Dr. S. Jaishankar was born on January 9, 1955, and is a wellknown figure in Indian politics. He has been serving as the Minister of External Affairs since May 30, 2019. Jaishankar is widely respected for his deep understanding of international relations and his ability to think ahead strategically.

Before taking on his current role, he was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party and served as a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha, which is one of the two houses of India’s Parliament.

In this episode with Shradha Sharma, Dr. S. Jaishankar shares insights about his personal journey, his views on where India is headed, the complex world of global politics, and the leadership of the Indian government under PM Modi.

ABOUT SHRADHA SHARMA:

Shradha Sharma is the Founder & CEO of YourStory. She started YourStory in 2008 to tell stories of entrepreneurs something that mainstream media was not ready to do in 2008. Since then, Shradha has scaled YourStory to become one of India’s leading digital media platforms covering every aspect of India’s new economy.

She was featured on Fortune’s list of the best 40 under 40 entrepreneurs in India for three years in a row. In 2018, she won the Forbes Power Trailblazers award and was twice featured on LinkedIn’s list of powerful influencers, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and actor Priyanka Chopra.

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ABOUT YOURSTORY:

YourStory is India’s biggest and definitive platform for startups and entrepreneurs related stories, resources, research reports, and analyses of the startup ecosystem, mobile app developers, and more dedicated to promoting the startup ecosystem

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