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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India-Pakistan Military Conflict and Beyond: Breaking the Deadlock

Few rivalries are as enduring and volatile as that between India and Pakistan. For more than seventy years, the two nuclear-armed neighbours have remained...

Nepal’s Youth Uprising: A Nation at Boiling Point

Nepal is at a dangerous turning point. The events of September 2025, which were the deadliest civil unrest in the country's modern history, were...

India-Nepal: From Symbiosis to Suspicion: Tracing Decades of Political Upheaval

India and Nepal share a close connection that few other nations in South Asia can match. An open, passport-free border characterizes their relationship and...

Commemorating the 1965 War: Insights, Reflections, and Lessons for the Future

The Indo-Pak War of 1965 holds a unique place in South Asian military history. Overshadowed by the trauma of 1962 against China and the...

Theatre Commands: Prioritise Integration, Focus on Structures Later

India's journey towards Theaterisation, a strategic restructuring of the armed forces under unified commands, is a critical reform that has long been overdue. However,...

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The Mystery of Mexico’s Forgotten Russian Jet Fleet

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Did Russia Secretly Learn How to Jam GPS From Space?

A new debate has erupted in the United States...

REMEMBERING HUSAIN

It was 11th June 2011, around 9 AM, when...