Lt Col Manoj K Channan
321 Articles
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.
How India Must Reforge Its Intelligence Edge for the Cyber Age
India stands at a strategic inflection point. Its neighbourhood is turbulent, proxies and non-state actors remain active, and peer competitors employ economic coercion, information...
The Cockroach Republic: How a Nation of 1.4 Billion People Was Asked to Prove It Exists
The Government of India has access to my (and every Indian's) Aadhaar number, PAN, bank accounts, mobile number, property records, voting history, income tax...
Main Vaapas Aaunga: A Gentle Ode That Also Bears Witness
Films about Partition rarely balance tenderness and brutality well, but Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga manages both. This balance should evoke empathy and understanding,...
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...
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Russia’s New Satellites Capture 3D Images of Earth—Here’s What They Can Reveal
The Aist-2T topographic satellites of Russia have successfully transmitted...
The Pager Operation and the Illusion That Hezbollah Is Finished
The pager operation was an exceptional intelligence achievement. Treating...
Nuremberg, Karma, and the Lessons for Delhi—Power Is Temporary; Accountability Is Not
The historic photograph of the Nuremberg courtroom captures an...
The Attack on Indian Talent Could Cost America Dearly
On 8 October 2026, the US administration suspended eight...
