Looking at South China Sea dispute today, the game of military posturing continues with China's incremental encroachment in the region and infrastructure development (including military infrastructure), and similar countermoves and military postures to ensure freedom of navigation by US (including commencement of official visits to Taiwan). It reminds me that nothing much has changed in … Continue reading South China Sea Disputes and Southeastern Asian Countries.(Interview of Major General S B Asthana by SCMP)
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 ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s trip to China for the BRICS summit? The deliberate ambiguity … Continue reading Doklam Standoff Resolution: Interview of Maj Gen S B Asthana by SCMP
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