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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India’s Ethanol Gamble: Why the E20 Policy Is Outpacing India’s Preparedness

India's ambitious transition to E20 petrol, a blend containing 20 per cent ethanol, has been projected as a milestone in the country's journey towards...

India Must Trade Emotion for Strategy

India’s security and diplomatic challenges are often framed as binary choices: hardline pride versus conciliatory compromise. To strengthen strategic relevance, the policy should explicitly...

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,...

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Russia’s SJ-100 and MC-21 Face a Critical Engine Production Challenge

Russia's aspiration to increase domestic aircraft production is confronted...

Russia’s Il-114-300 Set for December Delivery as MC-21 and SJ-100 Face 2027 Test

Russia is preparing to start commercial deliveries of its Il-114-300...

Foreign Money in Israeli Elections: A National Security Threat That Cannot Be Ignored

A ballot box is not an international auction. A...

Ethiopia Gets 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters—But Where Did They Come From?

Ethiopia has reportedly received 12 Su-35SE multirole fighter jets from...