Lt Col Manoj K Channan
319 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.
Ashwini: A Life of Courage, Compassion, and Service
Life is a cycle. Those born into this world must, at the end of their journey, move on to the next. Yet when someone...
The New Servitude: Why India’s Gig Economy Needs the Rule of Law
India stands at a remarkable point in its economic journey. It is the world's fastest-growing major economy, home to one of the largest digital...
When the State Turns Its Back: Policing, Politics and the Student Protests
The joint press conference by government representatives and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) offered a brief respite. Still, it could not erase the images...
The Lion’s Granary and the Owl’s School
In the ancient kingdom of Aryavan, beneath the broad leaves of the Peepul tree, the old Tortoise gathered the young creatures each evening to...
The Fireflies Beneath the Peepul Tree
In the ancient kingdom of Aryavan, there stood at the meeting point of five roads a venerable Peepul tree. It was not the largest...
Breaking
The Metro Is More Than a Tunnel
Israel’s metropolitan metro project is not an ordinary public-works...
The Xi–Trump Summit and the Illusion of “Constructive Strategic Stability”
The September 23–25, 2026, state visit by President Xi...
From 350 nm to 130 nm: Russia’s Race to Build Its Own Chip Machines
Russia is creating a domestic base for producing the...
PD-14 vs. Western Engines: Why Russia Still Has a Long Road Ahead
The development of a modern aircraft engine is measured...
