 family in New Delhi, India to prominent Indian strategic affairs analyst, commentator and civil servant 

 former Rural Development Secretary of India.

, Subroto Park, New Delhi, and is a graduate in Chemistry from 

 He has an MA in Political Science and an M.Phil. and 

 (JNU), where he specialised in nuclear diplomacy.

 in 1977, Jaishankar served as third secretary and second secretary in the Indian mission to the 

 from 1979 to 1981, where he studied Russian. He returned to 

, where he worked as a special assistant to the diplomat 

 and as undersecretary in the Americas division of India's 

, 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 Stations in India.

 From 1985 to 1988 he was the first secretary at the 

 as First Secretary and political adviser to the 

 From 1990 to 1993, he was Counsellor (Commercial) at the Indian mission in 

. Returning to New Delhi, he served as Director (East Europe) in the 

 and as press secretary and speechwriter for 

Jaishankar was then Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in 

 nuclear tests as well as a recovery after a visit to India by then 

 Jaishankar is reported to have helped introduce future Japanese Prime Minister 

 In 2000, he was appointed India's ambassador to the 

 is MEA Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and on the right side is National Security Adviser 

From 2004 to 2007, Jaishankar was Joint Secretary (Americas) at the 

 in New Delhi. In this capacity, he was involved in negotiating the 

 and improving defence co-operation, including during relief operations following the 

 Jaishankar was also involved with the conclusion of the 2005 New Defense Framework

 and he was associated with the launch of the US-India Energy Dialogue,

 the India-US Economic Dialogue, and the India-US CEO's Forum.

 In 2006–2007, Jaishankar led the Indian team during the negotiations on the 

 He also represented the Indian government at the 

 International Non-proliferation Conference in June 2007.

Jaishankar was reportedly considered for the post of India's 

From 2007 to 2009, Jaishankar served as India's 

 During his tenure, he helped implement the 

Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

 (CECA) that expanded the Indian business presence in Singapore,

 and oversaw a defence arrangement by which Singapore keeps some of its military equipment in India on a permanent basis.

Jaishankar was India's longest-serving ambassador to China, with a four-and-a-half-year term.

 In Beijing, Jaishankar was involved in improving economic, trade and cultural relations between China and India, and in managing the 

Jaishankar's tenure as India's ambassador to China coincided with several major developments in relations between the two countries.

 regarding China's refusal to issue a visa to the head of the 

 led to a suspension of Indian defence co-operation with China, before the situation was resolved in April 2011.

 Also in 2010, Jaishankar negotiated an end to the Chinese policy of issuing stapled visas to Indians from 

 as parts of China, he ordered visas issued to Chinese nationals showing those territories as parts of India.

 And in May 2013, he negotiated the end of a stand-off resulting from the 

’s scheduled visit to India if Chinese forces did not withdraw

). Jaishankar also briefed the media after the conclusion of Li's visit to New Delhi in May 2013.

Jaishankar advocated deeper Indian co-operation with China as long as India's "core interests" were respected,

 for Indian businesses operating in China on the grounds that more balanced trade was necessary for the bilateral economic relationship to be sustainable.

 He was also involved in improving people-to-people contacts between India and China, promoting events that showcased Indian culture in 30 Chinese cities.

A 2014 photo of Jaishankar with US Secretary of State 

Jaishankar was appointed as India's Ambassador to United States in September 2013. He took charge on 23 December 2013 succeeding 

, and was involved in negotiating the Indian diplomat's departure from United States.

 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."

On 10 March 2014, he formally presented his credentials to US President 

Jaishankar was involved in planning of the 

's maiden visit to United States in September 2014, welcoming him upon his arrival and hosting a dinner in his honour for members of the 

 of India on 29 January 2015. The announcement of his appointment was made following a 28 January 2015 meeting of the 

 Jaishankar is widely credited by Nepalese analysts for being the "original planner of 

On 31 May 2019, he was appointed to the Office of 

 did not contest the elections citing health reasons.

, and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participate in a press event after the US-India 2+2 Ministerial, 

, India on 27 October 2020.Jaishankar with US Secretary of State 

 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 

 In response to the dialogue, Chinese spokesperson for the 

 criticised the move and advised Pompeo to "abandon his Cold War mentality, zero-sum mindset, and stop harping on the 'China threat.'"

Jaishankar is married to Kyoko, who is of Japanese origin

 and has two sons—Dhruva and Arjun—and a daughter, Medha.

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 9 January 1955) is an Indian diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since 30 May 2019. 

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