RAdm MD Suresh (Retd)

@IndianExpress Public Accounts Committee members.. sorry..

The problem is in the term "lifestyle" diseases. Presents a totally wrong picture. If you were to see it as an "occupation created illness", the mental image changes completely. They were fit, got deployed and that 'caused' the illness. Now, appears different, doesn't it, Parliamentary Committee members?

The Public Accounts Committee has said that “40% officers retiring with disability” and about 20% of those on the ground having lifestyle diseases “does not speak well for the armed forces where physical fitness is a mandatory requirement.” indianexpress.com/article/explai…

Every tourist place we visited in Meghalaya had clean paid toilets. No one appreciates this more than my wife who always complains about the lack of public toilets wherever we travel in India. So much for the rest of India to learn from the small state of Meghalaya.

Arrogance is, unfortunately, steeped in our DNA and "thank you" and "please" courtesies are for lesser mortals. Our "role models" have feet of clay, what to speak of others. Schools!! Go back to basics and teach our kids to mind their "ps" and "qs"... marks can come later. We are degenerating as a society. Only re-oriented school education can rescue us. #AnguishedCitizen #CitizensAngst #ViksitBharat2047

Indian cricketers doesn't have the courtesy to say thanks to the bus drivers. While the foreign cricketers thank the bus driver. Where is the 5000 year old kulcha?

"Useful", not 'critical'- your words. But operational experience and the rest stated above, while in command, are "Critical". So, no debate on who should be in "Command". Since admin is the 'useful' tool you identified in the 'UPSC exam' variant, place them in admin tasks in respective hqs at whatever level they parachute... not in 'command'... but I am also told UPSC exam qualifies that they will also 'choose' who to serve under and they 'choose' not to serve under 'non- UPSC exam' variants.. so, admin issues turns serious ops issues on its head- classic "Yes, Minister" syndrome of tail wagging the dog. "For want of a nail...." story and the tragedy chugs along... national interest doesn't even count here. #AnguishedCitizen #CitizensAngst #ViksitBharat

@Moochikal @RajKSinghIndia UPSC brings administrative skill sets which is useful for dealing with other departments as well as getting clearance from HR / Finance etc. So they do have uses. But these tasks are facilitating in nature, not the Core jobs. So yes, UPSC candidates may remain in next levels

An ill-advised Bill #governmentofindia #bill #rajyasabha #loksabha

Politely disagree. The "experience" that IPS officers bring to the table, as per your writing, is the cross-state, cross- authorities "presence" which enables effective coordination. When para military forces are deployed on an internal security mission, the "Op level" experience and knowledge of men under command is far more essential to bring the situation under control- coordination at the levels you write to defend, comes much later. And if that is the only gain accrued by IPS in command, once CAPF officers get to those positions, in time, in greater numbers, this too shall happen. As they dont exist today, higher level coordination happens between IPS officers and so, you find higher effectiveness in coordination. When CAPF officers rise and take up senior level posts, the same will happen even between them and maybe, even better, because they know and comprehend the situation way better. Your arguments dont hold water and are merely to continue the unfair situation- unfair on Operational and HR levels. Transition of command between IN & CG is an excellent example of smooth, unselfish and "nation- first" approach which one expected from an "All India, Group A" cadre.

My piece today in Millennium Post on aligning leadership with the complex realities of India’s internal security. The focus must shift from binaries to building a unified, capable, and strategically sound security framework.

Set, Match and Game- Kerala...❤️... well deserved too.. people matter- citizens decide what kind of state they want and they get it.. citizens of other states, specially North Indian states, have their tasks cut out. Raise your bar of expectations from your elected representatives/parties and do not relent or get distracted by caste/creed/religion B..S.. they try to throw at you. Get your quality of life sorted out, first. Rest all later...@BJP4India @INCIndia @AamAadmiParty @cpimspeak ...#EnlightenedVoter #GodsOwnCountry

There was an article on The New Indian Express ' How Kerala alone Uplifting India's Image ' That article was based on how only Kerala was listed in UK travel Magazine list based on reviews gathered all around the world This is the Reason

@CaptDKS @abhilashtomy @MontyKhanna2308 @Kbsingh03 @Arun_Golaya @arunp2810 @Modernite84 @SanjayJSingh1 @SandeepUnnithan @ajaynewsman @DebeshSharma @BerrySuraj @raje271065 @Gen_RajShukla @IamRajat_Pandit @adgpi @IAF_MCC @Aryan_warlord @AadiAchint @BDUTT @anuragbisen Congratulations are certainly in order... great milestone, greater achievement.. quietly, surely and strongly..#Deterrence @indiannavy

@abhilashtomy @Moochikal @MontyKhanna2308 @Kbsingh03 @Arun_Golaya @arunp2810 @Modernite84 @SanjayJSingh1 @SandeepUnnithan @ajaynewsman @DebeshSharma @BerrySuraj @raje271065 @Gen_RajShukla @IamRajat_Pandit @adgpi @IAF_MCC @Aryan_warlord @AadiAchint @BDUTT @anuragbisen

'शब्द नहीं शक्ति है, ‘अरिदमन’!'- @rajnathsingh. Your guess is as good as mine. "The Ghost at the Banquet'. 3rd SSBN is up & running. Well Done @indiannavy and more power to you all in providing the Gold standard in Stability and Deterrence. @Arun_Golaya @arunp2810 @nitingokhale

@santheepnair @VishnuNDTV Army officers are not supposed to "talk" about force modernisation on 'social media'- only free citizens like you or retired foggies like me, can. Does not mean they are not thinking or doing, force modernisation.

@VishnuNDTV @Moochikal show me one ARMY OFFICER on social media talking about modernization of our armed forces during school days my classmate who were army officers children used to talk about cooking bhaya and washing bhaya they never spoke about modern weapons now they mock israel

The problem isn't in the BrahMos load out - the ship lacks enough SAMs in my opinion. Just 32 Barak 8s doesn't cut it in the context of evolving drone and missile threats. Sad because the sensor set up is world class.

Absolutely... fully agree with you... our "mark chasing" education system in schools has collapsed on us and we are paying the price for the same with kids who have lost or have no moorings. We seriously need to review and re-work school experience of our kids lest ae too become a "lost civilization"...#AnguishedCitizen #CitizensAngst #ViksitBharat

INDISCIPLINE has become a serious problem in India. It’s everywhere. Roads, offices, public spaces. Even schools. Was discussing this yesterday night with an established sociologist... He came up with some very good reasoning. The roots of this erosion lie in our schools... Had to agree with him. Studied in KVs across India. Not the top notch kind... but we were taught real life values. Offer seats to elderly people and women in trains/buses. Avoid littering. To keep even a small scrap of paper in our pocket or bag if no dustbin was nearby. Those lessons stayed with us. Shaped our character. Another big influence came from NCC, Scouts & Guides. These activities nurtured leadership, service & self restraint. Unfortunately, such programs have disappeared from many schools today... esp in Bihar where NCC presence is the least. Everything now revolves around academics, rankings & faaltu activities that do little for character building. An IFS friend, posted in Indonesia, said that schools there teach students to greet foreigners (of any skin colour) with a polite Selamat/Hello/Namaste. Indonesian schools embed politeness and hospitality into everyday culture... even towards strangers. Today, Indonesia stands out as one of the world's most tourist friendly countries. I suggested the same to then Principle Secretary of Education Department, Bihar. But who has the time to improve things in a Department that has an annual budget of over Rs 60,000 crores. Paisa kamayein ya samaaj theek karein. Whoever becomes Bihar's new CM... prioritise schools. To build a better Bihar & a better nation - we must first transform its people.

@PMOIndia @narendramodi @NITIAyog .. hurts to hear these observations. We can atleast clean up our country. We have the tech. Zero emission, no segregation. Indian solution to waste disposal at the last, final stage. Let us. We can. We must. ASAP.. before we are embarrassed like this again. #CitizensAngst #AnguishedTaxPayer #AnguishedCitizen #VotersAngst #SwachhBharat #ViksitBharat

Bro, after spending 6 weeks in China, landed in India. Bro was in pure shock, just a 3 to 4 hour flight and it felt like another planet. Bro explained how China is extremely clean and organized, while India feels chaotic everywhere. Bro said he had never seen so many beggars and homeless people, while in China he could not find even a single beggar. Instead of blaming him, it is high time we introspect how we, as Indians, are being scammed by traditional political parties and less educated politicians. How corruption, infights and religious bigotry as a tool used by Corrupt leaders are derailing us Backward from other nations. If China can change its fortune in just 2 decades, why cannot more capable Indians do the same?

@SambartaD @bsdhanoa Leave that to the organizations to decide. Easy to pontificate from outside. There have been some good delivered by these organizations so it is for each to decide..

@Moochikal @bsdhanoa Re-align? They shouldn't even exist in 21st century. A soldier's wife and kids are NOT soldier A policeman's wife and kids are NOT police A judge's wife and kids are NOT judge How hard is it to fathom?

AWWA is a stupid useless organisation and I’ve said so since I got commissioned, with unchanging views ever since, in and out of uniform.

@_M_i_d_a_s_ @DrNavhya @bsdhanoa @adgpi It is not always bad.. NWWA did a brilliant job when the submarine blew up alongside.. not all is bad nor is all good.. rediscovery and some alteration of course, is all they need..

@DrNavhya @Moochikal @bsdhanoa @adgpi I heard a lady saying "all the welfare we need is for AWWA to leave us alone" . It's not voluntary. I've seen ladies with 6 months old babies being forced to attend this ego massage club. If taking away perks is concerned, it should start top down.

@SouleFacts No Army... this is law and order issue and well within core competence of police with IPS in command.. not the place or function of the army...

Time for ECI to deploy Indian Army. BREAKING: Fresh violence has erupted in Malda, West Bengal! Mobs have attacked security forces, injuries being reported.

@MrinalPande1 And Camel...

Before Chelpark there was Quink ..

This is absolutely unacceptable @hydcitypolice where is the dignity of our citizens? Last I knew, we were a free country snd a democracy- not a colonized nation. Maybe you should alter your mode of policing?? #AnguishedCitizen #AnguishedTaxPayer #CitizensAngst #LawEnforcement #EnlightenedVoter #ViksitBharat

Welcome to Mission Chabutra of @hydcitypolice where Policemen will chase, abuse, assault and arrest you for simply sitting outside your home or at a tea stall at night. Freedom and Dignity of citizens are just at the mercy of Khaki Goons in this country.

@CaptDKS @rahulvgokhale27 @Arun_Golaya @IN_WesternFleet @DefPROMumbai @indiannavy @adgpi @IAF_MCC WBZ VAdm RVG..!! Proud beyond description. God bless..

Well deserved Admiral RVG. You kept the powder dry and loaded. Always proud of you since NDA days. @rahulvgokhale27 @Arun_Golaya @IN_WesternFleet @DefPROMumbai @indiannavy @adgpi @IAF_MCC

@danvir_chauhan Can we, as a nation, raise the cost of corruption, to deter? We cannot sustain to Viksit status with this kind of unconcerned corruption...#LawEnforcement #CitizensAngst #AnguishedCitizen #VotersAngst #DeterrentPolicing #AnguishedTaxPayer

Strait of Hormuz, Oil Prices and Gas Shortages have no meaning if you have the Mining Reserves …. He is just one official