China

In-depth analysis of China’s military modernization, Belt and Road Initiative, Indo-Pacific strategy, border issues, and its role in reshaping global power dynamics.

Chinese Concirclement of India and Standoff: Way Ahead

Sharing an analysis of mine on the subject, published as Chapter 2 in the BOOK “India @ 75 – Reflections on New India” edited by Dr Nivedita Das Kundu, with chapters from other strategic writers. The analysis was written last…

Interview of Major General (Dr) S B Asthana by South China Morning Post on Sino-Bhutan Border Talks

Sharing an email interview of mine by South China Morning Post on Sino Bhutan Border talks after Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji met Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng in Beijing on 24 October 2023. The interviewer was Shi Jiangtao. Excerpts of…

Interview of Major General (Dr) S B Asthana on South China Sea: Global Stakeholders, by Foreign Policy Research Centre, New Delhi

Sharing an interview of mine by Foreign Policy Research Centre (FPRC) focussing on South China Sea: Global Stakeholders. The interviewer is Prof. Mahendra Gaur, Director, FPRC. FPRC Do you agree that the SCS problem is all about China’s sweeping claims of…

INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL (RET.) ASTHANA:“THE SINO-AMERICAN COMPETITION CAN BETTER BE DESCRIBED AS COLD WAR 2.0, WHICH WILL CONTINUE IN GLOBAL ARENA, FOR LONG TERM, IN MULTIPLE DOMAINS“

Sharing an incisive interview of mine by Global Review (Germany) about specific exploratory Current Global Issues. The interviewer is Mr Ralf Ostner. The interview has posed questions from Western perspective to get clarity on Indian point of view. The Interview…

How Russia-Ukraine War is impacting Indo-Pacific Region?

Sharing an article of mine published titled “How Russia-Ukraine War is impacting Indo-Pacific Region?” published by Journal of Indian Ocean Studies” Volume 30, No2, May-August 2022, pages 73-82, of Society of Indian Ocean Studies #SIOS, published by Print Publications, New…