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S. Jaishankar, Indian Ambassador to China

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-09-11 14:11

S. Jaishankar, who succeeded Nirupama Rao as ambassador to China in August, was one of the key negotiators of the India-US civilian nuclear deal between 2005 and 2007.

He was India’s High Commissioner to Singapore before taking up the Beijing post.

Besides English and a few Indian languages, he is proficient in Russian, and knows Japanese (his wife is Japanese) and Hungarian.

A PhD in international relations, the 54-year-old has served as deputy chief of mission in Tokyo, and ambassador in Prague.