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 Dangerous Game of Caste Politics and the Erosion of India’s Apolitical Military

Recently, Indian politics has seen a troubling trend of introducing divisive identity narratives into all areas of public life, including, alarmingly, the armed forces....

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...

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The technical complexity of modern turbofan development and the...

Iran Is the Battlefield, China Is the Target

The evolving confrontation between the United States and Iran...

A-100 Delays and Falling Revenues: The Crisis Deepening Inside Beriev

The Taganrog Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex (TANTK), named after G.M....

Inside Russia’s Plan to Replace Western Chips in Transport Systems  

The development of microcontrollers that are domestically designed and...