Lt Col Manoj K Channan
317 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.
Capability, Capacity, and Cash: Why India’s Defence Needs a 20% Budget Push
India’s security environment in 2026 demands urgent attention. Pakistan's nearly 20 per cent increase in its defence budget and China's steady 7.2 per cent...
Built for Uncertainty: Why Cavalry Thrives Where Doctrine Fails
Cavalry has never been merely about horses, tanks, or manoeuvre. Those are temporary expressions of a more profound and enduring philosophy. The true essence...
Why the Indian Army’s Training Culture Struggles in a VUCA Battlespace
In the mid-1930s, at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, Albert Einstein was not seeking brilliance in the conventional sense. He was not interested in...
FTAs with the UK and EU: Tariff Relief or Revenue Ruse?
India’s landmark Free Trade Agreements with the United Kingdom and the European Union mark a decisive shift in the country’s trade strategy. Signed with...
India’s Free Trade Agreements: Navigating Global Tensions and Strategic Resilience
India's expansive network of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) serves as a critical bulwark against escalating global trade tensions, particularly...
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The Million Dollar Missile Cannot Be the Answer to the Thousand Dollar Drone
For decades, military power was measured by the number...
Lada Azimut: Russia’s BIG New Crossover Finally Goes Into Production
AvtoVAZ has started mass production of a new crossover,...
The Fight for the Two Straits: Hormuz and Bab al‑Mandab, and What It Means for India
The Houthi seizure of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and...
Airtel Money: The IPO That Reveals India’s Edge in Africa
When an African payments company prepares for what could...
