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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How the End of World War II Reshaped South Asia and Locked In Strategic Rivalries

The 1947 Partition of British India is often framed as a singular imperial miscalculation. Yet, when viewed through the wider lens of World War...

The UAE Has Chosen the Future. India Should Read the Signal

The current turbulence across West Asia is not just another distant geopolitical drama. The ongoing tensions among the United States, Israel, and Iran have...

How India Is Protecting Tanks from Drones Using Cope Cages

Modern warfare has entered a phase in which visibility is constant, and survival depends on adaptation. The battlefield is no longer defined only by...

Europe’s Tolerance Dilemma: Lessons in Security, Integration, and India’s Plural Strength

Europe today is confronting more than a migration challenge. It is confronting a deeper question about identity, governance, and the limits of tolerance in...

Iran Is the Battlefield, China Is the Target

The evolving confrontation between the United States and Iran is not confined to Tehran or the Persian Gulf. It represents a wider geopolitical contest...

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