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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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The Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact: A Strategic Shift Challenging India and Reshaping the Middle East

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The signing of the Saudi-Pakistan mutual defence pact marks a seismic moment for Middle Eastern and South Asian geopolitics. It is more than a...

India-Pakistan Military Conflict and Beyond: Breaking the Deadlock

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Few rivalries are as enduring and volatile as that between India and Pakistan. For more than seventy years, the two nuclear-armed neighbours have remained...

Nepal’s Youth Uprising: A Nation at Boiling Point

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Nepal is at a dangerous turning point. The events of September 2025, which were the deadliest civil unrest in the country's modern history, were...

India-Nepal: From Symbiosis to Suspicion: Tracing Decades of Political Upheaval

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India and Nepal share a close connection that few other nations in South Asia can match. An open, passport-free border characterizes their relationship and...

Commemorating the 1965 War: Insights, Reflections, and Lessons for the Future

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The Indo-Pak War of 1965 holds a unique place in South Asian military history. Overshadowed by the trauma of 1962 against China and the...
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A Reserved Ticket, But Nowhere to Sit: The Everyday Reality of Indian Railways’ Side Upper Passengers

Human Interest
A passenger's seemingly routine complaint onboard the Pushpak Express...

Russia Replaces Foreign Airport Software at Sheremetyevo in Major Tech Shift

Aviation
Sheremetyevo International Airport, the busiest aviation hub in Russia,...

Why India Must Develop Andaman and Nicobar as Its Strategic Springboard to Southeast Asia

Opinion
In April 1984, the Indian Army executed Operation Meghdoot,...

Trump and the Collapse of Western Deterrence Against Iran

Opinion
The latest crisis with Iran did not end with...