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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Critical Analysis of India’s Defence Spending and Exports

In the post-pandemic period, India's defense spending as a share of GDP has shown a downward trend. Defense expenditure, which consistently accounted for 2.3%...

Blackout Operations and EMP/DEW Strikes: Strategic Considerations and Countermeasures

In the context of modern warfare, the use of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and directed energy weapons (DEW) has emerged as an urgent and significant...

America’s Hard Reset: The Trump Doctrine and India’s Balancing Act

Donald J. Trump's return to the White House as the 47th President of the United States marks a significant moment in global politics. On...

Preparing India for the Changing Global Geopolitical Dynamics

With Donald J. Trump sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, global geopolitics is undergoing a significant shift. The Russia-Ukraine war...

Operation PAWAN: Lessons for Future Military Interventions and Mechanized Warfare

Operation PAWAN was India's first significant overseas military intervention, launched in 1987 as part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, a bilateral agreement between India...

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Doomsday on 4625 kHz: Russia’s Radio Ghost That Never Dies

UVB-76, commonly referred to as "Zhuzhzhalka" or the "Doomsday...

Russia’s 120,000-Bomb Plan: Engineering War at Industrial Scale

Russia is purportedly pursuing a major increase in the...

Of Cars, Commanders, and Chambal

It was around this time of year in 1973...

The Garhwali Mystic Of The Misty Nuranang

The newly carved small hill state of Uttarakhand has...