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The Jammu & Kashmir Horizon: A Recipe for Stabilisation
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

One of the things about J&K's winter is that it dampens spirits and morale. Bone chilling cold reduces human efficiency and all analyses of the situation tend to be negative. Unlike what a lot of people imagine as a period of quiet in the Valley, it

December 26, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, hybrid war, Article 35A, Social Media, OGWs, Information war, Articles 370
जम्मू-कश्मीर के लिए 2019 में ठोस राष्ट्रीय नीति जरूरी
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

यह लेख भावी तस्वीर के बारे में कुछ अनुमानों से शुरू होगा। पहला, निकट भविष्य में जम्मू-कश्मीर पर �

March 15, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir, National Security and Strategic Studies, Hindi, Article, जम्मू-कश्मीर, राजनीतिक इच्छाशक्ति`
By discussing retribution for Pulwama, the element of surprise is lost
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

When a nation virtually announces that it is going to do something in reprisal it compromises one of the basic principles of war — surprise. It is patient and planned operations that will hobble Pakistan. The Pulwama incident has created a natio

February 23, 2019 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, JeM attack in Pulwama, Pulwama attack
A Cogent National Strategy is Needed for J&K in 2019
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

This article commences with a couple of presumptions about future scenarios. First, that in the predictable future there is likely to be no workable agreement with Pakistan on J&K and the issue is likely to continue with status quo. Pakistan will pla

January 09, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Kashmir in 2019, Political engagement in Kashmir
इमरान खान के नेतृत्व में पाकिस्तान – भारत-पाक संबंधों की भावी दिशा
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

जिसने भी पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान को 25 जुलाई, 2018 को उस समय बोलते सुना होगा, जब यह स्पष्�

September 07, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Hindi, Article, इमरान खान की सत्ता, भारत-पाकिस्तान रिश्ते
Pakistan under Imran Khan - What’s in it for Indo-Pak Relations
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Whoever heard Pakistan’s Prime Minister (Designate) Imran Khan speak on 26 Jul 2018, after it became quite evident that the election had gone his way, would have had to change his image in the mind’s eye to make any sense of it at all. We have se

July 28, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Commentary, Imran Khan, Indo-Pakistan relations
UN Report on Human Rights ‘Violations’ in Jammu & Kashmir: Countering Machinated Allegations against the State
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Credibility and impartiality are supposed to be the highest considerations for the United Nations (UN) or any of it multiple bodies when it comes to any investigative reportage about events it wishes the international community to take note of. Corre

June 26, 2018 Governance and Political Studies, Article, Human Rights in J&K, Malicious report on HR
Loose Cannons, Generals and US Foreign Policy in the Trump Era
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

President Elect Donald Trump has a few weeks more to remain in the ‘loose cannon’ mode before he is fully accountable for what he utters. For over a year he has been trumpeting his wares, his mind and his ideas on a nation which is

December 09, 2016 Governance and Political Studies, US Foreign Policy, Trump Era
Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa : Man for The New Season
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

So finally Gen Raheel Sharif did decide to go home. An extension would have given him two or three years more in uniform. Outside the uniform he can aspire for much more, perhaps even a political career. Seldom has a Pakistan Army Chief worked so

November 28, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Pakistan Army Chief, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan - India relation
The 'Chief' Among Our Worries
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

While India remains obsessed with counting or changing its notes and coins, Pakistan appears to be moving quietly towards changing its Army Chief. That is a big event in that country considering the kind of power the Chief wields. Yet, the announc

November 28, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Kashmir, POK, Nawaz Sharif, Syed Ata Hasnain, Gen Raheel Sharif, Army Chief, Pakistan Army Chief, General Kayani, Royal College of Defence Studies, Musharaf, Qamar Ahmad Bajwa
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