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.
Strategic Patience: How India Should Navigate U.S. Unilateralism in the Trump Era
India and the United States share deep ties rooted in democratic values, increasing trade, and strong people-to-people connections. India must adapt its foreign policy...
The New World Order Isn’t Coming—It’s Already Here
The world isn't shaped by accident. It's designed with precision, purpose, and a secret playbook most never see. From the Middle East to Eastern...
India at the Crossroads of Regional Geopolitical Churning
India is facing a turbulent geopolitical landscape. Shifting alliances, regional power plays, and the revival of great power competition are reshaping the environment around...
Optics, Operations, and the Kill Chain: Lessons for India in a Theatre of Unpredictable Warfare
The modern conflict has entered a new paradigm—one shaped as much by spectacle and narrative as by precision strikes and joint command and control....
The Apollo Affair to Hormuz: Nuclear Shadows, Silent Deals, and the Coming Global Reset
A forgotten nuclear theft in Pennsylvania. A shadow war in Gaza. A freezing front in Ukraine. A collapsing Strait of Hormuz. These aren't isolated...
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Russia Spends Nearly ₽2 Billion to Unlock Its New VK-650V Helicopter Engine
Russia is preparing to spend nearly 2 billion rubles...
Russia’s Il-76 Could Replace Part of the Tu-95—12 Missiles From a Cargo Plane
The Tu-95 is one of the most remarkable survivors...
Russia’s SJ-100 Faces 100-Mode Test in Belarus—Automatic Landing Put to the Test
The import-substituted SJ-100 prototype, which bears registration number 97023,...
53 Russian Aircraft Engines Face Inspection—What Went Wrong Inside the PS-90?
Rosaviatsiya, the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia, has...
