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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Drones, Deniability, and the Northeast: Is India Sleepwalking into a Proxy Conflict?

The recent arrest of six Ukrainians and one American by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Mizoram is more than just a routine counterterrorism...

Between Rome and Qom: The Ideological War Behind the Iran Conflict

The confrontation between Iran and the West is often viewed through the lens of nuclear negotiations, economic sanctions, and proxy wars across the Middle...

Nari Shakti: Examining India’s Accountability Crisis in Crimes Against Women

There is an old saying that circulates widely as a quote and meme: “The trees kept voting for the axe, because its handle was...

Remembering the Bravehearts: Honouring the Legacy of Operation PAWAN

Nations are not built merely through economic progress, technological advancement, or institutional strength. They are sustained by memory, by the collective remembrance of those...

The Iran Gambit: Regime Change, Insurgency, and the Expanding Arc of Conflict

The unfolding confrontation involving Iran could raise concerns among policymakers and analysts by highlighting the potential for regional instability through internal insurgency, external pressure,...

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The Trump-Iran Deal: Why India’s Security Must Never Depend on Washington’s

The 14 Point agreement between the Trump administration and...

Mystery Surrounds Reported Return of Russian-Made Elbrus Chips

In mid-June 2026, the country's technology and defense-oriented media...

Why Russia’s Latest Phosphorus Breakthrough Matters for the Global Chip Industry

Russia has successfully launched its first-ever production of ultra-pure...

64 Hours in the Sky: The New Development Bringing Russia’s MC-21 Closer to Service

The MC-21-310, Russia's premier narrow-body passenger aircraft project, serves...