Lt Col Manoj K Channan
318 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.
CEASEFIRE, FALLOUT, and the FUTURE: NUCLEAR SHADOWS Over SOUTH ASIA
The recent developments under the banner of Op Sindoor have reaffirmed a hard truth: conflict in the modern age is no longer just about...
Why India Must Reclaim the Strategic Initiative from Pakistan’s Military Establishment
The India-Pakistan relationship, a pressing issue fraught with tension, mistrust, and sporadic conflict, indicates that there must be a shift in approach. It's time...
Beyond Sindoor: Pakistan’s Proxy Doctrine, India’s Evolving Retaliation, and the Airpower Equation
The audacious killings of Indian civilians at Pahalgam tore through the moral fabric of South Asia's supposed ceasefire stability, as tourists were murdered in...
Operation Sindoor: India’s Strategic Resolve and the Consequences of Pakistan’s Proxy War Doctrine
The audacious killings of Indian civilians at Pahalgam tore through the moral fabric of South Asia's supposed ceasefire stability, as tourists were murdered in...
India’s Civil Defense: Are We Ready for the Next War?
"You run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking,Racing around to come up behind you again.The sun is relatively...
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PD-14 Engines Keep Arriving as Russia Pushes MC-21 Production Into High Gear
The Russian PD-14 engine is now entering a new...
The Million Dollar Missile Cannot Be the Answer to the Thousand Dollar Drone
For decades, military power was measured by the number...
Lada Azimut: Russia’s BIG New Crossover Finally Goes Into Production
AvtoVAZ has started mass production of a new crossover,...
The Fight for the Two Straits: Hormuz and Bab al‑Mandab, and What It Means for India
The Houthi seizure of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and...
