Lt Col Manoj K Channan
320 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.
65 Armoured Regiment: Six Decades of Honour — “Maan ya Mrityu”
The story of the 65 Armoured Regiment begins on 1 September 1966 at Ahmednagar, where it was raised as 65 Cavalry in the wake...
India’s Strategic Imperative: Reform, Integration, and Rapid Response
The creation of CDF and the placement of all forces, together with their multidomain integration, are likely to result in a faster response (including...
Pakistan’s New Command Era: Soft Coup in Pakistan: Military Takes Charge Pushing Aside Political Establishment
Pakistan is once again in the midst of political drama marked by the midnight heist of the jailed PM from a hospital and his...
From Kargil to Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Strategic Evolution and the Implications for India
The strategic environment facing India today echoes 1998–99 in unsettling ways, yet it is more complex and dangerous. The period preceding the Kargil conflict...
Mecca Defence Pact: A Hedge Against Uncertainty, Not an Islamic NATO
The Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Mecca pact is a security arrangement that reflects a Middle East in transition. For India, its significance lies less in the military...
Breaking
The Nobel Peace Prize—and the Politics of Morality
The decision to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize...
The Peacock, the Parrot and the Wise Old Tortoise
Once upon a time, in the vast, ancient forest...
SpaceX Has a New Challenger? Russia’s 700 Mbps Satellite Internet Revealed
Russia is making substantial progress toward the creation of...
Rostec Calls Abandoning the Tu-214 a “Crime”—Here’s Why Russia Is Betting on It
Russia's decision to resurrect the Tu-214 is indicative of...
