Middle East

Strategic evaluation of Middle East conflicts, regional rivalries, energy security, Israel–Iran dynamics, and great power competition in West Asia.

Baghdadi Dead : How it impacts Terrorism in West and South Asia?

  Sharing with friends the content of my article published in Modern Diplomacy (EU), Indian Defence Review, WION News, many newspapers, journals and web portals in different forms and as a news feed from IANS and other agencies. Some of…

The US-Iran Standoff: Is someone controlling escalation dynamics to prevent avoidable disaster?

The situation in Gulf continues to be tensed since two weeks, as Iran threatens UK to take retaliatory actions over seizure of Iranian tanker off the coast of Spain by UK, which Iran alleges has been done to prevent its…

Videos of TV Discussions (National TV) Major General S B Asthana in English 2019 (2)

Sharing my TV discussions/Interviews/Speeches in English on National Television Defence expert Major General S B Asthana (retd) speaks on PM Modi’s surprise visit to Ladakh in an interview on Doordarshan. The new Pakistan PM Shahid Khan Abbasi, in an interview…

India Must Prepare to Face US Sanctions, Continue with Russia-Iran

India Must Prepare to Face US Sanctions, Continue with Russia-Iran       | Maj Gen S B Asthana, SM, VSM – 14 Oct 2018 India Must Prepare to Face US Sanctions, Continue with Russia-Iran       By Major General S B Asthana, SM,…

Interview with General Asthana:The US- Iranian clash will remain limited to economic, diplomatic and at best information warfare: Global Review(Germany)

I am sharing with friends an interview of mine by Global Review (Germany). The interviewer is  Ralf Ostener. The interviewer has questioned on global issues with focus on Middle East and Iran.  I am attaching the URL below. Neueste Beiträge Interview…

Helsinki Summit: Does it impact US- Russian strategic posturing in Syria.

Helsinki summit has indirectly indicated that US and Russia are in no mood to confront on Syrian issue further. Earlier last week Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, backed by Russia  regained ground from the southern rebels, who had earlier chosen…