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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

First stop in France, Jaishankar embarks on week-long trip to Europe

June 08, 2025 11:49 am

Jaishankar will also engage with the senior leadership from the European Commission and the European Parliament, besides interacting with think tank and media.

Lammy meets PM, Jaishankar: Trade to terror, India and UK flag deeper ties

June 08, 2025 8:59 am

Delhi won’t accept equivalence of perpetrator and victim: Jaishankar

Central Asian nations condemn Pahalgam attack, resolve to fight terror

June 07, 2025 7:52 am

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted the India-Central Foreign Ministers dialogue, which took place after more than three-and-half years.

Jaishankar calls for deeper trade ties with Central Asian nations

June 06, 2025 6:03 am

India is hosting the fourth edition of Central Asia Dialogue to forge a closer, wider and stronger partnership with the region, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

'One habit I've had now for many years...': A day in the life of External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar

May 30, 2025 9:30 am

From early morning briefings from Indian missions across the world to scanning 10–12 newspapers and reviewing summarised global developments, Dr Jaishankar stays attuned to the pulse of the world.

At House panel hearing, Jaishankar lays down line: Informed Pak after terror bases struck

May 27, 2025 5:11 am

The remarks gain significance as Rahul Gandhi has been targeting the External Affairs Minister for “informing Pakistan at the start of India’s attack”, and has called it a “crime”

'Astonished by the question': Jaishankar rejects nuclear war fears over India-Pak clash

May 26, 2025 7:11 pm

Asked whether the world had the US to thank for the May 10 ceasefire, Jaishankar credited India’s armed forces instead. “The cessation of firing was agreed between the military commanders of both sides through direct contact,” he said.

Moving to mend ties, Jaishankar and Canada’s Anita Anand hold talks over phone

May 26, 2025 8:40 am

This is the first official political-level contact between Delhi and Ottawa after Mark Carney won the Canadian elections and became Prime Minister, raising hopes for a reset in ties that plummeted during the rule of the Justin Trudeau government.

Maldivian Foreign Minister begins 3-day India visit, to hold talks with Jaishankar

May 26, 2025 8:03 am

Khaleel’s visit is in continuation of “intensified high-level political exchanges” between India and Maldives, the MEA said

New Delhi’s Taliban reset

May 21, 2025 12:49 pm

India would not want to be perceived as a profit-seeking power whose rhetoric around the well-being of the Afghan people is at odds with their peripheral position in its larger geopolitical calculus

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