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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

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.

Amid H-1B visa fee salvo, Jaishankar says, 'demands cannot be met by national demographics alone'

September 25, 2025 11:06 pm

S Jaishankar also said nations must create a “more acceptable, contemporary, efficient” model that allows labour mobility across distributed global workplaces.

India relationship critical, says US; talks on, both sides look at window for Modi-Trump meeting

September 24, 2025 6:30 am

Rubio flags trade, energy, defence, pharma, critical minerals as key issues

India is a relationship of critical importance to US: Rubio after meeting with Jaishankar

September 23, 2025 9:59 am

The US Department of State, in an official release, appreciated India's continued engagement on a number of issues and reaffirmed New Delhi's "critical importance" to Washington.

Pushback: We will buy Russian oil, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman; Jaishankar to attend BRICS

September 06, 2025 3:35 am

The government, she said, is also working on measures to “handhold” those hit by the high US tariffs.

In message to US, India and Germany underline ‘predictability, reliability’

September 04, 2025 5:26 am

Without criticising the US, Wadephul, who is on a two-day visit to India, echoed that “reliability”, “friendship” and “predictability” in these times of uncertainty are “invaluable”.

Why India shouldn't misread Beijing as an equal partner

August 23, 2025 12:20 pm

A China hedge is not strategy — it's self-deception. Unlike the US, China does not regard India as an interlocutor of consequence

India's foreign policy agility must be backed by unity and reform at home

August 22, 2025 6:47 am

While engagements with China, Russia are independent of Trump's disruptions, they have now acquired a new dimension

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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