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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Europe’s Moral Theatre and Israel’s Reality: Power, Security, Hypocrisy

The Second World War forged the geopolitical architecture of the modern West in its ashes. Europe emerged devastated, militarily exhausted and economically shattered. The...

Analysing Why the Series Fauda Resonates with Indian Viewers

There is a reason the Israeli series Fauda has found such a deep and emotional audience in India. Indian viewers are not simply watching...

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

“Democracy thrives not by chance, but by the courage of those who choose to protect it." These words resonate deeply in contemporary India, where...

How the End of World War II Reshaped South Asia and Locked In Strategic Rivalries

The 1947 Partition of British India is often framed as a singular imperial miscalculation. Yet, when viewed through the wider lens of World War...

The UAE Has Chosen the Future. India Should Read the Signal

The current turbulence across West Asia is not just another distant geopolitical drama. The ongoing tensions among the United States, Israel, and Iran have...

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The Fight for the Two Straits: Hormuz and Bab al‑Mandab, and What It Means for India

The Houthi seizure of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and...

Airtel Money: The IPO That Reveals India’s Edge in Africa

When an African payments company prepares for what could...

Russia Gets More Su-57s—But Nobody Knows Exactly How Many Are Now in Service 

On September 24, 2026, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)...

The Shadow Fleet Battle: Sanctions, AIS Blackouts, and the Missing Context

“The shadow fleet” has become one of the most...