India, Aug. 2 -- Bihar Governor, Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd.), spoke to The Sunday Guardian on India's neighbourhood, Pakistan's place in South Asia, the transformation of Bihar's higher education system, and other key issues.

Soldier, strategist and now Governor of Bihar, Lt Gen (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain believes the foundations of India's future power extend well beyond the battlefield. In this interview with The Sunday Guardian, he discusses strategic anticipation in India's neighbourhood, Pakistan's place in South Asia, the transformation of Bihar's higher education system and why universities, innovation and knowledge will be as critical to national security as military capability in the decades ahead

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