India and UN Peacekeeping: Eight Decades of Commitment, Courage, and Credibility

Sharing an analysis of mine on the topic published in Journal Blueprint, Business Standard, Print Edition, December 2025, Volume 1, Issue 4, December Edition, titled "Duty Not Dominance: Eight decades of India's UN Commitment". I am reproducing the article to enable readers to access the contents if they don't have the subscription for Premium content. … Continue reading India and UN Peacekeeping: Eight Decades of Commitment, Courage, and Credibility

Indian Model of Theatre Commands: The Road Ahead!

Sharing an analysis of mine on implementation ofย ย 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) and recommends up gradation of Defence Cyber Agency (DCA) to โ€œInformation Warfare Commandโ€.ย ย The Maritime Command … Continue reading Indian Model of Theatre Commands: The Road Ahead!

Arenโ€™t We Already in โ€˜Undeclared Third World Warโ€™ with Changed Dimensions and Instruments?

Sharing my article published in Journal of the United Service Institution of Indiaย  Volume:ย CXLVIIIย No.ย 613,Period:ย July 2018 - September 2018 Publisher:ย USI of India, New Delhi The quarterly USI Journal is the oldest surviving defence journal in Asia, having first appeared in 1872 has been an uninterrupted Journal till date. An index of articles published in the USI … Continue reading Arenโ€™t We Already in โ€˜Undeclared Third World Warโ€™ with Changed Dimensions and Instruments?

Major General S B Asthana, Author Profile, Strategic and Defence Analyst

I am sharing the profile of mine (Major General S B Asthana, SM,VSM, Ph.D.) Author to be able to read my opinions/articles http://www.wionews.com/author/major-general-s-b-asthana?page=1 My author profile on Indian Defence Review, Modern Diplomacy (EU), DNA, RIAC, Newsroom 24x7, Global Review and other media platforms renowned publications, newspapers and web portals is on  on Google.  Profile : MAJ GEN Dr … Continue reading Major General S B Asthana, Author Profile, Strategic and Defence Analyst

China keen, but Pakistan nervous about India’s Participation in OBOR Summit

As per 'Pakistan Today' daily newspaper, dated May 08, 2017, Pakistan on Monday sought clarification from Chinese officials over content of Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohuiโ€™s address at the United Service Institution(USI of India), an Indianย  think tank, on Friday, when the text was released by the Chinese Embassy on Monday. With only four days to … Continue reading China keen, but Pakistan nervous about India’s Participation in OBOR Summit