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

India and Bangladesh have a complex history of shared ties in history, culture, and geography, making their relationship one of South Asia’s most important....

Pakistan’s Enduring Dilemma: Afghanistan, Strategic Depth, and the Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

Pakistan's relationship with Afghanistan has long been a story of ambition, apprehension, and strategic misjudgment, whose weight is still felt today. It is intricately...

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...

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Afghanistan: The Warning History Already Gave Us – Part 3

In the previous part of this series, we examined...

Russia’s Oryol Spacecraft Delayed Again—First Flight Now Set for 2028 

The maiden mission of the Oryol spacecraft has been...

Terrain Decides Wars: From Desert Victory to Mountain Attrition—Part 2

In the first part of this series, we established...

Belarus Scales Up for MC-21 and Tu-214 Boom  

The expansion of aviation manufacturing capabilities in Belarus is...