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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Syrian implosion spur a fresh Iran Mideast drive?

For a fairly long time, the world appeared to be fixated on the understanding that Iran and Syria acted as almost one nation in the pursuit of strategic security and foreign policy. As one of the main supporters of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the ayatollahs of Iran secured considerable strategic advantage through the territory of the Levant under Syria’s control. …

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1 month ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Women in command: Key for Army is how to adapt

Deccan Chronicle

Gender issues in the Army must be seen as a constant work in progress without attaching sensitivity to them. So, nothing is going to happen in a hurry without a full run of the policy through one or two command tenures of the incumbent and subsequent women commanding officers ; that could run as long as five to six years, …

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2 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | As Trump returns, can he end key global conflicts?

Deccan Chronicle

America’s once and future President appears to have outdone himself in his latest and most spectacular achievement. Mr Trump’s record in foreign policy in his first term was considered nothing more than erratic, although quite a few innovations did take place, particularly in the Middle East. Mr Trump has often boasted of knowing Russian President Putin very well, and his …

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2 months ago

Not in favour of genetically modified tea, says Asia Tea Alliance

The Hindu

With climate change impacting tea production in different parts of the world and clamour for genetically modified tea being raised in certain quarters, tea producers of several countries under the banner of Asia Tea Alliance on Thursday resolved that they do not favour any genetically modified tea. “We want to deliver a safe cup of tea from bush to cup …

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2 months, 1 week ago

India's Strategic Future: A Balancing Act in a Changing World

Deccan Chronicle

The article discusses the cautious approach towards the announcement of an agreement on 'disengagement and border patrolling' at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While there is a mix of sentiments, the article highlights the importance of addressing the trust deficit between the two countries, especially since the Ladakh standoff in 2020. It acknowledges the ongoing conflicts in Europe and …

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5 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Art 370 move 5 years ago a game-changer for India

Deccan Chronicle

On August 5, 2019, the Government of India surprised everyone with a bold and momentous decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution; a decision which was subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court of India. There will be many comparisons between now and the earlier period, in the context of the economy, development indices, quantum of happiness, level of freedom …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Mountaineering gets a helping hand in Xinjiang

China Daily

Li Yuan, a mountaineering guide, talks with climbing enthusiasts at the Muztagh Ata base camp on July 2. HU HUHU/XINHUA URUMQI — For many visitors, Muztagh Ata, the "Father of Ice Mountains" in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, is appealing for its stunning scenery. "With its gentle slopes, Muztagh Ata is relatively easy to climb and is one of the most …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | What India should Expect from Shehbaz Sharif Government

Deccan Chronicle

With the PDM 2.0 government now embedded in Pakistan and Imran Khan’s vitriolic outbursts against India behind us, can we now expect any improvements in India-Pakistan relations? Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, young and ambitious, may view himself as the messiah who would revenge India for the ignominy that his grandfather faced with the defeat in former East Pakistan and in Shimla …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Chinese foreign trade companies keen to tap into international market

China Daily

Visitors look at the latest cars at BYD's booth during the IAA Mobility auto show in Munich on Sept 6, 2023. BEIJING -- China's national trade promotion system issued 9,273 Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission Carnets in 2023, surging by 191.97 percent year-on-year, said the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade on Tuesday. The ATA Carnets issued last year covered …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Might have a timeline soon, says Syed Ata Hasnain

Hindustan Times

Rescue operations at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, where 41 workers remain trapped, are going very well and under control, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of the National Disaster Management Authority, said at a press briefing in New Delhi on Monday. Commenting on the Silkyara horizontal tunnel drilling method, he remarked, “Stuck auger blades have been removed, enabling …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarkashi op: Manual drilling to begin tomorrow to free 41 trapped workers

India Today

The Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation to save 41 trapped workers faced the "biggest hurdle" so far after the American-auger drilling machine hit a metal girder on Friday evening, causing its blades to get damaged. The front part of the machine that will be used to dig into the surface as officials prepare for vertical drilling in Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation. …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Op: Drilling Halted Again; Expert Arnold Dix Says Auger Machine Experiencing 'Some Difficulties' Again

News 18

'Auger Machine Should be Back Up Tomorrow': Tunneling Expert “We are only just metres away from finding passage to have the men back. #WATCH | Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation | International Tunneling Expert, Arnold Dix says, “The vertical drilling is all prepared, as in all the sites prepared, the access roads prepared, everything’s prepared, and decisions being taken shortly about …

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1 year, 3 months ago

The ‘tarnished legacy’ of Pakistan’s retiring top judge Umar Ata Bandial

Al Jazeera

The Lahore-born judge’s tenure lasted 20 months after he took over as the country faced a serious political crisis. Islamabad, Pakistan – As Umar Ata Bandial prepares to hang up his robe on Saturday, ending his tenure as Pakistan’s 28th chief justice, his detractors and supporters say he will be remembered as one of the most polarising top judges in …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Reducing risk of disasters: Taking it to India's public

Deccan Chronicle

There are some good things happening in India and some bad things too; in the context of the famous quip by Charles Dickens. As part of training for preparedness, NDMA conducts table-top exercises and mock drills by bringing together all stakeholders, including the armed forces, the railways, industry, civil society outfits, medical personnel and others to remind all of their …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Europe at a crossroads: Why France is burning

Deccan Chronicle

Many are wondering just what has gone wrong with French society. If you have ever ridden the Eurostar from London’s iconic Waterloo Station, through the Chunnel, and enjoyed views of the great French countryside as one speeds past northern France and enters Paris’ Gare du Nord railway station, you would understand this better. It wasn’t the Europe that I had …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Kyiv counter-offensive: A possible last stand?

Deccan Chronicle

I usually get the maximum public response whenever I address issues of a pure military nature related to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The “why” is easy to answer because it’s a question of gaining territory, such that your objectives lie deep in adversary territory; the destruction of maximum adversary forces is also the intent. From all indicators in the …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Strategic stock-taking will mark SCO FMs' Goa meet

Deccan Chronicle

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is an inter-governmental organisation established in 2001. This year India is the SCO’s chair; by virtue of that a series of meetings under various domains have been organised, the last being the defence ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on April 27-28. In the last SCO summit in Tashkent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mature advice to President …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Top Pakistani minister demands resignation of 'controversial' Chief Justice Bandial

Firstpost

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb demanded the resignation of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial after his position become controversial Islamabad: A top Pakistani official urged the resignation of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Friday, after another Supreme Court judge submitted a dissenting opinion on the suo motu order to schedule elections in Punjab state, increasing the schism between the court …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Global shift? China is on a geopolitical overdrive

Deccan Chronicle

With the Russia-Ukraine war going past its one-year mark and showing little sign of abating anytime soon, the world is learning to adjust itself to the effects of the war. Probably hit by the international hype given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sage advice to President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on the SCO summit’s sidelines in August 2022, China …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | 1 yr of Ukraine war: No victor, no vanquishedâ€¦

Deccan Chronicle

The war in Ukraine began unexpectedly on February 24, 2022, and took most of the world by surprise. Many analysts felt it would be a walkover for Russia, which was already deeply embedded in one of the very successful proxy hybrid war campaigns, in eastern Ukraine: the Donbas area. Nato had invested too much in its strategy to prevent a …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | How Siachen obsession got better of Musharraf

Deccan Chronicle

In my service with the Indian Army and subsequent to that, I have had occasion to meet many flag-ranked officers from all three services of the Pakistan armed forces, served with many of them in missions abroad and attended courses of instruction in other countries. There have been many Mohajir Pakistan Army chiefs, but Musharraf wished to project his “Pakistaniat” …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Women officers in Army: From PCs to combat role

Deccan Chronicle

The recent news item in the media outlining the convening and conduct of a selection board for the rank of Colonel, exclusively for women officers from the 1992 to 2006 batches of WOs of the Indian Army, has generated public interest and many queries. In 2020, when the Supreme Court eventually granted WOs the right to be considered for PC …

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2 years ago

Artificial tissue reverses erectile dysfunction in pig penis, new study reveals

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Gen. Munir rock the boat, or keep Pak stable?

Deccan Chronicle

A major difference between India and Pakistan remains the fact that while the appointment of a new Chief of Army Staff in India draws a muted response, the appointment of a new Pakistan Army chief is under intense analysis and has been speculated on for the past six months, by the world in general and the entire strategic and intelligence …

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Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Syrian implosion spur a fresh Iran Mideast drive?

Syed Ata Hasnain | Women in command: Key for Army is how to adapt

Syed Ata Hasnain | As Trump returns, can he end key global conflicts?

Not in favour of genetically modified tea, says Asia Tea Alliance

India's Strategic Future: A Balancing Act in a Changing World

Syed Ata Hasnain | Art 370 move 5 years ago a game-changer for India

Mountaineering gets a helping hand in Xinjiang

Syed Ata Hasnain | What India should Expect from Shehbaz Sharif Government

Chinese foreign trade companies keen to tap into international market

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Might have a timeline soon, says Syed Ata Hasnain

Uttarkashi op: Manual drilling to begin tomorrow to free 41 trapped workers

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Op: Drilling Halted Again; Expert Arnold Dix Says Auger Machine Experiencing 'Some Difficulties' Again

The ‘tarnished legacy’ of Pakistan’s retiring top judge Umar Ata Bandial

Syed Ata Hasnain | Reducing risk of disasters: Taking it to India's public

Syed Ata Hasnain | Europe at a crossroads: Why France is burning

Syed Ata Hasnain | Kyiv counter-offensive: A possible last stand?

Syed Ata Hasnain | Strategic stock-taking will mark SCO FMs' Goa meet

Top Pakistani minister demands resignation of 'controversial' Chief Justice Bandial

Syed Ata Hasnain | Global shift? China is on a geopolitical overdrive

Syed Ata Hasnain | 1 yr of Ukraine war: No victor, no vanquishedâ€¦

Syed Ata Hasnain | How Siachen obsession got better of Musharraf

Syed Ata Hasnain | Women officers in Army: From PCs to combat role

Artificial tissue reverses erectile dysfunction in pig penis, new study reveals

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Gen. Munir rock the boat, or keep Pak stable?