Lt Col Manoj K Channan
309 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.
Afghanistan: The Warning History Already Gave Us – Part 3
In the previous part of this series, we examined how terrain changes warfare from manoeuvre to attrition. We showed that geography does not just...
Terrain Decides Wars: From Desert Victory to Mountain Attrition—Part 2
In the first part of this series, we established a central strategic premise: Iran cannot be approached using the operational memory of Iraq War...
Iran Is Not Iraq: The Anatomy of a Modern Kill Zone—Part 1
Military history has a peculiar way of shaping strategic confidence, sometimes correctly, but often dangerously. Victories, especially decisive ones, create strong institutional memories that...
Why India’s Strategic Restraint Could Define Future Global Stability
The contemporary global security environment stands at a precarious inflexion point, where the balance between diplomacy and military logic is repeatedly tested. Conflicts across...
Drone Hunter Killer: The Game-Changer Air Defence Systems Desperately Need
The ongoing US–Israel–Iran conflict has exposed a structural weakness in modern air defence systems. There is a growing mismatch between the cost of interception...
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MC-21 Opens Grozny’s New 3.2-Km Runway in Major Russian Aviation Milestone
The MC-21 passenger aircraft from Russia has inaugurated a...
Russia’s Il-114-300 Faces 41.7°C Heat Test—Here’s What Happened in Uzbekistan
Russia's Il-114-300 regional turboprop aircraft has successfully concluded a...
The MCS-21 Factory Just Changed How Aircraft Doors Are Built
The assembly procedure for the doors used on the...
Why the Il-276 Needs Russia’s PD-14M—And Why It’s Taking So Long
The PD-14 engine family of Russia is at the...
