“We are going to work together to find common ground and narrow differences.”

Our current Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Subramanyam Jaishankar has recently come into news due to the Afghanistan crisis in which he arranged for the evacuation of Indian diplomats stuck there. However, before assuming official duties as a minister, S. Jaishankar has had an illustrious career as an Indian diplomat serving across different parts of the globe on various assignments.

“Globalisation is under stress due to new and emerging geo-political and geo-economic faultlines.”

Born in New Delhi in a Brahmin family, he has graduated from University of Delhi and undertook his Masters in Political Science and Ph.D in International Relations From JNU, Delhi. His career as a diplomat was quite dynamic, with various assignments of different nature being handled by him.

· Ambassador to the Czech Republic between 2000 and 2004.
· High Commissioner to Singapore between 2007 and 2009
· Ambassador to China between 2009 and 2013
· Ambassador to United States between 2013 and 15
· Foreign Secretary between 2015 and 2018

He has worked in diplomatic assignments in various Embassies at Colombo, Tokyo, Budapest and Moscow. Besides, he was also appointed as the Foreign Secretary of India in 2015. He even had a brief stint in the corporate world when he served in the capacity of President at Tata Sons, Global Corporate Affairs. Another feather on his cap is that he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019. He even played a crucial role in the management of Sino-Indian border dispute and working on the Indo-US nuclear agreement.

He recently penned a book “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World”, which describes his opinion on India’s foreign policy and strategies. Married to Kyoko Jaishankar of Japanese origin, he speaks multiple languages and truly has an illustrious career to his credit. In future, his role will be of paramount importance as India sets to boost its global footprints and strengthen its position.

“Beyond the traditional areas of cooperation, we have entered the digital age with its own opportunities. The area of fintech needs to be explored.”

Birth Score – 4/5
Pride Score – 4/5
An impressive 8/10 Notable Brahmin Score.