Gen. Shashi Asthana

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The author is a veteran Infantry General with 40 years experience in international fields and UN. A globally acknowledged strategic & military writer/analyst; he is currently the Chief Instructor of USI of India, the oldest Indian Think-tank in India.

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Alaska Without a Deal: The Trump–Putin Summit and the War That Won’t End

The much-hyped Alaska meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded with no ceasefire, no agreement, and no concrete pathway...

Operation Sindoor: Application of Operational Art and Strategic Messaging

Backdrop: The Context of Conflict Operation Sindoor marked a significant inflection point in India's strategic and military posture towards cross-border terrorism and its sponsors. It...

Trump, Netanyahu, and the Iran-Israel Inferno: Can the Strongman Duo End the War—Or Ignite a Bigger One?

Backdrop: The One-Week Fury After a week of relentless strikes and counter-strikes, the Iran–Israel conflict has escalated from covert proxy warfare to overt, devastating kinetic...

Pahalgam to Truce: India’s Strategic Resolve and the High-Stakes Ceasefire

The recent events that unfolded following the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack sponsored by Pakistan, tested India's resolve, strategic maturity, and military acumen in the...

Trump’s Strategic Twist in the Ukraine War: A Path to Resolution or New Challenges for Stakeholders?

Backdrop: A Shifting Strategic Landscape As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth year, a major shift has emerged: President Donald Trump’s push for direct negotiations...

Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan and Non-Nuclear Iran: A Game-Changer or a Political Fantasy?

U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statement about the United States “taking over” Gaza and turning it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has...

Is the Cost of Reunification of Taiwan by Invasion or Blockade Bearable for Xi Jinping?

Xi Jinping on taking over as President of PRC started with ‘Peaceful Reunification’ of Taiwan as one of his aims and later got it...

Strategies and Operational Art in one Year of Conflict: Israel vs Iran and Proxies

The Israel-Iran rivalry continues since establishment of Israel and the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and mistrust are deep and complex, predating the establishment of...

Iran’s Next Move: Key to Middle East Escalation Dynamics

A series of successful strikes on commanders of Iranian proxies in Tehran and Beirut have escalated the tensions in the Middle East. The sequence...

Can NATO Prevent Tides Turning in Russian Favour in the Third Year of War in Ukraine?

As the war in Ukraine completes two years, Russia seems emboldened by success in capturing Avdivka and seems to be advancing westwards near Avdiivka,...

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