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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Rudra Rising: How India’s All-Arms Brigades Are Redefining the Principles of Land Warfare

The evolution of modern warfare is no longer characterised by the straightforward movement of infantry supported by armour and artillery. Wars are now fought...

India’s New DPM 2025: A Procurement Revolution That Could Transform Defence Manufacturing

The DPM 2025 signifies a fundamental change in how India plans to develop, maintain, and expand its defence ecosystem. It moves away from the...

Operation Pawan: A Military Victory, A Political Betrayal

"Even in the grave, an Indian politician finds followers — not out of respect, but out of habit." The above is not a cynical statement...

IPKF in Sri Lanka: When Indian Soldiers Became Humanitarians

The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), deployed in Sri Lanka from 1987 to 1990, carried out one of the most complex overseas humanitarian and...

Unfinished Valour: OP PAWAN and the Warriors Who Refused to Die Forgotten

The Winners of Battles, Win this Earth, Those who sacrifice their Lives, Conquer Heavens.                                                             Lt Gen Hardev Singh Lidder, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, VSM, Retd Subharti...

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Navigating Transitional Tides: India–Bangladesh Relations and the Way Forward

India and Bangladesh have a complex history of shared...

From Détente to Brinkmanship: Putin, Trump and the Resurgence of Nuclear Tensions

The international landscape has become more tense as the...

Japan Accidentally Reveals Its New MPMS Kai Missile System During Exercises

Japan inadvertently provided the world with its first glimpse...

Russian “Hedgehog” Assault Tanks: An Evolving Defense Against FPV Drones

The emergence of the "hedgehog" tanks, which are armored...