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 New Field Marshal: A Step Forward or a Leap into the Past?

General Asim Munir's promotion to the highest military rank in Pakistan—field marshal, a title rarely bestowed—marked a seismic moment in the country's political and...

Diplomacy in Disarray: Rethinking India’s Narrative in the Face of Pakistan’s Propaganda Offensive

In the battlefield of geopolitics, words are weapons, narratives are strategies, and perception is power. Diplomacy, at its core, is managing international relations by...

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...

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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...