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S. Jaishankar | |
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 Jaishankar in 2023 | |
| 30th Union Minister of External Affairs | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sushma Swaraj |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Amit Shah |
| Constituency | Gujarat |
| 31st Foreign Secretary of India | |
| In office 28 January 2015 – 28 January 2018 | |
| Minister | Sushma Swaraj |
| Preceded by | Sujatha Singh |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Keshav Gokhale |
| Ambassador of India to the United States | |
| In office 1 December 2013 – 28 January 2015 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nirupama Rao |
| Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Singh |
| Ambassador of India to China | |
| In office 1 June 2009 – 1 December 2013 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Nirupama Rao |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Kantha |
| High Commissioner of India to Singapore | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 1 June 2009 | |
| President | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | TCA Raghavan |
| Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic | |
| In office 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2004 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | P. S. Raghavan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar 9 January 1955 New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Sanjay Subrahmanyam (brother) |
| Residence | |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BSc), Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA, MPhil, PhD) |
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| Awards | Padma Shri (2019) |
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 9 January 1955), better known as S. Jaishankar, is an Indian diplomat, politician and author, who is serving as the 30th Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since 31 May 2019.[1] He is the longest serving Minister of External Affairs since Jawaharlal Nehru, who held the position during his entire 17 years as Prime Minister. Jaishankar is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha. He previously served as the Foreign Secretary of India from 2015 to 2018.[2]
Jaishankar joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1977, and during a diplomatic career spanning over 38 years, served in different capacities in India and abroad, including as a High Commissioner to Singapore (2007–2009) and as Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2001–2004), China (2009–2013) and the US (2014–2015). Jaishankar was one of the officials in the MEA, the Department of Atomic Energy and the Prime Minister's office who played a key role in negotiating the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement. On retirement, Jaishankar received an unusual exemption from the “cooling off period” mandated for all retiring civil servants and joined Tata Sons as President, Global Corporate Affairs.[3]
In January 2019, Jaishankar was conferred with Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.[4] In May 2019, he was sworn in as a cabinet minister in the second Modi ministry.[5] As External Affairs Minister, Jaishankar has crafted the assertive and aggressive foreign policy.[6][7] He has been credited for maintaining stable relations between India and China even after the Doklam Standoff.[8] He has actively advocated the end of war between Russia-Ukraine and called for negotiations between the parties.[9] Jaishankar is the first former Foreign Secretary of India to head the Ministry of External Affairs as Cabinet Minister.[10][11]
- ^ "Shri S. Jaishankar| National Portal of India". India.gov.in. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Foreign Secretary". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Tata Sons announces appointment of new president, Global Corporate Affairs". Tata. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Former Indian foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to be conferred with Padma Shri". Times Now. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Roche, Elizabeth (30 May 2019). "S Jaishankar: Modi's 'crisis manager' sworn-in as union minister". Mint. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "S Jaishankar reappointed as External Affairs Minister in Modi 3.0 Cabinet". 10 June 2024.
- ^ "S Jaishankar, architect of Narendra Modi's foreign policy, Indo-US nuclear deal retires today". 28 January 2018.
- ^ "As external affairs minister, Jaishankar crafted an assertive foreign policy approach". The Economic Times. 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Russia, Ukraine have to negotiate, India willing to give advice if they want: S Jaishankar in Germany". The Economic Times. 11 September 2024.
- ^ "S. Jaishankar: From Backroom to Corner Office, the Rise of Modi's Favourite Diplomat". The Wire. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Narendra Modi Government 2.0: Former foreign secretary S Jaishankar appointed as Minister of external affairs Affairs". CNBCTV18. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.