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.
Let Kashmiriyat Win, Not Terror
The recent attack in Pahalgam was not just a terror strike—it was a stress test for India's Kashmir strategy. It targeted more than civilians;...
Pahalgam Attack: Why Pakistan Always Times Terror Strikes Like This
Yet another terror attack, this time in Pahalgam, has rocked Kashmir, timed, as before, with the visit of a high-profile U.S. dignitary. The pattern...
Can India Break Free from China’s Rare Earth Grip?
Rare Earth Elements (REES) have emerged as the new strategic frontier in global geopolitics. These 17 metallic elements—critical to advanced electronics, renewable energy, and...
India’s Rare Earth Goldmine: A Strategic Roadmap to Break Free from China’s Grip
Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are indispensable to modern technology, national defense, and the green energy transition. Their scarcity in economically viable extraction and their...
Reservations, Freebies, and Politics: The Toxic Trifecta Holding India Back
India stands at a complex crossroads—between a deeply entrenched past and the hope of a progressive future. The caste system, historically used to enforce...
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Russia’s CAD Revolution Takes a New Turn: Domestic Systems Begin Talking to Each Other
The engineering software business in Russia is gradually shifting...
Why Indian Accent Is Always on My Delhi Itinerary
Readers accustomed to my columns on politics, geopolitics, and...
Russia Wants 100+ Baikal Aircraft. But Is There Really a Market for Them?
New projections on the potential demand for the LMS-901...
What Ails India’s Bureaucracy and the Course Correction
India’s bureaucracy was built for a very different age....
