Major General (Dr) S B Asthana, SM,VSM,PhD

Major General (Dr) S B Asthana, SM,VSM,PhD

Major General (Dr) S B Asthana, SM,VSM,PhD is Globally acknowledged Strategic and Security Analyst, Ph.D. from JNU, has authored over 450 publications. Veteran Infantry General with 45 years of experience at national and varied international fields. Former Director General Infantry in Indian Army. Held various key appointments in Army and United Nations. Director Courses, USI of India, the oldest think tank of India. TV commentator having participated in over 2000 TV shows globally. Speaker in various Strategic, Military forums, UN Organisations, Think tanks and Universities.Interviewed by various National and International news channels/newspapers/organisations on strategic, military and UN related subjects. Currently On Governing/Security Council Confederation of Education Excellence CEE, International Organisation of Education Development (IOED), and other UN Organisations. On Advisory Board of Global Advisors Consultants Corporation, IOED representative in UN Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. Distinguished Expert, Bharat Centre of Canada. Advisor Amity University, Bharat Media LLC, USA, former member Expert Group Challenges Forum, Sweden. Awarded twice by President of India, twice by UN, CEE excellence award for Nation building by Governor of Haryana. Awarded for “International Diplomacy and Global Conflict Resolutions” by IOED twice, a Consultative body for ECOSOC and International Police Commission – IPC India, by former Prime Minister of Moldova.

India-China Standoff: Not quick-fix, but long-lasting strategic solution needed!

Sharing an opinion of mine published by WION News and Indian Defence Review in various forms. The URLs are given at the end of the text. Backdrop As the current China India standoff in Eastern Ladakh rolls over to harsher…

Afghanistan in 2020: A dilemma for All Stake Holders!!

Sharing an analysis of mine on the subject published in the print Sunday edition of The Sunday Guardian. The readable text of print edition is reproduced below. The URL is att below the text. Afghanistan in 2020: A dilemma…

WHAT PEACE PROCESS IN AFGHANISTAN MEANS FOR VARIOUS STAKE HOLDERS?

Sharing an article of mine published in Amity Journal of Defence & Strategic Studies a six monthly Journal of Amity University. Taliban’s offensive against the capital of Helmand Province amidst talks with their negotiators remaining at the table in Qatar…

Why Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is Strategically Relevant for India?

Sharing an article of mine published in BWBusinessWorld on One of the key structural reforms in defence manufacturing, i.e. Corporatisation of OFBs announced by the Government. It is a open fact that OFB has failed in many ways & marked…

Chinese Checkers at LAC: Is India Making Right Moves?

Sharing an analysis of mine published/republished in many national and international media outlets, the URLs of few are attached below the text. The game is still on!! This is neither the first nor the Last Standoff. Unless the LAC is…