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 Faltering Maharaja: Rebranding Without Renewal in Indian Aviation

Air India was more than just an airline. It represented India’s emergence on the global stage, embodying service with civility and a nation confident...

IndiGo’s Deep State: Elbers Cowers to the Real Power in Delhi

India’s aviation sector is once again in turmoil, but this time the crisis at IndiGo has revealed something more insidious than mere poor planning...

IndiGo Turbulence: Pieter Elbers, WEF Networks, and the Subtle Mechanics of the Deep State

Pieter Elbers's connections to global aviation, European business lobbies, and WEF-linked initiatives highlight how transnational networks influence policy and markets, often resembling a 'deep...

IndiGo’s Crew Crisis and the Aviation Deathtrap: A Governance Failure

India’s aviation sector is no stranger to drama, but the recent operational crisis at IndiGo has revealed a deeper rot that extends far beyond...

Recalibrating Poles of Power: The Putin–Modi Summit and the Emerging Multipolar Arc

The 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi on 4–5 December 2025 and the Joint Statement that followed indicate not only the continuation of...

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Russia has achieved an important milestone in its ambitious...

Russia’s New MC-21 Variant Could Change the Country’s Aviation Plans

The MC-21-210 represents an important evolution in Russia's civil...

Gazprom Receives First Serial Mi-171A3 Helicopters in Major Boost for Russian Aviation 

The delivery of the first serially produced Mi-171A3 offshore...

The Mystery of Mexico’s Forgotten Russian Jet Fleet

One of the most discussed episodes in the history...