Of Matters Military: Living the Olive Green

Suman, Mrinal: - Major General Mrinal Suman, AVSM, VSM, PhD, is a highly qualified and experienced officer. He commanded an Engineer Regiment in the most hostile battlefield in the world, Siachen Glacier. He was the Task Force Commander at Pokharan and was responsible for designing and sinking the shaft for the nuclear tests. For that, he was decorated by the President of India. He is India's foremost expert on myriad aspects of India's defence procurement regime and offsets. He is regularly invited to address various Indian chambers, associations and foreign industrial delegations. He is a prolific writer and has published more than 550 papers in different journals and newspapers; many have been translated into foreign languages. His views command immense respect. This is General Suman's fifth book. His earlier books deal with issues confronting the Indian armed forces; reasons for the tardy procurement process; controversies afflicting major defence contracts concluded in the recent past; and reasons for growing anti-nationalism and dissensions in India.