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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The Price of Trusting Ankara: Lessons for India from Turkey’s Strategic Ambiguity

History has a habit of issuing warnings long before crises fully emerge. The difficulty is not recognising those warnings, but taking them seriously before...

Revenge Is Not Strategy, Let Alone National Policy

After October 7, no Israeli needs a lecture on pain. The country has seen enough blood, horror, and barbarity to last generations. Entire communities...

After Iran, the Next Threat to the Middle East May Come from Turkey

If Iran weakens, many observers assume the Middle East will move towards relative calm. That belief is deeply flawed. In this region, there is...

America, Pakistan, Iran, and Trump’s Hard Line

Washington’s decision to use Pakistan as a channel to Tehran is not a routine diplomatic move. It is a revealing strategic signal that warrants...

Islamabad Talks Collapse: How Distrust and Power Politics Undermined a Rare U.S.–Iran Opening

Pakistan’s ambitious April 2026 attempt to mediate between the United States and Iran was always a high-risk diplomatic gamble. What unfolded in Islamabad over...

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Why the Il-114-300’s Low Propellers Are Triggering a Major Aviation Debate 

The certification of the Il-114-300 marks one of the...

India’s Ethanol Gamble: Why the E20 Policy Is Outpacing India’s Preparedness

India's ambitious transition to E20 petrol, a blend containing...

How Russia Replaced Hundreds of Foreign Superjet Components 

The Superjet 100 (SSJ100), which is currently marketed as...

How Moscow Plans to Resurrect Its Silicon Empire From Scratch

Russia is in the process of building its first...