Lt Col Manoj K Channan
323 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.
What R&AW Can Learn from Mossad’s Operational Philosophy
For decades, India has faced a complex security environment marked by cross-border terrorism, state-sponsored proxy warfare, espionage, cyber threats and intense geopolitical competition in...
The Owl Who Hunted Shadows
Many centuries ago, when kingdoms were separated not merely by rivers but by suspicion, there stood the small but resolute Kingdom of Cedars, ruled...
The Parrots’ Grammar and the Collapsing Tunnel
In the ancient forest of Aryavan, a magnificent peacock ruled whose feathers dazzled every creature. He sincerely believed that a united forest was a...
Qatar’s Soft Power Strategy: Opportunities, Risks and Lessons for India
The passing of former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has revived debate over Qatar's remarkable rise from a small Gulf monarchy into...
The Lion, the Wolves, and the Blindfold of Justice
In the ancient forest of Aryavan stood a massive banyan tree beneath whose branches every ruler held court. The old Tortoise often remarked that...
Breaking
Russia Tests a New Helicopter Safety System That Could Change Crash Protection
The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) has completed the testing...
Reinventing Armour for the Multi-Domain Battlefield
Abstract - Drones, precision munitions, cyber operations, and electronic...
The Silence Between Wars: Why Calm Is the Most Dangerous Illusion
In Israel, there is a strategic concept known as...
Regimentation In Modern Warfare: Preserving Tradition, Embracing Change
Military history shows that armies are sustained not merely...
