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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Precision is Power: Why India Must Lead in Indigenous Precision-Guided Munitions (PGMs)

The recent announcement of a joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and France’s Safran Electronics & Defence (SED) to locally produce the Highly...

Unit Cohesion, Not Creed: The Institutional Logic Behind the Kamalesan Verdict

The dismissal of Lieutenant Samuel Kamalesan, upheld by the Supreme Court of India, highlights the core tension between individual religious freedom and the institutional...

From Rafales to Self-Reliance: Why India Must Develop Aero-Engines and MRO Capabilities

India’s defence aerospace sector is at a crucial juncture. The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) plan to acquire 114 additional Dassault Rafale fighter jets, potentially...

The Great Delhi Gas Chamber: A Showcase of Governance by Smog

Every year, like clockwork, Delhi turns into a gas chamber. The rituals are familiar: red-eyed citizens coughing under their masks, policymakers appearing on television...

Shadows on the Rupee: Reflecting India’s Structural Fault Lines

The Indian Rupee’s drop to nearly ₹90 against the US dollar in 2025 is more than just an economic fluctuation; it symbolises deep, unresolved...

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Why Russia Is Building One of Its Largest Floating Docks Right Now

One of the most important current domestic shipbuilding infrastructure...

Why the Il-76 Cargo Hatch Looks Strange—and Why It’s Genius

The Ilyushin Il-76, a Soviet military transport aircraft, is...

Inside MBIR: The Reactor Built to Test the Future of Nuclear Energy  

At the State Scientific Centre–Research Institute of Atomic Reactors...