S. Jaishankar

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'''Subrahmanyam Jaishankar''' (born 9 January 1955) is an Indian politician and retired diplomat who is serving as the  Minister of External Affairs since 2019. He is the longest-serving minister for External Affairs to hold the portfolio exclusively.{{efn|name=Nehru|The first Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru held the portfolio of external affairs additionally.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/subrahmanyam-jaishankar/|title=Subrahmanyam Jaishankar|work=World Economic Forum|access-date=1 January 2026}}</ref> A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he is a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. He previously served as the foreign secretary of India from 2015 to 2018. In January 2019, he was conferred with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.

Jaishankar was born in 1955 in Delhi, in a Tamil Hindu family. He did his schooling in Delhi, and Bengaluru, and completed his bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He obtained his masters degree in political science and an M.Phil. and PhD in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Jaishankar joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977, and during a diplomatic career spanning over 38 years, served in different capacities in India and abroad. He served as a ambassador to the Czech Republic (2001–2004), high commissioner to Singapore (2007–2009), ambassador to China (2009–2013), and the United States (2014–2015). From 2004 to 2007, he was the joint secretary (Americas) at the ministry of external affairs, and was one of the officials involved in the negotiation of the India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement. After serving as the foreign secretary, he retired in 2018.

On retirement, Jaishankar served as president of global corporate affairs with the Tata Group briefly from 2018 to early 2019. In May 2019, he was sworn in as a cabinet minister in the second Modi ministry. He is first former foreign secretary of India to head the ministry of external affairs as cabinet minister. In June 2024, he was re-appointed to the post in the third Modi ministry after the BJP-led coalition won the 2024 Indian general elections.

==Early life and education== Jaishankar was born on 9 January 1955<ref>{{cite news |title=S Jaishankar: Latest News, Photos, Videos & Updates |url=https://indianexpress.com/about/s-jaishankar/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |newspaper=The Indian Express }}</ref> in Delhi, India, to a prominent Indian civil servant Krishnaswamy Subrahmanyam and Sulochana Subrahmanyam.<ref name="GOI">{{cite web |title=Shri S. Jaishankar{{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-s-jaishankar |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921225659/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-s-jaishankar |archive-date=21 September 2023 |access-date=18 August 2022 |website=India.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="BVMP" /> He was brought up in a Tamil Hindu family.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 February 2011 |title=A gentleman Brahmin |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/a-gentleman-brahmin/story-Q3VmCnRKDziamb6xwPdqCN.html |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |quote="he was like all displaced Tamil Brahmins"}}</ref> He has a sister, Sudha Subrahmanyam, and two brothers: historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam and 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 |date=14 March 2017 |access-date=4 June 2019 |via=www.resourcepanel.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohan |first1=R. |title=Delhi is north, Tamil Nadu is south, never the twain shall meet |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/030619/delhi-is-north-tamil-nadu-is-south-never-the-twain-shall-meet.html |access-date=18 April 2022 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=3 June 2019}}</ref>

Jaishankar did his schooling at The Air Force School, Delhi, and at the Bangalore Military School, Bangalore. He then did his bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. Stephen's College, Delhi of Delhi University.<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}}</ref> He has an MA in political science and an M.Phil. and PhD in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), where he specialised in nuclear diplomacy.<ref name="BSA" /><ref>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><ref>{{cite news |title=ANI Podcast with Smitha Prakash |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXKnm5Gzfjk |access-date=21 February 2023 |work=ANI News |date=21 February 2023}}</ref>

==Diplomatic career (1979–2018)== After joining the IFS in 1977, Jaishankar served as third secretary and second secretary in the Indian mission to the Soviet Union in Moscow from 1979 to 1981. He returned to New Delhi, where he worked as a special assistant to diplomat Gopalaswami Parthasarathy and as undersecretary in the Americas division of India's 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 Station in India.<ref name="BVMP">{{cite news |last=Sirohi |first=Seema |title=Exclusive: S Jaishankar to be India's next envoy to Washington |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/exclusive-s-jaishankar-to-be-indias-next-envoy-to-washington-1022463.html |access-date=16 April 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=9 August 2013}}</ref> From 1985 to 1988, he was the first secretary at the 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 and as press secretary and speechwriter for Shankar Dayal Sharma, then president of India.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-and-current-affairs/story/subrahmanyam-jaishankar-indias-new-foreign-secretary-10-things-you-should-know-about-him-238016-2015-01-30 |title=S Jaishankar, India's New Foreign Secretary: 10 Things you should know about him |work=India Today |date=30 May 2015 |access-date=1 February 2015 |archive-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030234134/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/subrahmanyam-jaishankar-indias-new-foreign-secretary-10-things-you-should-know-about-him/1/416158.html | url-status=live}}</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 following India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests as well as a recovery after a visit to India by then Japanese prime minister 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 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.

From 2004 to 2007, Jaishankar was joint secretary (Americas) at the ministry of external affairs in New Delhi. In this capacity, he was involved in negotiating the India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement and improving defence cooperation, including during relief operations following the 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 India–United States 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-United States Economic Dialogue, and the India-United States 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209152438/http://www.indousstf.org/fullstory.aspx?mostprvmytitle=News%20and%20Report&prevmytitle=Fact%20Sheets&storyheadline=The%20U.S.-India%20Economic%20Dialogue&sectionid=S181 |date=9 February 2014}}, ''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 the 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 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 News'', 26 June 2007.</ref>

Jaishankar was one of those considered for the post of India's foreign secretary in 2013 but lost out to Sujatha Singh, who became the third woman to serve in the post.<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 name="BSA" /> During his tenure, he helped implement the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) that expanded India's business presence in Singapore,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130923054039/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=== [[File:S._Jaishankar_and_the_Vice_Minister_for_Culture,_China,_Mr._Yang_Zhijin_signing_an_MoU_on_Cultural_Exchange_Programme_2013-15,_in_the_presence_of_the_Prime_Minister.jpg|thumb|left|Jaishankar (left) while serving as Indian ambassador to China in 2013, during prime minister Manmohan Singh's visit 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], ''The Business Standard'', 20 May 2013.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130823234432/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 Indian cabinet committee on security regarding China's refusal to issue a visa to the head of the Indian Army's Northern Command led to a suspension of Indian defence co-operation with China, before the situation was resolved in April 2011.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130923054144/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.<ref>{{cite news |agency=PTI |title=Understanding reached on stapled visa issue, says Indian envoy |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/understanding-reached-on-stapled-visa-issue-says-indian-envoy/story-g9qdmQqVfhDUdaLZEB1nFN.html |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 December 2010}}</ref> In 2012, in response to Chinese passports 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>{{cite news |agency=PTI |title=Map row: India terms Chinese action as unacceptable |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/map-row-india-terms-chinese-action-as-unacceptable/articleshow/17338290.cms |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=24 November 2012}}</ref> In May 2013, he negotiated the end of a stand-off resulting from the encampment by China's People's Liberation Army on Ladakh's Depsang Plains, threatening to cancel 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016110957/http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/the-inscrutables/25/47697/ |date=16 October 2016 }}, [http://www.thesundayindian.com/ ''The Sunday Indian''], 2 June 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=PTI |title=India-China border talks today; Defence Minister AK Antony to visit Beijing next month |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-china-border-talks-today-defence-minister-ak-antony-to-visit-beijing-next-month-526721 |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=NDTV |date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

Jaishankar advocated deeper Indian cooperation 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}}, ''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>

===Ambassador to the United States=== [[File:Secretary Kerry Shakes Hands With Indian Ambassador Dr. S. Jaishankar.jpg|thumb|Jaishankar with US secretary of state John Kerry in Washington D.C. in 2014]] Jaishankar was appointed India's ambassador to the United States in September 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 the United States amid the Devyani Khobragade incident, and was involved in negotiating the Indian diplomat's departure from the country.<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 [Indian-American] ties is fundamentally sound" but that ties suffered from a "problem of sentiment."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2014/01/ambassador-jaishankar-on-us-india-relations?lang=en|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 the Oval Office.<ref>{{cite news |agency=IANS |date=10 March 2014 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Indian-envoy-presents-credentials-to-Obama/articleshow/31799859.cms |title=Indian envoy presents credentials to Obama |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311032519/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Indian-envoy-presents-credentials-to-Obama/articleshow/31799859.cms |archive-date=11 March 2014 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> Jaishankar was involved in the planning of the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the country in September 2014, welcoming him upon his arrival and hosting a dinner in his honour for members of the Indian-American community.<ref>{{cite news|last=Raj |first=Yashwant |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pmmodiinus/modi-in-us-rapport-building-vision-sharing-on-priority/article1-1268791.aspx |title=PM Modi Arrives in US |work=The Hindustan Times |date=26 September 2014 |archive-url=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 |access-date=3 October 2024|archive-date=26 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-to-undertake-over-50-engagements-during-maiden-US-visit/articleshow/43227225.cms |title=Modi to undertake over 50 engagements during maiden US visit] |work=The Times of India |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>

===Foreign Secretary (2015–2018) === Jaishankar was appointed 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 Modi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary |url=http://www.mea.gov.in/fs.htm |website=Ministry of External Affairs (India) |archive-date=17 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117085200/http://www.mea.gov.in:80/fs.htm }}</ref><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> His tenure extension of one year saw a transformation in the working of the ministry of external affairs.<ref name="businesstoday.in">{{cite news |date=10 June 2024 |title=S Jaishankar reappointed as External Affairs Minister in Modi 3.0 Cabinet |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/s-jaishankar-foreign-ministry-modi-30-cabinet-modi-30-modi-cabinet-narendra-modi-pm-modi-nda-government-nda-modi-third-term-diplomat-jaishankar-external-affairs-ministry-432784-2024-06-10 |newspaper=Business Today (India) |first1=Subhankar |last1=Paul}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday.in">{{cite news |date=28 January 2018 |title=S Jaishankar, architect of Narendra Modi's foreign policy, Indo-US nuclear deal retires today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/s-jaishankar-architect-of-narendra-modi-s-foreign-policy-indo-us-nuclear-deal-retires-today-1155755-2018-01-28 |newspaper=India Today |first1=Prabhash K |last1=Dutta }}</ref> His appointment came three days before the date on which he would ordinarily have retired and meant the unprecedented termination of Sujatha Singh’s two year tenure as foreign secretary. Singh was offered a sinecure as compensation but preferred to resign from government service. Jaishankar is widely criticised by Nepalese analysts for being the "original planner of 2015 Nepal blockade."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2019/05/769938|title=नाकाबन्दीका योजनाकारलाई किन बनाइयो विदेशमन्त्री ? |trans-title=Why was the mastermind of the blockade made Foreign Minister? |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=4 June 2019 |work=Online Khabar }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2019/05/769772|title=नाकाबन्दीका डिजाइनर बने मोदी सरकारका मन्त्री |trans-title=The designer of the blockade became a minister in the Modi government |date=16 May 2019 |access-date=4 June 2019 |work=Online Khabar}}</ref> His tenure expired in January 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senior Diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale Is New Foreign Secretary |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vijay-keshav-gokhale-senior-diplomat-is-new-foreign-secretary-1794549 |work=NDTV |agency=PTI |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>

== Corporate career (2018-19) == After his retirement from his position as the foreign secretary in 2018, Jaishankar joined the Tata Group as president of 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>

== Minister of External Affairs (2019–present)== {{see also|List of international trips made by S. Jaishankar as Minister of External Affairs of India}} [[File:Secretary_Blinken_Attends_a_Working_Lunch_With_Indian_External_Affairs_Minister_Dr._Subrahmanyam_Jaishankar_(51344879442).jpg|thumb|Jaishankar with US secretary of state Antony Blinken in New Delhi in 2021]]

On 31 May 2019, Jaishankar was appointed to the office of the minister of external affairs in the second Modi ministry.<ref>{{cite news |last=Roche |first=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}}</ref><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> He was sworn in as 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> He is first former foreign secretary of India to head the ministry of external affairs as cabinet minister.<ref>{{cite news|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|work=The Wire|date=1 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|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 Affairs|work=CNBCTV18|date=31 May 2019|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref> On 5 July 2019, he was elected as member of Parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.<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 Sushma Swaraj who was the external affairs minister in Narendra Modi's first government.

In October 2020, Jaishankar and the Indian minister of defence, Rajnath Singh, met with US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo and US secretary of defense, 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 (UPA) coalition government to block it.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation|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|date=23 October 2020}}</ref> In response to the dialogue, Wang Wenbin, the Chinese spokesperson for the ministry of foreign affairs, 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=The Hill|language=en}}</ref> In February 2021, when the Modi government came under scrutiny at the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for human rights violations, Jaishankar asserted that nations should refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and should respect national sovereignty.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhaumik |first=Anirban |date=23 February 2021 |title=Avoid interference while addressing human rights violations: S Jaishankar at UNHRC |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/avoid-interference-while-addressing-human-rights-violations-s-jaishankar-at-unhrc-954565.html |newspaper=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2021 |title=S. Jaishankar stresses on sovereignty at meet on human rights violations |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/s-jaishankar-stresses-on-sovereignty-at-meet-on-human-rights-violations/cid/1807628 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref>

[[File:9YAN 5350 (52766002359).jpg|thumb|left|Jaishankar (second from left) with at the BRICS foreign ministers meet in New York on 22 September 2022]]

In November 2022, during a joint press conference along with Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, Jaishankar praised Russia as an "exceptionally steady" and "time-tested" partner of India and advocated a return to dialogue and peace between Russia and Ukraine, amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ties with Russia are to India's advantage and we will keep it |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/ties-with-russia-are-to-indias-advantage-and-we-will-keep-it-going-says-jaishankar-on-oil-imports-top-quotes/articleshow/95381130.cms |work=The Times of India |date=8 November 2022}}</ref> In June 2023, the Associated Press (AP) reported that Jaishankar had announced that India will remain committed in its stance on not inviting Ukraine to the 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi, India.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 June 2023 |title=India not planning to invite Ukraine to G20 summit in September |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-ukraine-g20-summit-7da6b781ddca801a672d76fe8e530daa |access-date=24 July 2023 |publisher=AP News}}</ref> Jaishankar firmly defended buying Russian oil even after sanctions by numerous countries during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and he criticised Europe for "double standards."<ref>{{cite news |title="Europeans Needed Wake-Up Call": S Jaishankar On Emerging New World Order |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/europeans-needed-wake-up-call-s-jaishankar-on-emerging-new-world-order-3662168 |work=NDTV |agency=ANI |date=4 January 2023 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=S Jaishankar's tough stance on Europe |url=https://www.brut.media/in/videos/india/politics/s-jaishankar-s-tough-stance-on-europe |work=Brut Media |date=3 June 2022 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Let's be even-handed': Jaishankar slams Europe's criticism of India's oil trade with Russia. Key points |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/lets-be-even-handed-jaishankar-slams-europe-s-criticism-of-india-s-oil-trade-with-russia-key-points-11654332010037.html |work=Mint |date=4 June 2022 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> During the GLOBSEC 2022 forum in Slovakia, responding to a question on India's official position on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he said, "Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe's problems are the world's problems but the world's problems are not Europe's problems."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barman |first1=Sourav Roy |date=4 June 2022 |title=Europe has to grow out of mindset that its problems are world's problems: Jaishankar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/europe-has-to-grow-out-of-mindset-that-its-problems-are-worlds-problems-jaishankar-7951895/ |newspaper=The Indian Express |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> In response, German chancellor Olaf Scholz said, "he has a point," before adding "it wouldn't be Europe's problem alone if the law of the strong were to assert itself in international relations."<ref>{{cite news |title=Jaishankar's Europe remark echoes in German Chancellor's statement in Munich |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jaishankars-europe-remark-echoes-in-german-chancellors-statement-in-munich/article66531087.ece |work=The Hindu |agency=ANI |date=20 February 2023 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> During his visit to Germany for the Munich Security Conference, Jaishankar emphasised that Europe must recognise that India cannot adopt the same perspective on Russia as Europe does.<ref>{{cite news |title=India stands firm on buying Russian oil amidst sanctions; EAM Jaishankar says Moscow has never hurt New Delhi |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/india-stands-firm-on-buying-russian-oil-amidst-sanctions-eam-jaishankar-says-moscow-has-never-hurt-new-delhi/articleshow/107846694.cms |work=The Economic Times |agency=ANI |date=20 February 2024 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>

[[File:The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets the Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his wife Kyoko Jaishankar at 10 Downing Street.jpg|thumb|Jaishankar (left) with British prime minister Rishi Sunak (right) at the 10 Downing Street in London in 2023]]

In August 2022, Jaishankar defended India's continued diplomatic engagement with Myanmar's military junta.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 August 2022 |title=S Jaishankar defends India's ties with Myanmar junta |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/s-jaishankar-defends-indias-ties-with-myanmar-junta-1137198.html |newspaper=Deccan Herald}}</ref> In January 2023, Jaishankar called Pakistan "The epicenter of terrorism" in an interview with Austrian broadcaster ORF. He added, "I can use 'much harsher words than epicentre' for Pakistan for its role in promoting cross-border terrorism as he underlined that the world needs to be concerned about terrorism."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/could-use-harsher-words-jaishankar-use-phrase-epicentre-terrorism-for-pakistan-8358436/ | title='Could use harsher words…': Jaishankar on use of phrase 'epicentre of terrorism' for Pakistan | date=3 January 2023 |newspaper=The Indian Express |url-access=subscription|agency=PTI}}</ref> Later in August 2024, he stated, "The era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan is over. What I do want to say is that we are not passive, and whether events take a positive or negative direction, either way we will react."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/era-uninterrupted-dialogue-pakistan-over-eam-s-jaishankar-9541417/ |author1=Divya A | title=Jaishankar: Era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan is over | date=30 August 2024 |newspaper=The Indian Express }}</ref> He condemned the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 as a terrorist act, but also talked about the plight of the Palestinian people, suggesting a "two-state solution" through "dialogue and negotiation."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Paulomi |date=3 November 2023 |title=What happened on October 7 is a big act of terrorism: Jaishankar on Israel, Palestine |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-happened-on-october-7-is-a-big-act-of-terrorism-jaishankar-on-israel-palestine-101698977887706.html |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref> Jaishankar said, "We have always supported a negotiated two-state solution, towards establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine within secure and recognised borders, living side by side in peace with Israel."<ref>{{cite news |title="Concerned Over Deteriorating Situation": Centre On Israel-Hamas War |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/concerned-over-deteriorating-situation-centre-on-israel-hamas-war-4647297 |work=NDTV |agency=PTI |date=8 December 2023 |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>

In May 2023, during Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's visit to India for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, Jaishankar sharply criticised Pakistan's record on terrorism. He described Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, then the Pakistani minister for foreign affairs, as a "promoter, justifier and spokesperson of a terrorism industry," asserting that this industry was the mainstay of Pakistan.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=S Jaishankar Calls Pak's Bilawal Bhutto "Spokesperson For Terror Industry" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/s-jaishankar-calls-pakistans-bilawal-bhutto-spokesperson-for-terrorism-industry-4008992 |access-date=28 May 2025 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=India's brutal dismissal of visiting Pakistan minister ends hope for thaw |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-pakistan-jaishankar-bhutto-zardari-b2333777.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007132520/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-pakistan-jaishankar-bhutto-zardari-b2333777.html |archive-date=7 October 2024 |access-date=28 May 2025 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=6 May 2023 |title=SCO Foreign Ministers' Meet: Jaishankar slams Pak, calls Bilawal promoter of terrorism industry |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sco-meet-bilawal-bhutto-jaishnakar-india-pak-terrorism-8593875/ |access-date=28 May 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Jaishankar stated, "Victims of terrorism do not sit together with perpetrators of terrorism to discuss terrorism," and emphasised that India would continue to defend itself, counter acts of terrorism, and delegitimise Pakistan's support for such activities.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=5 May 2023 |title='Spokesperson of terror industry': Jaishankar roasts Bilawal Bhutto Zardari |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-and-pakistan-engage-in-intense-face-off-over-terror-at-sco-meeting-in-benaulim-goa-jaishankar-accuses-bhutto-zardari-of-justifying-terrorism-101683304827560.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610140428/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-and-pakistan-engage-in-intense-face-off-over-terror-at-sco-meeting-in-benaulim-goa-jaishankar-accuses-bhutto-zardari-of-justifying-terrorism-101683304827560.html |archive-date=10 June 2023 |access-date=28 May 2025 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref> He further remarked that Pakistan's credibility on terrorism was "depleting even faster than its forex reserves," and dismissed any suggestion of normal engagement while cross-border terrorism persisted.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" />

[[File:PM in a bilateral meeting with the President of Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Putin at Kazan, in Russia on October 22, 2024 (2).jpg|thumb|left|Jaishankar with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Russian president Vladimir Putin at the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on 22 October 2024]]

Jaishankar has been credited for maintaining stable relations between India and China after the Doklam standoff.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/as-external-affairs-minister-jaishankar-crafted-an-assertive-foreign-policy-approach/articleshow/110852763.cms | title=As external affairs minister, Jaishankar crafted an assertive foreign policy approach | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=9 June 2024 }}</ref> In October 2024, responding on the relationship with China, he said at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, "The overall relationship with China had 'not been great' over the last few years because China had reneged on certain agreements it had with India about how to keep the border between the two countries tranquil."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/as-long-as-there-is-a-forward-deployment-of-troops-india-china-tensions-will-continue-jaishankar/article68707092.ece | title=China reneged on border agreements with India: Jaishankar | newspaper=The Hindu | last1=Lakshman | first1=Sriram |date=2 October 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In September 2024, on trade with China, he said at the Gulf Cooperation Council Joint Ministerial Meeting in Riyadh, "We are not closed to business from China. There is nobody who can say I will not do business with China. I think the issue is which sectors do you do business in and on what terms you do business. It is far more complicated than a black and white binary answer."<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian foreign minister Jaishankar says "not closed to business from China" |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-foreign-minister-jaishankar-says-not-closed-business-china-2024-09-10/ |work=Reuters |date=10 September 2024 |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaudhury |first1=Dipanjan Roy |date=11 September 2024 |title=India open to do business with China, but terms must be looked into: EAM S Jaishankar |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-open-to-do-business-with-china-but-terms-must-be-looked-into-eam-s-jaishankar/articleshow/113237369.cms |work=The Economic Times |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref> During an official visit to London in March 2025, his security was breached.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Shivam Pratap |date=6 March 2025 |title=Khalistani extremist breaches S Jaishankar's security in London, tears Indian flag |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/khalistani-extremist-breaches-s-jaishankars-security-in-london-tears-indian-flag-101741232943238.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=7 March 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Secretary Rubio Meets with Indo-Pacific Quad Foreign Leaders (54280659360).jpg|thumb|Jaishankar (front right) with the foreign ministers of Quad in January 2025]]

During the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, Jaishankar played a pivotal diplomatic role. Jaishankar in an undated video said, "At the start of the operation, we had sent a message to Pakistan, saying, 'We are striking at terrorist infrastructure and we are not striking at the military.'" This statement was criticised by the opposition leaders such as Rahul Gandhi who accused Jaishankar of tipping-off Pakistan.<ref name="b409">{{cite web |last=Nair |first=Preetha |title=Rahul Gandhi steps up attack on EAM Jaishankar, questions aircraft losses after alleged tip-off to Pakistan |website=The New Indian Express |date=19 May 2025 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/May/19/rahul-gandhi-steps-up-attack-on-eam-jaishankar-questions-aircraft-losses-after-alleged-tip-off-to-pakistan |access-date=30 July 2025}}</ref> The MEA later said that Jaishankar had informed Pakistan after India launched the military operation.<ref name="s309">{{cite web | last=Shwenk | first=Martin | last2=Murthy | first2=Narayana | last3=Poonawalla | first3=Adar | last4=Jain | first4=Manu | last5=Kamath | first5=Nitin | title=MEA rejects claims that India informed Pakistan before launching Operation Sindoor, clarifies on Jaishankar's statement | website=The Economic Times | date=17 May 2025 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mea-rejects-claims-that-india-informed-pakistan-before-launching-operation-sindoor-clarifies-on-jaishankars-statement/articleshow/121238111.cms?from=mdr | access-date=30 July 2025}}</ref> According to Jaishankar, Pakistan initiated fire following India’s strikes and the exchange ceased at Pakistan’s request.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=26 May 2025 |title='Astonished by the question': Jaishankar rejects nuclear war fears over India-Pak clash |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/astonished-jaishankar-rejects-nuclear-war-india-pakistan-10029882/ |access-date=28 May 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 May 2025 |title=EAM Jaishankar asked if US deserves credit for India-Pak ceasefire and how close world came to nuclear war: His reply says it all |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/eam-jaishankar-asked-if-us-deserves-credit-for-india-pak-ceasefire-and-how-close-world-came-to-nuclear-war-his-reply-says-it-all/articleshow/121414276.cms |access-date=28 May 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=26 May 2025 |title=Pak was told 30 minutes after Op Sindoor's first phase, Jaishankar tells MPs panel |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pakistan-was-informed-30-minutes-within-op-sindoor-launch-s-jaishankar-tells-mps-panel-2730712-2025-05-26 |access-date=28 May 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> In July 2025, he rejected claims of US mediation in the ceasefire with Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title="I Was In The Room": S Jaishankar Refutes Trump's India-Pak Ceasefire Claims |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/eam-s-jaishankar-refutes-donald-trumps-india-pakistan-ceasefire-claims-i-was-in-the-room-8805736 |access-date=2 July 2025 |website=NDTV |language=en}}</ref> However, Trump reiterated multiple times that he mediated ceasefire between India and Pakistan.<ref name="z236">{{cite web | title=Trump tariff: US President hints at 20-25% tariff on India, again claims credit for ceasefire between India and Pakistan | website=The Hindu | date=29 July 2025 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/trump-remarks-on-india-us-trade-deal-and-hints-at-20-25-tariff-again-claims-credit-for-ceasefire-between-india-and-pak/article69871324.ece | access-date=30 July 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2025 |title=Trump Again Takes Credit For India-Pak Ceasefire During UK Visit |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-again-takes-credit-for-india-pakistan-ceasefire-during-uk-visit-9304228 |website=NDTV |agency=Asian News International}}</ref>

==Personal life== thumb|Jaishankar (second left) with his wife Kyoko (left corner) at the US in 2021

Jaishankar was married to Shobha until she succumbed to cancer. The two had met while studying at the Jawaharlal Nehru University.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet S Jaishankar's Japan-origin wife Kyoko, daughter Medha Jaishankar |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-medha-jaishankar-s-jaishankar-s-daughter-know-all-about-s-jaishankar-s-wife-s-jaishankar-s-family-3027166 |access-date=11 March 2023 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=2 March 2023}}</ref> Later, he married Kyoko Somekawa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pmindia.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dr.-Subrahmanyam-Jayshankar_1.pdf |title=Details of movable assets of Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Spouse and dependents as on 31st March 2020 |work=Government of India |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.myneta.info/affidavits/rajsab09aff/786/Shri_S_Jaishankar.pdf |title=Affidavit |work=Myneta |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=25 June 2019 }}</ref> Somekawa is of Japanese origin, and both of them met while Jaishankar was serving in the Indian embassy in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 June 2024 |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/kyoko-jaishankar-wife-of-s-jaishankar-1694519 |title=Who Is Kyoko Somekawa? External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's Wife |work=SheThePeople |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>

He has three children, son Dhruva and daughter Medha from his first marriage,<ref>{{cite news |last=Haniffa |first=Aziz |title=India's new US envoy presents credentials to Joe Biden |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> and son Arjun, from his second marriage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Navigating Global Challenges: S Jaishankar's Impact on India's Foreign Policy |url=https://societyachievers.com/navigating-global-challenges-s-jaishankars-impact-on-indias-foreign-policy/ |work=Society Achievers |date=2 April 2025 }}</ref>

== Awards and honors == In 2019, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian honour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nair |first1=Arun |date=11 March 2019 |title=Former Diplomat Jaishankar, Akali Leader Among Recipients Of Padma Awards |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-diplomat-jaishankar-akali-dal-leader-mohanlal-among-47-recipients-of-padma-awards-2005793 |work=NDTV |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=19 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=17 January 2019|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|work=Times Now|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503151137/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|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Published works == * {{cite book |last=Jaishankar |first=S.| title=The India Way|date=2020 |isbn=978-9390163878 |pages=240 |publisher=Harper Collins|title-link=The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World}} * {{cite book|last=Jaishankar|first=S.|title=Why Bharat Matters|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-9357026406|oclc=|year=2024|title-link=Why Bharat Matters}}

==See also== * Premiership of Narendra Modi

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==External links== {{Commons category|Subrahmanyam Jaishankar}} {{wikiquote}} * [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 {{Portal bar|Biography|India|Politics|}}

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