S. Jaishankar Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More StarsUnfolded

Quick Info→

Hometown: New Delhi

Caste: Brahmin

Age: 64 Years

S Jaishankar

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Some Lesser Known Facts About S. Jaishankar

  • Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the Union Minister of External Affairs in the Narendra Modi‘s Cabinet. He is the former Foreign Secretary of India.
  • He joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in 1977. S Jaishankar When He Joined IFS

    S Jaishankar When He Joined IFS

  • During 1982-1984, he was part of the team that resolved the dispute over the supply of US nuclear fuel to the Tarapur Power Stations in India.
  • In 1993, he served as the Director (East Europe) in the Ministry of External Affairs and as the Press Secretary and speechwriter for the then President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma.
  • From 2004 to 2007, he was involved in negotiating the US-India civil nuclear agreement and improving defence co-operation, including relief operations following the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.
  • In 2013, he was being considered for the post of the Union Foreign Minister by Manmohan Singh, but he couldn’t appoint him due to internal pressure. Manmohan Singh Being Received By S Jaishankar

    Manmohan Singh Being Received By S Jaishankar

  • During his tenure as High Commissioner of Singapore, he helped implement the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) that expanded Indian business in Singapore.
  • He is the only Indian Ambassador to China who has visited Tibet. S Jaishankar As India's Ambassador To China

    S Jaishankar As India’s Ambassador To China

  • He was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the United States in September 2013. He formally presented his credentials to the then US President, Barack Obama at the Oval Office on 10 March 2014. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar With Barrack Obama

    Subrahmanyam Jaishankar With Barrack Obama

  • While he was working as the Foreign Secretary of India, he worked on many crucial foreign policies with the then External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar With Sushma Swaraj

    Subrahmanyam Jaishankar With Sushma Swaraj

  • On 30 May 2019, he was appointed as the Union Minister for External Affairs by the Narendra Modi Government. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar After Taking Oath As Minister Of External Affairs

    Subrahmanyam Jaishankar After Taking Oath As Minister Of External Affairs

  • Jaishankar is the only person in Narendra Modi’s Cabinet who was inducted into the ministry without contesting the Lok Sabha Elections or being a member of the Rajya Sabha.

ncG1vNJzZmirpJa%2FtMHNn6alnJWZe6S7zGiqZqKRnsCprc2kmKtn