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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.
    A man carries shopping bags as heavy smoke from a warehouse destroyed by Russian bombardment casts shadows on the road outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Putin’s Ukraine war goes beyond just war-fighting

    It’s not classically conventional and is veering towards combinations: hybrid, conventional and grey zone, all rolled...

    25 March 2022 12:07 AM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Wars need wisdom: How far is Putin likely to go?

    The mistake was made not in 2021-22 but way back in 1991, when the Soviet Union broke up

    28 Feb 2022 1:38 AM IST

    Besides the traditional internal security hotspots like Kashmir and the Northeast, we need to dwell briefly on other places where attention does not travel easily. (Photo:PTI)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | The sensitivities of India’s internal security in...

    With networks far easier to establish and communications faster and more reliable, instability spreads many times...

    14 Jan 2022 11:11 PM IST

    The abhorrence for Pakistans ways and how these will lead the whole of J&K into a bigger trap of violence and counter violence must be dwelt upon for all segments of society. Representational Image. (AFP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Protecting minorities in J&K amidst 1990s' fears

    Three decades later, those threats seem to be once again translating into acts

    11 Oct 2021 1:03 AM IST

    Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. The Taliban captured the provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the U.S. and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war. (AP/Gulabuddin Amiri)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | If the Taliban succeeds, regional chaos to follow

    Pakistan was forced to assist in the global war on terror against the very same elements it had created

    14 Aug 2021 7:32 AM IST

    News.Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Drones as weapons: India is facing a new challenge

    The successful campaign -'Operation All Out-' launched by the Indian security forces through 2017-18 triggered the...

    3 July 2021 12:10 AM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Ladakh standoff: Can Galwan occur again?Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Ladakh standoff: Can Galwan occur again?

    Yet a Galwan could always happen as a spinoff from other circumstances, given the unpredictability of the LAC

    15 Jun 2021 7:09 AM IST

    A militant killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Turbulent Afghanistan could impact Kashmir

    Obviously, the flavour for jihadism is low at present, but it would be incorrect to assume it is all over

    9 Jun 2021 12:35 AM IST

    A demonstrator displays a placard reading: Palestinian Lives Matter during a pro-Palestinian protest in Berlin on May 19, 2021. Thousands of demonstrators marched waving Palestinian flags and shouting pro-Palestine slogans as Israel and the Palestinians were mired in their worst conflict in years. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Imposed solutions in Mideast won't work

    A conflict occupied the world's centre space for seven decades can't be artificially resolved without having on board...

    20 May 2021 7:07 AM IST

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend a joint news conference following their talks in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Russian power play sees a key South Asian reset

    The hyphenation of India and Pakistan for a high-profile Russian visit is a first of its kind

    10 April 2021 12:05 AM IST

    What it takes to keep the ceasefire in place without violations is the existence of a conducive political and diplomatic environment, absence or minimisation of infiltration related events and stability in hinterland streets. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Special effort needed in Pak to make truce work

    What it takes to keep the ceasefire in place without violations is the existence of a conducive political and diplomatic...

    1 March 2021 4:11 AM IST

    Why has China accepted a mutual disengagement? There is speculation that its strategic objectives having been met, it was willing to disengage; but this many not entirely be true. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Why China disengaged': Always carry a big stick

    No one should expect that the agreement to disengage will be achieved overnight or that conflict resolution is on the...

    12 Feb 2021 11:55 PM IST

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