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Syed Ata Hasnain, a retired lieutenant-general, is a former commander of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps. He is also associated with the Vivekananda International Foundation and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.

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Syed Ata Hasnain | An Unlikely Spring in Pak: Will Army Finally...

Nations are known to throw up unclear verdicts in elections leading to hung legislatures and the cobbling of coalitions....

13 Feb 2024 12:02 AM IST

Army soldiers pay their last respects to four Army personnel killed in a recent militant attack during a wreath laying ceremony, in Rajouri, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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Syed Ata Hasnain | The Rajouri encounter: It's about Pakistan's...

It’s hardly a riddle or a quiz why encounters with terrorists continue in the Rajouri-Poonch sector of Jammu and...

25 Dec 2023 10:56 PM IST

Fire and smoke rises from buildings following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. AP/PTI

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Syed Ata Hasnain | Israel-Hamas war: Does expansion loom large?

One of the prime differences between the Arab-Israeli wars of 1956, 1967 and 1973, and the current standoff between...

7 Nov 2023 12:12 AM IST

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Syed Ata Hasnain | Israel-Hamas war might be transformative for...

A war of such intensity, the employment of unbridled violence and the sheer brutality of the ongoing war between the...

12 Oct 2023 12:30 AM IST

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Syed Ata Hasnain | Reducing risk of disasters: Taking it to India's...

There are some good things happening in India and some bad things too; in the context of the famous quip by Charles...

1 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Syed Ata Hasnain | West Asia gaining strategic significance for New...

It’s after fairly a long time that I attended a half-day seminar on West Asia, a region till recently in the focus...

18 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Syed Ata Hasnain | Europe at a crossroads: Why France is burning

Many are wondering just what has gone wrong with French society. An advanced country, one of the leading Western powers...

5 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

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Syed Ata Hasnain | Kyiv counter-offensive: A possible last stand?

I usually get the maximum public response whenever I address issues of a pure military nature related to the ongoing war...

14 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Syed Ata Hasnain | Strategic stock-taking will mark SCO FMs' Goa meet

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an inter-governmental organisation established in 2001. Its members...

4 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Syed Ata Hasnain | Global shift? China is on a geopolitical overdrive

With the Russia-Ukraine war going past its one-year mark and showing little sign of abating anytime soon, the world is...

1 April 2023 12:52 AM IST

Ukrainian soldiersrest near their position in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

Opinion

Syed Ata Hasnain | 1 yr of Ukraine war: No victor, no vanquishedâ€¦

The war in Ukraine began unexpectedly on February 24, 2022, and took most of the world by surprise. Many analysts felt...

24 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

Pakistans former President Pervez Musharraf passed away on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, due to prolonged illness. (PTI file Photo/Atul Yadav)

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Syed Ata Hasnain | How Siachen obsession got better of Musharraf

In my service with the Indian Army and subsequent to that, I have had occasion to meet many flag-ranked officers...

13 Feb 2023 1:31 AM IST