Lt Col Manoj K Channan
326 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.
Profiteering Amid Chaos: When the Aviation & Hotel Industry Becomes Predatory
Welcome to India, the world’s largest democracy and, perhaps, the most organised form of anarchy on Earth. A nation where chaos is state-sponsored, but...
Precision is Power: Why India Must Lead in Indigenous Precision-Guided Munitions (PGMs)
The recent announcement of a joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and France’s Safran Electronics & Defence (SED) to locally produce the Highly...
Unit Cohesion, Not Creed: The Institutional Logic Behind the Kamalesan Verdict
The dismissal of Lieutenant Samuel Kamalesan, upheld by the Supreme Court of India, highlights the core tension between individual religious freedom and the institutional...
From Rafales to Self-Reliance: Why India Must Develop Aero-Engines and MRO Capabilities
India’s defence aerospace sector is at a crucial juncture. The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) plan to acquire 114 additional Dassault Rafale fighter jets, potentially...
The Great Delhi Gas Chamber: A Showcase of Governance by Smog
Every year, like clockwork, Delhi turns into a gas chamber. The rituals are familiar: red-eyed citizens coughing under their masks, policymakers appearing on television...
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