Lt Col Manoj K Channan
327 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.
Pahalgam Attack: Why Pakistan Always Times Terror Strikes Like This
Yet another terror attack, this time in Pahalgam, has rocked Kashmir, timed, as before, with the visit of a high-profile U.S. dignitary. The pattern...
Can India Break Free from China’s Rare Earth Grip?
Rare Earth Elements (REES) have emerged as the new strategic frontier in global geopolitics. These 17 metallic elements—critical to advanced electronics, renewable energy, and...
India’s Rare Earth Goldmine: A Strategic Roadmap to Break Free from China’s Grip
Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are indispensable to modern technology, national defense, and the green energy transition. Their scarcity in economically viable extraction and their...
Reservations, Freebies, and Politics: The Toxic Trifecta Holding India Back
India stands at a complex crossroads—between a deeply entrenched past and the hope of a progressive future. The caste system, historically used to enforce...
Is India Quietly Learning Hybrid War from Russia and China?
India has long resisted using proxies as a tool of statecraft, preferring overt diplomacy, moral posturing, and conventional deterrence. However, the strategic environment in...
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Russia Extends SSJ-100 Life by Five Years—But There’s More to Come
Russia has authorized an extensive extension of the service...
Jamnagar Calling: Washington Needs India’s Diesel, and Delhi Should Set Its Price
When a US Secretary of State skips the ceremonial...
India Cannot Afford Semiconductor Dependence
The next war may begin long before the first...
