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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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...

From Shah to Strategic Attrition: Iran, Regime Change, and the Hard-Power Reckoning in West Asia

To understand the present confrontation among Iran, the United States, and Israel, one must begin not with uranium enrichment but with 1953. That year,...

War Beyond the Nuclear Question: Iran, Regime Change, Energy Geopolitics

As time passes, the coordinated Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran and the initial fog of war lift. The Iranian response is planned and calculated, which...

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Operation PAWAN: Remembering the Men, the Mission and the Legacy

On 17 July 2026, the Delhi Gymkhana Club, as...

The Hidden Cost Behind Russia’s Tu-214 Revival

One of the biggest debates in the civil aviation...

What R&AW Can Learn from Mossad’s Operational Philosophy

For decades, India has faced a complex security environment...

S7’s Homegrown Aircraft Takes Flight in Major Aviation Milestone

The Tango light aircraft, which was developed by Spectra...