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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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...

Is India Prepared for a New World Order?

The world is not merely witnessing a change in the balance of power. It is experiencing a fundamental restructuring of the international order—one in...

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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...

MC-21 Flight Tests Cross 100 Hours Again—Is Russia Closing In on Certification? 

Russia’s MC-21-310 certification programme has maintained a higher pace...

Russia’s Il-114-300 Gets a New Wing! What Engineers Have Changed Will Surprise You

Russia’s Il-114-300 regional turboprop aircraft has received significant wing...

The Middle East After America’s Guarantee: Hedging, Alliances and Uncertain Deterrence

The Middle East is not becoming post-American. It is...