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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.
    A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    The core security challenge facing NDA-3

    A fresh start is urgently needed in Jammu and Kashmir, and with Pakistan and Afghanistan.

    29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

    In May, the Centre through a gazette notification, had declared the entire Assam as a disturbed area under AFSPA for three more months. (Photo: Representational/PTI)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 12:25 AM IST

    A 2014 report estimated that 18 per cent all European ISIS members were female and the total number is now believed to be more than 550. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Low ISIS footprint in India may be misleading

    Most important, India's Muslims need leaders of substance who can guide, lead and advise.

    8 May 2019 12:18 AM IST

    Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    US, Iran intensify gamesmanship in Mideast

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

    22 April 2019 12:10 AM IST

    Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    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 12:00 AM IST

    Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran KhanOpinion
    India's response measured, escalation a challenge

    In the wake of these developments, the Indian government needs to ratchet up its diplomatic campaign to an even higher...

    28 Feb 2019 2:24 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 12:31 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. (Photo: PTI)Age on Sunday
    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 8:03 AM IST

    Gurdwara Darbar Sahib KartarpurOpinion
    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 12:48 AM IST

    The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was one of the buidlings targeted on 26/11.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 1:05 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 5:26 AM IST

    Dozens of civilians have been killed or injured in security forces actions against civilian protesters near encounter sites in the past also, augmenting anger in the local population and leading to widespread protests and strikes in the Kashmir Valley.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 12:41 AM IST

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