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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.

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 7:36 AM IST

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 Pulwama...

3 July 2021 12:10 AM IST

Indian soldiers keep watch at India-China border. (AFP)

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 7:17 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