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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Logistics Under Fire: The Hidden Battlefield That Decides Victory—Part 5

In the previous part of this series, we examined how the eastern flank bordering Pakistan transforms from a theoretical entry corridor into a potential...

The Pakistan Axis: Why the Eastern Flank Becomes a Kill Funnel—Part 4

In earlier parts of this series, we discussed how terrain shifts warfare from manoeuvring to attrition and how Afghanistan's experience showed that geography can...

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...

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Russia’s New Satellites Capture 3D Images of Earth—Here’s What They Can Reveal

The Aist-2T topographic satellites of Russia have successfully transmitted...

The Pager Operation and the Illusion That Hezbollah Is Finished

The pager operation was an exceptional intelligence achievement. Treating...

Nuremberg, Karma, and the Lessons for Delhi—Power Is Temporary; Accountability Is Not

The historic photograph of the Nuremberg courtroom captures an...

The Attack on Indian Talent Could Cost America Dearly

On 8 October 2026, the US administration suspended eight...