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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 | Will Nasrallah’s killing shift Middle East war dynamics?Columnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Nasrallah’s killing shift Middle East war...

    The notion -- the “King is dead, long live the King” -- may apply to monarchies and their continuity. But in the murky...

    3 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Understanding nuances of elections in KashmirColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Understanding nuances of elections in Kashmir

    In 1996 the Government of India decided to conduct the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of nine...

    4 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Managing disasters: Why rapid awareness is vitalColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Managing disasters: Why rapid awareness is vital

    When a nation has legitimate aspirations such as the goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy in the very near future,...

    16 Aug 2024 12:39 AM IST

    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...

    6 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

    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,...

    19 July 2024 12:00 AM IST

    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...

    27 Jun 2024 12:36 AM IST

    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...

    31 May 2024 12:00 AM IST

    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

    18 April 2024 12:11 AM IST

    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....

    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)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 10:56 PM IST

    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...

    7 Nov 2023 12:12 AM IST

    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...

    12 Oct 2023 12:30 AM IST

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