Lt Col Manoj K Channan
312 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.
India’s Trump Moment: Turning the H-1B Shock into Viksit Bharat 2047
For decades, the H-1B visa has been the golden ticket for Indian talent, a rite of passage for engineers, scientists, and technologists heading to...
The Saudi-Pakistan Mutual Defence Pact: A Pakistani Strategic Perspective
This analysis is based on the framework and key insights articulated by Husain Nadim, former Head of IPPRI and Founder of 3rd Eye Think...
Storm over Chabahar: Why India Must Stay Calm and Play the Long Game
Geopolitics resembles a battlefield manoeuvre, quick, strategic, and often misleading. Nations are constantly competing to outthink, outpace, and outmanoeuvre each other, each trying to...
India at the Crossroads: The Essential Role of Critical Thinking in Facing Challenges
Two newborn girls die in an ICU from rat bites.The outrage? The outrage was directed not at the hospital's negligence or the administration, but...
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...
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Why Russia Put a Second Cockpit in the Su-57—The Real Reason Is Not Training
Russia is positioning the Su-57D, a two-seat aircraft, as...
65 Armoured Regiment: Six Decades of Honour — “Maan ya Mrityu”
The story of the 65 Armoured Regiment begins on...
Russia’s Il-114-300 Makes Vladivostok Debut—Major Regional Aviation Shift Ahead
The first Il-114-300 regional passenger aircraft are expected to...
