Lt Col Manoj K Channan
319 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.
OP PAWAN – Another Man’s War
Every year, the National War Memorial (NWM) in New Delhi becomes a sacred space where the nation gathers to honor the memory of India's...
The Challenge of Linguistic Imposition
India is a land of unparalleled linguistic diversity, a treasure trove of 22 official languages recognized in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and...
Governance in a Billion-Plus Democracy: A Roadmap for India’s Future
With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, India stands at a crossroads. The choices made today will determine whether it emerges as a global superpower...
The Jabbar Top Strike: An Assessment of the 2019 India-Pakistan Aerial Engagement
The airstrikes conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in response to the Pulwama terror attack in 2019 represent a significant moment in modern...
The EB-5 Visa Rush: A Mirror to India’s Talent Exodus and Economic Dilemmas
In recent years, India has witnessed a growing trend of affluent families investing in the U.S. EB-5 visa program, which grants a pathway to...
Breaking
One MC-21 Every 40 Days? Russia Sets Its Biggest Production Target Yet
Russia’s MC-21 program is entering a new phase with...
The Metro Is More Than a Tunnel
Israel’s metropolitan metro project is not an ordinary public-works...
The Xi–Trump Summit and the Illusion of “Constructive Strategic Stability”
The September 23–25, 2026, state visit by President Xi...
From 350 nm to 130 nm: Russia’s Race to Build Its Own Chip Machines
Russia is creating a domestic base for producing the...
