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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America First 2.0: US Aggressive Policies and Their Geopolitical Implications for India, China, and Russia

President Donald Trump's second term has intensified "America First" policies through massive visa revocations, tariff coercion, and bold military interventions like the January 2026...

The Caracas Playbook: Oil, Narco-Politics, and a Few Dollars More

Venezuela today is no anomaly. It is a familiar Latin American configuration pushed to an extreme: an authoritarian regime sustained by security services, ideological...

From Puppetry to Patronage: The Shifting Power Centres of India’s Political Economy

Political characterisations in India have long relied more on narrative than on evidence. Of all such narratives, none has endured as stubbornly as the...

Shashi Ji: A Light That Continues to Shine

Some lives unfold quietly yet are powerful in the way they touch others. Mrs Shashi Chopra’s (23 October 1956 – 19 December 2025) life...

Sovereignty Before Alignment: India’s Strategic Autonomy at the Indo-US–Indo-Russia Crossroads

India’s foreign policy has consistently prioritised independence over alignment, aiming to earn respect for its strategic culture. At the core of the current deadlock lies...

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India’s Democracy: An Autoimmune Crisis Demanding Urgent Course Correction

“Democracy thrives not by chance, but by the courage...

Russia Says SJ-100 Is Ready for Airlines as Final Certification Nears

The long-delayed import-substituted SJ-100 regional jet has achieved one...

Could Russia Leapfrog EUV? New 6.7nm Lithography Concept Emerges  

Russia may be attempting one of the most ambitious...

Putin Pushes Tu-214 Revival as Russia Rebuilds Civil Aviation Industry

Russia is increasing its efforts to boost Tupolev Tu-214...