Lt Col Manoj K Channan
335 Articles
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.
Jamnagar Calling: Washington Needs India’s Diesel, and Delhi Should Set Its Price
When a US Secretary of State skips the ceremonial setting of the capital for a refinery town, the itinerary is the message. Marco Rubio's...
Is India Prepared for a New World Order?
The world is not merely witnessing a change in the balance of power. It is experiencing a fundamental restructuring of the international order—one in...
Tanks: The Edge of Tomorrow
The tank is not obsolete, but the way it fights must change fundamentally. Modern armoured warfare has shifted from a contest between protected direct-fire...
The New Battlefield: Armour, Drones and AI
The wars in Ukraine and the broader evolution of hybrid warfare have reshaped assumptions about land combat. Persistent unmanned aerial surveillance, FPV drones, loitering...
Reinventing Armour for the Multi-Domain Battlefield
Abstract - Drones, precision munitions, cyber operations, and electronic warfare have not made armoured warfare obsolete; they have made it more demanding. The central...
Breaking
Russia Wants a Bigger Superjet—Airbus and Boeing Should Pay Attention
Yakovlev is considering a redesigned version of the SJ-100...
Manipur’s Fragile Peace: New Fault Lines, Old Wounds
Manipur enters the closing months of 2026 with a...
Russia Develops New Material to Protect Fusion Reactors From Extreme Heat
Russian nuclear scientists have developed a tungsten-based composite material...
Russia Wants Smarter Locomotive Repairs—And Transmashholding Has a New Plan
Russia’s locomotive maintenance sector is moving towards a more...
