South Asia

Assessment of South Asian regional security, India–Pakistan relations, Afghanistan stability, regional diplomacy, and cross-border security challenges.

Video Analysis and Presentations – Major General S B Asthana (Veteran)

Changing Global Equations due to COVID-19 and Shifting Global Order Sharing a video of mine on WION News on the subject. (5 minute video watch). The beginning of 2020 brought a wild card entry into global strategic equations in the form…

Looking beyond US-Taliban Peace Deal in Afghanistan

The fact that despite UN Security Council backing the US-Taliban Peace Deal, the US Deputy Permanent Mission in UN acknowledged that the ongoing violence is not conducive to peace process last week. The New York Times had put up a positive…

How secure India will be in 2020?

Sharing my views published by Economic Times (ET Prime) on the subject, on January 05, 2020. While 2019 saw a lot of activities with regard to national security, Balakot strike, abrogation of Art 370, administrative reorganisation of erstwhile state of…

Videos of Major General S B Asthana 2020 on TV News Chanels

With Advantage India, Will Xi Jinping Walk The Talk On LAC ? | The Rig… Defence expert Major General S B Asthana (retd) speaks on PM Modi’s surprise visit to Ladakh