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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Reclaiming History: From Hidden Time Capsules to Digital Data Centre

India's civilisational memory, having survived fire, invasion, and colonial erasure, now faces a quieter but more insidious threat: selective amnesia. This forgetfulness stems not...

Why India’s Strategic Future Needs a Military-Driven Technological Strategy, Not Bureaucratic Oversight

India stands at a pivotal point where the merging of multi-domain technologies, artificial intelligence, space assets, and next-generation communication networks will shape how the...

The Danger of Assumption: A Call for Maturity and Mindful Relationships

Human relationships, the very essence of our existence, are often harmed not by overt conflicts but by a silent and destructive force: assumption. These...

Indian Democracy at a Crossroads: Balancing Freedom, Growth, and Governance

India, celebrated as the world's largest democracy, is at a critical juncture: the very freedoms that have sustained its vibrancy also slow its ability...

How Listening Could Save India’s Democratic Spirit  

Democracy is often lauded as the most resilient form of governance, the ultimate protection of liberty and representation. Nevertheless, elections are insufficient to maintain...

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This Russian Bomber Flew for Nearly Two Days. Here’s How

The extraordinary endurance of one of the world's unique...

The New Battlefield: Armour, Drones and AI

The wars in Ukraine and the broader evolution of...

Russia Shows PD-8V Design: Is the Mi-26 Finally Breaking Free of D-136?

A new milestone has been achieved in Russia's efforts...

Russia Tests a New Helicopter Safety System That Could Change Crash Protection

The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) has completed the testing...