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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Between Rome and Qom: The Ideological War Behind the Iran Conflict

The confrontation between Iran and the West is often viewed through the lens of nuclear negotiations, economic sanctions, and proxy wars across the Middle...

Nari Shakti: Examining India’s Accountability Crisis in Crimes Against Women

There is an old saying that circulates widely as a quote and meme: “The trees kept voting for the axe, because its handle was...

Remembering the Bravehearts: Honouring the Legacy of Operation PAWAN

Nations are not built merely through economic progress, technological advancement, or institutional strength. They are sustained by memory, by the collective remembrance of those...

The Iran Gambit: Regime Change, Insurgency, and the Expanding Arc of Conflict

The unfolding confrontation involving Iran could raise concerns among policymakers and analysts by highlighting the potential for regional instability through internal insurgency, external pressure,...

Balancing the Gulf: India’s Strategic Dilemma Between the US–Israel Axis and Iran

In geopolitics, the only constant is change. The current turmoil in West Asia highlights this reality more starkly than at any time in recent...

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The Citizen’s Republic: Education, Dignity and the Future of Indian Democracy

The Constitution of India did far more than establish...

IL-96-400M vs. A350-1000: What Happens When Both Carry 40 Tonnes?

The Airbus A350-1000 and Russia's Il-96-400M are both large...

Russia Plans a Huge Fleet Replacement Through 2036

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) of Russia has developed...

The Jackal’s Revolt and the Owl’s History

In the ancient kingdom of Aryavan, beneath the whispering...