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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Ashwini: A Life of Courage, Compassion, and Service

Life is a cycle. Those born into this world must, at the end of their journey, move on to the next. Yet when someone...

The New Servitude: Why India’s Gig Economy Needs the Rule of Law

India stands at a remarkable point in its economic journey. It is the world's fastest-growing major economy, home to one of the largest digital...

When the State Turns Its Back: Policing, Politics and the Student Protests

The joint press conference by government representatives and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) offered a brief respite. Still, it could not erase the images...

The Lion’s Granary and the Owl’s School

In the ancient kingdom of Aryavan, beneath the broad leaves of the Peepul tree, the old Tortoise gathered the young creatures each evening to...

The Fireflies Beneath the Peepul Tree

In the ancient kingdom of Aryavan, there stood at the meeting point of five roads a venerable Peepul tree. It was not the largest...

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Cricket Chai and the Empire’s Last Bad Habit

A traveller can land in Mumbai and encounter four...

From Dutch Chip Startup to Russian Drones: How Mapper Ended Up Inside Rostec

A Russian microelectronics company that has its origins in...

Russia’s Be-200 Faces a Major Transformation With New PD-8 Engines

The legendary Be-200 amphibious aircraft of Russia is embarking...

The Makkah Pact Stalls at the Gate of Tears

Alliances are not tested at signing ceremonies, beneath chandeliers,...