Lt Col Manoj K Channan
334 Articles
Lt Col Manoj K Channan (Retd) served in the Indian Army, Armoured Corps, 65 Armoured Regiment, 27 August 83- 07 April 2007. Operational experience in the Indian Army includes Sri Lanka – OP PAWAN, Nagaland and Manipur – OP HIFAZAT, and Bhalra - Bhaderwah, District Doda Jammu and Kashmir, including setting up of a counter-insurgency school – OP RAKSHAK. He regularly contributes to Defence and Security issues in the Financial Express online, Defence and Strategy, Fauji India Magazine and Salute Magazine.*Views are personal.
The Price of Power: How Global Upheaval Is Pushing India Toward Strategic Balance
The winds of change sweeping across the globe are no longer confined to distant battlefields or diplomatic communiqués. They are being felt in kitchen...
When the Weapon Fails: Why the Man Behind It Decides War
War is often framed as a contest of inventories: tanks, aircraft, missiles, satellites, defence budgets and alliance guarantees. Yet history repeatedly shows that the...
The Great Unravelling: Tehran’s Table, Washington’s Retreat, and India’s Energy Diplomacy
The closing months of 2026 are revealing a world in transition: not a sudden collapse of the old order, but a visible loosening of...
Ottawa Comes Calling: Why India and Canada Need Each Other Now
Canada’s simultaneous diplomatic and commercial outreach to India is more than a seasonal burst of ministerial activity. With Foreign Minister Anita Anand in New...
Jamnagar Calling: Washington Needs India’s Diesel, and Delhi Should Set Its Price
When a US Secretary of State skips the ceremonial setting of the capital for a refinery town, the itinerary is the message. Marco Rubio's...
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The Middle East’s New Security Architecture: Alliances Without an Anchor
The Middle East is entering a period of strategic...
Russia’s Il-114-300 Gets a Cargo Mission: The An-26 Successor Is Taking Shape
Russia is broadening the scope of its new Il-114-300...
