Lt Col Manoj K Channan
311 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.
Pakistan’s Enduring Dilemma: Afghanistan, Strategic Depth, and the Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
Pakistan's relationship with Afghanistan has long been a story of ambition, apprehension, and strategic misjudgment, whose weight is still felt today. It is intricately...
Rudra Rising: How India’s All-Arms Brigades Are Redefining the Principles of Land Warfare
The evolution of modern warfare is no longer characterised by the straightforward movement of infantry supported by armour and artillery. Wars are now fought...
India’s New DPM 2025: A Procurement Revolution That Could Transform Defence Manufacturing
The DPM 2025 signifies a fundamental change in how India plans to develop, maintain, and expand its defence ecosystem. It moves away from the...
Operation Pawan: A Military Victory, A Political Betrayal
"Even in the grave, an Indian politician finds followers — not out of respect, but out of habit."The above is not a cynical statement...
IPKF in Sri Lanka: When Indian Soldiers Became Humanitarians
The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), deployed in Sri Lanka from 1987 to 1990, carried out one of the most complex overseas humanitarian and...
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Russia and Belarus Finally Set a Date for the New Aircraft Meant to Replace the L-410
The Russian-Belarusian LMS-192 "Osvey" light multi-purpose aircraft is once...
Russia’s Railway Shunting Goes Digital as New Automation System Enters Testing
The first phase of testing for the Center for...
From Soviet Fighters to the MC-21: Inside Irkutsk’s Next Aviation Chapter
The Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) is commemorating its 92nd...
New Russian Engines Revealed for Light Aircraft, Helicopters, and Drones
United Engine Corporation (UEC), a subsidiary of Rostec, is...
