Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain is a former Commander of India’s Kashmir Corps and Chancellor of the Central University of Kashmir.

Between Washington And Beijing: India’s Search For Strategic Space

As Washington recalibrates and Beijing signals a thaw, India must weigh economic openings with China while navigating the shifting US–Russia dynamic

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August 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM IST

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Rethinking Development Resilience in the Himalayan Arc

There is an urgent need for resilient, sustainable development in the Himalayas—balancing security, ecology, and livelihoods through innovation, monitoring, and civil–military cooperation.  

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August 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM IST

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Indo-US Relations and the Tariff War: Strategic Drift or Calculated Brinkmanship?

As global alignments shift and economic coercion replaces diplomacy, India faces a turbulent phase in its ties with the US

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August 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM IST

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A False Calm: Middle East In The Eye Of The Storm

Middle East is not a region where historical grievances quietly fade. Rather, it is a region where pain is generational and revenge is both cultural currency and political instrument.

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July 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM IST

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Pakistan’s Self Perception: An Insight Into Its Post Operation Sindoor Mindset

In Pakistan's self-perception what does it think it achieved with the Pahalgam carnage, the 88-hour standoff with India, and the entire build up, escalation and de-escalation that occurred during Operation Sindoor. That, could dictate what it could do next.

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July 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM IST

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Proxy Warfare Loses Its Edge Against Sustained State Countermeasures

Iran’s and Pakistan’s reliance on proxy warfare is under strain as sustained, multi-domain responses expose its declining strategic value.

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June 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM IST

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Unpredictability Rules As Israel Tries To Break Iran

Israel may have the firepower, Iran the will, but the deeper risk is that this war could spiral into a global crisis with no winners.

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June 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM IST

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Bombs And Drones Leave The Middle East In Flux

Israel's strikes on Iran mark a risky new phase in shadow warfare, testing deterrence, red lines, and the fragile balance in the Middle East.

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June 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM IST

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