Lt Col Manoj K Channan
312 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.
Intelligence failures during Operation Pawan and the lessons for India
India's engagement in Sri Lanka in July 1987 was the country's first foreign deployment outside of the UN charter since independence.When this operation is...
Indian Army 65 Armoured Regiment and Operation Pawan
This year 29 July 2022, is the day when the Bravehearts of Operation PAWAN were honoured at the National War Memorial. This ceremony was...
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...
Breaking
65 Armoured Regiment: Six Decades of Honour — “Maan ya Mrityu”
The story of the 65 Armoured Regiment begins on...
Russia’s Il-114-300 Makes Vladivostok Debut—Major Regional Aviation Shift Ahead
The first Il-114-300 regional passenger aircraft are expected to...
Russia’s New MC-21 Airliner Moves Closer to Airline Service With Second Aircraft
The second serial-production MC-21-310 has now been transferred from...
India’s Battle for Public Trust Begins in the Cybercrime Marketplace
The most dangerous threat to Indian democracy may not...
