K. Subrahmanyam

'...for greater public welfare and greater security,' said the FM. 'Yet, we adopt a disdainful attitude to growth... Without growth there will be neither development nor inclusiveness'

There can be no better tribute to the memory of K. Subrahmanyam than for the government to appoint a group to revisit his ideas

In many ways, and for many people, he left an indelible impression. A grandson remembers his "Thatha"

K. Subrahmanyam, strategic affairs expert, argues that a nuclear weapon, like a million pound note, is of apparently no use -- you can't stop small wars -- but it gets you credit and that gives you power to intimidate.