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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.

Opinion

Iran deploying proxies to resist US coercion?

How proxies fit into the genre of modern warfare is an important aspect to analyse to assess the emerging threats in the...

17 July 2019 12:16 AM IST

2 to 3KM the range within which the launchpads were from the Line of Control.

Opinion

Get it right in J&K: Correct security perceptions

One media commentary suggests it would be better if the Army keeps focus on the borders and stops cross-border terror...

25 Jun 2019 7:53 AM IST

Opinion

Jammu & Kashmir: elected government, new strategy needed

The Pakistan Army is hamstrung by the state of the economy but will not openly hold out an olive branch.

29 May 2019 1:32 AM IST

Opinion

AFSPA: A law that is little understood

In anticipation of all this, a little analysis and basic information will be good for better understanding of actions.

23 May 2019 1:25 AM IST

Opinion

US, Iran intensify gamesmanship in Mideast

The IRGC is now entrenched on Israelâ€™s northern border, where it supports the Lebanese Hezbollah and seeks to cement...

22 April 2019 12:17 AM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

Backing Pak always wonâ€™t benefit China

Pakistan-'s public is not too enthused, and socially it is meeting resistance, especially over the presence of Chinese...

30 March 2019 2:07 AM IST

In pre-dawn precision airstrikes, the Indian Air Forces Mirage-2000 fighters hit at the Jaish-e-Mohammeds main training facility at Balakot in Pakistans Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, crossing the Line of Control and the international border. (Representational image)

Opinion

India's response measured, escalation a challenge

While being prepared for all options, the situation demanded that India's action remain within the limits of military...

28 Feb 2019 2:52 AM IST

A house in which militants are suspected to have sheltered is in flames after a gunfight between militants and the security forces in South Kashmirs Pulwama district, some 10 km away from the spot of the recent suicide bombing. (Photo; AFP)

Opinion

To succeed in J&K; Army, police alone not enough

Pakistan's Deep State is aware of the reluctance of the Indian establishment to do a full reach out and engagement.

21 Feb 2019 1:30 AM IST

People inspect the damaged house where four militants and one policeman were killed during an encounter, at Srigafwara in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Friday, June 22, 2018. Police killed four militants, including chief of the banned Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) Dawood Ahmed Sofi, in a remote mountain village in south Kashmirs Anantnag district. PTI

Sunday Chronicle

Jammu & Kashmir: elected government, new strategy needed

The Pakistan Army is hamstrung by the state of the economy but will not openly hold out an olive branch.

6 Jan 2019 12:15 AM IST

Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Indian politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal and others during ground breaking ceremony for Kartarpur corridor in Pakistans Kartarpur. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

Why Kartarpur Sahib initiative may go sour

It was Navjot Singh Sidhu's presence at the Pakistani ceremony which really became contentious.

5 Dec 2018 7:09 AM IST

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

Stop hate, divisiveness to deter terror strikes

For terrorists, there is never a need for penetration of the coastline or borders if reliable sleeper agents exist.

26 Nov 2018 12:11 AM IST

Opinion

Why a J&K solution' by Pak mantri won't work

Mazari chose to blame previous governments in Pakistan on a variety of issues, starting with a lack of their commitment...

5 Nov 2018 12:09 AM IST