Structural VulnerabilityThe ongoing geopolitical instability in West Asia, layered atop the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict, has once...

Can America’s Naval Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Succeed? 

By:Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor,GSDN The prospect of a United States-led naval blockade targeting Iranian ports and restricting maritime access around the Strait of Hormuz marks...

From Criminalisation to Compliance: How Jan Vishwas 2.0 is Redefining India’s Regulatory Framework

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction India’s regulatory landscape is undergoing a significant transformation with the introduction of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill,...

Silent Sentinels Beneath the Seas: India’s Strategic Leap in Submarine Deterrence

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction In an era defined by shifting power balances and the steady militarisation of maritime spaces, India’s strategic calculus is...

Sanctions, Sovereignty, and Stalemate: The Enduring U.S.–Cuba Deadlock

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The relationship between the United States and Cuba remains one of the most enduring geopolitical standoffs in modern international...

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