Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister
Dr. S. Jaishankar is India’s External Affairs Minister since May 30th, 2019. He is a Member of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) of India’s Parliament from the state of Gujarat.
He was Foreign Secretary from 2015-18, Ambassador to United States (2013-15), China (2009-2013) and Czech Republic (2000-2004). He was High Commissioner to Singapore (2007-2009).
He has also served in other diplomatic assignments in Embassies in Moscow, Colombo, Budapest and Tokyo, as well in the Ministry of External Affairs and the President’s Secretariat. He was also President – Global Corporate Affairs at Tata Sons Private Limited.
Dr S. Jaishankar is a graduate of St. Stephen’s College at the University of Delhi. He has a Masters in Political Science and an M. Phil and Ph.D in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. He has also been conferred a Ph.D. honoris causa by the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta in recognition of his contributions to diplomacy, public service and scholarship.
He is a recipient of the Padma Shri award in 2019 and has written two best-selling books: "The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World", published in 2020 and "Why Bharat Matters", published in 2024. Both books have been translated and published in multiple Indian and Foreign languages.