Subramaniam Jaishankar is an Indian diplomat. He has been Indian Ambassador to America and China. Jaishankar is currently serving as the Union External Affairs Minister. He is the only Union Minister in Narendra Modi’s cabinet who has never contested any election.
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Subramaniam Jaishankar was born on Sunday, 9 January 1955 (age 68 years; as in 2023) in New Delhi. Their zodiac sign is Capricorn. He received his primary education from Air Force Central School, New Delhi. He graduated from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi. He did his MA in Political Science and International Relations with specialization in Nuclear Diplomacy from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977. He has held many positions like First Secretary, Joint Commissioner, High Commissioner and Ambassador. He belongs to a family of diplomats who have held many high and important positions in the government.
Subramaniam Jaishankar in office
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Gray
Subramaniam Jaishankar
Family, Wife and Caste
Subramaniam Jaishankar belongs to a Brahmin family. His father, K. Subramaniam, was an Indian strategic affairs analyst, a renowned journalist and a civil servant. His mother was Sulochana Jaishankar. He has two brothers, Sanjay Subramaniam, a prominent historian, and S. Vijay Kumar, former Rural Development Secretary of India.
Subramaniam Jaishankar’s father’s Subramaniam
Subramaniam Jaishankar’s mother Sulochana Jaishankar
S Jaishankar’s brother Sanjay Subramaniam
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s brother S Vijay Kumar
He is married to Kyoko Jaishankar. They have a daughter Medha Jaishankar and two sons Dhruv Jaishankar and Arjun Shankar. His elder son Dhruv is married to Cassandra.
Subramaniam Jaishankar with his wife Kyoko Jaishankar
Subramaniam Jaishankar’s daughter Medha Jaishankar
Dhruv Jaishankar, son of Subramaniam Jaishankar
Cassandra Burman, daughter-in-law of Subramaniam Jaishankar
Arjun Jaishankar, younger son of Subramaniam Jaishankar
livelihood
Subramaniam Jaishankar joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977. His first international posting was to Moscow, Russia. He was posted as the third secretary, and in 1980 he was promoted to the second secretary. In 1981 he returned to India, and worked as an Under Secretary in the US Division of the Ministry of External Affairs. He played a key role in the team that resolved the dispute over the supply of US nuclear fuel to the Tarapur Power Stations in India. In 1985, he was appointed as the First Secretary of the Indian Embassy in Washington DC
Subramaniam Jaishankar with the President of the US Congress
In 1988 he was posted to Sri Lanka as First Secretary and Political Advisor to the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka. In 1993, she worked as press secretary and speechwriter for former President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma. In 2000, he was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the Czech Republic. In 2004, Jaishankar was appointed as the US Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. During his tenure as Joint Secretary, he was involved in negotiating the US-India civil nuclear agreement and improving defense cooperation. In 2007, he was appointed as India’s High Commissioner to Singapore. As High Commissioner, he helped implement the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA); Which expanded the presence of Indian businesses in Singapore.
Subramaniam Jaishankar in Singapore
In 2009, he was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to China. He played a very important role in improving economic trade and cultural relations between India and China. Over the years, Jaishankar has been involved in resolving many arguments and disputes between the countries. In 2013, Jaishankar was being considered for the post of External Affairs Minister of India by Manmohan Singh, but, due to internal pressure, he could not appoint him.
Subramaniam Jaishankar appointed Indian Ambassador to China
In September 2013, he was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the United States. He assumed office on 23 December 2013, amid tensions in the US due to the Devyani Khobragade incident. He successfully negotiated for Devayani’s release. On March 10, 2014, he formally presented his credentials to US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.
Subramaniam Jaishankar with Barack Obama
On 29 January 2015, Jaishankar was appointed as the Foreign Secretary of India by the Narendra Modi government. He had a very good working relationship with former Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. After Jaishankar retired, he joined Tata Sons as president of global corporate affairs. On 30 May 2019, he was appointed as the Union Minister of External Affairs by Narendra Modi. On 31 May 2019, he was sworn in as a cabinet minister.
Subramaniam Jaishankar after taking oath as Foreign Minister
In July 2019, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. In July 2023, he filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat for the second time.
Salary
Rupee. Rs 1 lakh + additional allowances (as cabinet minister)
net worth
In July 2023, while filing his affidavit for the Rajya Sabha elections, S Jaishankar listed his net worth at Rs. Rs 20.09 crore, which increased by 29.4 per cent over his four-year tenure as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament; This is the collective net worth of S Jaishankar and his wife.
property and properties
His immovable properties include two houses (including an apartment) in Delhi and 1.5 acres of agricultural land in Shimla.
fact
- Jaishankar knows many languages like Tamil, Russian, Hindi, Mandarin, Japanese and Hungarian. He learned many of these languages during international deployments.
- He is the first former Foreign Secretary of India to become the Union External Affairs Minister.
- Jaishankar was the Indian Ambassador to China for four and a half years. This is his longest tenure as ambassador to China.
S Jaishankar appointed as India’s ambassador to China
- In 2012, he became the first Indian ambassador to visit Tibet in ten years.
- In September 2004, he was the most important person managing Narendra Modi’s first visit to the US. He welcomed them upon their arrival and hosted a dinner in their honor for members of the Indian-American community.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar welcomes Modi on his first US visit as Prime Minister
- He is often criticized for planning the 2015 Nepal blockade; Which was an economic and humanitarian crisis and which badly affected Nepal.
- In July 2019, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat and on 8 July 2019, he took oath as a Rajya Sabha member.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on his first day as Union Minister
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