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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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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India Cannot Afford Semiconductor Dependence

The next war may begin long before the first...

Is India Prepared for a New World Order?

The world is not merely witnessing a change in...

Russia’s Electronics Push Takes a New Turn With 50,000 Katyusha Boards

Russia has completed production of its first major batch...

Tanks: The Edge of Tomorrow

The tank is not obsolete, but the way it...