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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Pakistan’s Strategic Crypto Gambit: A New War Room for National Interest

In a striking departure from traditional geopolitical maneuvering, Pakistan has chosen to embed cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure at the core of its national strategy....

Strategic Adaptation of Armoured Warfare in the Precision Era: Integrating Technology, Doctrine, and Deterrence

India is currently at a critical juncture, necessitating a redefinition of the role of armored warfare. With adversaries increasingly leveraging drone warfare, precision-guided munitions...

The Neck or the Noose: India’s Diplomatic Arsenal to Counter Bangladesh’s Strategic Drift

In the realm of statecraft, there are instances where geography poses a threat to sovereignty, leading alliances to adopt a betrayal-prone façade. Today, India...

Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Collapses as India Reaches Out to Kabul

The recent visit of Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to India signifies a momentous shift in South Asian geopolitics. While India has yet...

Reimagining Armoured Warfare: A Doctrinal Framework for MBT Survivability in the Era of Drones and Precision Threats

The relevance of main battle tanks (MBTS) in modern warfare is being challenged by the proliferation of precision-guided munitions (PGMS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),...

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Russia’s Il-76 Could Replace Part of the Tu-95—12 Missiles From a Cargo Plane

The Tu-95 is one of the most remarkable survivors...

Russia’s SJ-100 Faces 100-Mode Test in Belarus—Automatic Landing Put to the Test

The import-substituted SJ-100 prototype, which bears registration number 97023,...

53 Russian Aircraft Engines Face Inspection—What Went Wrong Inside the PS-90?

Rosaviatsiya, the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia, has...