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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Indian Army 65 Armoured Regiment and Operation Pawan

This year 29 July 2022, is the day when the Bravehearts of Operation PAWAN were honoured at the National War Memorial. This ceremony was...

35 years and forgotten, Op Pawan – Indian Army’s deadliest conflict on Sri Lankan territory

India has been celebrating its victory on the creation of Bangladesh and the capture of 93000 Pakistan Army prisoners of war; OP VIJAY has...

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From Underground Militias to Statecraft: Israel’s Paramilitary Heritage

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is staking his political future...

At the Brink: India’s Overreliance on Three Giants and the Cost of Misinterpreting the Tea Leaves

The BJP-Modi government, two corporate giants (Ambani and Adani),...

Massive Gas Leak at ONGC Well in Sivasagar Sparks Crisis Response

Following a gas explosion on 12 June that was...

Israel’s Airstrikes on Iran –  What It Means for India-Russia Trade Routes

The Trump administration was presented with a fait accompli...