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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$300 Billion Question: Can Frozen Assets Rebuild Ukraine and Pressure Moscow?

After more than a decade of conflict in Ukraine, beginning with the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and intensifying dramatically with Russia's full-scale invasion...

A Cost-Effective New Method to Train Carrier Pilots

Aircraft carrier operations are often regarded as the most demanding aviation discipline worldwide. Launching and recovering combat aircraft from a moving deck at sea...

Indigenous Development of a High-Thrust Class Engine: Pioneering India’s Fifth-Generation Jet Propulsion

The pursuit of self-reliance in aerospace and defence has long been a key part of India's national security strategy. A notable advancement is now...

US “Sovereign Wealth Fund” Policy: How It Reshapes India’s Economic Future—With China’s USD Bond Holdings in Context

A dramatic change in the world's economic landscape is happening, led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and President Donald Trump's administration. By treating...

Alaska Summit and the Fight for Peace: Realpolitik, Reconstruction, and Ukraine’s Future Battle

The Alaska Summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may not have produced a diplomatic breakthrough, but it highlighted the...

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PD-8 Certification Misses April Target—What’s Holding It Back?  

The technical complexity of modern turbofan development and the...

Iran Is the Battlefield, China Is the Target

The evolving confrontation between the United States and Iran...

A-100 Delays and Falling Revenues: The Crisis Deepening Inside Beriev

The Taganrog Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex (TANTK), named after G.M....

Inside Russia’s Plan to Replace Western Chips in Transport Systems  

The development of microcontrollers that are domestically designed and...