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 End of American Guarantees: Why India Must Prepare for a Harder World

The debate over recent US-Iran negotiations has largely been framed in terms of diplomacy, sanctions, and regional security. Yet for India, the most important...

When Washington Courts Doha: Why India Must Rely on Its Own Strategic Compass?

The conduct of great powers is often revealed not in wars but in negotiations. Military strength, economic dominance, technological superiority and diplomatic reach may...

The Trump-Iran Deal: Why India’s Security Must Never Depend on Washington’s

The 14 Point agreement between the Trump administration and Iran is being presented by its supporters as a diplomatic achievement and by its critics...

Why India Must Develop Andaman and Nicobar as Its Strategic Springboard to Southeast Asia

In April 1984, the Indian Army executed Operation Meghdoot, seizing the Siachen Glacier before Pakistan could occupy the heights, underscoring a critical national security...

Why the Middle East Continues to Matter to American Primacy

The Abraham Accords derive their identity from Abraham the patriarch revered across the three Abrahamic faith traditions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Clarifying this symbolism...

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Nuclear Challenges in the Indian Subcontinent

India and Pakistan have lived for decades under the...

Russia’s SJ-100 Faces Another Delay: Certification Now Pushed Into 2027

Russia’s import-substituted SJ-100 regional passenger aircraft is now expected...

Su-57 Can ‘Freeze’ in Mid-Air: Russia Says Its Wildest Maneuver Has a Combat Purpose

Su-57 demonstrations have long faced criticism for their impressive...

Why Russia Put a Second Cockpit in the Su-57—The Real Reason Is Not Training

Russia is positioning the Su-57D, a two-seat aircraft, as...