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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Armour Under Threat: Are Tanks Still Relevant in the Age of Drones & ATGMs

The death of the tank has been repeatedly predicted since the first armoured vehicles rolled into battle at Cambrai in 1916. From their earliest...

India’s Dual Logistics Strategy: RELOS with Russia and LEMOA with the USA in a Multipolar World

In an era marked by geopolitical rivalry, shifting alignments, and persistent conflict, logistics has emerged as a decisive element of military power. India’s operationalisation...

Haifa and Beyond: India’s Century of Courage on Global Battlefields

When Indians speak of courage beyond their borders, the name Haifa deserves a place of honour. On 23 September 1918, Indian cavalry, particularly the...

India and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis: A Path to Peace, Stability, and Maritime Freedom

Across the Middle East and the wider Indian Ocean region, the confrontation between Iran and its regional rivals has created a dangerous moment in...

The Price of Trusting Ankara: Lessons for India from Turkey’s Strategic Ambiguity

History has a habit of issuing warnings long before crises fully emerge. The difficulty is not recognising those warnings, but taking them seriously before...

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India Should Not Just Manufacture for the World; It Should Train the World

For decades, the world has spoken of India as...

Russia Just Unveiled a New Quantum Chip—And It Uses a Surprising Metal

Russia has developed a new technology for the production of...

Russia’s New Optical Memory Could Let Computers Remember Information With Light 

A new theoretical approach to optical memory has been...