Bahukutumbi Raman (14 August 1936 – 16 June 2013), also referred to as B.
Raman, was an Additional Secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of India and one-time head of the counter-terrorism division of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
Until his death in 2013, he was the director of the Institute for Topical Studies, Chennai.
B.
Raman was also a contributor to the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG).
As a former intelligence official, B.
Raman regularly wrote about security, counter-terrorism and military issues regarding India and South Asia.
He was considered one of India's foremost security experts.