Lt Col Manoj K Channan
308 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.
The Youth Has Spoken: India’s Brewing Anger Cannot Be Dismissed
There is a mood in the country that cannot be wished away, mocked into silence, or explained as a passing social media tantrum. This...
The Lotus, the Jackal, and the Owl’s Ledger
In the prosperous forest of Aryavan lived a Jackal Merchant whose caravans travelled farther than migrating cranes. His ships crossed distant seas, his caravans...
The Wheel of Cheese and the Library of the Owls
Long ago, beyond the highest mountains where snow lingered long after spring had arrived elsewhere, stood the peaceful Kingdom of the Snow Owls.The Kingdom's...
Operation PAWAN: Remembering the Men, the Mission and the Legacy
On 17 July 2026, the Delhi Gymkhana Club, as part of its Book Club activities, hosted a discussion on Valiant Deeds and Undying Memories,...
What R&AW Can Learn from Mossad’s Operational Philosophy
For decades, India has faced a complex security environment marked by cross-border terrorism, state-sponsored proxy warfare, espionage, cyber threats and intense geopolitical competition in...
Breaking
China, India, and Strategic Choice
Often strategic discourse in India revolves around understanding of...
Russia Just Put a Radiation-Hardened Space Processor Into Serial Production
A specialized processor has been developed by Russia's microelectronics...
Russia Is 3D-Printing Parts for Its New Aircraft Engine—Here’s Why It Matters
Russia is increasing its use of industrial 3D printing in...
Meet KAMAZ Robocop: The Giant Truck Designed to Work Without a Driver
KAMAZ, a company based in Russia, has created a...
