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{{Short description|Indian Army general (1934–2019)}}
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|name =Afsir Karim
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Major General '''Afsir Karim''', was an [[Indian Army]] general and military scholar who has authored several books on strategic affairs & military studies. He was a graduate of the Defense Services [[Staff College, Wellington]] and the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]].

== Army career ==
General Karim was commissioned in the Indian Army in June 1954. He was a veteran of the [[Sino-Indian War|1962]], [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and 1971 wars; he commanded a Para Battalion during the [[1971 India-Pakistan War]] in the Eastern theatre. In 1978, he assumed command of an infantry brigade in Kashmir on the [[Line of Control]]. In May 1984, he took over command of an infantry division under [[India's Southern Army Command]], and was promoted to major general on 16 September.<ref name="maj_gen"/>

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 also the founder-editor of AAKROSH, a journal on terrorism and internal conflicts and a former editor of the premier Indian defense publication ''[[Indian Defence Review|Indian Defense Review]]''. He was a life trustee of the Forum for Strategic & Security Studies.

Karim has written extensively on Kashmir and he authored ''Op-Topac'', the semi-fictional account of Pakistan's game plan for Kashmir. In 2007 he wrote ''An analysis of the turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir''.<ref name="FSSS">{{cite web |last1=Karim |first1=Afsir |title=An analysis of the turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://fsss.in/occassional-papers/an-analysis-of-the-turmoil-in-jammu-and-kashmir.pdf |website=Forum for Strategic & Security Studies |access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>

He was a member of [[India's National Security Advisory Board]] (1999–2001),<ref name="KarimNSAB">{{cite news |title=National Security Advisory Board reconstituted |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/06/01/stories/0201000d.htm |access-date=21 May 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 June 2000}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and was awarded the [[AVSM]] for distinguished service of an exceptional order by the [[Government of India|Indian government]] for his military service.

He retired from the Indian Army on 31 May 1989 and died on 12 February 2019 after a struggle with cancer.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Memoriam : Major General Afsir Karim, AVSM |url=http://www.mpositive.in/2019/03/04/in-memoriam-major-general-afsir-karim-avsm/ |website=Mpositive |access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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*[http://www.fsss.in/ Editor AGNI - Studies In International Strategic Issues]
*[http://www.stratmag.com/Aakrosh/ahome.htm Akrosh - Asian Journal specialising in international counter-terrorism and conflict management]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928181219/http://www.himalayanaffairs.org/upload/interview-lo2.mp3 Audio interview on recent Indo-Pak peace moves]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071107101002/http://major-general-news.newslib.com/story/1151-2465194/ Lessons from the Indo-Pak war of 1965]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061212143822/http://www.himalayanaffairs.org/interviewdetails.asp?id=44 Interview detailing the various aspects of the J&K dispute]
*[http://www.tamilnation.org/intframe/india/93asfir.htm Glimpse of the LTTE's Fortunes in Sri Lanka: Designs on India]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040410024926/http://bharat-rakshak.com/BOOKS/show_book.php?isbn=1+897829+06+X The Indian Armed Forces - a Basic Guide by Gen.Karim]
*[http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1822844&C=navwar Article from Defense News seeking comments on the Indo-Pak ceasefire in the Siachen Glacier]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061207142651/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE1/BR-MON3.html Article from the Indian Defence web-site ''Bharat Rakshak'' regarding the Kargil conflict with Pakistan]

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[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Generals of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
[[Category:Indian military writers]]
[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]

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