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S. Jaishankar

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  • Born 09 January 1955
  • Age 70
  • Birth Place New Delhi, Delhi India
  • Profession Diplomat, Author
  • Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
  • In Office 31st Foreign Secretary Of India 28 January 2015 - 28 January 2018, Ambassador Of India To The United States 1 December 2013 - 28 January 2015, Ambassador Of India To China 1 June 2009 - 1 December 2013, High Commissioner Of India To Singapore 1 January 2007 - 1 June 2009, Ambassador Of India To The Czech Republic 1 January 2001 - 1 January 2004
  • Residence 12, Tughlak Road, New Delhi
  • Awards Padma Shri (2019)

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S. Jaishankar BIOGRAPHY

S Jaishankar: A Career in Diplomacy and Politics Born January 9, 1955, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, currently serves as India’s External Affairs Minister, a post he’s held since May 2019, making him the longest-serving incumbent since Jawaharlal Nehru. A member of the BJP and Rajya Sabha MP,...

S. Jaishankar PERSONAL LIFE

Father K. Subrahmanyam
Spouse Shobha Jaishankar ​(died ), ​Kyoko Jaishankar ​(1998), ​
Education St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BSc),, Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA, MPhil, PhD)

POSITIONS HELD BY S. Jaishankar

Position Tenure
ambassador of India to the United States 1 December 2013 - 28 January 2015
Foreign Secretary of India 29 January 2015 - 28 January 2018
Minister of External Affairs 30 May 2019 - Present
Ambassador of India to China 1 June 2009 - 1 December 2013

S. JAISHANKAR NEWS

Terror victims, perpetrators being equated in name of global strategy: Jaishankar questions UN

October 25, 2025 2:16 am

Jaishankar also questioned “the sincerity of those involved” in shielding the “self-proclaimed terrorists” from the sanctioning process.

Muttaqi in Delhi: Is India inching towards recognition of Afghanistan’s Taliban government?

October 13, 2025 12:57 pm

By reopening its Kabul mission and meeting Taliban officials, New Delhi is practising cautious diplomacy. The delicate balance between de facto engagement and non-recognition reflects not indecision but strategic prudence

Exclusion of women journalists from Taliban press conference: Her absence filled the room, that’s the headline

October 12, 2025 9:32 am

The press conference was at the Afghanistan embassy. But India watched — and said nothing — as women were erased from the frame

Afghan Foreign Minister Muttaqi arrives in Delhi, to meet Jaishankar today

October 10, 2025 3:13 am

This is the first time that a Taliban Foreign Minister is visiting India. It is one of the seismic events in the country’s foreign policy where Delhi is nuancing its position on Taliban.

The more fractured the world becomes, the stronger the case for India’s strategic autonomy

October 09, 2025 7:53 am

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently underlined its objective: To use relations with all major powers to accelerate India’s rise

India has to be the go-to option in any crisis in subcontinent: Jaishankar at JNU summit

October 07, 2025 3:46 am

He was speaking at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) School of International Studies (SIS)

India, US yet to find ‘landing ground’ for trade talks, our red lines must be respected: Jaishankar

October 06, 2025 9:14 am

On the future of the Quad grouping comprising the US, India, Japan and Australia – India to host the summit this year and there’s still no clarity on whether President Donald Trump will attend – Jaishankar assuaged concerns, saying “Quad is alive, and Quad is well.”

Pakistan’s response to EAM Jaishankar an admission of longstanding practice of terrorism: India at UN

September 28, 2025 12:40 pm

Pakistan's fingerprints are so visible in terrorism across so many geographies; it is a menace not only to its neighbours but to the entire world,” said Rentala Srinivas, Second Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN.

Terror attacks traced to that one country: Jaishankar targets Pakistan at UN General Assembly

September 28, 2025 7:52 am

Jaishankar, without naming Pakistan, described it as 'a neighbour that is an epicentre of global terrorism for decades' and told the world body that 'India exercised its right to defend its people against terrorism and brought its organisers and perpetrators to justice'

Threatening development cannot facilitate peace: Jaishankar at G20

September 26, 2025 5:11 am

India has been engaging with both Russia and Ukraine over the last couple of years.

S. JAISHANKAR PHOTOS

IE 100 2023: Who are the top 10 most powerful Indians?

March 31, 2023 2:14 pm

Most Powerful Indians 2023: Most new entrants on the list are either players in the coming election-packed year or those who have seen a change in fortune

Top quotes of S Jaishankar at RNG Lecture: From Kashmir to RCEP to what he said on Pakistan

November 17, 2019 8:43 am

S Jaishankar delivering the fourth RNG Lecture provided an assessment of the last 70 years of India’s foreign policy choices and challenged past positions — from dealing with China on boundary issues and handling Pakistan to managing ties with the US.

S Jaishankar at fourth RNG Lecture: 'Past handling of Pakistan raises many questions'

November 14, 2019 10:14 pm

Delivering the fourth Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday called for “an honest review of our performance” in the seven decades since independence in a “visibly changing global order”.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets PM Modi, holds joint press briefing with MEA Jaishankar

June 26, 2019 7:18 pm

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is on a three-day visit to India, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held a joint press briefing, touching upon a wide range of issues, including bilateral trade.

S. JAISHANKAR VIDEOS

India, Pak to reschedule Foreign Secretary-level talks: MEA

January 14, 2016 2:10 pm

New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Clearing the air over reports of suspension of the Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Thursday said Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary and both have agreed to reschedule the talks in the near future. Swarup further added that India welcomed Pakistan’s move to order an investigation into the Pathankot terror attack.

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