Major General Mrinal Suman, AVSM, VSM, PhD commanded an Engineer Regiment in the most hostile battlefield in the world ie the Siachen Glacier. He was the Task Force Commander at Pokharan and was responsible for designing and sinking shafts for the nuclear tests. For that, he was duly decorated by the President of India. He is considered to be India's foremost expert on myriad aspects of India's defence industry, 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. General Suman has authored eight books that deal with the issues confronting the Indian armed forces; reasons for the tardy procurement process; controversies afflicting major defence contracts; reasons for growing anti-nationalism; years in the olive green; the Pokhran task, state of Indian defence industry; and command of an Engineer Centre.