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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Is India Quietly Learning Hybrid War from Russia and China?

India has long resisted using proxies as a tool of statecraft, preferring overt diplomacy, moral posturing, and conventional deterrence. However, the strategic environment in...

Bangladesh’s Dangerous Game: Balancing India, China & Pakistan

India's eastern neighbor Bangladesh, once seen as a success story in regional diplomacy, is now emerging as a node in an emerging anti-India alignment...

The Missing Link in India’s Military Power: Accountability, Not Just Bravery

In the landscape of national security, military preparedness, and strategic foresight, India is repeatedly encumbered by a lack of institutional memory, poor geostrategic understanding,...

Tri-Nation Strategy: How China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh COULD Redraw India’s Eastern Frontier

India's Northeast, historically vulnerable due to its geography and demographic complexity, faces an urgent and complex threat. A silent yet strategic realignment is underway...

OP PAWAN – Another Man’s War

Every year, the National War Memorial (NWM) in New Delhi becomes a sacred space where the nation gathers to honor the memory of India's...

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A Chief Minister’s Betrayal: When Political Opportunism Tramples the Blood of Indian Soldiers

The recent praise heaped on Velupillai Prabhakaran and the...

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As Rostec and China's Avicopter continue to develop an...

Why Russia May Be Building a Twin-Seat Su-57 Stealth Fighter  

On May 17, 2026, reports regarding the potential introduction...

Russia Unveils Futuristic 3D-Printed Train Wheels That Absorb Shocks Like Suspension

Russian railway engineers have developed a new generation of...