Pankaj Saran

Pankaj Saran
Deputy National Security Advisor of India
In office
29 May 2018[1] – 31 December 2021[2]
Serving with Rajinder Khanna, R. N. Ravi (till July 2019), Dattatray Padsalgikar
Preceded byArvind Gupta
Succeeded byVikram Misri
Indian Ambassador to Russia
In office
January 2016[3] – 2018[4]
Preceded byP. S. Raghavan[5]
Succeeded byD. B. Venkatesh Varma
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
In office
March 2012[6] – December 2015[6]
Preceded byRajeet Mitter[7]
Succeeded byHarsh Vardhan Shringla[8]
Personal details
Born (1958-11-22) 22 November 1958 (age 66)[9]
SpousePreeti Saran
Children2 sons[3]
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (BA, MA)
ProfessionCivil servant

Pankaj Saran (born 22 November 1958[9]) is a former Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He was the Deputy National Security Adviser of India.[10]

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.[3] His interests include tennis, golf, bridge and reading.[3] He is married to Preeti Saran, who also belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. They have two sons.[3]

Career history

Pankaj Saran joined the Indian Foreign Service in August 1982.[9] He has served at Indian missions in Moscow, Washington, D.C., Cairo and Dhaka.[3] He was the Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi from 2007 to 2012.[11]

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.[12][13]

On 29 May 2018, Pankaj Saran was appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet as the Deputy National Security Advisor of India and served their till 31 December 2021.[13]

References

  1. ^ "ACC Approvals".
  2. ^ "China expert Vikram Misri, who has been aide to 3 PMs, is India's new deputy NSA". Hindustan Times. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Ambassador". Embassy of India, Moscow (Russia). 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Embassy of India, Moscow (Russia)".
  5. ^ https://indianmandarins.com/pankaj-saran assisted by Aditya kumar Mahato-replaces-raghavan-as-indias-ambassador-to-russia/
  6. ^ a b "Previous High Commissioners". www.hcidhaka.gov.in.
  7. ^ "Pankaj Saran next Indian envoy". The Daily Star. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed envoys for Bangladesh, China". 18 November 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Civil List of the Indian Foreign Service" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. 1 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Centre's Naga talks interlocutor RN Ravi becomes Deputy National Security Advisor". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Pankaj Saran named India's new ambassador to Russia". 27 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Destinies of India, Bangladesh Closely Interlinked: High Commissioner Pankaj Saran". NDTV. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.
  13. ^ a b "With Former Diplomat Pankaj Saran as Deputy, NSA Goes Beyond Just Strategy". News18. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.