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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Growing Miscalculations of Parties with No clear End-State Describes One Year of Russia Ukraine War

Backdrop As the war in Ukraine completes one year, both sides put up a brave front, reiterating their resolve to carry on, blaming the other...

Dependency Trap: Chinese Strategy to Mute Global Response to its Multidomain Aggression

China is known to entrap weaker economies through its debt trap, but the bigger threat, not so much talked about, is its strategy to...

China-India Tawang Faceoff Not a Surprise: What is Different Now?

China- India LAC faceoff near Yangtse in Tawang Sector on 09 December 2022 is neither the first nor the last one, but its resulting...

Xi Jinping’s Art of Smart Dictatorship with Chinese Characteristics

Xi Jinping, the ‘Core’ leader has unveiled his new Politburo Standing Committee inducting with four new loyalists, retiring Li Keqiang and Wang Yang, in...

Why Parties to Russia Ukraine War Prolonging it?

Russia Ukraine War seems to be entering a deadly phase after seven months, witnessing significant twist in the form of Kremlin’s declaring victory in...

Escalating Big Power Contestation on Taiwan: Can It Lead to War?

Xi Jinping is seeking to hide his humiliation over US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. His premature and unjustifiable warning to the US...

Is Fatigue Causing Twists and Turns in Russia Ukraine War?

As Russia Ukraine war completes three months, both sides are witnessing spectacular twists and turns, showing that reality is biting both sides. Few would...

Is the West Weaponising Ukrainian Nationalism to Checkmate Russia?

The conflict in Ukraine has rolls over to fourth week of devastation, resulting in over three million refugees, numerous military and civilian casualties, and...

Decoding Global Implications of Escalation Dynamics of Conflict in Ukraine in Second Week

The cold war 1.0 may have been declared to be over with disintegration of USSR, but the NATO - Russian tug of war kept...

Why Ukraine is Testbed for Big Power Contestation?

Backdrop Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares 16 February, 2022 as ‘Day of Unity’ apprehending Russian invasion based on US assessment, after talking to US President...

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