Sharing my editorial published in Financial Chronicle and other news portals. The April 27 summit of Korean leaders’ has been covered extensively by the media, highlighting their pledge to end their six decades of hostility. Airing their rhetoric about commitment to peace and “complete” denuclearisation of Korean peninsula and eventually achieve unification, looks too good, … Continue reading Nuclear Free North Korea! Needs Decoding beyond optics
Opinion: With Kashmir ceasefire, India walks a fine line: Maj Gen Asthana, WION News
The developmental efforts initiated by Indian government in Jammu and Kashmir are appreciative and welcome measure for the state, as well as for the country and adds to physical, mental and social outreach of the nation into far flung areas. These have been preceded by controversial measures of amnesty to stone pelters, and declaration … Continue reading Opinion: With Kashmir ceasefire, India walks a fine line: Maj Gen Asthana, WION News
North Korea Blinks: Is it Real or a Ploy to Minimise Sanctions?
Sharing my article published in the Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Vol. CXLVIII, No. 611, January-March 2018. As the world waits for the Trump-Kim Summit, preceded by the flip-flop by all sides to keep the Summit alive is a compulsion in light of lack of alternatives. There is no meeting point. US is unlikely to concede to N … Continue reading North Korea Blinks: Is it Real or a Ploy to Minimise Sanctions?
Keeping the Peace: Interview of Major General S B Asthana by Safety and Security International (Germany)
Sharing my interview published by Safety and Security International (Germany), on Peacekeeping in February edition of their e-book Edition 2/2018. It is an International Security Magazine covering all aspects of counter terror, critical infrastructure, disaster relief and cyber protection worldwide. The interviewer is Mr Tim Mahon. My interview is covered from pages 2 to 4 of … Continue reading Keeping the Peace: Interview of Major General S B Asthana by Safety and Security International (Germany)
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