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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Beyond Partisanship: Reclaiming the Primacy of National Interest

In any vibrant democracy, diversity of thought is both inevitable and desirable. It reflects intellectual vitality, competing visions, and the natural evolution of political...

Islamabad’s Unexpected Pivot: Pakistan as Mediator in Iran-US Peace Talks

In the swirling fog of Middle East tensions, few developments could seem more improbable than Pakistan stepping into the role of mediator in Iran-US...

Regional Retaliation: The Gulf as the Second Battlefield — Infrastructure Vulnerability, Desalination Dependency, and the Russia–China Strategic Anchor – Part 9

In the previous part of this series, we explored the complexity of urban warfare and the significant manpower needed to control cities in hostile...

Strategic Silence, Tactical Misinterpretation: How India Stayed Silent During a Key West Asian Crisis

The recent Iran conflict and its uneasy ceasefire will be analysed not just for its scale but for how it shifted perceptions of power,...

URBAN WARFARE: GRAVEYARD OF ARMIES – Part 8

In the preceding part of this series, we examined how missiles, drones, and persistent surveillance convert supply chains into primary targets and transform rear...

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