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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Why the Indian Army’s Training Culture Struggles in a VUCA Battlespace

In the mid-1930s, at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, Albert Einstein was not seeking brilliance in the conventional sense. He was not interested in...

FTAs with the UK and EU: Tariff Relief or Revenue Ruse?

India’s landmark Free Trade Agreements with the United Kingdom and the European Union mark a decisive shift in the country’s trade strategy. Signed with...

India’s Free Trade Agreements: Navigating Global Tensions and Strategic Resilience

India's expansive network of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) serves as a critical bulwark against escalating global trade tensions, particularly...

From Reaction to Resolve: India’s Strategic Shift Toward Psychological Sovereignty and Long-Term Power

For decades, India’s strategic thinking remained constrained by a narrow frame of reference. Pakistan occupied the centre of national security calculations, shaping military doctrine,...

From Open Sources to Open Eyes: AI, OSINT and India’s Blind Spots in Modern Warfare

In an era where wars begin long before the first shot is fired, intelligence superiority has shifted decisively from secrecy alone to sense-making at...

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The current turbulence across West Asia is not just...

Russia’s New Soyuz-5 Rocket Roars to Life with World’s Most Powerful “Tsar Engine”

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Russia’s Big Chip Gamble: Modular “Chiplets” Could Change the Game  

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