Sharing with friends the content of my article published in Modern Diplomacy (EU), Indian Defence Review, WION News, many newspapers, journals and web portals in different forms and as a news feed from IANS and other agencies. Some of the URLs are as under:- https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2019/11/09/baghdadi-dead-what-it-means-for-terrorism-in-west-and-south-asia/ http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/baghdadi-dead-what-it-means-for-terrorism-in-west-and-south-asia/ https://www.wionews.com/opinions/what-baghdadis-death-means-for-south-asia-and-future-of-islamic-state-260832 https://www.newsgram.com/what-does-the-death-of-baghdadi-means-for-terrorism-in-asia/ https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/baghdadi-dead--what-it-means-for-terrorism-in-west-and-south-asia-comment/1659012 https://indiatribune.com/baghdadi-dead-what-it-means-for-terrorism-in-west-and-south-asiaby-major-general-s-b-asthana/ https://newsd.in/baghdadi-dead-what-it-means-for-terrorism-in-west-and-south-asia-comment/ Baghdadi Dead : … Continue reading Baghdadi Dead : How it impacts Terrorism in West and South Asia?
Chinese Impact on Security dynamics of North East Region of India
Sharing my live presentation/talk delivered at Indian Council Of World Affairs as part of ICWA Live Webcast on YouTube in National Conference On External Dimensions of Security the North East Region of India . ICWA is one of the most prominent think tank of India on foreign affairs/global affairs based in New Delhi. The topic … Continue reading Chinese Impact on Security dynamics of North East Region of India
Interview: Afghanistan after breakdown of US-Taliban talks!
Sharing a face to face interview of mine by International Affairs Review regarding current situation in Afghanistan after peace talks were called off by US. The Interview is titled “For any prospects of peace in Afghanistan the intra-Afghan dialogue is a must” The interviewer is Ms Aditi Bhaduri. I am sharing the link to read full … Continue reading Interview: Afghanistan after breakdown of US-Taliban talks!
Combating Information Warfare of Adversaries Post Abrogation of Article 370
Sharing with friends my detailed analysis on the subject published in Indian and global online papers/journals due to urgency of the matter. Having failed on all fronts, Pakistan is launching a reckless information war with structured themes, with meaningless rhetorics, warmongering and targetted propaganda campaign. To counter the same there is a need to increase … Continue reading Combating Information Warfare of Adversaries Post Abrogation of Article 370
Chief of Defence Staff for India
During Independence Day speech the Prime Minister of India announced that India will have Chief of Defence Staff in its Defence Establishment. In that context I am sharing my views on the subject, in response to the questions by Senior Editor Aditi Prasad of National Daily Hindustan Times. (6 minutes video-clip) by Hindustan Times #ChiefofDefenceStaff #PossibleJointStructures #SBAsthana #AditiPrasad #HindustanTimes https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/india-news/decoding-pm-modi-s-decision-to-appoint-chief-of-defence-staff/video-IBmT7ZQCRFshLeAli0wliJ.html?fbclid=IwAR26i2izg-yELkZb7EvPWka8iM-FBeKnOo1CKqXwuGwG7tqpKXBdZbVu3ls
Asthana Writes 