Lt Col Manoj K Channan
330 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.
Jamnagar Calling: Washington Needs India’s Diesel, and Delhi Should Set Its Price
When a US Secretary of State skips the ceremonial setting of the capital for a refinery town, the itinerary is the message. Marco Rubio's...
Is India Prepared for a New World Order?
The world is not merely witnessing a change in the balance of power. It is experiencing a fundamental restructuring of the international order—one in...
Tanks: The Edge of Tomorrow
The tank is not obsolete, but the way it fights must change fundamentally. Modern armoured warfare has shifted from a contest between protected direct-fire...
The New Battlefield: Armour, Drones and AI
The wars in Ukraine and the broader evolution of hybrid warfare have reshaped assumptions about land combat. Persistent unmanned aerial surveillance, FPV drones, loitering...
Reinventing Armour for the Multi-Domain Battlefield
Abstract - Drones, precision munitions, cyber operations, and electronic warfare have not made armoured warfare obsolete; they have made it more demanding. The central...
Breaking
Russia’s Su-57 Is Doing Something Bigger Than Building a Fifth-Generation Fighter
Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter programme is delivering benefits that...
200 MC-21 Aircraft for Aeroflot? Russia’s Aviation Strategy Takes a Major Turn
The MC-21, which was domestically developed, is poised to...
The Great Unravelling: Tehran’s Table, Washington’s Retreat, and India’s Energy Diplomacy
The closing months of 2026 are revealing a world...
Russia Tests Powerful New Methane Engine – Is This Its Answer to SpaceX?
The Amur-SPG, Russia's next-generation reusable launch vehicle, has reached...
