Lt Col Manoj K Channan
319 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.
Bagram Airfield: A Lens on Power, Rivalry, and the Lessons of History
Bagram Airfield, nestled in Afghanistan's Parwan Province, has re-emerged on the geopolitical stage in 2025. The contested hub represents more than just operational efficiency;...
Hospitals or Hostages? India’s Healthcare Sovereignty Crisis
In the glass-and-chrome towers of India's private hospitals, beneath the hum of MRI machines and the cold efficiency of billing counters, a silent coup...
India’s Trump Moment: Turning the H-1B Shock into Viksit Bharat 2047
For decades, the H-1B visa has been the golden ticket for Indian talent, a rite of passage for engineers, scientists, and technologists heading to...
The Saudi-Pakistan Mutual Defence Pact: A Pakistani Strategic Perspective
This analysis is based on the framework and key insights articulated by Husain Nadim, former Head of IPPRI and Founder of 3rd Eye Think...
Storm over Chabahar: Why India Must Stay Calm and Play the Long Game
Geopolitics resembles a battlefield manoeuvre, quick, strategic, and often misleading. Nations are constantly competing to outthink, outpace, and outmanoeuvre each other, each trying to...
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The Xi–Trump Summit and the Illusion of “Constructive Strategic Stability”
The September 23–25, 2026, state visit by President Xi...
From 350 nm to 130 nm: Russia’s Race to Build Its Own Chip Machines
Russia is creating a domestic base for producing the...
PD-14 vs. Western Engines: Why Russia Still Has a Long Road Ahead
The development of a modern aircraft engine is measured...
Russia’s CAD Revolution Takes a New Turn: Domestic Systems Begin Talking to Each Other
The engineering software business in Russia is gradually shifting...
