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.
Celebrating Life’s Journey: Reflections on Birthdays, Growth, and Gratitude
As the clock approaches midnight, heralding another birthday, my thoughts drift back to my birth—a moment that even took my mother by surprise. Born...
Hard Truths, Quiet Resolve: India’s Strategic Reset Amid OP SINDOOR
The subcontinent is at a critical juncture. OP SINDOOR has shattered the idea of a frozen conflict and pushed both India and Pakistan into...
Culling the Swarm: Rethinking Aerial Interdiction in the Age of Mass Drone Warfare
The nature of warfare has shifted—fast, cheap, and numerous is now more dangerous than slow, costly, and few. In recent conflicts, from Ukraine and...
India-China Border Dialogue: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the Path Forward
The 34th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China Border Affairs, held on 23 July 2025 in New Delhi,...
Europe’s New War Pact and Why India Should Watch Closely
In a historic move not seen since the end of World War II, Germany and the United Kingdom have signed a comprehensive new bilateral...
Breaking
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...
Did Russia Abandon the Wrong Passenger Aircraft? Tu-204SM vs MC-21
The Tu-204SM and MC-21-310 represent two different approaches to...
