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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Why India’s Strategic Restraint Could Define Future Global Stability

The contemporary global security environment stands at a precarious inflexion point, where the balance between diplomacy and military logic is repeatedly tested. Conflicts across...

Drone Hunter Killer: The Game-Changer Air Defence Systems Desperately Need

The ongoing US–Israel–Iran conflict has exposed a structural weakness in modern air defence systems. There is a growing mismatch between the cost of interception...

From Hormuz to the Markets: Iran Opens a Financial War the World Can’t Ignore

The five-day pause announced by President Donald Trump now appears less like a diplomatic bridge and more like an unstable ledge. Markets initially cheered...

Drones, Deniability, and the Northeast: Is India Sleepwalking into a Proxy Conflict?

The recent arrest of six Ukrainians and one American by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Mizoram is more than just a routine counterterrorism...

Between Rome and Qom: The Ideological War Behind the Iran Conflict

The confrontation between Iran and the West is often viewed through the lens of nuclear negotiations, economic sanctions, and proxy wars across the Middle...

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A critical milestone has been achieved by Russia's premier...

Inside Russia’s Secret Engine That Makes Jets Harder to Track

Modern aerial warfare is no longer exclusively defined by...

After Iran, the Next Threat to the Middle East May Come from Turkey

If Iran weakens, many observers assume the Middle East...

Is the Tu-454 the Missing Link Between the MC-21 and Il-96?  

At a recent Russian venture forum in Kazan, a...