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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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...

Anatomy of a Modern Kill Zone: Why Geography, Attrition, Infrastructure, and Exit Strategy Will Define the Outcome of Any Iran Ground Campaign—Part 11

Modern warfare is often visualised through dramatic imagery, such as armoured columns advancing across deserts, aircraft dominating skies, and missiles striking distant targets. Yet,...

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India Must Trade Emotion for Strategy

India’s security and diplomatic challenges are often framed as...

Russia Plans Massive Superjet Engine Swap After PD-8 Breakthrough

The effective certification of the indigenous PD-8 turbofan engine...

How India Must Reforge Its Intelligence Edge for the Cyber Age

India stands at a strategic inflection point. Its neighbourhood...

The Unexpected Fighter: Why Iran Kept Flying the Yak-130 Under Heavy Attack

The Yakovlev Yak-130 was predominantly perceived as an advanced...