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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The Ukraine Peace Deal: A Battle of Interests and Narratives

Bullfight critics, row on row, Fill the enormous Plaza de Toros, but only one is there who knows, and he is the one who...

Fighter Jets vs. Armed Drone Swarms: The Future of Indian Aerial Warfare

The recent Aero India event and the Indian Prime Minister's visit to the United States have reignited discussions on the Indian Air Force's (IAF)...

Countering Emerging Threats – Weaponized Drones and Cartel-Linked Security Challenges in India

The global proliferation of weaponized drones has transcended traditional warfare, posing unprecedented threats to national security. The recent authorization by cartels to deploy drone...

Critical Analysis of India’s Defence Spending and Exports

In the post-pandemic period, India's defense spending as a share of GDP has shown a downward trend. Defense expenditure, which consistently accounted for 2.3%...

Blackout Operations and EMP/DEW Strikes: Strategic Considerations and Countermeasures

In the context of modern warfare, the use of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and directed energy weapons (DEW) has emerged as an urgent and significant...

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The Million Dollar Missile Cannot Be the Answer to the Thousand Dollar Drone

For decades, military power was measured by the number...

Lada Azimut: Russia’s BIG New Crossover Finally Goes Into Production 

AvtoVAZ has started mass production of a new crossover,...

The Fight for the Two Straits: Hormuz and Bab al‑Mandab, and What It Means for India

The Houthi seizure of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and...

Airtel Money: The IPO That Reveals India’s Edge in Africa

When an African payments company prepares for what could...