Author: Maj. Gen. Shashi Asthana
Backdrop As the war in Ukraine completes one year, both sides put up a brave front, reiterating their resolve to carry on, blaming the other side for the conflict, and engaging in greater miscalculations...
Backdrop Despite IAEA and WHO raising alarm over nuclear radiation and health crisis in Ukraine, opposing sides continue aggressive stance alongside making excuses for not talking to each other. With crisis caused by missile...
Backdrop Amidst the fog of information campaign, after Russia Ukraine War nears two months, a realistic assessment of strategies adopted by the parties to the conflict and operational art displayed by opposing militaries in...
Backdrop The cold war 1.0 may have been declared to be over with the disintegration of the USSR, but the NATO – Russian tug of war kept it alive, leading to an avoidable conflict,...
Backdrop Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares 16 February 2022 as ‘Day of Unity’ apprehending Russian invasion based on US assessment, after talking to US President about Russia’s military buildup along Ukraine’s borders, with both...
The current China India standoff in Eastern Ladakh has seen continued troop build-up, under the shadow of multiple rounds of talks at various levels. While military-level talks roll over to seventh round, amidst an...
Backdrop The beginning of 2020 brought a wild card entry into global strategic equations in the form of Coronavirus Pandemic, with Wuhan being the initial epicentre in December 2019. China will continue to be...
The credibility of UN Organizations? The pandemic has also exposed the Chinese influence in global bodies claiming to be neutral and serving for humanity. WHO knew about the outbreak of coronavirus in January 2020...
In the meeting of US President Trump with Russian President Putin in July 2018 in Helsinki, immediately after organizing Football World Cup, Putin seems to have scored a diplomatic goal over Trump in context...
A hard professional stance is needed as a surgery of cancerous terrorism, as soft homoeopathic treatment is not good enough. – Maj Gen. S. B. Asthana SM, VSM* To any security analyst, the reported killing...