Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd), Author at ThePrint

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Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), a former GOC of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, is associated with the Vivekanand International Foundation and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

India must evolve its own model of integrated military theatre and not copy-paste from global examples

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 21 March, 2018

Pakistan has killed the LoC ceasefire, India’s response shouldn’t be half-baked

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 6 February, 2018

The Indian Army has just made a tiny tweak in its HR policy but it’s a big...

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 28 December, 2017

Former Pakistani president, Pervez Musharraf

Understanding Pervez Musharraf’s newfound love for India’s most wanted Hafiz Saeed

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 3 December, 2017

Bandipur operation is an ominous sign for terrorists in J&K

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 20 November, 2017

Xi Jinping addressing the conference in Beijing

The emerging ‘Quad’ in the Indo-Pacific, and how it can counter China

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 14 November, 2017

Ministers announcing the Indian Army building bridges at Elphinstone bridge in Mumbai

Divide over the Army building bridges in Mumbai reflects state of civil-military relations

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 1 November, 2017

The protests over incidents of braid chopping have targeted the army on multiple occasions.

Army’s new Kashmir challenge: mob violence after braid choppings

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 23 October, 2017

There have been multiple attempts from Pakistan to attack India around the anniversary of the 2016 surgical strikes. India shouldn't hesitate to strike back

India shouldn’t hesitate to strike back at Pakistan if it has adequate evidence

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 29 September, 2017

Seventeen soldiers were killed during the Uri attack when terrorists attacked an Army base.

Lesson from Uri attack, a year on: Avoid fortress mentality

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - 18 September, 2017

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It is time to break the silence around casteism among Scheduled Castes

B. Ravichandran - 19 April, 2018

The experiences in the ongoing protest in Sandaiyur, Tamil Nadu, expose the casteism present within the Scheduled Caste population.

India’s banking system requires a stronger watchdog

19 April, 2018

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal (R) and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal (L)

The Modi govt hasn’t exactly upheld the spirit of federalism with its action on AAP posts

18 April, 2018

A Pakistani man reads a newspaper | FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images

The censorship on media in Pakistan ahead of polls raises doubts on how fair they will be

18 April, 2018

TalkPoint: After the Supreme Court judgment, will politics over death of Judge Loya revive or subside?

ThePrint Team - 19 April, 2018

Experts weigh in on the Supreme Court's decision today to not order inquiry into Judge Loya's death.

TalkPoint: One nation, one poll — a good idea or an impractical plan for India?

18 April, 2018

TalkPoint: Why are several states still facing cash shortages, 17 months after demonetisation?

17 April, 2018

TalkPoint: Mecca Masjid blast – is there a pattern to ‘Hindu terror’ acquittals or has justice prevailed?

16 April, 2018

Indian journalists face a brutal equation: Fight together for press freedoms or perish

Shekhar Gupta - 14 April, 2018

The media can disagree, fight and judge each other. But it can survive and thrive only by closing ranks when its first principles are under attack.

Dalit History Month

Ravidas was a Dalit guru who ran a business, dressed lavishly and made a queen his disciple

12 April, 2018

The nauseating nepotism and caste-based discrimination that exists in Indian judiciary

11 April, 2018

Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani

Dadasaheb Gaikwad is my Dalit icon because he did what Ambedkar couldn’t: Jignesh Mevani

2 April, 2018

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Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd)

India must evolve its own model of integrated military theatre and not copy-paste from global examples

Pakistan has killed the LoC ceasefire, India’s response shouldn’t be half-baked

The Indian Army has just made a tiny tweak in its HR policy but it’s a big...

Understanding Pervez Musharraf’s newfound love for India’s most wanted Hafiz Saeed

Bandipur operation is an ominous sign for terrorists in J&K

The emerging ‘Quad’ in the Indo-Pacific, and how it can counter China

Divide over the Army building bridges in Mumbai reflects state of civil-military relations

Army’s new Kashmir challenge: mob violence after braid choppings

India shouldn’t hesitate to strike back at Pakistan if it has adequate evidence

Lesson from Uri attack, a year on: Avoid fortress mentality

Kathua rape-murder case was ‘cracked’ in Delhi, with just one spot of blood

Modi govt hasn’t upheld the spirit of federalism with its action on AAP posts

There is no hope left, everything seems managed, judge Loya’s family members say

About 80% of Nitin Gadkari's official travels are to Mumbai and Nagpur

Angry about Kathua and Unnao? Here are 9 things you can do right away

Opinion

It is time to break the silence around casteism among Scheduled Castes

India’s banking system requires a stronger watchdog

The Modi govt hasn’t exactly upheld the spirit of federalism with its action on AAP posts

The censorship on media in Pakistan ahead of polls raises doubts on how fair they will be

Talk Point

TalkPoint: After the Supreme Court judgment, will politics over death of Judge Loya revive or subside?

TalkPoint: One nation, one poll — a good idea or an impractical plan for India?

TalkPoint: Why are several states still facing cash shortages, 17 months after demonetisation?

TalkPoint: Mecca Masjid blast – is there a pattern to ‘Hindu terror’ acquittals or has justice prevailed?

National Interest

Indian journalists face a brutal equation: Fight together for press freedoms or perish

Dalit History Month

Ravidas was a Dalit guru who ran a business, dressed lavishly and made a queen his disciple

The nauseating nepotism and caste-based discrimination that exists in Indian judiciary

Dadasaheb Gaikwad is my Dalit icon because he did what Ambedkar couldn’t: Jignesh Mevani