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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.
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Art 370 move 5 years ago a game-changer for IndiaColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Art 370 move 5 years ago a game-changer for India

    On August 5, 2019, the Government of India surprised everyone with a bold and momentous decision to abrogate Article...

    5 Aug 2024 6:40 PM

    Syed Ata Hasnain | ‘It’s not the time for war’: A mantra for our planetColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | ‘It’s not the time for war’: A mantra for our...

    India navigates complex international relations amidst crises in Ukraine, Gaza, and emerging tensions in Af-Pak,...

    18 July 2024 6:30 PM

    Syed Ata Hasnain | How to stabilise, secure J&K for Assembly pollsColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | How to stabilise, secure J&K for Assembly polls

    Having witnessed at least five elections in J&K plus the panchayat polls of 2011, I find myself reasonably...

    26 Jun 2024 7:06 PM

    Syed Ata Hasnain | India’s Jaffna playbook: Tips for Israel, Russia?Columnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | India’s Jaffna playbook: Tips for Israel, Russia?

    I begin with a short anecdote. I was a part of Operation Pawan (Sri Lanka) where the Indian Army was involved in an...

    30 May 2024 6:30 PM

    Syed Ata Hasnain | As tensions rise, limits to escalation in Middle EastColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | As tensions rise, limits to escalation in Middle...

    The Middle East conflict is complex, with Iran and Israel adopting strategies to neutralize each other

    17 April 2024 6:41 PM

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

    12 Feb 2024 6:32 PM

    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)Opinion
    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 5:26 PM

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

    6 Nov 2023 6:42 PM

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

    11 Oct 2023 7:00 PM

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Reducing risk of disasters: Taking it to Indias publicOpinion
    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...

    31 Aug 2023 6:35 PM

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

    17 July 2023 6:35 PM

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

    4 July 2023 6:30 PM

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