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.
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...
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...
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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...
