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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Operation PAWAN: Remembering the Men, the Mission and the Legacy

On 17 July 2026, the Delhi Gymkhana Club, as part of its Book Club activities, hosted a discussion on Valiant Deeds and Undying Memories,...

What R&AW Can Learn from Mossad’s Operational Philosophy

For decades, India has faced a complex security environment marked by cross-border terrorism, state-sponsored proxy warfare, espionage, cyber threats and intense geopolitical competition in...

The Owl Who Hunted Shadows

Many centuries ago, when kingdoms were separated not merely by rivers but by suspicion, there stood the small but resolute Kingdom of Cedars, ruled...

The Parrots’ Grammar and the Collapsing Tunnel

In the ancient forest of Aryavan, a magnificent peacock ruled whose feathers dazzled every creature. He sincerely believed that a united forest was a...

Qatar’s Soft Power Strategy: Opportunities, Risks and Lessons for India

The passing of former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has revived debate over Qatar's remarkable rise from a small Gulf monarchy into...

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The Makkah Pact Stalls at the Gate of Tears

Alliances are not tested at signing ceremonies, beneath chandeliers,...

Russia Brings a 360 km/h Rival to India’s Bullet Train Race

A proposal for a new generation of high-speed electric...

British Moral Hypocrisy from India to Israel

Britain lost its empire, but it kept the lectern....

New Tu-214 Emerges in Russia—But This Aircraft Has a Very Different Mission

The revival of Tu-214 production in Kazan has reached...