Lt Col Manoj K Channan
336 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.
Thanks for the tariffs, Donald! Why Trump deserves the Bharat Ratna (and maybe a samosa too)
India currently has a $40 billion trade surplus with the United States. That’s a significant amount; it’s a bright red target. And sure enough,...
An Envoy with an Agenda: India’s Dilemma Over a Politically Motivated U.S. Ambassador
When news broke of Sergio Gor's appointment as the next U.S. Ambassador to India, reactions within India's strategic and diplomatic community were far from...
India’s Strategic Shift in a Changing Global Order—The Moment of Churning
The global strategic environment is rapidly changing, and India is at the heart of this transformation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently on an...
$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...
Breaking
Russia’s GSU-500: The Hybrid Power Plant That Could Transform Heavy Drones
Russia is developing a 500 kW hybrid aviation power...
When Loyalty Replaces Competence: The Fragility of Concentrated Power
A nation becomes fragile not simply because it faces...
Russia’s RD-93MS Takes an Unexpected Role in Future Supersonic Aviation
The RD-93MS turbofan engine is a critical component of...
Lal Bahadur Shastri and the Tashkent Connection
The recent visit of our Prime Minister to Uzbekistan...
