Lt Col Manoj K Channan
308 Articles
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.
Islamabad’s Unexpected Pivot: Pakistan as Mediator in Iran-US Peace Talks
In the swirling fog of Middle East tensions, few developments could seem more improbable than Pakistan stepping into the role of mediator in Iran-US...
Regional Retaliation: The Gulf as the Second Battlefield — Infrastructure Vulnerability, Desalination Dependency, and the Russia–China Strategic Anchor – Part 9
In the previous part of this series, we explored the complexity of urban warfare and the significant manpower needed to control cities in hostile...
Strategic Silence, Tactical Misinterpretation: How India Stayed Silent During a Key West Asian Crisis
The recent Iran conflict and its uneasy ceasefire will be analysed not just for its scale but for how it shifted perceptions of power,...
URBAN WARFARE: GRAVEYARD OF ARMIES – Part 8
In the preceding part of this series, we examined how missiles, drones, and persistent surveillance convert supply chains into primary targets and transform rear...
Missiles, Drones, and the New Geometry of War: Attrition of Assets and the Collapse of Supply Chains—Part 7
In the earlier parts of this series, we examined terrain, entry corridors, logistics, and the lack of coalition mass as key factors in any...
Breaking
Russia’s New Starlink Killer Doesn’t Target Terminals—It Targets the Satellites
Russia has reportedly developed a specialised electronic warfare system...
China, India, and Strategic Choice
Often strategic discourse in India revolves around understanding of...
Russia Just Put a Radiation-Hardened Space Processor Into Serial Production
A specialized processor has been developed by Russia's microelectronics...
Russia Is 3D-Printing Parts for Its New Aircraft Engine—Here’s Why It Matters
Russia is increasing its use of industrial 3D printing in...
