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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

Jaishankar at Express Adda: Being a majority government makes a difference in the way the world sees us...but it isn’t as simple as that

March 23, 2024 8:29 am

At a recent Adda held in Delhi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke on his book Why Bharat Matters, tensions on the India-China border and how the world looks at India

World full of examples on fast-tracking of citizenship: Jaishankar on CAA criticism

March 16, 2024 11:17 pm

The relations between India and Canada saw bitterness last year over allegations linked with the killing of Khalistani separatist and designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June in the Canadian city of Surrey. India denied the allegation as "absurd and motivated".

Jaishankar to China: It’s in our common interest not to mass troops at the LAC

March 13, 2024 11:19 am

Jaishankar was speaking at the Express Adda held in New Delhi on Monday evening, where he was in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The Indian Express Group, and C Raja Mohan, Contributing Editor, The Indian Express.

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar at Adda today

March 11, 2024 5:58 pm

A scholar-diplomat with a deep insight, he is best placed to talk about Indian diplomacy in the last decade, vis-a-vis the past looking to the future.

Jaishankar meets Japan's late PM Shinzo Abe's wife Akie Abe, hands over personal letter from PM Modi

March 08, 2024 3:59 pm

Abe, 67, died on July 8, 2022, after being shot during an election campaign speech in Nara, Japan. he was Japan's longest-serving prime minister, having held office from 2006 to 2007, and then again from 2012 to 2020.

S Jaishankar says Global South believes in India, China does not participate in voicing their concerns

March 08, 2024 12:39 pm

Addressing the Nikkei Forum on the India-Japan partnership here, India's top diplomat said that countries of the Global South feel for each other on a number of issues.

Jaishankar bats for expanding India's strategic partnership with South Korea in critical technologies, semiconductors

March 06, 2024 6:49 pm

Jaishankar said this as he co-chaired the 10th India-South Korea Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) with his counterpart Cho Tae-yul in Seoul.

Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, contemporary regional and global issues with South Korea's national security adviser

March 05, 2024 2:31 pm

During the visit, Jaishankar is also expected to meet with Korean dignitaries, heads of think tanks and the Indian community.

Peace, tranquillity at border must for improvement of ties with China: Jaishankar

March 02, 2024 10:54 pm

In an interactive session at a think-tank, he highlighted how the Modi government has been focusing on boosting the border infrastructure and that there has to be an equilibrium eventually in the relations between India and China.

India must build 'deep national strengths' for transition to leading power: Jaishankar

February 29, 2024 10:48 pm

The theme of the conference this year is 'Geo-economic challenges in the era of flux.' Jaishankar said the present geo-economic challenges fall in three categories -- supply chain challenge, technology challenge, and the challenge of "over-concentration stemming from the nature of globalisation".

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