Lt Col Manoj K Channan
309 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.
Forging the Steel of Unity: Theatre Commands and India’s Future Operational and Logistics Synergy
The recent Combined Commanders' Conference in Kolkata marks a historic turning point for the Indian Armed Forces. The decisions made at this forum are...
The Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact: A Strategic Shift Challenging India and Reshaping the Middle East
The signing of the Saudi-Pakistan mutual defence pact marks a seismic moment for Middle Eastern and South Asian geopolitics. It is more than a...
India-Pakistan Military Conflict and Beyond: Breaking the Deadlock
Few rivalries are as enduring and volatile as that between India and Pakistan. For more than seventy years, the two nuclear-armed neighbours have remained...
Nepal’s Youth Uprising: A Nation at Boiling Point
Nepal is at a dangerous turning point. The events of September 2025, which were the deadliest civil unrest in the country's modern history, were...
India-Nepal: From Symbiosis to Suspicion: Tracing Decades of Political Upheaval
India and Nepal share a close connection that few other nations in South Asia can match. An open, passport-free border characterizes their relationship and...
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Russia’s Geran Drone Fleet Is Changing—Here’s What’s Emerging
Foreign sources and Russian Telegram channels have reported a...
Russia’s A-50U ‘Flying Radar’ Takes on a New Mission: Hunting Ukrainian Drones
It appears that Russian A-50U airborne early warning and...
Israel Votes After October 7: Is This Still Bibi’s Race?
Israel is approaching one of the most consequential elections...
The New Airliner Race: Why Russia’s MC-21 and China’s C919 Matter
China's COMAC C919 and the Russian MC-21-310 have reached...
