Strategic & Defence Analysis

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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…

Doklam Plateau Standoff or South China Sea: Chinese Active Defence Strategy turns into Incremental Encroachments

  As Comprehensive National Power (CNP) of China is growing, its strategy to impose its national will (as perceived by its few key leaders), exercise its power through its behavior in the international arena is undergoing noticeable change. Besides unprecedented…

Modi mustn’t pull India into reckless conflict – Global Times

I am sharing with Friends the Yesterdays original article on globaltimes.cn as editorial, and other one in Peoples Daily as “Patience has bottom-line” which is provocative, and can be treated as part of psychological warfare and also to amuse…

Abu Dujan Neutrilised: Synergised Counter-terror Operations yield Results

Sharing with friends the live telecast of TV debate at NewsX at 0830 PM on 01 August 2017, on the subject, where I enjoyed participating. My compliments to all security forces ,who participated in the operation and all Government agencies…

Doklam Plateau Stand-off: Unconditional Talks better than Psychological Warfare

Sharing with friends my comments on Editorial of Global Times titled “Military conflicts to escalate if India refuses to withdraw troops”dated 21July. The script of this editorial with the threatening language used, seems to have been written by someone,…