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{{Short description|Indian politician}} | |||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = K. Natwar Singh | | name = K. Natwar Singh | ||
| image = K. Natwar Singh 2005.jpg | | image = K. Natwar Singh 2005.jpg | ||
| imagesize = 200px | | imagesize = 200px | ||
| office1 = [[Indian External Affairs Minister|Minister of External Affairs]] | | office1 = [[Indian External Affairs Minister|Minister of External Affairs]] | ||
| term_start1 = 22 May 2004 | | term_start1 = 22 May 2004 | ||
| term_end1 = 6 December 2005 | | term_end1 = 6 December 2005 | ||
| primeminister1 =[[Manmohan Singh]] | | primeminister1 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Yashwant Sinha]] | | predecessor1 = [[Yashwant Sinha]] | ||
| successor1 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | | successor1 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | ||
| office2 = [[Minister without portfolio]] | | office2 = [[Minister without portfolio]] | ||
| term_start2 = 8 December 2005 | | term_start2 = 8 December 2005 | ||
| term_end2 = 22 May 2009 | | term_end2 = 22 May 2009 | ||
| primeminister2 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | | primeminister2 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | ||
| predecessor2 = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | | predecessor2 = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | ||
| sucessor2 = [[Arun Jaitley]] | | sucessor2 = [[Arun Jaitley]] | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1931|05|16}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1931|05|16}} | ||
| birth_place = Jaghina, [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]], [[Bharatpur State]], [[British Raj]] (present-day [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]) | | birth_place = Jaghina, [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]], [[Bharatpur State]], [[British Raj]] (present-day [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]) | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
| relations = | | relations = | ||
| children = Jagat Singh | | children = Jagat Singh<br />Ritu Kaur | ||
| residence = New Delhi | | residence = New Delhi | ||
| occupation = Politician | | occupation = Politician | ||
| spouse = Heminder Kaur | | spouse = Heminder Kaur | ||
| signature = K. Natwar Singh.jpg | | signature = K. Natwar Singh.jpg | ||
| alma_mater = [[Mayo College]], [[Ajmer]]<br />[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]<br />[[Scindia School]] | | alma_mater = [[Mayo College]], [[Ajmer]]<br />[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]<br />[[Scindia School]] | ||
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] | | awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] | ||
| honorific_prefix = '''[[The Honourable]]''' | | honorific_prefix = '''[[The Honourable]]''' | ||
| honorific_suffix = [[Padma Bhushan|PB]] | | honorific_suffix = [[Padma Bhushan|PB]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Kunwar Natwar Singh''', [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] (born 16 May 1931) is an Indian politician | '''Kunwar Natwar Singh''', [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] (born 16 May 1931) is an Indian diplomat and politician who served as the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] from May 2004 to December 2005. | ||
Singh was selected into the [[Indian Foreign Service]], one of the most competitive and prestigious government services, in 1953. In 1984, he resigned from the service to contest elections as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. He won the election and served as a union minister of state until 1989. Thereafter, he had a patchy political career until being made India's [[foreign minister]] in 2004. However, 18 months later, he had to resign under a cloud after the UN's [[Paul Volcker Committee|Volcker committee]] named both him and the Congress party to which he belonged as beneficiaries of illegal pay-offs in the [[Oil-for-Food Programme|Iraqi oil scam]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/29/stories/2005102923960100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031034552/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/29/stories/2005102923960100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-10-31 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2005-10-29 |title=Volcker Report names Natwar Singh and Congress Party as "beneficiaries" }}</ref> | Singh was selected into the [[Indian Foreign Service]], one of the most competitive and prestigious government services, in 1953. In 1984, he resigned from the service to contest elections as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. He won the election and served as a union minister of state until 1989. Thereafter, he had a patchy political career until being made India's [[foreign minister]] in 2004. However, 18 months later, he had to resign under a cloud after the UN's [[Paul Volcker Committee|Volcker committee]] named both him and the Congress party to which he belonged as beneficiaries of illegal pay-offs in the [[Oil-for-Food Programme|Iraqi oil scam]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/29/stories/2005102923960100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031034552/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/29/stories/2005102923960100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-10-31 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2005-10-29 |title=Volcker Report names Natwar Singh and Congress Party as "beneficiaries" }}</ref> | ||
== Early life and education== | == Early life and education== | ||
The fourth son of ''Thakur'' Govind Singh of [[Deeg]] and his wife ''Thakurani'' Prayag Kaur, Singh was born in the [[princely state]] of [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]] to an aristocrat [[Jat]] [[ | The fourth son of ''Thakur'' Govind Singh of [[Deeg]] and his wife ''Thakurani'' Prayag Kaur, Singh was born in the [[princely state]] of [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]] to an aristocrat [[Jat]] [[Hindu]] family related to the ruling dynasty of Bharatpur.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ashok-gehlot-jat-community-rajasthan/1/278633.html India Today]</ref> He attended [[Mayo College]] and [[Scindia School]], [[Gwalior]], both traditionally for Indian princely clans and nobles, and took an undergraduate degree at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]. He subsequently studied at [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]] University and was a visiting scholar for a period at [[Peking University]] in China.<ref>{{cite web |title=K Natwar Singh: External Affairs Minister |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/k-natwar-singh-external-affairs-minister/story-GWnOoIuJsc0q3RYQpaRT0J.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=4 May 2020 |language=en |date=18 June 2004}}</ref> | ||
==Diplomatic career== | ==Diplomatic career== | ||
Singh joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1953 and served for 31 years. One of his earliest assignments was in Beijing, China (1956–58). He was then posted to New York City | Singh joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1953 and served for 31 years. One of his earliest assignments was in Beijing, China (1956–58). He was then posted to New York City at the Permanent Mission of India (1961–66) and as India's representative to Executive Board of [[UNICEF]] (1962–66). He served on several important UN committees between 1963 and 1966. In 1966, he was posted to the Prime Minister's Secretariat under [[Indira Gandhi]]. He served as India's Ambassador to Poland from 1971 to 1973, India's Deputy High Commissioner to U.K. from 1973 to 1977 and India's Ambassador to Pakistan from 1980 to 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3178.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He was part of the Indian delegation to the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Heads of Commonwealth Meeting]] in [[Kingston, Jamaica]] in 1975. He was an Indian Delegate to the 30th Session of the [[United Nations General Assembly]], New York, Heads of Commonwealth Meeting, [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] in 1979 and the 35th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York. He also accompanied Indira Gandhi on her State visit to the US in 1982. He served as an Executive Trustee, [[United Nations Institute for Training and Research]] (UNITAR) appointed by the Secretary-General, United Nations for six years (1981–86). He also served on the Expert Group appointed by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, London in 1982. He was appointed Secretary-General of the Seventh Non-aligned Summit in New Delhi held in 1983 and Chief Coordinator of the [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]] (CHOGM) in New Delhi in the same year. He served as [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary]] in the Ministry of External Affairs from March 1982 to November 1984. | ||
He received the [[Padma Bhushan]], | He received the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian award in India from the [[Government of India]], in 1984.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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Natwar Singh then resigned from the Congress party. He announced his resignation at a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]-sponsored rally of Natwar Singh's own [[Jat people|Jat community]] held at [[Jaipur]] in the presence of [[Vasundhara Raje]], then [[Chief Minister]] of [[Rajasthan]]. On this occasion, Natwar Singh not only asserted his innocence but also launched a bitter attack on Sonia Gandhi for having failed to defend or support him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Home " Nation Natwar Singh quits Congress|url=http://www.zeenews.com/news424175.html|publisher=Zee News|access-date=30 May 2011|date=13 February 2008}}</ref> | Natwar Singh then resigned from the Congress party. He announced his resignation at a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]-sponsored rally of Natwar Singh's own [[Jat people|Jat community]] held at [[Jaipur]] in the presence of [[Vasundhara Raje]], then [[Chief Minister]] of [[Rajasthan]]. On this occasion, Natwar Singh not only asserted his innocence but also launched a bitter attack on Sonia Gandhi for having failed to defend or support him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Home " Nation Natwar Singh quits Congress|url=http://www.zeenews.com/news424175.html|publisher=Zee News|access-date=30 May 2011|date=13 February 2008}}</ref> | ||
However, Natwar Singh did not join the BJP. Instead, in mid-2008, both Singh and his son Jagat joined [[Mayawati]]'s [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], only to be expelled by that party within four months (in November 2008) for alleged indiscipline, anti-party activities and "lack of faith" in the ideology of the Bahujan Samaj Movement. In fact, Singh had been demanding a Rajya Sabha seat (which had apparently been promised before he joined the party) and Mayawati had changed her mind on that matter. After this episode, Natwar Singh, having suffered several personal tragedies in a short period, retired from public life. | However, Natwar Singh did not join the BJP. Instead, in mid-2008, both Singh and his son Jagat joined [[Mayawati]]'s [[Bahujan Samaj Party]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-08-09|title=Natwar Singh to join BSP|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/natwar-singh-to-join-bsp/story-cXyaAR0z03ayo46MScxIDI.html|access-date=2021-12-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> only to be expelled by that party within four months (in November 2008) for alleged indiscipline, anti-party activities and "lack of faith" in the ideology of the Bahujan Samaj Movement. In fact, Singh had been demanding a Rajya Sabha seat (which had apparently been promised before he joined the party) and Mayawati had changed her mind on that matter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayawati has no courtesy: Natwar Singh|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/mayawati-has-no-courtesy-natwar-singh/635247|access-date=2021-12-26|website=https://www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> After this episode, Natwar Singh, having suffered several personal tragedies in a short period, retired from public life. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
In August 1967, Singh married ''Maharajkumari'' Heminder Kaur (b. June 1939), the eldest daughter of the last Maharaja of [[Patiala State]], [[Yadavindra Singh of Patiala|Yadavindra Singh]], and the sister of [[Amarinder Singh]], the present titular [[Maharaja of Patiala]] and | In August 1967, Singh married ''Maharajkumari'' Heminder Kaur (b. June 1939), the eldest daughter of the last Maharaja of [[Patiala State]], [[Yadavindra Singh of Patiala|Yadavindra Singh]], and the sister of [[Amarinder Singh]], the present titular [[Maharaja of Patiala]] and former chief minister of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. Heminder's mother [[Rajmata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala|Mohinder Kaur]] was also active in public life.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=The Dispatch|date=2020-05-16|title=K Natwar Singh and his life of revelations - about him, by him|url=https://www.thedispatch.in/k-natwar-singh-and-his-life-of-revelations-about-him-by-him/|access-date=2021-12-26|website=The Dispatch|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
The couple had a son, Jagat Singh (b. August 1968) and a daughter, Ritu Kaur (b. November 1970). Jagat Singh was himself politically active as the general secretary of the Congress Party youth wing. | The couple had a son, Jagat Singh (b. August 1968) and a daughter, Ritu Kaur (b. November 1970). Jagat Singh was himself politically active as the general secretary of the Congress Party youth wing. | ||
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# ''The Magnificent Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (1891–1938)'', Delhi, 1997 | # ''The Magnificent Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (1891–1938)'', Delhi, 1997 | ||
# ''Heart to Heart'', Delhi, 2003. | # ''Heart to Heart'', Delhi, 2003. | ||
#Yours Sincerely, December 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2009-12-09|title=‘Yours sincerely’, Natwar Singh|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/lsquoYours-sincerelyrsquo-Natwar-Singh/article16852393.ece|access-date=2021-12-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
# ''Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past'', Released by Hamid Ansari, March 2013. | # ''Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past'', Released by Hamid Ansari, March 2013. | ||
# ''[[One Life is Not Enough]]: An Autobiography'',<ref name="thehindu1"/> August 2014. | # ''[[One Life is Not Enough]]: An Autobiography'',<ref name="thehindu1"/> August 2014. | ||
#Treasured Epistles, August 2018.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Treasured Epistles|publisher=Rupa Publications|year=2019|isbn=9353041562}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||