Major General S B Asthana (Retd)

Kinetic cyber-attacks in Lebanon add a new dimension to warfare

NEW DELHI: These operations open a new dimension of warfare wherein the target country or the organisation can be subjected to heavy casualties by...

Iran’s next move is key to Middle East escalation

NEW DELHI: There is a wide asymmetry in the conventional combat capability (including nuclear arsenal) of an Israel backed by the US and Iran along...

Humanitarian crisis deepens as Israel and Hamas war expands to South Gaza

Until a two-state solution that is acceptable to both parties is reached, the Israel-Palestine conflict will persist. NEW DELHI WAR EXPANDS SOUTHAs intense fighting spreads to...

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Evaluating Strategies and Future Prospects

The crisis is snowballing into one of the worst human disasters with potential to expand into a regional conflict, with an angry reaction from...

Who will launch the next ground offensive in Ukraine?

While Russia can choose its time and place for its offensive/counteroffensive, Ukraine is under pressure to launch its overhyped Spring Offensive. BACKDROPDespite Russian accusation of...

The stark realities of Ukraine war

Even with NATO’s information campaign reiterating Ukraine’s victory, attaining an end state as it existed before 24 February 2022, must be considered as nothing...

China unleashes a fresh invasion

Many countries are detecting over 25% of incoming Chinese travellers as infected. But the global pushback is muted. China unleashed a heavy transit of the...

China unleashes a fresh invasion

Many countries are detecting over 25% of incoming Chinese travellers as infected. But the global pushback is muted. China unleashed a heavy transit of the...

China unleashes a fresh invasion

Many countries are detecting over 25% of incoming Chinese travellers as infected. But the global pushback is muted. China unleashed a heavy transit of the...

Russia-Ukraine war is getting prolonged

This war is making everyone vulnerable to inflationary pressures, triggering an unprecedented energy crisis and acute food shortages. Hence, diplomacy and talks for conflict...

Russia-Ukraine war is getting prolonged

This war is making everyone vulnerable to inflationary pressures, triggering an unprecedented energy crisis and acute food shortages. Hence, diplomacy and talks for conflict...

Russia-Ukraine war is getting prolonged

This war is making everyone vulnerable to inflationary pressures, triggering an unprecedented energy crisis and acute food shortages. Hence, diplomacy and talks for conflict...

China’s active defence strategy translates into incremental encroachment strategy

Flowing out of Sun Tzu’s idea of winning a war without fighting, China has been strategically smart in expanding its footprint in all domains...

China’s active defence strategy translates into incremental encroachment strategy

Flowing out of Sun Tzu’s idea of winning a war without fighting, China has been strategically smart in expanding its footprint in all domains...

China’s active defence strategy translates into incremental encroachment strategy

Flowing out of Sun Tzu’s idea of winning a war without fighting, China has been strategically smart in expanding its footprint in all domains...

It’s US vs Russia, as Ukrainian nationalism is weaponised, leading to disaster

The conflict in Ukraine is nearing a month of devastation, turning into a deadly kinetic, contact warfare in the hybrid domain between Russia and...

It’s US vs Russia, as Ukrainian nationalism is weaponised, leading to disaster

The conflict in Ukraine is nearing a month of devastation, turning into a deadly kinetic, contact warfare in the hybrid domain between Russia and...

It’s US vs Russia, as Ukrainian nationalism is weaponised, leading to disaster

The conflict in Ukraine is nearing a month of devastation, turning into a deadly kinetic, contact warfare in the hybrid domain between Russia and...

China’s wild card entry accelerates the global arms race

China has taken a quantum leap in hypersonic technology by mounting DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle on DF17 MRBM, making it difficult to detect, thus...

India must counter multidimensional ‘concirclement’ by China

In response to the Chinese build-up of villages to change the ground position incrementally, it is recommended that states/UTs along the LAC should allot...

India must counter multidimensional ‘concirclement’ by China

In response to the Chinese build-up of villages to change the ground position incrementally, it is recommended that states/UTs along the LAC should allot...

India must counter multidimensional ‘concirclement’ by China

In response to the Chinese build-up of villages to change the ground position incrementally, it is recommended that states/UTs along the LAC should allot...

Afghan women being held hostage by Taliban, as world watches helplessly

The Taliban 2.0 have been trained well by their Pakistani allies in the art of double-gaming the world community.   Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi,...

Pakistan seeks peace with India: Is it for real?

The fact that Pakistan made a U-turn on opening trade with India under internal pressure indicates the fragile nature of its peace overture. BACKDROP Barely two...

Pakistan seeks peace with India: Is it for real?

The fact that Pakistan made a U-turn on opening trade with India under internal pressure indicates the fragile nature of its peace overture. BACKDROP Barely two...

Pakistan seeks peace with India: Is it for real?

The fact that Pakistan made a U-turn on opening trade with India under internal pressure indicates the fragile nature of its peace overture. BACKDROP Barely two...

LAC disengagement: Difficult to trust China

The Indian aim should be not to concede any de facto shift of the LAC to LAC-2020; be prepared for a two-front war as...

LAC disengagement: Difficult to trust China

The Indian aim should be not to concede any de facto shift of the LAC to LAC-2020; be prepared for a two-front war as...

LAC disengagement: Difficult to trust China

The Indian aim should be not to concede any de facto shift of the LAC to LAC-2020; be prepared for a two-front war as...

Afghanistan in 2020 is a dilemma for all stakeholders

The Taliban’s offensive against the capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province amidst intra-Afghan talks with their negotiators in Qatar, has shaken the possibility of an...

Afghanistan in 2020 is a dilemma for all stakeholders

The Taliban’s offensive against the capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province amidst intra-Afghan talks with their negotiators in Qatar, has shaken the possibility of an...

Afghanistan in 2020 is a dilemma for all stakeholders

The Taliban’s offensive against the capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province amidst intra-Afghan talks with their negotiators in Qatar, has shaken the possibility of an...

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