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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Jugni and the Peepul Tree

In the ancient Kingdom of Aryavan, there stood a venerable Peepul tree at the crossroads of the forest. Unlike the Banyan, whose vast shade...

The Young Stallions and the Palace of Echoes

In the ancient kingdom of Aryavan, beneath the trembling leaves of the old Peepul tree, the creatures gathered whenever the affairs of the realm...

The Youth Has Spoken: India’s Brewing Anger Cannot Be Dismissed

There is a mood in the country that cannot be wished away, mocked into silence, or explained as a passing social media tantrum. This...

The Lotus, the Jackal, and the Owl’s Ledger

In the prosperous forest of Aryavan lived a Jackal Merchant whose caravans travelled farther than migrating cranes. His ships crossed distant seas, his caravans...

The Wheel of Cheese and the Library of the Owls

Long ago, beyond the highest mountains where snow lingered long after spring had arrived elsewhere, stood the peaceful Kingdom of the Snow Owls. The Kingdom's...

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Inside Gromov: The Russian Facility Testing Aircraft Engines Before Flight

Russia’s M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute marked its...

Elon Musk and the Price of American Arrogance in India

Elon Musk's complaint that "oligarchs" are blocking Starlink's entry...

28 Flights, 107 Hours: Russia Pushes MC-21-310 Toward the Finish Line

In autumn 2026, the MC-21-310 flight-test program in Russia...

Judaism and Hinduism—Between Different Beliefs and Moral Kinship

Arjuna stands on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, unable to...