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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Theatre Commands: Prioritise Integration, Focus on Structures Later

India's journey towards Theaterisation, a strategic restructuring of the armed forces under unified commands, is a critical reform that has long been overdue. However,...

Equanimity in Battle: The Vital Role of Gita’s Attributes for Today’s Warrior

In the chaos of modern warfare, which is as much psychological as it is physical, the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita remains not only...

Beyond the Paper Tiger: Bringing India’s Multi-Domain Doctrine to Life

On 27 August 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released India's first-ever Joint Doctrine on Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) at Ran-Samvad 2025 at the Army War...

China’s 2025 PLA Parade: Signals, Silence, and Strategic Implications

China's latest military parade, held in the heart of Beijing, has drawn global attention. This strategic location serves as a powerful platform for the...

Indo-U.S. Relations: Between Prosperity and Constraints

Few bilateral relationships have transformed as dramatically in the last two decades as that between India and the United States. From estrangement during the...

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Rudra Rising: How India’s All-Arms Brigades Are Redefining the Principles of Land Warfare

The evolution of modern warfare is no longer characterised...

15 Hours in the Air: Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik Raises Global Alarms

One of the most important achievements in the development...

GC 251 c: The Most Exciting Earth-Like World Discovered This Year

An extraordinary discovery has reignited humanity's age-old inquiry regarding the...

India’s New DPM 2025: A Procurement Revolution That Could Transform Defence Manufacturing

The DPM 2025 signifies a fundamental change in how...