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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The UAE Has Chosen the Future. India Should Read the Signal

The current turbulence across West Asia is not just another distant geopolitical drama. The ongoing tensions among the United States, Israel, and Iran have...

How India Is Protecting Tanks from Drones Using Cope Cages

Modern warfare has entered a phase in which visibility is constant, and survival depends on adaptation. The battlefield is no longer defined only by...

Europe’s Tolerance Dilemma: Lessons in Security, Integration, and India’s Plural Strength

Europe today is confronting more than a migration challenge. It is confronting a deeper question about identity, governance, and the limits of tolerance in...

Iran Is the Battlefield, China Is the Target

The evolving confrontation between the United States and Iran is not confined to Tehran or the Persian Gulf. It represents a wider geopolitical contest...

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...

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The re-engining of its existing Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100)...

Russia’s Space Move Puts a Ukraine-Linked Spy Satellite in the Spotlight

Russia’s Cosmos 2612 has conducted a series of orbital...

How to Conquer a Nation Without Firing a Single Shot

In the past, a major power seeking to impose...

Europe Is Paying the Price for Tolerance Without Boundaries

In parts of Europe, rioting seems to have become...