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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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Pakistan’s New Command Era: Soft Coup in Pakistan: Military Takes Charge Pushing Aside Political Establishment

Opinion Brig Arun Sahgal, PhD (Retired) Brig Arun Sahgal, PhD (Retired) -
Pakistan is once again in the midst of political drama marked by the midnight heist of the jailed PM from a hospital and his...

From Kargil to Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Strategic Evolution and the Implications for India

Opinion Lt Col Manoj K Channan Lt Col Manoj K Channan -
The strategic environment facing India today echoes 1998–99 in unsettling ways, yet it is more complex and dangerous. The period preceding the Kargil conflict...

Mecca Defence Pact: A Hedge Against Uncertainty, Not an Islamic NATO

Opinion Brig Arun Sahgal, PhD (Retired) Brig Arun Sahgal, PhD (Retired) -
The Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Mecca pact is a security arrangement that reflects a Middle East in transition. For India, its significance lies less in the military...

China, India, and Strategic Choice

Opinion Brig Arun Sahgal, PhD (Retired) Brig Arun Sahgal, PhD (Retired) -
Often strategic discourse in India revolves around understanding of Chinese power as “expansionist" or "status quo." This is central to understanding how it will...

Ashwini: A Life of Courage, Compassion, and Service

Human Interest Lt Col Manoj K Channan Lt Col Manoj K Channan -
Life is a cycle. Those born into this world must, at the end of their journey, move on to the next. Yet when someone...
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Nuclear Challenges in the Indian Subcontinent

Opinion
India and Pakistan have lived for decades under the...

Russia’s SJ-100 Faces Another Delay: Certification Now Pushed Into 2027

Aviation
Russia’s import-substituted SJ-100 regional passenger aircraft is now expected...

Su-57 Can ‘Freeze’ in Mid-Air: Russia Says Its Wildest Maneuver Has a Combat Purpose

Military
Su-57 demonstrations have long faced criticism for their impressive...

Why Russia Put a Second Cockpit in the Su-57—The Real Reason Is Not Training

Military
Russia is positioning the Su-57D, a two-seat aircraft, as...