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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

From Munich to Raisina: The West’s fall, the East’s rise

March 02, 2024 10:24 am

The Raisina Dialogue fosters a distinct discourse, attracting a wider range of participants and voices, including Russian policymakers and thinkers from countries not typically present at Munich nowadays — chief among them Iran

Need urgent fixing of systemic flaws in global structures to address geopolitical challenges: Jaishankar

February 27, 2024 4:41 pm

Jaishankar said it would be in collective interest and responsibility to work together in the UN and outside to find lasting solutions to geopolitical challenges.

China moved military forces in disregard of agreements: Jaishankar on border row in eastern Ladakh

February 26, 2024 11:16 pm

Jaishankar, citing talks between leadership of the two countries in Mamallapuram and Wuhan, said India tried to maintain an "equilibrium" in the ties through diplomacy, but the relations took a different turn following China's military build-up along the Line of Actual Control in 2020 in violation of laid down norms.

Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman will contest Lok Sabha polls: Pralhad Joshi

February 27, 2024 8:44 am

Pralhad Joshi said it was yet to be decided whether Jaishankar and Nirmala Sitharaman would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka or not.

Quad is a statement that others cannot have 'veto' on our choices: Jaishankar

February 24, 2024 7:15 pm

In an address at a think-tank forum, Jaishankar described the coalition of India, the US, Japan and Australia as an "overhead light" that is a "creative, flexible, nimble, responsive and open-minded" enterprise.

Beijing’s mind game equivalent to sledging in cricket: Jaishankar

February 24, 2024 8:19 am

“I think arriving at equilibrium, then maintaining those and refreshing those is going to be one of the biggest challenges for both countries. It is not going to be easy,” he said.

Mind games would be played: Jaishankar on China's approach towards bilateral ties

February 23, 2024 3:31 pm

His remarks came when asked whether there would be a settling point between China and India and would the two countries finally find an equilibrium or a balance in their frosty relations.

Took Kashmir issue to UN, others gave it accession colour: Jaishankar

February 23, 2024 7:23 am

He made the remarks while elaborating on need for having coexistence between national interests and multilateralism at a session of the Raisina Dialogue.

Developments in Red Sea underline need for creation of multiple connectivity corridors: Jaishankar

February 20, 2024 9:55 pm

Jaishankar cited the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project saying it can complement larger connectivity projects.

'Russia never hurt India's interests, Moscow-New Delhi relations were always stable': Jaishankar

February 20, 2024 10:57 pm

On Russian invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Jaishankar said India is deeply convinced, and publicly committed to bringing the conflict to an end. "Everyone is suffering from this conflict," he said in an interview to German daily Handelsblatt.

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