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{{short description|External Affairs Minister of India, Former Indian Diplomat}}
{{Indian name|Jaishankar|Subrahmanyam}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = S. Jaishankar
| birth_name = Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
| image = File:Minister Jaishankar (48823162971) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Jaishankar at the Treaty Room of the U.S. Department of State in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|1|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Kyoko Jaishankar
| children = 3
| father = [[K. Subrahmanyam]]
| relatives = [[Sanjay Subrahmanyam]] (brother)
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2019)
| office = 30th [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
| term_start = 30 May 2019
| term_end =
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 5 July 2019
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Amit Shah]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = 31st [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]]
| term_start2 = 28 January 2015
| term_end2 = 28 January 2018
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor2 = [[Sujatha Singh]]
| successor2 = [[Vijay Keshav Gokhale]]
| office3 = [[Indian Ambassador to the United States|Ambassador of India to the United States]]
| term_start3 = 1 December 2013
| term_end3 = 28 January 2015
| president3 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| predecessor3 = [[Nirupama Rao]]
| successor3 = [[Arun Kumar Singh]]
| office4 = [[List of ambassadors of India to China|Ambassador of India to China]]
| term_start4 = 1 June 2009
| term_end4 = 1 December 2013
| president4 = [[Pratibha Patil]]
| predecessor4 = [[Nirupama Rao]]
| successor4 = [[Ashok Kantha]]
| office5 = High Commissioner of India to Singapore
| term_start5 = 1 January 2007
| term_end5 = 1 June 2009
| president5 = [[Pratibha Patil]]
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 = [[TCA Raghavan]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])<br />[[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
| occupation =
*Retd.[[Civil Service|Central Civil Servant]] ([[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]])
*[[Politician]]
| office6 = Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic
| president6 = [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]]
| successor6 = P.S. Raghavan
| primeminister6 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_end6 = 1 January 2004
| term_start6 = 1 January 2001
| constituency1 = [[Gujarat]]
}}

'''Subrahmanyam Jaishankar''' (born 9 January 1955) is a retired [[Civil Service|central civil servant]] of the [[Indian Foreign Service]] cadre and [[politician]] who is the current [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] of the [[Government of India]] since 31 May 2019. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and is a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] since 5 July 2019, representing [[Gujarat]]. He has previously served as the [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]] from January 2015<ref name="BVMN"/><ref name="BVML"/> to January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=MEA {{!}} About MEA : Profiles : Foreign Secretary|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/fs.htm|website=www.mea.gov.in|access-date=7 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>

He joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1977 and during his diplomatic career spanning over 38 years, he served in different capacities in [[India]] and abroad including as a [[High Commissioner]] to [[Singapore]] (2007–09) and as Ambassador to the [[Czech Republic]] (2001–04), China (2009–2013) and [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|USA]] (2014–2015). Jaishankar played a key role in negotiating the [[Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement]].

On retirement, Jaishankar joined [[Tata Sons]] as the President, Global Corporate Affairs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tata Sons announces appointment of new president, Global Corporate Affairs|url=http://www.tata.com/article/inside/tata-sons-announces-appointment-of-president-for-global-corporate-affairs|website=Tata|access-date=25 May 2018|date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204501/http://www.tata.com/article/inside/tata-sons-announces-appointment-of-president-for-global-corporate-affairs|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, he was conferred with [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian honour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/subrahmanyam-jaishankar-padma-shri-shankar-dayal-sharma-indo-us-civilian-nuclear-agreement-sino-indian-border-dispute-narendra-modi/354167|title=Former Indian foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to be conferred with Padma Shri|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref> On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as a [[Cabinet Minister (India)|cabinet minister]] in the [[second Modi ministry]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roche |first1=Elizabeth |title=S Jaishankar: Modi's 'crisis manager' sworn-in as union minister |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/s-jaishankar-modi-s-crisis-manager-sworn-in-as-union-minister-1559225084445.html |access-date=30 May 2019 |work=Mint |date=30 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was made the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] on 31 May 2019. He is the first former [[Foreign Secretary of India|Foreign Secretary]] to head the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] as the [[Cabinet Minister (India)|Cabinet]] Minister.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S. Jaishankar: From Backroom to Corner Office, the Rise of Modi's Favourite Diplomat|url=https://thewire.in/diplomacy/jaishankar-modi-favourite-diplomat-mea|access-date=9 July 2020|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/narendra-modi-government-2-0-former-foreign-secretary-s-jaishankar-appointed-as-minister-of-external-affairs-3518011.htm|title=Narendra Modi Government 2.0: Former foreign secretary S Jaishankar appointed as Minister of External Affairs|website=cnbctv18.com|date=31 May 2019|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Jaishankar was born in New Delhi, India to prominent Indian strategic affairs analyst, commentator and civil servant [[K. Subrahmanyam]] and Sulochana Subrahmanyam.<ref name="BVMP"/> He has two brothers: the historian [[Sanjay Subrahmanyam]] and the [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] S. Vijay Kumar,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teriin.org/profile/s-vijay-kumar|title=Mr S Vijay Kumar|website=www.teriin.org|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref> former Rural Development Secretary of India.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.resourcepanel.org/the-panel/s-vijay-kumar|title=S. Vijay Kumar|journal=Resource Panel|last=Manager|date=14 March 2017|access-date=4 June 2019|via=www.resourcepanel.org}}</ref>

Jaishankar did his schooling from [[The Air Force School]], Subroto Park, New Delhi, and is a graduate in Chemistry from [[St Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] at the [[University of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Who is S Jaishankar? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Who-is-S-Jaishankar/articleshow/46047847.cms |access-date=8 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=29 January 2015 |language=en}}</ref> He has an MA in Political Science and an M.Phil. and [[PhD]] in International Relations from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU), where he specialised in nuclear diplomacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0|title=Dr. S. Jaishankar, Ambassador of India- Beijing. Embassy of India, Beijing, China|access-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116160023/http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0|archive-date=16 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[[Raja Mohan|C.Raja Mohan]] and S. Jaishankar, [http://www.epw.in/authors/s-jaishankar "Nuclear Cartelisation Theory and Practice"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922165624/http://www.epw.in/authors/s-jaishankar |date=22 September 2013 }}, ''[[Economic and Political Weekly]]'', Vol. 12, No. 20, 14 May 1977</ref> He is currently serving as [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] within the Government of India.

==Diplomatic career==
After joining the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1977, Jaishankar served as third secretary and second secretary in the Indian mission to the [[Soviet Union]] in [[Moscow]] from 1979 to 1981, where he studied Russian. He returned to [[New Delhi]], where he worked as a special assistant to the diplomat [[Gopalaswami Parthasarathy (diplomat)|Gopalaswami Parthasarathy]] and as undersecretary in the Americas division of India's [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]], dealing with United States. He was part of the team that resolved the dispute over the supply of US nuclear fuel to the Tarapur Power Stations in India.<ref name="BVMP">[http://firstpost.com/world/exclusive-s-jaishankar-to-be-indias-next-envoy-to-washington-1022463.html S Jaishankar to be India’s Next Envoy to Washington], ''[[First Post (India)|First Post]]'', 9 August 2013</ref> From 1985 to 1988 he was the first secretary at the [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.|Indian embassy]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="BSA">{{cite web|url=http://indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0|title=Dr. S. Jaishankar, Ambassador of India – Beijing. Embassy of India, Beijing, China|access-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116160023/http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0|archive-date=16 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 1988 to 1990, he served in [[Sri Lanka]] as First Secretary and political adviser to the [[Indian Peacekeeping Force]] (IPKF).<ref name="BSA"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gThuAAAAMAAJ&q=jaishankar|title=Assignment Colombo|first=Jyotindra Nath|last=Dixit|date=4 June 1998|publisher=Konark Publishers|isbn=9788122004991|access-date=4 June 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> From 1990 to 1993, he was Counsellor (Commercial) at the Indian mission in [[Budapest]]. Returning to New Delhi, he served as Director (East Europe) in the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] and as press secretary and speechwriter for [[President of India]] [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]].<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite news | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/subrahmanyam-jaishankar-indias-new-foreign-secretary-10-things-you-should-know-about-him/1/416158.html | title=S Jaishankar, India's New Foreign Secretary: 10 Things you should know about him | work=[[India Today]] | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>

Jaishankar was then Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in [[Tokyo]] from 1996 to 2000.<ref name="BSA"/> This period saw a downturn in [[India–Japan relations|Indo-Japan relations]] following India's [[Pokhran-II]] nuclear tests as well as a recovery after a visit to India by then [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese Prime Minister]] [[Yoshirō Mori|Yoshiro Mori]].<ref>[http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/india/data.html Japan-India Relations (Basic Data)], ''[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan]]'', November 2012</ref> Jaishankar is reported to have helped introduce future Japanese Prime Minister [[Shinzō Abe]] to his Indian counterpart, [[Manmohan Singh]].<ref>[http://thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-importance-of-shinzo-abe/article4214264.ece The importance of Shinzo Abe], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 19 December 2012</ref> In 2000, he was appointed India's ambassador to the [[Czech Republic]].

[[File:Visita Primer Ministro de la República de la India, Narendra Modi (27519474086).jpg|thumb|230px|right|On left to Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] is MEA Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and on the right side is National Security Adviser [[Ajit Doval]].]]
From 2004 to 2007, Jaishankar was Joint Secretary (Americas) at the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] in New Delhi. In this capacity, he was involved in negotiating the [[Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement|US-India civil nuclear agreement]] and improving defence co-operation, including during relief operations following the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean tsunami]].<ref>[http://hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200706260901.htm ‘No too many holes in Indo-US nuke deal’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070923063934/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200706260901.htm |date=23 September 2007 }},''[[The Hindu]]'', 26 June 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndu.edu/inss/symposia/Pacific2005/jaishankar.pdf|title=2004 Tsunami disaster – Consequences for Regional Cooperation|access-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907030328/http://www.ndu.edu/inss/symposia/Pacific2005/jaishankar.pdf|archive-date=7 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jaishankar was also involved with the conclusion of the 2005 New Defense Framework<ref>[https://indianembassy.org/india-us-defense-relations.php India-US Defense Relations], ''[https://www.indianembassy.org/ Embassy of India – Washington D.C.]'', 28 June 2005</ref> and the [[Open Skies]] Agreement,<ref>[http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/pix/b/44621.htm U.S.-India Open Skies Agreement], ''U.S. Department of State'', 14 April 2005</ref> and he was associated with the launch of the US-India Energy Dialogue,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/aspen-strategy-group/USID/past-meetings|title=meetings of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue – The Aspen Institute|access-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404112441/http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/aspen-strategy-group/USID/past-meetings|archive-date=4 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> the India-US Economic Dialogue, and the India-US CEO's Forum.<ref>[http://indousstf.org/fullstory.aspx?mostprvmytitle=News%20and%20Report&prevmytitle=Fact%20Sheets&storyheadline=The%20U.S.-India%20Economic%20Dialogue&sectionid=S181 The US-India Economic Dialogue], ''Indo-US Science & Technology Forum'', 2 March 2006</ref> In 2006–2007, Jaishankar led the Indian team during the negotiations on the [[123 Agreement]] with United States.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130923092453/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-22/us/27970156_1_technical-experts-indian-negotiators-nuclear-test US-India nuke deal: 1.. 2 ..3..go], ''[[Times of India]]'', 22 July 2007</ref> He also represented the Indian government at the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|Carnegie Endowment]] International Non-proliferation Conference in June 2007.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jun/26ndeal.htm N-deal's not an arms control agreement: India], [[Rediff.com|''Rediff News'']], 26 June 2007</ref>

Jaishankar was reportedly considered for the post of India's [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]] in 2013.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130614083525/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-10/india/39872403_1_pm-manmohan-singh-ranjan-mathai-nirupama-rao Jaishankar is PM’s Choice for Foreign Secy Post],''[[Times of India]]'', 10 June 2013</ref><ref>[http://straitstimes.com/the-big-story/asia-report/india/story/interview-indian-foreign-minister-salman-khurshid-20130705 Interview with Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202004942/http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/asia-report/india/story/interview-indian-foreign-minister-salman-khurshid-20130705 |date=2 February 2015 }}, ''[[The Straits Times]]'', 5 July 2013</ref>

===High Commissioner to Singapore===
From 2007 to 2009, Jaishankar served as India's [[High Commissioner]] to [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0|title=Embassy Of India, Beijing|date=16 January 2010|access-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116160023/http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0|archive-date=16 January 2010}}</ref> During his tenure, he helped implement the [[Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement]] (CECA) that expanded the Indian business presence in Singapore,<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-11-16/news/27687859_1_ceca-india-and-singapore-indian-chefs Singapore all set to attract skilled Indians], ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 16 November 2007</ref> and oversaw a defence arrangement by which Singapore keeps some of its military equipment in India on a permanent basis.<ref>[http://www.domain-b.com/industry/defence/20071010_defence.htm India and Singapore sign defence cooperation pact], 10 October 2007</ref> Jaishankar also promoted the [[Pravasi Bharatiya Divas]],<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/bline/2008/10/10/stories/2008101051891000.htm Pravasi Bharatiya Divas kicks off in Singapore], ''[[The Hindu Business Line]]'', 10 October 2008</ref> and IIMPact<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/indian-professionals-hailed-as-alternative-global-voices/article1244126.ece Indian professionals hailed as alternative global voices], [[The Hindu]], 22 April 2008</ref> in Singapore.

===Ambassador to China===
Jaishankar was India's longest-serving ambassador to China, with a four-and-a-half-year term.<ref name="ADS"/> In Beijing, Jaishankar was involved in improving economic, trade and cultural relations between China and India, and in managing the [[Sino-Indian border dispute]].<ref>[http://business-standard.com/article/news-ani/india-s-relationship-with-china-expanding-substantively-s-jaishankar-lead-jaishankar-113052001003_1.html India’s relationship with China expanding substantively: S. Jaishankar], [[Business Standard|''The Business Standard'']], 20 May 2013</ref><ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-08-21/news/41433273_1_indian-ambassador-indian-envoy-border-areas Disturbance of Peace at Border Can Vitiate Ties: India to China],''[[The Economic Times]]'', 21 August 2013</ref>

Jaishankar's tenure as India's ambassador to China coincided with several major developments in relations between the two countries.<ref name="ADS">[http://thehindu.com/news/national/jaishankar-moving-to-us-after-eventful-tenure-in-china/article5452656.ece Jaishankar moving to U.S. after eventful tenure in China], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 13 December 2013</ref> His 2010 briefing to the [[Cabinet Committee on Security|Indian Cabinet Committee on Security]] regarding China's refusal to issue a visa to the head of the [[Indian army|Indian Army]]’s [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] led to a suspension of Indian defence co-operation with China, before the situation was resolved in April 2011.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news/27628796_1_gilgit-baltistan-region-nyt-report-zhang-zhijun PLA Presence in PoK Worries India],''[[The Economic Times]]'', 4 September 2010</ref> Also in 2010, Jaishankar negotiated an end to the Chinese policy of issuing stapled visas to Indians from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130925130451/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/RestOfAsia/Understanding-reached-on-stapled-visa-issue-says-Indian-envoy/Article1-640420.aspx Understanding Reached on Stapled Visa Issue, Says Indian Envoy], [[Hindustan Times|''The Hindustan Times'']], 19 December 2010</ref> In 2012, in response to [[Chinese passport]]s showing [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Aksai Chin]] as parts of China, he ordered visas issued to Chinese nationals showing those territories as parts of India.<ref>Press Trust of India, [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/news/35317418_1_map-row-aksai-chin-chinese-nationals Map Row: India Terms Chinese Action as Unacceptable],''[[The Economic Times]]'', 13 November 2012</ref> And in May 2013, he negotiated the end of a stand-off resulting from the [[Depsang incident|encampment]] by China's [[People's Liberation Army]] on [[Ladakh]]’s [[Depsang Plains]], threatening to cancel [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]] [[Li Keqiang]]’s scheduled visit to India if Chinese forces did not withdraw<ref>Ranjit Bhushan and Manak Singh,[http://thesundayindian.com/en/story/the-inscrutables/25/47697/ The Inscrutables], [http://www.thesundayindian.com/ ''The Sunday Indian''], 2 June 2013</ref><ref>Press Trust of India, [http://ndtv.com/article/india/india-china-border-talks-today-defence-minister-ak-antony-to-visit-beijing-next-month-385235 India-China Border talks Today; Defence Minister AK Antony to Visit Beijing Next Month],''[[NDTV]]'', 28 June 2013</ref> (''See also'' [[Depsang incident|2013 Daulat Beg Oldi Incident]]). Jaishankar also briefed the media after the conclusion of Li's visit to New Delhi in May 2013.<ref>[http://mea.gov.in/media-advisory.htm?60/Media_Advisory Transcript of Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson and Indian Ambassador to China ''MEA Media Center''], 20 May 2013</ref>

Jaishankar advocated deeper Indian co-operation with China as long as India's "core interests" were respected,<ref>[http://isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?ots591=0c54e3b3-1e9c-be1e-2c24-a6a8c7060233&lng=en&id=155547 S. Jaishankar, India and China: Fifty Years Later], ISAS Special Reports, [http://isas.nus.edu.sg/ ''Institute of South Asian Studies''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129100427/http://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/ |date=29 January 2015 }}, 23 November 2012</ref> and argued for better [[market access]] for Indian businesses operating in China on the grounds that more balanced trade was necessary for the bilateral economic relationship to be sustainable.<ref>[http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/Interview-SpeechDetails.aspx?spchId=29&intSpch=1 ‘Self-interest key to India-China ties’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923061409/http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/Interview-SpeechDetails.aspx?spchId=29&intSpch=1 |date=23 September 2013 }}, [[Hindustan Times|''The Hindustan Times'']], 4 September 2009</ref> He was also involved in improving people-to-people contacts between India and China, promoting events that showcased Indian culture in 30 Chinese cities.<ref>Selina Sun and William Wang, [http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/Interview-SpeechDetails.aspx?spchId=36&intSpch=1 Interview of Ambassador of India to China, Dr. S. Jaishankar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923061627/http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/Interview-SpeechDetails.aspx?spchId=36&intSpch=1 |date=23 September 2013 }}, [http://chr.sagepub.com/ ''China Report''], 4 September 2009</ref> In addition, he was also responsible for notable investment deals, such as the $400 million agreement for a [[Tebian Electric Apparatus]] plant in Gujarat.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

As his tenure in [[Beijing]] was ending, Jaishankar was under consideration to become Foreign Secretary under then-Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]]. However, internal pressures from members of Singh's government who had served slightly more time in the Foreign Service scuttled the appointment.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

===Ambassador to United States===
[[File:Secretary Kerry Shakes Hands With Indian Ambassador Dr. S. Jaishankar.jpg|thumb|230px|right|A 2014 photo of Jaishankar with U.S. Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] in [[Washington DC]].]]Jaishankar was appointed as India's Ambassador to United States in Sept 2013. He took charge on 23 December 2013 succeeding [[Nirupama Rao]].<ref name="ADS"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the new Indian Ambassador to USA|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/12/meet-subrahmanyam-jaishankar-the-new-indian-ambassador-to-usa/|access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref> He arrived in United States amid the [[Devyani Khobragade incident]], and was involved in negotiating the Indian diplomat's departure from United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/|title=Business News Live, Share Market News – Read Latest Finance News, IPO, Mutual Funds News|website=The Economic Times|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref> On 29 January 2014, Jaishankar addressed the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]], where he argued that "the grand strategy underwriting [India-US] ties is fundamentally sound" but that ties suffered from a "problem of sentiment."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carnegieendowment.org/2014/01/29/ambassador-jaishankar-on-u.s.-india-relations-event-4309|title=Ambassador Jaishankar on U.S.-India Relations|first1=S. Jaishankar, Jessica Tuchman|last1=Mathews|first2=S. Jaishankar, Jessica Tuchman|last2=Mathews|website=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/jaishankar-dispels-bilateral-problem-of-sentiment/article5637220.ece|title=Jaishankar dispels bilateral "problem of sentiment"|first=Narayan|last=Lakshman|date=31 January 2014|access-date=4 June 2019|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> On 10 March 2014, he formally presented his credentials to US President [[Barack Obama]] at [[Oval Office]].<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Indian-envoy-presents-credentials-to-Obama/articleshow/31799859.cms {{dead link|date=September 2021}}</ref>

Jaishankar was involved in planning the [[Prime Minister of India|Indian Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]'s maiden visit to United States in September 2014, welcoming him upon his arrival and hosting a dinner in his honour for members of the [[Indian Americans|Indian-American community]].<ref>Yashwant Raj, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140926163703/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pmmodiinus/modi-in-us-rapport-building-vision-sharing-on-priority/article1-1268791.aspx "PM Modi Arrives in US"], The Hindustan Times, 26 September 2014</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-to-undertake-over-50-engagements-during-maiden-US-visit/articleshow/43227225.cms Modi to undertake over 50 engagements during maiden US visit], The Times of India, 23 September 2014.</ref>

===Foreign Secretary===

Jaishankar was appointed as [[Foreign Secretary of India|Foreign Secretary]] of India on 29 January 2015. The announcement of his appointment was made following a 28 January 2015 meeting of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by the PM, [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name="BVMN">[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/eRelease.aspx?relid=115035 ACC Appointment], ''[[Press Information Bureau]]'', 29 January 2015</ref><ref name="BVML">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150128210444/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-s-ambassador-to-us-s-jaishankar-is-the-new-foreign-secretary/article1-1311595.aspx S Jaishankar, is the new foreign secretary], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 29 January 2015</ref> Jaishankar is widely credited by Nepalese analysts for being the "original planner of [[2015 Nepal blockade]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2019/05/769938|title=नाकाबन्दीका योजनाकारलाई किन बनाइयो विदेशमन्त्री ?|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2019/05/769772|title=नाकाबन्दीका डिजाइनर बने मोदी सरकारका मन्त्री|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>

==Political career==
[[File:Cumbre de Líderes del G20. Día 2 (35798642875).jpg|thumb|230px|[[Foreign Secretary of India]] Dr. S Jaishankar at [[G20]] leaders summit with PM [[Narendra Modi]].]]

=== Minister of External Affairs ===

On 31 May 2019, he was appointed to the Office of [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref> Jaishankar was sworn in as [[Union Council of Ministers|Cabinet]] minister on 30 May 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/s-jaishankar-modi-s-crisis-manager-sworn-in-as-union-minister-1559225084445.html|title=S Jaishankar: Modi's 'crisis manager' sworn-in as union minister|work=LiveMint|first=Elizabeth|last=Roche|date=30 May 2019}}</ref>

On 5 July 2019, he was elected as [[Member of Indian Parliament|Member of Parliament]] from [[Bhartiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party]] to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Gujarat]] state.<ref>{{cite news |title=S Jaishankar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/s-jaishankar-rajya-sabha-member-1564342-2019-07-08 |access-date=13 June 2020 |work=India Today |agency=PTI |date=8 July 2019 |location=Delhi |language=en}}</ref> He succeeded late [[Sushma Swaraj]] who was the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs Minister]] in [[First Modi ministry|Narendra Modi]]'s Government in his first stint. [[Sushma Swaraj]] did not contest the elections citing health reasons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Akhilesh |last2=Ghosh |first2=Deepshikha |title=Sushma Swaraj Says Won't Contest Elections Due To Health Reasons |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sushma-swaraj-says-wont-contest-lok-sabha-elections-next-year-1950383 |access-date=13 June 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=20 November 2018}}</ref>

[[File:201027-D-BN624-0179 (50537563941).jpg |thumb|U.S Defense Secretary [[Mark T. Esper]], U.S Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]], Defence Minister [[Rajnath Singh]], and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participate in a press event after the U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial, [[New Delhi]], India on 27 Oct 2020.]]

In October 2020, Jaishankar and the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Indian Minister of Defense]], [[Rajnath Singh]] met with [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo]] and [[United States Secretary of Defense|U.S. Secretary of Defense]] [[Mark Esper|Mark T. Esper]] to sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement on Geospatial Cooperation (BECA), which facilitates the sharing of sensitive information and intelligence—including access to highly-accurate nautical, aeronautical, topographical, and geospatial data—between United States and India. The agreement had been under discussion for over a decade, but previous concerns over information security impelled the [[United Progressive Alliance|United Progressive Alliance (UPA)]] [[coalition government]] to block it.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation\date=23 OCtober 2020|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/basic-exchange-and-cooperation-agreement-for-geo-spatial-cooperation/articleshow/78820683.cms|access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref> In response to the dialogue, Chinese spokesperson for the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] [[Wang Wenbin]] criticised the move and advised Pompeo to "abandon his Cold War mentality, zero-sum mindset, and stop harping on the 'China threat.'"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Homan|first=Timothy R.|date=27 October 2020|title=US signs satellite data-sharing pact with India, warns of Chinese threats|url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/522943-us-signs-satellite-data-sharing-pact-with-india-warns-of-chinese-threats|access-date=4 November 2020|website=TheHill|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jaishankar is married to Kyoko, who is of Japanese origin<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-s-jaishankar-surprise-pick-in-modis-cabinet-may-play-key-role-in-foreign-affairs/331257 | title=S Jaishankar, Surprise Pick in Modi's Cabinet, May Play Key Role On Foreign Affairs | publisher=Outlook | work=Pranay Sharma | date=30 May 2019 | access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> and has two sons—Dhruva and Arjun—and a daughter, Medha.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haniffa |first1=Aziz |title=India's new US envoy presents credentials to Obama |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/indias-new-us-envoy-presents-credentials-to-obama/20140311.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=11 March 2014|access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> He speaks [[Russian language|Russian]], [[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], conversational [[Japanese language|Japanese]], and some [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]].<ref name="BVMP"/>

==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book|title=The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World|publisher=Harper Collins|year=2020|isbn=978-9390163878|pages=240}}

==See also==
*[[Natwar Singh]]
*[[Syed Akbaruddin]]
*[[Vijay Keshav Gokhale]]
*[[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons cat|Subrahmanyam Jaishankar}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140701174520/https://www.indianembassy.org/pages.php?id=90 Ambassador’s Bio Data], Embassy of India, Washington DC
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131002045356/http://english.cntv.cn/program/dialogue/20100803/104348.shtml Interview], [[China Central Television]], 3 August 2010

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