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 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,...

Balancing the Gulf: India’s Strategic Dilemma Between the US–Israel Axis and Iran

In geopolitics, the only constant is change. The current turmoil in West Asia highlights this reality more starkly than at any time in recent...

How AI and Quantum Warfare Could Redefine India’s Military Decision Advantage

The character of warfare is undergoing a structural transformation. Artificial Intelligence, autonomous systems, and quantum-enabled technologies are no longer peripheral enablers; they are becoming...

Shock, Martyrdom, and Attrition: Why “Shock and Awe” Risks Becoming a Long War

The logic behind any “shock and awe” campaign is psychological dominance. Overwhelming precision strikes, leadership decapitation, paralysis of ISR grids, and rapid coercive escalation...

Arc of Fire: Proxies, Air Power, and India’s Strategic Exposure Amid a Widening Middle East War

The confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has rapidly evolved into a multi-dimensional crisis with regional security implications, including conventional strikes, proxy...

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When Washington Courts Doha: Why India Must Rely on Its Own Strategic Compass?

The conduct of great powers is often revealed not...

Russia’s New Yak-130M Takes Flight—It’s No Longer Just a Trainer

The Yak-130M prototype has successfully completed its maiden flight,...

Russia’s MC-21 Surprises Aviation Industry with New 3,800 km Range Test 

The fully import-substituted MC-21-310 has reached another important milestone...

Russia’s New LNG Giant Enters Service After Sanctions Disrupted Foreign Orders

The LNG carrier Konstantin Posyet was officially brought into...