Lt Col Manoj K Channan
318 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.
India’s Free Trade Agreements: Navigating Global Tensions and Strategic Resilience
India's expansive network of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) serves as a critical bulwark against escalating global trade tensions, particularly...
From Reaction to Resolve: India’s Strategic Shift Toward Psychological Sovereignty and Long-Term Power
For decades, India’s strategic thinking remained constrained by a narrow frame of reference. Pakistan occupied the centre of national security calculations, shaping military doctrine,...
From Open Sources to Open Eyes: AI, OSINT and India’s Blind Spots in Modern Warfare
In an era where wars begin long before the first shot is fired, intelligence superiority has shifted decisively from secrecy alone to sense-making at...
The Perils of Personalised Diplomacy and Strategic Delusion
India’s reliance on personalism in diplomacy risks eroding the audience's trust in the country's long-term strategic stability, especially as institutional checks weaken, raising concerns...
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,...
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Russia’s CAD Revolution Takes a New Turn: Domestic Systems Begin Talking to Each Other
The engineering software business in Russia is gradually shifting...
Why Indian Accent Is Always on My Delhi Itinerary
Readers accustomed to my columns on politics, geopolitics, and...
Russia Wants 100+ Baikal Aircraft. But Is There Really a Market for Them?
New projections on the potential demand for the LMS-901...
What Ails India’s Bureaucracy and the Course Correction
India’s bureaucracy was built for a very different age....
