K. Subrahmanyam
| Krishnaswamy Subrahmanyam | |
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K Subrahmanyam
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| Born | 19 January 1929 Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 2 February 2011 |
| Residence | Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education |
Presidency College, Chennai London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Strategic affairs analyst, India |
| Spouse(s) | Sulochana Jayasankar |
| Children | Vijay, Jaishankar, Sudha, Sanjay |
Krishnaswamy Subrahmanyam (19 January 1929 – 2 February 2011) was a prominent international strategic affairs analyst, journalist and former Indian civil servant. Considered a proponent of Realpolitik, Subrahmanyam has long been an influential voice in Indian security affairs. He was most often referred to as the doyen of India's strategic affairs community, and more contentiously, as the premier ideological champion of India's nuclear deterrent.
Subrahmanyam was a key figure in framing and influencing Indian security and nuclear policy. And in advocating Indian nuclear positions on the global stage, both as a policy wonk and as a journalist. He was the second director of the New Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. He is also noted for having steered several Indian government committees and commissions of inquiry, including one on a war fought between India and Pakistan. Subrahmanyam was a major advocate of the 2007 Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement, adding some heft to the Manmohan Singh government's championing of the deal in the face of much opposition.
He died at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where he was hospitalised for lung and cardiac problems.
Subrahmanyam was born on 19 January 1929 and grew up in Tiruchirapalli and Madras. Enrolling at Presidency College, he received an MSc in Chemistry from the University of Madras in 1950 and after standing first in India in the Civil Services Examination that year, was appointed to the Indian Administrative Service in 1951. After service in the Tamil Nadu cadre and in the Defence Ministry, he was appointed a Rockefeller Fellow in Strategic Studies at the London School of Economics in 1966. On returning to India, he was appointed Director of the newly created Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi, a position he held until 1975. He then went on to a number of senior positions in the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Government of India including Chairman of India's Joint Intelligence Committee in New Delhi; Fourth Member, Board of Revenue, Government of Tamil Nadu; Home Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu; Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi and Union Secretary for Defence Production in the Ministry of Defence – before returning as Director of IDSA in 1980. He returned to England as a Visiting Professor and Nehru Fellow at St John's College, Cambridge in 1987. Between 1974 and 1986 Subrahmanyam also served on a number of United Nations and other multilateral study groups, on issues such as Indian Ocean affairs, disarmament and nuclear deterrence; and also at various Pugwash conferences as a senior member.
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