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.

Nagrota Incident and Aftermath: Prognosis from Military Perspective

For the past few days, so many personalities, who have never been close to bullets spray, including few Veterans have been passing judgment and pulling down the morale of the Army, without understanding the dynamics of terrorist strikes. If…

National Instrument of Last Resort: Need to Restore Honor and Status of Military Dented by Central Pay Commisions

Backdrop For any nation to exercise its National will to pursue its National interest, the Comprehensive National Power including capability and will to exercise hard power is inescapable. History reveals that no country ever became a major power without strong…

Escalation dynamics after ‘surgical strikes on terrorists’ by India: An analysis

Post surgical strikes against ‘terrorists and their supporters’ by India, there have been plethora of articles/debates/views/statements on various aspects covering the run up to the military action and possible reactions of Pakistan to it. An objective analysis to include managing…