Articles/opinion

Articles and opinion of S B asthana on Geo-politics and strategic affairs

Decoding Chinese Strategic Intent in Prolonged Standoff at LAC

Sharing an analysis of mine published/republished in many forms in various media outlets globally along-with URLs of some of them. The standoff is not yet over, nor has Chinese intentions change although the modalities have to some extent after a…

Interview of Major General S B Asthana by South China Morning Post on Forthcoming Meeting of Wang Yi and FM Jaishankar, 10 Sep 20

Sharing an email interview of mine taken by South China Morning Post (SCMP), regarding Forthcoming Meeting of Wang Yi and FM Jaishankar scheduled on 10 Sep 20 in the backdrop of of situation in Eastern Ladakh. and future of border…

Why Resolution of Border Issues/Standoffs between China and India is so Complex?

Sharing an analysis of mine published by Modern Diplomacy (European Union) and other media platforms including print editions in English (The Daily Guardian) and Hindi (Hastkshep) in various forms, on the subject and possibilities of border resolution/standoffs, including way ahead.…

Where is China-India Standoff in Ladakh Leading to?

Sharing an opinion of mine expressed to the IANS news agency and published in many national daily news websites, portals and newspapers. The URLs of some of them are being shared. The text of English version is reproduced alongwith pdf…