Strategic & Defence Analysis

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Terror enters Mosque of Egypt

Sharing the Washington Post article and my comments with friends dated 24 November 2017. Comments With shrinking caliphate/concentrated locations of militants by some hard actions, it is expected that sporadic militant attacks and lone wolf attacks at unexpected locations killing innocent people…

Is Nuclear Blackmailing Theory going to be a New Normal? Is the World helpless in facing its dangerous Implications?

  As against high expectations from President Trump’s long tour of Asia, there seems to be  no change in North Korea flash point except ‘Old’ and ‘Fat’ jibes. It appears that world community at large seems to be settling down…

Interview with Indian Major General Asthana about India, China, Pakistan and Counter jihad, by Global Review (Germany)

I am sharing with friends my interview with Global Review ( Germany). The interviewer is Von Ralf Ostener. The Interview has been taken in English and published in German language. Although I am attaching the URL below, but there are…

North Korea and South China Sea Flash-points: Are worthwhile Options left on US Table?

Sharing with friends my article published in Indian Defence Review on 06 October 17, and News mobile on 05 October 17 after updation, as the subject has new developments on daily basis. Photo- During recent verbal exchanges of provocative…

Is China’s ‘Front-line State Strategy’ going out of Control or North Korea Crazy? Affected Countries Struggle for Way Forward

The Front-line State Strategy of China When President Trump on taking over tried to outsource the problem of resolving North Korean Crisis to China presumably in exchange of some trade concessions, his administration overlooked the fact that China was part of…

Doklam Standoff Resolution: Interview of Maj Gen S B Asthana by SCMP

(Views of Major General S B Asthana,SM,VSM, (Veteran), Questioned by Jiangtao Shi of South China Morning Post on 29 August 2017.  Question 1 (SCMP) Are you surprised that the over 70-day military standoff ended all of a sudden just days…