Russia

Strategic insights into Russia’s military doctrine, Eurasian geopolitics, NATO confrontation, energy diplomacy, and its global security calculus.

S B Asthana geo politics analyst and renowned strategic studies writer

FPRC Journal-63- Focus: India between Russia and China (RIC)

Interview:  Major General Dr S B Asthana,SM,VSM,PhD(Veteran) Sharing an interview of mine by Foreign Policy Research Centre (FPRC), India on the subject related to India’s position between Russia and China in RIC Format. The interview was published in FPRC Journal,…

Strengthening Military and Security Cooperation in the SCO: An Indian Perspective

The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, held in Tianjin, China, from August 31 to September 1, 2025, marked the largest gathering in the organization’s history, amplified perceptions of a shifting world order, with SCO (representing ~40% of the world’s…

Interview of Major General (Dr) S B Asthana,SM,VSM,PhD by Foreign Policy Research Centre on Indian Foreign Policy

Sharing an interview of mine on Indian Foreign Policy conducted by Foreign Policy Research Centre with Focus on “India’s Foreign Policy (2014-2024)“, published in FPRC JOURNAL (J-57) 2024 (1), ISSN 2277 – 2464. Interview highlights:- Has global perception of India…

Moscow Terror Attack: Diverging Accounts and the Path Forward

Sharing my analysis on the subject published in #Firstpost. #majorgeneralsbasthana. Issues analysed:–The brutal terror attack.-What US-led west is propagating?-Russian narrative.-Validity of IS(KP) Claims.-Tajikistan and Turkey connection.-Ukrainian narrative!-Prognosis.-What next?My quote- “It appears that Russia would continue its full focus on the…

UNSC and India

Can NATO Shift the Momentum in Ukraine’s Favor as the War Enters Its Third Year?

On completion of two years of Russia-Ukraine, sharing my analysis on it, published in Modern Diplomacy (European Union). Excerpt:-“The rhetoric of US led West seems shifting from “Putin must lose” to “Putin must not win” as it struggles to meet…

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…