Today is 10 years since my grandfather, K. Subrahmanyam, passed away. Last year, at the National Defence College, I discussed 7 ways in which he contributed to India's strategic thought and practice: dhruvajaishankar.blogspot.com/2020/09/k-subr… 
It was both a benefit and a liability for him that he never had formal training, nor did he fit into a single professional category:
1. The first area of contribution was in helping to establish and later develop @IDSAIndia. A desire for institution building that extended to his advocacy for an Indian National Defence University.
2. Second, defence planning and production, which was an immediate preoccupation following the 1962 war with China.
3. Third, the use of force, specifically the decision to intervene in Bangladesh in 1971.
4. Fourth, consistent advocacy for India to exercise the nuclear option, from the 1960s to the 1990s.
5. Fifth, higher defence and national security management, from the creation of a National Security Adviser to Chief of Defence Staff.
6. Sixth, improving intelligence collection and analysis, particularly as part of the Kargil Review Committee.
7. Finally, positioning India vis-a-vis the great powers, from the Cold War to the post-Cold War years.
In summary:
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