Defence and Military Affairs

Comprehensive analysis of India’s armed forces modernization, defence reforms, operational readiness, procurement strategy, and evolving military doctrine.

In 2019, I would expect a simpler version of DPP, which makes procurement possible-Maj Gen SB Asthana, in BW DEFENCE

Sharing my interview published by Business World (Defence) on 15 January 2019 regarding Defence procurements, DPP, self reliance, Make in India, Defence Budget, Capacity building, force restructuring and related issues for 2019 and beyond. It is also available in printed…

How Secure will India be in 2019?

National Security has a wide span and needs to cover much wider period for meaningful analysis, but to be realistic about current security dynamics in the country, speculating the immediate trends under the existing realities may be a useful, because…

Vijai Diwas: Unparalleled victory of 1971 War of: We – The Indians

  The Vijai Diwas (16 December) carries one of  the glorious memory in history of India and the victorious day in History of Indian Armed Forces, when they defeated East Pakistan in a 13 day war commencing on 03 December…

Interview of Maj Gen Asthana by Global Review, Politik und Kritik weltweit (Germany) about the Indian military

I am sharing with friends my interview by Global Review ( Germany). The interviewer is  Ralf Ostener. The interviewer has questioned on a very wide range of aspects about Indian Military, its history, its development and its self understanding from German perspective. The…

Only Victorious Indian Army can save 93,000 Pakistani Army prisoners of war. A video worth a view.

In context of daily abrogation of ceasefire by Pakistani Army, and urge to push in terrorists into India, Pakistani Army often boasts of false sense of bravado. They well understand it and call India as existential threat to them, to…

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…