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 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...

Regimentation In Modern Warfare: Preserving Tradition, Embracing Change

Military history shows that armies are sustained not merely by weapons, technology, or numerical strength, but by the quality of their soldiers, the character...

Nuremberg, Karma, and the Lessons for Delhi—Power Is Temporary; Accountability Is Not

The historic photograph of the Nuremberg courtroom captures an extraordinary reversal of fortune. Men who had once held positions of immense authority in Nazi...

The Peacock, the Parrot and the Wise Old Tortoise

Once upon a time, in the vast, ancient forest of Bharatvan, a kingdom existed, celebrated throughout the animal world as the largest democracy on...

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India Cannot Afford Semiconductor Dependence

The next war may begin long before the first...

Is India Prepared for a New World Order?

The world is not merely witnessing a change in...

Russia’s Electronics Push Takes a New Turn With 50,000 Katyusha Boards

Russia has completed production of its first major batch...

Tanks: The Edge of Tomorrow

The tank is not obsolete, but the way it...