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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Reservations, Freebies, and Politics: The Toxic Trifecta Holding India Back

India stands at a complex crossroads—between a deeply entrenched past and the hope of a progressive future. The caste system, historically used to enforce...

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...

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Israel’s Most Important Defence Technology Is Not a Weapon

When India discusses defence cooperation with Israel, the conversation...

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The debate over Russia's emerging "Irtysh" processors has taken...

Inside the Tu-214 VIP: Russia’s Unusual Alternative to Gulfstream 

The Tu-214 VIP is a rare example of a...

First Russian High-Speed Train Takes Shape at Urals Locomotives

Maxim Reshetnikov, the Russian Minister of Economic Development, visited...