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About the AuthorSyed Ata Hasnain
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 | 2025: Conflicts Unresolved Amidst Global Security DriftColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | 2025: Conflicts Unresolved Amidst Global Security...

    One of the clearest lessons of 2025 was that having military power is not enough. What matters is when it is used, where...

    30 Dec 2025 10:56 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Amid B’desh Turbulence, Risks of Disorder in EastColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Amid B’desh Turbulence, Risks of Disorder in East

    Unlike Pakistan, where the military still exerts some restraining influence over clerical power, Bangladesh lacks a...

    24 Dec 2025 6:56 AM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Power Reset In Pak And Its Global ConsequencesWorld
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Power Reset In Pak And Its Global Consequences

    Recent tremors surrounding Imran Khan’s uncertain fate, constitutional experimentation through the 27th Amendment, and...

    4 Dec 2025 10:57 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Iran Waits in the Shadows: Is a Fresh Flareup Coming?Columnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Iran Waits in the Shadows: Is a Fresh Flareup...

    The confrontation between Iran and Israel earlier this year was brief but searing, a reminder that the Middle East’s...

    27 Nov 2025 10:20 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Urban Radicalisation: The Warning In DelhiColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Urban Radicalisation: The Warning In Delhi

    The Delhi blast reminds us that while India’s fundamental social resilience remains strong, urban radicalisation has...

    18 Nov 2025 10:00 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Asean And The Indo-Pacific: Geopolitical ‘Middle Earth’Columnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Asean And The Indo-Pacific: Geopolitical ‘Middle...

    For nearly a decade, Southeast Asia has occupied a quiet yet significant position in global politics -- important but...

    23 Oct 2025 8:32 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Pakistan’s Confidence Trap & India’s Strategic CautionColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Pakistan’s Confidence Trap & India’s Strategic...

    At the helm of the Pakistan military today stands a chief with an ambitious streak, emblematic of the institution’s...

    9 Oct 2025 12:08 AM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | The Age of Backlash: Why Gen Z Angry, World UneasyColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | The Age of Backlash: Why Gen Z Angry, World Uneasy

    What we are witnessing today is not the wholesale rejection of globalisation, but a deep backlash against its...

    2 Oct 2025 1:02 AM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Nepal In Fix: Can It Douse Youth Fury, Calm Region?Columnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Nepal In Fix: Can It Douse Youth Fury, Calm Region?

    Nepal this week leapt back into the spotlight as thousands poured into Kathmandu after a sudden social media ban,...

    9 Sept 2025 11:33 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | New US Envoy & India’s Strategic CrossroadsColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | New US Envoy & India’s Strategic Crossroads

    President Trump has not named an ambassador to Pakistan yet, prompting speculation that the India post may carry...

    25 Aug 2025 10:57 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | 3 Hard Choices Ahead For India In Uncertain WorldColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | 3 Hard Choices Ahead For India In Uncertain World

    India-US ties are again going through a difficult patch. In marked contrast to his earlier tenure, when Donald Trump...

    18 Aug 2025 10:55 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Climate & Geology Posing Fresh Himalayan ThreatsColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Climate & Geology Posing Fresh Himalayan Threats

    In October 2023, the South Lhonark lake in Sikkim gave way, sending a wall of water downstream that obliterated the...

    12 Aug 2025 8:20 PM IST

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