Lt Col Manoj K Channan

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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.

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The Perils of Personalised Diplomacy and Strategic Delusion

India’s reliance on personalism in diplomacy risks eroding the audience's trust in the country's long-term strategic stability, especially as institutional checks weaken, raising concerns...

Delhi Forum for Strategic Studies 2026: India’s Neighbourhood First Policy Under Scrutiny

The Delhi Forum for Strategic Studies (DFSS), under the leadership of Lt Gen Kamal Davar, held its annual January conclave on January 17, 2026,...

Operation Pawan Revisited: Honour, Hard Truths, and the Imperative of Strategic Honesty

On the eve of Army Day, after a silence that had lasted nearly four decades, the Government of India took a bold and deeply...

America First 2.0: US Aggressive Policies and Their Geopolitical Implications for India, China, and Russia

President Donald Trump's second term has intensified "America First" policies through massive visa revocations, tariff coercion, and bold military interventions like the January 2026...

The Caracas Playbook: Oil, Narco-Politics, and a Few Dollars More

Venezuela today is no anomaly. It is a familiar Latin American configuration pushed to an extreme: an authoritarian regime sustained by security services, ideological...

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One of the most important current domestic shipbuilding infrastructure...

Why the Il-76 Cargo Hatch Looks Strange—and Why It’s Genius

The Ilyushin Il-76, a Soviet military transport aircraft, is...

Inside MBIR: The Reactor Built to Test the Future of Nuclear Energy  

At the State Scientific Centre–Research Institute of Atomic Reactors...