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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Bagram Airfield: A Lens on Power, Rivalry, and the Lessons of History

Bagram Airfield, nestled in Afghanistan's Parwan Province, has re-emerged on the geopolitical stage in 2025. The contested hub represents more than just operational efficiency;...

Hospitals or Hostages? India’s Healthcare Sovereignty Crisis

In the glass-and-chrome towers of India's private hospitals, beneath the hum of MRI machines and the cold efficiency of billing counters, a silent coup...

India’s Trump Moment: Turning the H-1B Shock into Viksit Bharat 2047

For decades, the H-1B visa has been the golden ticket for Indian talent, a rite of passage for engineers, scientists, and technologists heading to...

The Saudi-Pakistan Mutual Defence Pact: A Pakistani Strategic Perspective

This analysis is based on the framework and key insights articulated by Husain Nadim, former Head of IPPRI and Founder of 3rd Eye Think...

Storm over Chabahar: Why India Must Stay Calm and Play the Long Game

Geopolitics resembles a battlefield manoeuvre, quick, strategic, and often misleading. Nations are constantly competing to outthink, outpace, and outmanoeuvre each other, each trying to...

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Russia’s Osvey Aircraft Delayed Again—But Why After 20 Years of R&D?

The development of the Russian-Belarusian regional aircraft LMS-192 “Osvey”...

The Missing Coalition: Why the Absence of NATO Changes Everything—Part 6

In the previous part of this series, we examined...

Ka-65 Minoga: The Mysterious Helicopter Set to Replace Soviet-Era Fleet Icons 

In late March 2026, reports regarding major advances in...

Frozen Skies, Hot Results: Russia’s Aircraft Clear Critical Tests  

The successful completion of additional certification flight tests for...