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 Young Stallions and the Palace of Echoes

In the ancient kingdom of Aryavan, beneath the trembling leaves of the old Peepul tree, the creatures gathered whenever the affairs of the realm...

The Youth Has Spoken: India’s Brewing Anger Cannot Be Dismissed

There is a mood in the country that cannot be wished away, mocked into silence, or explained as a passing social media tantrum. This...

The Lotus, the Jackal, and the Owl’s Ledger

In the prosperous forest of Aryavan lived a Jackal Merchant whose caravans travelled farther than migrating cranes. His ships crossed distant seas, his caravans...

The Wheel of Cheese and the Library of the Owls

Long ago, beyond the highest mountains where snow lingered long after spring had arrived elsewhere, stood the peaceful Kingdom of the Snow Owls.The Kingdom's...

Operation PAWAN: Remembering the Men, the Mission and the Legacy

On 17 July 2026, the Delhi Gymkhana Club, as part of its Book Club activities, hosted a discussion on Valiant Deeds and Undying Memories,...

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Barack Obama and the Dangerous Rewriting of Jewish History

There are political statements one can dispute. There are...

Russia Extends SSJ-100 Life by Five Years—But There’s More to Come

Russia has authorized an extensive extension of the service...

Jamnagar Calling: Washington Needs India’s Diesel, and Delhi Should Set Its Price

When a US Secretary of State skips the ceremonial...

India Cannot Afford Semiconductor Dependence

The next war may begin long before the first...