Domestic Affairs

Analysis of India’s national strategy, security architecture, public policy, and defence developments. This section examines India’s evolving national power, internal security challenges, governance reforms, and military modernization within the broader strategic framework.

IS Strikes South Asia: Are India and China Next Targets?

Security personnel inspect the interior of St. Sebastian’s Church. The bombings occurred in at least five other locations, including three Colombo hotels: the Cinnamon Grand, the Shangri-La Hotel, and the Kingsbury Hotel. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images       After the IS caliphate was decimated,…

The Next Big Thing: Excerpt of my Interview quoted in Cover Story of Business World Journal

I am sharing the excerpt of my interview  quoted in Cover Story ‘The Next Big Thing’ of Business World Journal April Issue. The cover story also has interviews of major personalities of Defence Industry. The Story has been put across…

We Should Fix Our Aim Of Achieving Self Reliance in Defence Up To 80 Percent By 2030

Sharing my interview by Business World regarding Defense Manufacturing and Self Reliance in Defence to be focus of future Governments in India. The interviewer is Mr Manish Kumar Jha. The URL is placed below   (The views expressed are…

Interview with Major General Asthana: Pakistan and the “Policy of bleeding India with a thousand cuts”

I am sharing with friends my interview by Global Review, (Germany)   The interviewer is  Ralf Ostener. The interviewer has questioned on various aspects about Pakistan, and Afghanistan region, including US Taliban Peace Talks.   The Interview has been taken in English,  published in German…

Options to deal with Pakistan’s Proxy War, post Indian Air Strikes to Balakot.

I am sharing with friends my article published by Global Review (Germany) in English language.  Although I am attaching the URL of publication below. There could be errors due to language translation  or change of formats. Politik und Kritik weltweit…

Interview of S B Asthana by Financial Express 15 Feb 2019

Sharing an interview of mine published by Financial Express on the subject, taken immediately after the tragic incident of fidayeen attack on CRPF convoy, quoting my advise of immediate withdrawal of security of separatists and other issues. It’s good that…