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Gustavo Manuel de Arístegui is a Spanish politician, diplomat and an international analyst. He is the former ambassador of Spain in India. In the latest instalment of “Facing the world”, on Onda Madrid, Gustavo de Arístegui, diplomat and international analyst gives an analysis of the Summit of the Atlantic Alliance.

In the latest instalment of “Facing the world”, on Onda Madrid, Gustavo de Arístegui, diplomat and international analyst, spoke about the Summit of the Atlantic Alliance held in Madrid. “First of all, we must congratulate the government for having organized a summit which the government of Mariano Rajoy had succeeded in”, remembering that it was the previous government which had asked for it and which had obtained it Gustavo said.

Gustavo de Arístegui explained, “Some of history’s most reputable analysts made a huge mistake during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet Union. Remember the unfortunate book by Francis Fukuyama entitled “The End of History”, where nothing like this was found. How many times have we heard this childish and counter-productive expression which caused so many subsequent problems, namely the dividends of peace, leading to the reduction of conventional forces. How many times have we heard from international analysts, so-called experts in geostrategy, saying that terrorism cannot be fought with fighter jets, and how is this done in Syria or Afghanistan or on the border between Turkey and Syria. Frankly, you need to have a little more idea”.

The summit is anyway a collective effort of many people, the national government, the House of His Majesty King Felipe VI, the protocol services, the security forces, including the municipal police of Madrid, who surprised everyone with the magnificent device organized around the summit, the government delegation in Madrid, the civil guard, the police and the restaurateurs, he says. “I found the idea excellent to organize a dinner at the Prado Museum, which for me is the best art gallery in the world, etc. Beyond the purely logistical and material aspects, it is indeed a historic summit, the strategic concept makes a qualitative leap compared to Lisbon and we are at a crucial moment of a qualitative leap in terms of risks”, Gustavo de Arístegui said in excitement.

Gustavo de Arístegui comes from a long-standing diplomatic background, his father and grandfather were both senior diplomats posted as ambassadors in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Gustavo de Arístegui next to his native Spanish speaks English, French and German, and is interested in all the international issues that are related in any way to Spain, international security and strategic issues, terrorism, European affairs, Islam and the Arab–Israeli conflict. His English is impeccable as becoming of a scion of a diplomat family.

According to Gustavo de Arístegui there is a concern about destabilization in Mauritania, where he has visited a month ago, the terrorist threat, but also about immigration and above all about the actions of Wagner's Russian mercenaries. He says that in a country with access to the Atlantic, with a key geostrategic position it is something to be taken care of by NATO.

Gustavo de Arístegui is of the opinion that it is one of the buffer countries, it is a very large country, very sparsely populated and difficult to control. He also acknowledges that there is a very serious chance that the destabilization caused by drug, human, arms and terrorist traffickers will end up affecting Mauritania in a destabilizing way. Therefore, Mauritania must become a priority for the Atlantic Alliance like a good part of the North Atlantic coast become like Morocco, and Gustavo de Arístegui dares to say the most strategic concept of the European Union.

Gustavo de Arístegui also considers that in the reunion between Spain and the United States, the Royal Family has played a very important role, the paper has played the role that it was entitled to. According to the diplomat, Joe Biden's decision is clear and at the moment of truth, the American ally is Spain. In Gustavo de Arístegui’s own words, “How essential it is between the two main political parties of the Government to create a serious State policy, security policy and foreign policy so that our partners abroad see that whoever is there is reliable, whoever is in charge of the Government of Spain”.

According to Gustavo de Arístegui, among the controversies like Ceuta and Melilla, when we find ourselves in such a delicate Cold War situation, a more than declared war because of the way sanctions and gas cuts affect the price of energy and inflation NATO has finally stood up.

Gustavo de Arístegui thinks that NATO has taken a step forward as it is already high time. “Many member countries of the Atlantic Alliance have understood that NATO is not a club where others protect us, but a club where efforts must be collective. The synergy of the union of thirty cannot produce thirty, and for that, everyone must commit. What is incredible, and I will say this very clearly, is that for a long time previously neutral countries, such as Sweden, had a much more intense and better coordinated presence with NATO in Afghanistan than many members of the Atlantic Alliance. It is worth remembering the extraordinary role that Swedish special forces have played in major operations, as well as the courage and skill of these forces”, explains the diplomat.

Gustavo de Arístegui also thinks that this is the worst news for Vladimir Putin, who thought NATO was flat-headed and who today is stronger than ever with enlargement to Sweden and Finland. According to Gustavo de Arístegui, “Without a doubt, if he tried to prevent the Atlantic Alliance from moving closer to his borders, what he got was that the Atlantic Alliance moved closer to his borders. If there is a country in the world, in this case in the West, that has the longest border with Russia, it is Finland, the only country that has defeated the Russians, the former Soviet Union, in a conventional war”.

Gustavo de Arístegui also considers that the Sahel is NATO's unfinished business. In the diplomat’s words, “That's the big deal and the unfinished business”. Too often, the leaders of the Atlantic Alliance have been countries of central, eastern and northern Europe. In Gustavo de Arístegui opinion, the problems have always been more in the east than in the south, but the problems in the east are going to be constant and are now pressing, but the problems in the south are pressing all the time, that's the difference, he says.

Gustavo de Arístegui is a Spanish politician, diplomat and an international analyst. He is the former ambassador of Spain in India. The Ambassador of Spain in India, Gustavo de Arístegui in an interaction with Mr. Jayant Baranwal says that civil aviation is very important because it is going to boost the relation between the two countries. He also reflects on the civil aviation conference which he attended in New Delhi.

Gustavo de Arístegui was delighted that the conference was surprisingly good. Gustavo shared some interesting details about the booming market that aviation is going to be in India. “You see that there are less than 350 jets operating in the country which is so huge. You see crowded airports and they say less than one per cent of Indians are flying, just imagine what is going to happen when two per cent of Indians are flying or five per cent of Indians are flying or 10 per cent of Indians flying. It is going to be a crowded sky. The predictions that some of them are making that there would 1700 or 1800 jets in the next 10 – 20 years, I believe it would be more”, Gustavo detailed. He considers civil aviation to be the most successful market to emerge in the following years in India.

Speaking about Airbus Spain, Gustavo highlighted, “We are right now, one of the biggest, if not the biggest market in the world. Airbus has the largest market share of any other market in the world. It is a remarkable achievement”. Gustavo expects India can make the same kind of achievement, if we concentrate on developing the civil aviation industry.

Gustavo de Arístegui acknowledges that aviation is a difficult business and that the volatility of the markets and the volatility of the price of fuel and oil is affecting the profitability and the stability of this business. Reflecting on the matter Gustavo said, “It is obvious. But in this environment, it is very amazing to see such brilliant executives as most Indian airlines have. In many aspects they have created trends... for example in negotiation. Indigo is not just about buying planes at a reasonable price, negotiating well with the manufacturers of aircraft or manufacturers of engines. It is about financial engineering, it is about their management, it is about their structure cost, it is about their personal management, their human resources and it is really quite amazing”. Gustavo de Arístegui also mentioned that he has flown in all Indian carriers and absolutely liked all of them.

Gustavo de Arístegui is a Spanish politician, diplomat and an international analyst. He is the former ambassador of Spain in India. The Ambassador of Spain in India, Gustavo de Arístegui in an interaction with Mr. Jayant Baranwal says that civil aviation is very important because it is going to boost the relation between the two countries. He also reflects on the civil aviation conference which he attended in New Delhi.

Gustavo de Arístegui was delighted that the conference was surprisingly good. Gustavo shared some interesting details about the booming market that aviation is going to be in India. “You see that there are less than 350 jets operating in the country which is so huge. You see crowded airports and they say less than one per cent of Indians are flying, just imagine what is going to happen when two per cent of Indians are flying or five per cent of Indians are flying or 10 per cent of Indians flying. It is going to be a crowded sky. The predictions that some of them are making that there would 1700 or 1800 jets in the next 10 – 20 years, I believe it would be more”, Gustavo detailed. He considers civil aviation to be the most successful market to emerge in the following years in India.

Speaking about Airbus Spain, Gustavo highlighted, “We are right now, one of the biggest, if not the biggest market in the world. Airbus has the largest market share of any other market in the world. It is a remarkable achievement”. Gustavo expects India can make the same kind of achievement, if we concentrate on developing the civil aviation industry.

Gustavo de Arístegui acknowledges that aviation is a difficult business and that the volatility of the markets and the volatility of the price of fuel and oil is affecting the profitability and the stability of this business. Reflecting on the matter Gustavo said, “It is obvious. But in this environment, it is very amazing to see such brilliant executives as most Indian airlines have. In many aspects they have created trends... for example in negotiation. Indigo is not just about buying planes at a reasonable price, negotiating well with the manufacturers of aircraft or manufacturers of engines. It is about financial engineering, it is about their management, it is about their structure cost, it is about their personal management, their human resources and it is really quite amazing”. Gustavo de Arístegui also mentioned that he has flown in all Indian carriers and absolutely liked all of them.

Gustavo Manuel de Arístegui is a Spanish politician, diplomat, an international analyst and the former ambassador of Spain in India. Gustavo de Arístegui, the former spokesman of Popular party, opens up on the daunting factors of jihadist terrorism. He says that Kashmir is a very attractive because of global jihadist terrorism.

Gustavo de Arístegui, the former spokesman of Popular party and the Spanish ambassador to India, rightly points out the factors that keep Kashmir as the attraction of global jihadist.  Gustavo de Arístegui, from his investigation, says that Kashmir is an attractive cause’ for global jihadist. Gustavo had an article written about combating terrorism referring to this.

Gustavo de Arístegui feels that some of India’s friends have not understood the Kashmir problem like those who have wanted to stay ‘neutral’ dubbing the Indian State as ‘disputed territory’, or those who have analyzed it exclusively as Indo-Pakistani struggle to control all of Kashmir. “India’s enemies call it an occupation. But there must be very clear idea: Kashmir is an integral part of India, as part of its inalienable right to national territorial unity and on the basis of this conviction”, says Mr. Arístegui

According to Gustavo de Arístegui’ experience and investigation, anyone who claims to fight for a noble cause and commits murder, torture or extortion is a terrorist, and also those who are passive co-operators or accomplices. Terrorism generates instability and poverty, and hinders growth and development. Many fail to see the overlaying layers of reality that coexist in Kashmir: Kashmiris are devoted and patriotic Indians and proud of their Kashmiri identity, the Kashmiris who are clearly separatist, but do not support violence, those who are separatists, but support or condone violence with their silence and the different kind of so-called militant groups which range from street violence to full-fledged bloodthirsty terrorism.

While some of these are Pakistani proxies, others take advantage of the constant Pakistani interference in Indian internal affairs. Some of these calls themselves Kashmiri nationalists, but many of these are ultra-radical Islamists and not a small number of these are clearly jihadists, the ideology that fuels and inspires terrorism, says Gustavo de Arístegui. The majority of Kashmiris are loyal citizens of India, but are also proud of their old culture, as others across the nation. According to Gustavo de Arístegui, being proud of one’s origins does not justify separatism, when the majority of your fellow citizens reject it, and it can never ever tolerate terrorism.

From his experience, Gustavo de Arístegui feels that for decades, the main source of violence and terrorism was Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba. They have constantly claimed that they were Kashmiri nationalists of Islamic inspiration, when in fact they are jihadi terrorists with a radical Islamist ideology and a nationalist excuse. Investigations also proves that these terrorist group has their link in each and every place where they cannot be even noticed. This new breed of terrorists wants to change the traditional terrorist strategy and its narrative, affirms Gustavo de Arístegui.

Abu Dujana and Arif Lelhari were trapped in a house by Indian security forces, they allegedly recorded messages pledging allegiance to Al-Qaeda—a turning point that should not be taken lightly. This has prompted stern reactions from the traditional terrorist organisations, the HM and LeT. They issued statements that the involvement of international groups would dilute what they consider a struggle to shake Indian rule over the state, claims Mr. Arístegui.