Multi Domain Warfare

Assessment of space militarization, cyber warfare, AI in defence, autonomous systems, and emerging technologies redefining future conflict landscapes.

Cyber Warfare grips World: Can there be Cyber Peace?

In context of ongoing cyber threat from hostile neighbors, India’s decision to ban 59 Chinese Apps and the fact that certain countries like Australia have indicated formidable cyber attacks to its critical infrastructure, this subject assumes importance. As global community…

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…

“The battleground for ‘Undeclared Third World War’ is likely to be Indo-Pacific”: Interview of Major General S B Asthana (Retd) by Global Review (Germany)

Sharing an interview of mine by Global Review (Germany) about the global strategic scenario, geopolitical situation in Asia, escalating Sino-US strategic competition in COVID- 19 era . I must compliment the interviewer, Mr Ralf Ostner, for his well researched incisive…

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…

Indian Model of Theatre Commands: The Road Ahead!

Sharing an analysis of mine on implementation of  Indian model of Theatre Commands published as Strategic Perspective of USI of India . Highlighting Indian strategic compulsions, it endorses Air Defence Command, Defence Space Agency (DSA), Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD)…

China from COVID-19 Chaos to Health Silk Road: Is it by Default or Design?

As the world battles with deadly infection rate of novel coronavirus, with global count of affected people crossing one million mark and over 50,000 deaths, China claiming to have crossed its peak of crisis, is using ‘Health Diplomacy’ or ‘Medical Coercion’ to push the…