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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Ottawa Comes Calling: Why India and Canada Need Each Other Now

Canada’s simultaneous diplomatic and commercial outreach to India is more than a seasonal burst of ministerial activity. With Foreign Minister Anita Anand in New...

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...

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When Loyalty Replaces Competence: The Fragility of Concentrated Power

A nation becomes fragile not simply because it faces...

Russia’s RD-93MS Takes an Unexpected Role in Future Supersonic Aviation

The RD-93MS turbofan engine is a critical component of...

Lal Bahadur Shastri and the Tashkent Connection

The recent visit of our Prime Minister to Uzbekistan...

Did Russia Abandon the Wrong Passenger Aircraft? Tu-204SM vs MC-21

The Tu-204SM and MC-21-310 represent two different approaches to...