Pankaj Saran
Pankaj Saran | |
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| Deputy National Security Advisor of India | |
| In office 29 May 2018[1] – 31 December 2021[citation needed] | |
| 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 | 22 November 1958[8] |
| Spouse | Preeti Saran |
| Children | 2 sons[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (BA, MA) |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Pankaj Saran (born 22 November 1958[8]) is a former Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He was 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
- ^ "ACC Approvals".
- ^ a b c d e f "Ambassador". Embassy of India, Moscow (Russia). 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Embassy of India, Moscow (Russia)".
- ^ https://indianmandarins.com/pankaj-saran assisted by Aditya kumar Mahato-replaces-raghavan-as-indias-ambassador-to-russia/
- ^ a b "Previous High Commissioners". www.hcidhaka.gov.in.
- ^ "Pankaj Saran next Indian envoy". The Daily Star. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed envoys for Bangladesh, China". 18 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Sorry for the inconvenience" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Centre's Naga talks interlocutor RN Ravi becomes Deputy National Security Advisor". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Pankaj Saran named India's new ambassador to Russia". 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Destinies of India, Bangladesh Closely Interlinked: High Commissioner Pankaj Saran". NDTV. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.
- ^ a b "With Former Diplomat Pankaj Saran as Deputy, NSA Goes Beyond Just Strategy". News18. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.