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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All you want to know about the current strife in Manipur

Historical BackgroundThe Indian state of Manipur is located in the country's northeastern corner and has a troubled political and social past. The recent unrest...

Unleashing the Dogs of War: Exploring the Use of Private Military Contractors for Hybrid Warfare by India

Historical BackgroundThroughout history, mercenaries and other private actors have been used in various military and security activities and are nothing new. However, the modern...

Why China’s Conflict with India over Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh May Require More Than Military Might

The current standoff between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has been a cause of concern for both countries and...

Enabling India’s Finest Soldiers: What Tomorrow’s Special Forces Need to Succeed

Special Forces are military assets designed and trained to conduct tactical actions delivering strategic outcomes out of proportion with their size and that, if undertaken by conventional units,...

Challenges and strategies for learning

Learning is a continuous process that occurs throughout our entire lives. We are always learning and obtaining new knowledge and abilities from the moment...

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When an Ambassador of Hate Speaks for Human Rights

Imagine that a senior diplomat had written that Hindus...

Russia Reveals 150-HP RPD-150T—The Rotax Rival Small Aircraft Were Waiting For

A new aviation rotary-piston engine has been introduced by...

Russia’s Chip Equipment Breakthrough: First 350-nm Lithograph Heads to Factory

Russia is in the process of introducing its first...

The Paper Tiger of Mecca

It took barely five weeks for the Mecca Joint...