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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Operation PAWAN: Lessons for Future Military Interventions and Mechanized Warfare

Operation PAWAN was India's first significant overseas military intervention, launched in 1987 as part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, a bilateral agreement between India...

Weaponized Drone Interdiction: A Cost-Effective Solution for India’s Defense and Security Forces

The escalating use of drones for smuggling drugs, arms, and ammunition across India's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh has underscored the urgent need for...

Advanced Covert Tactical Aircraft: Addressing India’s External and Internal Security Threats

India is currently facing a complex array of security challenges, including internal insurgencies, cross-border terrorism, and smuggling networks. The convergence of drug cartels and...

Druk Land Bhutan: A Traveler’s Journey Through the Land of the Thunder Dragon

Nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon, is a mystical kingdom where time seems to stand still....

Shifting Geopolitics in the Middle East: The Yinon Plan, Greater Israel, and the Emerging New World Order

The unfolding dynamics in the Middle East, marked by Israeli military incursions into Syria, shifting alliances, and the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah...

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Inside Russia’s Secret Engine That Makes Jets Harder to Track

Modern aerial warfare is no longer exclusively defined by...

After Iran, the Next Threat to the Middle East May Come from Turkey

If Iran weakens, many observers assume the Middle East...

Is the Tu-454 the Missing Link Between the MC-21 and Il-96?  

At a recent Russian venture forum in Kazan, a...

America, Pakistan, Iran, and Trump’s Hard Line

Washington’s decision to use Pakistan as a channel to...