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.
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...
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,...
Breaking
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....
