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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.
    The suspense over Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwas extension or the appointment of a new chief was finally broken with the appointment of Lt. Gen. Asim Munir. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Gen. Munir rock the boat, or keep Pak stable?

    It can be expected that Gen. Munir will attempt to establish his own coterie of loyalists who may not be in line with...

    29 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | After CPC congress, will Xi be rigid or flexible at...

    China has shown some flexibility and dynamism in its policy in dealing with India

    26 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

    File photo of Lt General Anil Chauhan (retd) who has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | As a new CDS takes charge, fresh start for the...

    The appointment of Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan as the CDS, with the rank of general, is largely being welcomed

    4 Oct 2022 1:00 AM IST

    Ukrainian serviceman walks past a blown Russian APC near Kutuzivka, north of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP/Mstyslav Chernov)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | The Ukraine war and the prospects in the making

    The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which was due to meet in early September 2022, didn't appear to offer any hope...

    26 Sept 2022 9:37 AM IST

    US President Joe Biden (AP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Biden in Mideast: Why old conflicts can't be...

    The war in Ukraine has reinvigorated the importance of the Middle East and the inevitability of the US-Israel special...

    2 Aug 2022 7:09 AM IST

    Sri Lanka army soldiers patrol near the official residence of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa three days after it was stormed by anti government protesters in Colombo in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | India must act with care amidst Lanka imbroglio

    A $51 billion debt, with debt servicing of $7 billion needed this year, is proving unmanageable

    13 July 2022 11:34 PM IST

    Indian army soldiers are seen near the site of a gunbattle between suspected militants and government security forces at Moachwah in Chadoora area of Budgam district on the outskirts of Srinagar on October 28, 2020. (AFP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Agnipath to transform our military, so give it a...

    Transformation always means wholescale uprooting of the old and planting of the new. Agnipath is a subset of the...

    19 Jun 2022 11:20 PM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Ukraine: Reflections on termination of conflict

    This war has seen least transparency in information

    9 Jun 2022 12:06 AM IST

    Unity never hurts a nation; that is what your Army is pursuing and truly showing the way. (Representational Image/ By Arrangement)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Pluralism is a way of life for India's armed forces

    In the armed forces, no one looks at your faith, caste or ethnicity

    5 May 2022 12:47 AM IST

    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan underwent a test for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)Opinion
    Syed Ata Hasnain | The many consequences of Imran Khan's outswinger

    An avoidable constitutional crisis has been created, which is likely to create more turbulence in Pakistan's already...

    5 April 2022 11:30 PM IST

    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 in...

    25 March 2022 2:57 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 1:37 AM IST

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