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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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...

From Hormuz to the Markets: Iran Opens a Financial War the World Can’t Ignore

The five-day pause announced by President Donald Trump now appears less like a diplomatic bridge and more like an unstable ledge. Markets initially cheered...

Drones, Deniability, and the Northeast: Is India Sleepwalking into a Proxy Conflict?

The recent arrest of six Ukrainians and one American by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Mizoram is more than just a routine counterterrorism...

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Airtel Money: The IPO That Reveals India’s Edge in Africa

When an African payments company prepares for what could...

Russia Gets More Su-57s—But Nobody Knows Exactly How Many Are Now in Service 

On September 24, 2026, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)...

The Shadow Fleet Battle: Sanctions, AIS Blackouts, and the Missing Context

“The shadow fleet” has become one of the most...

MC-21 Takes 12 Months to Build—But There’s a Big Catch

How much time does it take to put together...