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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$300 Billion Question: Can Frozen Assets Rebuild Ukraine and Pressure Moscow?

After more than a decade of conflict in Ukraine, beginning with the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and intensifying dramatically with Russia's full-scale invasion...

A Cost-Effective New Method to Train Carrier Pilots

Aircraft carrier operations are often regarded as the most demanding aviation discipline worldwide. Launching and recovering combat aircraft from a moving deck at sea...

Indigenous Development of a High-Thrust Class Engine: Pioneering India’s Fifth-Generation Jet Propulsion

The pursuit of self-reliance in aerospace and defence has long been a key part of India's national security strategy. A notable advancement is now...

US “Sovereign Wealth Fund” Policy: How It Reshapes India’s Economic Future—With China’s USD Bond Holdings in Context

A dramatic change in the world's economic landscape is happening, led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and President Donald Trump's administration. By treating...

Alaska Summit and the Fight for Peace: Realpolitik, Reconstruction, and Ukraine’s Future Battle

The Alaska Summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may not have produced a diplomatic breakthrough, but it highlighted the...

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PD-14 Engines Keep Arriving as Russia Pushes MC-21 Production Into High Gear

The Russian PD-14 engine is now entering a new...

The Million Dollar Missile Cannot Be the Answer to the Thousand Dollar Drone

For decades, military power was measured by the number...

Lada Azimut: Russia’s BIG New Crossover Finally Goes Into Production 

AvtoVAZ has started mass production of a new crossover,...

The Fight for the Two Straits: Hormuz and Bab al‑Mandab, and What It Means for India

The Houthi seizure of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and...