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.
Delhi Forum for Strategic Studies 2026: India’s Neighbourhood First Policy Under Scrutiny
The Delhi Forum for Strategic Studies (DFSS), under the leadership of Lt Gen Kamal Davar, held its annual January conclave on January 17, 2026,...
Operation Pawan Revisited: Honour, Hard Truths, and the Imperative of Strategic Honesty
On the eve of Army Day, after a silence that had lasted nearly four decades, the Government of India took a bold and deeply...
America First 2.0: US Aggressive Policies and Their Geopolitical Implications for India, China, and Russia
President Donald Trump's second term has intensified "America First" policies through massive visa revocations, tariff coercion, and bold military interventions like the January 2026...
The Caracas Playbook: Oil, Narco-Politics, and a Few Dollars More
Venezuela today is no anomaly. It is a familiar Latin American configuration pushed to an extreme: an authoritarian regime sustained by security services, ideological...
From Puppetry to Patronage: The Shifting Power Centres of India’s Political Economy
Political characterisations in India have long relied more on narrative than on evidence. Of all such narratives, none has endured as stubbornly as the...
Breaking
Israel’s Most Important Defence Technology Is Not a Weapon
When India discusses defence cooperation with Israel, the conversation...
China’s LoongArch Vulnerability Raises Questions Over Russia’s Irtysh Processors
The debate over Russia's emerging "Irtysh" processors has taken...
Inside the Tu-214 VIP: Russia’s Unusual Alternative to Gulfstream
The Tu-214 VIP is a rare example of a...
First Russian High-Speed Train Takes Shape at Urals Locomotives
Maxim Reshetnikov, the Russian Minister of Economic Development, visited...
