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 Missing Coalition: Why the Absence of NATO Changes Everything—Part 6

In the previous part of this series, we examined logistics as the hidden battlefield that ultimately determines victory or defeat. We saw how supply...

Logistics Under Fire: The Hidden Battlefield That Decides Victory—Part 5

In the previous part of this series, we examined how the eastern flank bordering Pakistan transforms from a theoretical entry corridor into a potential...

The Pakistan Axis: Why the Eastern Flank Becomes a Kill Funnel—Part 4

In earlier parts of this series, we discussed how terrain shifts warfare from manoeuvring to attrition and how Afghanistan's experience showed that geography can...

Afghanistan: The Warning History Already Gave Us – Part 3

In the previous part of this series, we examined how terrain changes warfare from manoeuvre to attrition. We showed that geography does not just...

Terrain Decides Wars: From Desert Victory to Mountain Attrition—Part 2

In the first part of this series, we established a central strategic premise: Iran cannot be approached using the operational memory of Iraq War...

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Qatar’s Soft Power Strategy: Opportunities, Risks and Lessons for India

The passing of former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa...

Russia’s New Soyuz-5 Rocket Is Already Preparing for Its Next Big Mission 

Following the successful maiden test flight on April 30,...

The Lion, the Wolves, and the Blindfold of Justice

In the ancient forest of Aryavan stood a massive...

Why Russia Didn’t Build the Baikal Entirely from Carbon Fiber

Designing a local utility aircraft is fundamentally different from...