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Syed Ata Hasnain
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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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    Backing Pak always won’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. PTISunday 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

    Shireen Mazari (Photo: PTI)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

    The security forces must consider it a part of their responsibility to enable such activity through creation of a secure environment in areas which have not witnessed this for long. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Challenges for the new leadership in Kashmir

    The governor will obviously meet groups of people from all these areas and will need to be a quiet listener.

    28 Aug 2018 12:44 AM IST

    Imran Khan.Opinion
    For Imran, India might not be biggest problem

    China was the first country that Imran Khan chose to mention in his maiden speech after the election.

    4 Aug 2018 7:50 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16. (Photo: File)Opinion
    As Russia rises, world turns quasi-multipolar'

    For India, straddling this will become the order of the day, rather than cozying with any one of the strategic blocs.

    5 July 2018 7:38 AM IST

    Pakistan violated ceasefire in Keri and Digwar areas of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    What next in Kashmir? Tough choices for govt

    The separatists and the terror groups, a little surprised by the government initiative, also couldn't reorganise...

    13 Jun 2018 12:54 AM IST

    Earlier on Sunday, the Pakistan Army violated ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmirs Naushera sector. (Representational Image)Opinion
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    The governments at the Centre and the state were also under attack for lack of alternative initiatives.

    22 May 2018 1:20 AM IST

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