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.

Iran’s Internal Turbulence and the Myth of Imminent Regime Change

Geopolitics

Recurring protests in Iran revive predictions of collapse, but history, institutions, and security cohesion suggest a system under strain, not one on the brink. 

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January 7, 2026 at 8:19 AM IST

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Venezuela, Power, and Precedent in the Western Hemisphere

Geopolitics

India is expected to stick to cautious neutrality, wary of interventionist precedents but invested in stability, international law and predictable energy markets.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

January 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM IST

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From Proxies to Lone Actors: The Changing Face of Terror in 2025

As mass attacks fade, terror is fragmenting into lone actors, micro-cells and tech-enabled networks—harder to detect, harder to deter, and more dangerous.

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December 31, 2025 at 5:40 AM IST

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Pakistan, Gaza, and the Strategic Burden of Unmandated Peacekeeping

Geopolitics

In 2003, following the US-led invasion of Iraq, New Delhi was approached to deploy an Indian Army brigade for stabilisation duties. One of the brigades under consideration was based in Ranchi. However, the proposal was withdrawn when it became clear that this was not an UN-mandated operation.

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December 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM IST

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The Middle East After Gaza: Strategic Stalemates and Uncertain Futures

Geopolitics

As 2025 ends, the Middle East remains in flux—Gaza quiet but unresolved, Iran under strain, Gulf cautious, and global powers navigating a region where pauses don’t mean peace.

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December 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM IST

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Power Without Certainty: America at a Strategic Crossroads

Geopolitics

A first view commentary on the new American National Security Strategy

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December 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM IST

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Ukraine, NATO and the Limits of Power: Is the West Facing a Strategic Climbdown?

Geopolitics

For India, the strength lies in remaining strategically balanced — neither celebrating Russia’s endurance nor mourning Western recalibration.

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December 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM IST

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Pakistan’s 27th Amendment: Constitutionalising the Deep State

Geopolitics

The future of deterrence and crisis escalation is shifting as Pakistan’s 27th Amendment cements the army’s dominance, tightening nuclear control and altering the risks India must navigate.

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November 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM IST

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Turkey and India: A Relationship Drifting into the Crosswinds

Geopolitics

Is Ankara’s current posture towards New Delhi driven by ideological projection or geopolitical calculation—or both?

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November 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM IST

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The Educated Radical: How India’s Urban Terror Ecosystem is Evolving

Educated professionals entering the terror matrix mark a chilling new phase, where respectability becomes cover and urban India the chosen battlefield.

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November 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM IST

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Signals From the City

Geopolitics

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York marks more than a political upset—it hints at a generational shift in leadership, strategy, and civic values.

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November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM IST

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‘We Shall Overcome’: How the Women’s World Cup Triumph Mirrors India’s Spirit of Belief and Resilience

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Every great comeback begins with belief. The Women’s World Cup victory, Jemimah Rodrigues’ rebirth, and Major DP Singh’s journey from war injury to glory reveal a truth India has always known — we rise because we rise together.

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November 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM IST

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Ukraine and Russia: Is There Still a Road to Peace?

Geopolitics

With Gaza calming and Europe tiring, the world’s attention may turn again to Ukraine, where fatigue, not force, could open a window for peace.

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October 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM IST

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The Invisible Frontline: Cyber Wars And India’s Digital Destiny

Geopolitics

With cyberattacks now striking our financial, military, and governance networks at record levels, the new frontier of national security is no longer just on land, sea, or air—it’s as much in cyberspace.

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October 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM IST

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Afghanistan Standoff: The Shifting Sands Of Pakistan’s Strategic Depth

Geopolitics

Pakistan’s long-cherished notion of strategic depth in Afghanistan has collapsed. India, through quiet resilience and measured engagement with the Taliban, has reclaimed moral and strategic space. 

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October 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM IST

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PoJK On The Boil: Why India Must Replace Populism With Strategy

Geopolitics

Islamabad underestimates how chronic misgovernance corrodes legitimacy. By treating civic protests as security nuisances, and by maintaining an ethnic superiority complex, the Army is creating conditions for prolonged instability.

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October 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM IST

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Ceasefire Dreams, Strategic Reality: Peace In Gaza Is Still A Pipedream

Geopolitics

India’s foreign policy hallmark in West Asia has been balance — principled on Palestinian rights, pragmatic with Israel, and cooperative with the US and Gulf. That maturity must continue.

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October 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM IST

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Ladakh’s Aspirations and the Path Ahead

Ladakh needs patience, aspirational understanding, and empathetic ‘hearts and minds’ outreach to chart the right path toward resolution.

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September 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM IST

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Saudi Insecurity, Pakistan’s Rebound: Reviewing Persian Gulf Security

If Riyadh’s fears over external threats and about US reliability are widely shared, Gulf monarchies outside of Saudi may begin to seek similar arrangements.

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September 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM IST

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A New Middle Eastern Canvas for All Indian Diplomacy

Diplomacy in the Middle East has always been a delicate dance. Today, it resembles a freshly-painted canvas: vibrant, but with strokes that can blur if handled clumsily.

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September 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM IST

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