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Quad’s Future under Trump 2.0 

By : Simran Sodhi, Guest Author, GSDN In May of this year, the foreign ministers of the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue alliance) met in Delhi....

Illusion of Power in Today’s Geopolitics 

By : Prof (Dr.) M. L Meena and Ravi Dass Bishnoi There is a distinction, rarely made in mainstream commentary but essential to understanding the...

Emergence of Iran as a Regional Power in the Middle East  

By : Pratyush Raj, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction: Iran’s Rise in the Middle East  The Middle East remains a focal point of global attention, and a region of strategic...

How Successful is China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)? 

By : Prachi Kushwah, Research Analyst, GSDN China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is one of the most ambitious global development and connectivity projects of...

Lessons China is Learning from the Iran War for Taiwan

By: Bhaskar Jha, Research Analyst, GSDN Introduction  The War in the Middle-East region between the UD-Israel axis and Iran, which started on February 28, 2026, ending...

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India’s Space Doctrine Recast: Power, Parity, and Strategic Autonomy

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN IntroductionIndia’s space journey began not as a quest for prestige or power projection, but as an instrument of national...

Is AUKUS a Potent Alliance Anymore? 

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The Australia–United Kingdom–United States (AUKUS) security partnership, announced in September 2021, was presented as a transformative strategic alignment designed...

From Act East to Strategic Embedment: Institutionalising India’s Defence Diplomacy in Southeast Asia

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The Indo-Pacific today stands at the centre of intensifying geopolitical rivalry, maritime contestation, and strategic recalibration. Southeast Asia, situated...

India’s G20 Presidency: Advancing Inclusivity, Reform, and Global South Leadership

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation, economic uncertainty, and climate distress, multilateral institutions face an urgent legitimacy crisis....

Comparison of India & China in Space Warfare Capabilities

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN In the twenty-first century, outer space has evolved from a largely scientific and exploratory domain into a critical arena of economic...

Is Non-Alignment Still Relevant In Today’s World?

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The concept of Non-Alignment has, since the mid-20th century, shaped debates about sovereignty, great power politics, and the agency...

Algorithmic Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance, Ethnic Control, and the Uyghur Question in Xinjiang

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), accelerated by the global prominence of tools such as ChatGPT, has transformed...

The Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean: Institutions, Innovation, and Integrated Governance

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction The Indian Ocean is emerging as one of the most geopolitically significant and economically vital maritime spaces of the...

Is CPEC in Pakistan seeing Success? 

By: Sonalika Singh, Consulting Editor, GSDN The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, stands as one of the most ambitious experiments...

Gendering Separatism: Women, War, and the Politics of Resistance

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Armed conflicts and separatist movements have historically been narrated through masculinized frameworks of power, strategy, and territorial control. Yet,...

India’s Aid Diplomacy in Its Eastern Neighbourhood: Strategic Imperatives, Sub-Regionalism, and Geopolitical Competition

By: Khushbu Ahlawat, Consulting Editor, GSDN Introduction Aid diplomacy has emerged as a central instrument of contemporary statecraft, enabling states to project influence, cultivate goodwill, and...

India–Bhutan Solar Cooperation Signals a New Phase in Regional Clean Energy Partnership

By: Sagnik Sarkar As South Asia grapples with rising energy demand, climate commitments, and the need for regional cooperation, cross-border renewable energy partnerships are emerging...

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