Afsir Karim
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Major General(Retd) Afsir Karim, AVSM is a famous Indian Army General who has authored several books on Strategy affairs & Military Studies. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College.
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[edit] Army Career
He commanded a Para Battalion during the indo-Pak War in 1971 in the Eastern Sector. In 1978, he assumed command of an Infantry Brigade in high altitude in the Northern Sector. In May 1984, he took over command of an Infantry division of the Southern Command.
A specialist of issues related to terrorism, he has authored a number of books-Sri Lanka Crisis (co-author 1990); Counter-Terrorism: The Pakistan Factor (1991); Transnational Terrorism: Danger in the South (1995); Story of the Airborne Forces (1995) and Kashmir: The Troubled Frontiers (1994). He was a former editor of the premier Indian defense publication 'The Indian Defense Review' and a life trustee on the Forum for Strategic & Security Studies.
He is considered to be a pre-eminent expert in the complex topic of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir having served a good part of his career in that part of India. His views and opinions regarding the various aspects of the Kashmir dispute from a strategic, military and historical viewpoint are regularly sought by leading indian and international publications.
Karim has written extensively on Kashmir and he authored Op-Topac, the semi-fictional account of Pakistan's game plan for Kashmir. In 1996 he wrote 'The J&K Problem: An Interpretative Study'. Occasional Paper 2. Forum For Strategic and Security Studies, New Delhi.
His work is particularly significant because of the nuclear weapons dimension introduced in the subcontinent with both India and Pakistan being proven nuclear powers. Kashmir is considered to be a potential flashpoint for a nuclear dispute between the two often belligerent neighbors by much of the western and international community.
He was a member of India's National Security Advisory Board (1999-2001), and was awarded the AVSM award for valour by the Indian government for his military service.
He retired from the Indian Army on 31 May 1989.
[edit] Role model to India's youth
A leading strategic defense authority in India with an untainted and corruption-free reputation, some consider General Karim along with India's scientist president A.P.J.Abdul Kalam and leading software entrepreneur Azim Hashim Premji (CEO and largest share-holder of the the Indian multinational Wipro Corp) as leading role models for India's youth, especially young Muslims.
[edit] External links
- Akrosh - Asian Journal specialising in international counter-terrorism and conflict management [1]
[edit] References
- Lessons from the Indo-Pak war of 1965 CE[2]
- Interview detailing the various aspects of the J&K dispute[3]
- Glimpse of the LTTE's Fortunes in Sri Lanka: Designs on India[4]
- The Indian Armed Forces - a Basic Guide by Gen.Karim [5]
- Article from Defense News seeking comments on the Indo-Pak ceasefire in the Siachen Glacier [6]
- Article from the Indian Defence web-site Bharat Rakshak regarding the Kargil conflict with Pakistan
- Article from Executive Intelligence Review regarding an Indian Perspective On Central Asia
