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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Tri-Nation Strategy: How China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh COULD Redraw India’s Eastern Frontier

India's Northeast, historically vulnerable due to its geography and demographic complexity, faces an urgent and complex threat. A silent yet strategic realignment is underway...

OP PAWAN – Another Man’s War

Every year, the National War Memorial (NWM) in New Delhi becomes a sacred space where the nation gathers to honor the memory of India's...

The Challenge of Linguistic Imposition

India is a land of unparalleled linguistic diversity, a treasure trove of 22 official languages recognized in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and...

Governance in a Billion-Plus Democracy: A Roadmap for India’s Future

With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, India stands at a crossroads. The choices made today will determine whether it emerges as a global superpower...

The Jabbar Top Strike: An Assessment of the 2019 India-Pakistan Aerial Engagement

The airstrikes conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in response to the Pulwama terror attack in 2019 represent a significant moment in modern...

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One of the most challenging and lengthy certification trials,...

Russia’s S7 Airlines Close to Ordering 100 Tu-214 Jets  

Key actors in Russia's aviation industry—the United Aircraft Corporation...

Atomic Energy—The two sides of the same coin

‘The Atomic Energy’ has been constantly in the news...

PS-90A2 Aircraft Engine Powers EGES-25PA Turbines in Sakhalin NPP-1 

Amid growing electricity demand and increasing load on the...