Pankaj Saran

Pankaj Saran
Deputy National Security Advisor of India
Assumed office
29 May 2018[1]
Indian Ambassador to Russia
In office
January 2016[2] – 2018[3]
Preceded by P. S. Raghavan[4]
Succeeded by D. B. Venkatesh Varma
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
In office
March 2012[5] – December 2015[5]
Preceded by Rajeet Mitter[6]
Succeeded by Harsh Vardhan Shringla[7]
Personal details
Born (1958-11-22) 22 November 1958[8]
Nationality Indian
Spouse(s) Preeti Saran
Children 2 sons[2]
Alma mater Hindu College; Delhi School of Economics (University of Delhi)
Occupation Diplomat IFS

Pankaj Saran (born 22 November 1958[8]) is an Indian diplomat and a former officer in the Indian Foreign Service. His is the Deputy National Security Adviser of India.[9]

Personal life

Saran holds a B.A. (Honours) degree and Master of Arts degree in Economics from the Hindu College and Delhi School of Economics respectively.[2] His interests include tennis, golf, bridge and reading.[2] He is married to Preeti Saran, who also belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. They have two sons.[2]

Career History

Pankaj Saran joined the Indian Foreign Service in August 1982.[8] He has served at Indian missions in Moscow, Washington, D.C., Cairo and Dhaka.[2] He was the Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi from 2007 to 2012.[10]

Saran was the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh in 2015 when the historic India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement was ratified by the Parliament of India.[11][12]

On 29 May 2018, Pankaj Saran was appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet as the Deputy National Security Advisor of India.[12]

References

  1. ↑ http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=179609
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ambassador". 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018.
  3. ↑ https://indianembassy-moscow.gov.in/indian-ambassadors-to-russia.php
  4. ↑ https://indianmandarins.com/pankaj-saran-replaces-raghavan-as-indias-ambassador-to-russia/
  5. 1 2 "Previous High Commissioners". www.hcidhaka.gov.in.
  6. ↑ "Pankaj Saran next Indian envoy". The Daily Star. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed envoys for Bangladesh, China". 18 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf
  9. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20181006155819/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-s-naga-talks-interlocutor-rn-ravi-becomes-deputy-national-security-advisor/story-hZGPfqryioWMZKcmaDdxhJ.html
  10. ↑ "Pankaj Saran named India's new ambassador to Russia".
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180530052320/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/destinies-of-india-bangladesh-closely-interlinked-high-commissioner-pankaj-saran-768967
  12. 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20180530053009/https://www.news18.com/news/india/with-former-diplomat-pankaj-saran-as-deputy-nsa-goes-beyond-just-strategy-1763525.html
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