Didn't quite get closure on this, as info was a bit cryptic at the time. This small article outlines Subhash's visit to Vietnam in December:
"At the meeting, Dr. Subhash Desmukh introduced about company and projects which will be implemented in Viet Nam including the foundation of company in Hi–Tech Electronic Manufacturing".
http://www.husc.edu.vn/en/news.php?readmore=78
On the road ahead, maybe a good role for Subhash! gone but not quite out.....