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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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...

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...

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Ka-65 Minoga: The Mysterious Helicopter Set to Replace Soviet-Era Fleet Icons 

In late March 2026, reports regarding major advances in...

Frozen Skies, Hot Results: Russia’s Aircraft Clear Critical Tests  

The successful completion of additional certification flight tests for...

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

In the previous part of this series, we examined...

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

In earlier parts of this series, we discussed how...