Lt Col Manoj K Channan
320 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.
The Damascus Strike and Southern Syria Gambit: Is Israel’s Strategy Causing Regional Unravelling?
The recent Israeli airstrike on Damascus is more than just another episode in the long-standing series of tit-for-tat conflicts in the Middle East. It...
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....
Breaking
Russia Solves a Major Problem in Brain-Inspired AI With a New Memristor
Russia has announced a breakthrough in a key component...
Russia Strikes out Germany’s Liebherr: SJ-100 Gets New Flight Controls
Rosaviatsiya, the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia, has...
Russian Diesel and the Double Standards of Washington
President Donald Trump’s decision to open the American market...
The Nobel Peace Prize—and the Politics of Morality
The decision to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize...
