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	'''~~Amb.~~ Shyam Saran''' born 4 September 1946~~,a native of Bihar~~ is an Indian career diplomat. He joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1970~~(CSE AIR 1)~~ and rose to become the [[Foreign Secretary (India)\|Foreign Secretary]] to the [[Government of India]]. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary he served as India's ambassador to [[Burma\|Myanmar]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Nepal]] and as High Commissioner to [[Mauritius]]. Upon ~~completion of his tenure~~ as the Foreign Secretary he was appointed Prime ~~Minister’s~~ Special Envoy for Indo-US ~~civil nuclear issues~~ and later as Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change.		'''Shyam Saran''' (born 4 September 1946) is an Indian career diplomat. He joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1970 and rose to become the [[Foreign Secretary (India)\|Foreign Secretary]] to the [[Government of India]] from 2004 to 2006. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary he served as India's ambassador to [[Burma\|Myanmar]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Nepal]] and as its High Commissioner to [[Mauritius]]. Upon retiring as the Foreign Secretary, he was appointed the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Indo-US Civil Nuclear Issues and later as Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change.

	Until 2015, ~~Amb.~~Shyam Saran was the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council. He also served as the Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries — an autonomous think tank specializing in studies on economic and trade related issues.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and Information Systems\|url=http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html\|access-date=28 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728230642/http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html\|archive-date=28 July 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He regularly comments and speaks on politics and foreign policy issues and is a contributor to multiple magazines and newspapers.		Until 2015, Shyam Saran was the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the [[National Security Council (India)\|National Security Council]]. He also served as the Chairman of [[Research and Information System for Developing Countries]] — an autonomous think tank specializing in studies on economic and trade related issues.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and Information Systems\|url=http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html\|access-date=28 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728230642/http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html\|archive-date=28 July 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He regularly comments and speaks on politics and foreign policy issues and is a contributor to multiple magazines and newspapers.

	In 2011, in recognition of his contribution to the civil service he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] - third highest civilian honor in India.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Padma Vibhushan for Montek Ahluwalia, Azim Premji\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/news/28423981_1_padma-shri-padma-bhushans-theatre-personality\|publisher=Economic Times\|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>		In 2011, in recognition of his contribution to the civil service, he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] - third highest civilian honor in India.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Padma Vibhushan for Montek Ahluwalia, Azim Premji\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/news/28423981_1_padma-shri-padma-bhushans-theatre-personality\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015080045/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/news/28423981_1_padma-shri-padma-bhushans-theatre-personality\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 October 2012\|publisher=Economic Times\|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

	==Early career==		==Early career==
	He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1970 and subsequently served in different capacities in the Indian diplomatic missions in several capitals of the world including Beijing, Tokyo and Geneva. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary, he was ~~India’s~~ Ambassador to [[Burma\|Myanmar]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Nepal]] and High Commissioner to [[Mauritius]]. In the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs]], New Delhi, he headed the Economic Division and the Multilateral Economic Division and also headed the East Asia Division which handles relations with China and Japan. As a Joint Secretary in the Prime ~~Minister’s~~ Office in 1991/92, he advised the Prime Minister on foreign policy, nuclear and defense related issues. As foreign secretary and later as the special envoy on nuclear issues, he made a significant contribution to the Indo-US nuclear deal.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sreenivasan\|first1=T. P.\|title=Shyam Saran: A glorious innings come to an end\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/column/shyam-saran-a-glorious-innings-come-to-an-end/20100222.htm\|website=Rediff.com\|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>		He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1970 and subsequently served in different capacities in the Indian diplomatic missions in several capitals of the world including Beijing, Tokyo and Geneva. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary, he was India's Ambassador to [[Burma\|Myanmar]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Nepal]] and High Commissioner to [[Mauritius]]. In the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs]], New Delhi, he headed the Economic Division and the Multilateral Economic Division and also headed the East Asia Division which handles relations with China and Japan. As a Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office in 1991/92, he advised the Prime Minister on foreign policy, nuclear and defense related issues. As foreign secretary and later as the special envoy on nuclear issues, he made a significant contribution to the Indo-US nuclear deal.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sreenivasan\|first1=T. P.\|title=Shyam Saran: A glorious innings come to an end\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/column/shyam-saran-a-glorious-innings-come-to-an-end/20100222.htm\|website=Rediff.com\|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

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	As foreign secretary, he visited [[China]] in March 2005 for the 15th meeting of the India-China Joint Working Group on the boundary issue.		As foreign secretary, he visited [[China]] in March 2005 for the 15th meeting of the India-China Joint Working Group on the boundary issue.
	[[File:The Foreign Secretary, Shri Shyam Saran and the Secretary Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, Mr. Shamim Ahsan signing the Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) for 2005-2008, in Dhaka on August 6, 2005.jpg\|thumb\|Shyam Saran and the Secretary Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, Shamim Ahsan signing the Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) for ~~2005-2008~~ in Dhaka]]		[[File:The Foreign Secretary, Shri Shyam Saran and the Secretary Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, Mr. Shamim Ahsan signing the Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) for 2005-2008, in Dhaka on August 6, 2005.jpg\|thumb\|Shyam Saran and the Secretary Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, Shamim Ahsan signing the Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) for 2005–2008 in Dhaka]]

	===Stance on nuclear weapons===		===Stance on nuclear weapons===
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	==Later career==		==Later career==
	Even though the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)\|Prime Minister's Office]] was willing to extend his tenure as foreign secretary when he was set to retire in September 2006, Amb. Saran did retire. He was an advisor to the Prime Minister specializing in nuclear issues, as well as the Indian envoy on climate change. He quit office on 19 February 2010. He ~~is currently~~ the Chairman of the ''Research and Information ~~Systems~~ for Developing Countries'' (RIS) thinktank and a Senior Fellow at the ''[[Centre for Policy Research]]'' in New Delhi.		Even though the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)\|Prime Minister's Office]] was willing to extend his tenure as foreign secretary when he was set to retire in September 2006, Amb. Saran did retire. He was an advisor to the Prime Minister specializing in nuclear issues, as well as the Indian envoy on climate change. He quit office on 19 February 2010. He was the Chairman of the ''[[Research and Information System for Developing Countries]]'' (RIS) thinktank and a Senior Fellow at the ''[[Centre for Policy Research]]'' in New Delhi.
	He is also on the ~~Advisory Board~~ of World Development Forum, an upcoming forum that aims to bring together citizens' groups, development organizations, businesses and governments, to a common platform to produce, evidence-based politically actionable guidance and unlock greater value, through human enterprise.<ref>[http://www.worlddevelopmentforum.org/Advisory_Board.php Shyam Saran, World Development Forum]</ref> Additionally, Saran is a Member of the Board of Advisors of the [http://globalpanel.org Global Panel Foundation], a respected NGO that works behind the scenes in crisis areas around the world.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://globalpanel.org/boards \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=2016-06-18 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920100036/http://www.globalpanel.org/boards \|archive-date=20 September 2012 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		He is also on the advisory board of World Development Forum, an upcoming forum that aims to bring together citizens' groups, development organizations, businesses and governments, to a common platform to produce, evidence-based politically actionable guidance and unlock greater value, through human enterprise.<ref>[http://www.worlddevelopmentforum.org/Advisory_Board.php Shyam Saran, World Development Forum]</ref> Additionally, Saran is a Member of the Board of Advisors of the [http://globalpanel.org Global Panel Foundation], a respected NGO that works behind the scenes in crisis areas around the world.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://globalpanel.org/boards \|title=Global Panel Foundation \| Meeting the World in Person \|access-date=2016-06-18 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920100036/http://www.globalpanel.org/boards \|archive-date=20 September 2012 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	{{~~Expand~~ list\|date=May 2015}}		{{Incomplete list\|date=May 2015}}

	===Essays and reporting===		===Essays and reporting===
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	'''Amb. Shyam Saran''' (born 4 September 1946) is an Indian career diplomat. He joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1970 and rose to become the [[Foreign Secretary (India)\|Foreign Secretary]] to the [[Government of India]]. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary he served as India's ambassador to [[Burma\|Myanmar]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Nepal]] and as High Commissioner to [[Mauritius]]. Upon completion of his tenure as the Foreign Secretary he was appointed Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Indo-US civil nuclear issues and later as Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change.		'''Amb. Shyam Saran''' born 4 September 1946,a native of Bihar is an Indian career diplomat. He joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1970(CSE AIR 1) and rose to become the [[Foreign Secretary (India)\|Foreign Secretary]] to the [[Government of India]]. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary he served as India's ambassador to [[Burma\|Myanmar]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Nepal]] and as High Commissioner to [[Mauritius]]. Upon completion of his tenure as the Foreign Secretary he was appointed Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Indo-US civil nuclear issues and later as Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change.

	Until 2015, Amb.Shyam Saran was the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council. He also served as the Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries — an autonomous think tank specializing in studies on economic and trade related issues.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and Information Systems\|url=http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html\|access-date=28 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728230642/http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html\|archive-date=28 July 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He regularly comments and speaks on politics and foreign policy issues and is a contributor to multiple magazines and newspapers.		Until 2015, Amb.Shyam Saran was the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council. He also served as the Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries — an autonomous think tank specializing in studies on economic and trade related issues.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and Information Systems\|url=http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html\|access-date=28 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728230642/http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html\|archive-date=28 July 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He regularly comments and speaks on politics and foreign policy issues and is a contributor to multiple magazines and newspapers.

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shyam Saran
| office = 26th [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]]
| term_start = 31 July 2004
| term_end = 1 September 2006
| predecessor = [[Shashank (diplomat)|Shashank]]
| successor = [[Shivshankar Menon]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1946|9|4}}
| image = The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Shri Shyam Saran, at an Investiture Ceremony II, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 01, 2011 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Shyam Sharan receiving the [[Padma Bhushan]]
}}

'''Amb. Shyam Saran''' (born 4 September 1946) is an Indian career diplomat. He joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1970 and rose to become the [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]] to the [[Government of India]]. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary he served as India's ambassador to [[Burma|Myanmar]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Nepal]] and as High Commissioner to [[Mauritius]]. Upon completion of his tenure as the Foreign Secretary he was appointed Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Indo-US civil nuclear issues and later as Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change.

Until 2015, Amb.Shyam Saran was the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council. He also served as the Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries — an autonomous think tank specializing in studies on economic and trade related issues.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and Information Systems|url=http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html|access-date=28 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728230642/http://www.ris.org.in/about-ris/chairman.html|archive-date=28 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He regularly comments and speaks on politics and foreign policy issues and is a contributor to multiple magazines and newspapers.

In 2011, in recognition of his contribution to the civil service he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] - third highest civilian honor in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Vibhushan for Montek Ahluwalia, Azim Premji|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/news/28423981_1_padma-shri-padma-bhushans-theatre-personality|publisher=Economic Times|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

==Early career==
He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1970 and subsequently served in different capacities in the Indian diplomatic missions in several capitals of the world including Beijing, Tokyo and Geneva. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary, he was India’s Ambassador to [[Burma|Myanmar]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Nepal]] and High Commissioner to [[Mauritius]]. In the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]], New Delhi, he headed the Economic Division and the Multilateral Economic Division and also headed the East Asia Division which handles relations with China and Japan. As a Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office in 1991/92, he advised the Prime Minister on foreign policy, nuclear and defense related issues. As foreign secretary and later as the special envoy on nuclear issues, he made a significant contribution to the Indo-US nuclear deal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sreenivasan|first1=T. P.|title=Shyam Saran: A glorious innings come to an end|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/column/shyam-saran-a-glorious-innings-come-to-an-end/20100222.htm|website=Rediff.com|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

==Foreign Secretary==

===China===
As foreign secretary, he visited [[China]] in March 2005 for the 15th meeting of the India-China Joint Working Group on the boundary issue.
[[File:The Foreign Secretary, Shri Shyam Saran and the Secretary Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, Mr. Shamim Ahsan signing the Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) for 2005-2008, in Dhaka on August 6, 2005.jpg|thumb|Shyam Saran and the Secretary Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, Shamim Ahsan signing the Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) for 2005-2008 in Dhaka]]

===Stance on nuclear weapons===
In April 2006, he said that India has no obligation to define its minimum credible nuclear-deterrent after [[United States Assistant Secretary of State]] [[Richard Boucher]] suggested that India "further define" its minimum deterrent. During his tenure, Saran helped negotiate the [[U.S.–India Civil Nuclear Agreement]]. In December 2012, he wrote a research article in which, he pointed out that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal expansion has been extended, this time, not to deter India but to deter possible American attack on Pakistan.<ref name="Daily News, India">{{cite news|last=Daily News|title=Pakistan 'expanding nuclear arsenal to deter US attack'|url=http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/b749661854b09cc8d1ff03a5afdbe27c/pakistan-expanding-nuclear-arsenal-to-deter-us-attack|access-date=15 January 2013|newspaper=Daily News, India|date=7 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510025046/http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/b749661854b09cc8d1ff03a5afdbe27c/pakistan-expanding-nuclear-arsenal-to-deter-us-attack|archive-date=10 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Later career==
Even though the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] was willing to extend his tenure as foreign secretary when he was set to retire in September 2006, Amb. Saran did retire. He was an advisor to the Prime Minister specializing in nuclear issues, as well as the Indian envoy on climate change. He quit office on 19 February 2010. He is currently the Chairman of the ''Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries'' (RIS) thinktank and a Senior Fellow at the ''[[Centre for Policy Research]]'' in New Delhi.
He is also on the Advisory Board of World Development Forum, an upcoming forum that aims to bring together citizens' groups, development organizations, businesses and governments, to a common platform to produce, evidence-based politically actionable guidance and unlock greater value, through human enterprise.<ref>[http://www.worlddevelopmentforum.org/Advisory_Board.php Shyam Saran, World Development Forum]</ref> Additionally, Saran is a Member of the Board of Advisors of the [http://globalpanel.org Global Panel Foundation], a respected NGO that works behind the scenes in crisis areas around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://globalpanel.org/boards |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-06-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920100036/http://www.globalpanel.org/boards |archive-date=20 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
{{Expand list|date=May 2015}}

===Essays and reporting===
*{{cite journal |last=Saran |first=Shyam |date=6 October 2014 |title=Crucible of convergence |journal=[[India Today]] |volume=39 |issue=40 |pages=26–28 }}

===Books===
*How India Sees The World: Kautilya To The 21st Century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/io9GDZ7UtNP3PDEQjnZ6XJ/The-hardearned-wisdom-of-a-good-diplomat.html|title = The hard-earned wisdom of a good diplomat|date = 27 September 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Navtej Sarna]]
*[[Vikas Swarup]]
*[[Taranjit Singh Sandhu]]
*[[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://meaindia.nic.in/onmouse/fs1.htm Profile] on website of Ministry of External Affairs of India

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