Lt Col Manoj K Channan
336 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.
Gen Z: India’s Conscience, Its Courage, and the Promise of a Better Tomorrow
There comes a moment in the life of every nation when its future is no longer determined by those who built it but by...
The Peacock, the Whispering Mirrors, and the Peepul Tree
In the ancient kingdom of Aryavan, there stood at the centre of the capital a great Peepul tree whose leaves trembled even when the...
Jugni and the Peepul Tree
In the ancient Kingdom of Aryavan, there stood a venerable Peepul tree at the crossroads of the forest. Unlike the Banyan, whose vast shade...
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...
Breaking
When Loyalty Replaces Competence: The Fragility of Concentrated Power
A nation becomes fragile not simply because it faces...
Russia’s RD-93MS Takes an Unexpected Role in Future Supersonic Aviation
The RD-93MS turbofan engine is a critical component of...
Lal Bahadur Shastri and the Tashkent Connection
The recent visit of our Prime Minister to Uzbekistan...
Did Russia Abandon the Wrong Passenger Aircraft? Tu-204SM vs MC-21
The Tu-204SM and MC-21-310 represent two different approaches to...
