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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35 years and forgotten, Op Pawan – Indian Army’s deadliest conflict on Sri Lankan territory

India has been celebrating its victory on the creation of Bangladesh and the capture of 93000 Pakistan Army prisoners of war; OP VIJAY has...

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Europe’s Moral Theatre and Israel’s Reality: Power, Security, Hypocrisy

The Second World War forged the geopolitical architecture of...

Inside the Superjet Story: Design Brilliance That Backfired Globally 

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The Russian-Indian partnership forming around the Yakovlev SJ-100 appears...

Why Russia’s Strategic Bomber Modernization Is Moving Slower Than Expected

New satellite imagery and open-source intelligence reports have claimed...