Jyotindra Nath Dixit


Jyotindra Nath Dixit (born January 8, 1936 in Madras, January 3, 2005 in New Delhi) is an Indian diplomat.

The son of a Malayalam writer from Kerala, he studied at Delhi University and from 1958 he worked in diplomacy. He was stationed in Chile, Mexico, Japan and Australia; in 1971 he was appointed by the Government of Indira Gandhi as India's first ambassador to independent Bangladesh (until 1974). In subsequent years he was a spokesman for the government in Delhi, working at the embassies in Tokyo and Washington. Between 1980 and 1985 he was an ambassador to Afghanistan, 1985-1989 as High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, 1989-1991 Ambassador to Pakistan. In 1991 he became Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. In his diplomatic career, he was a definite spokesperson for India's leadership role in the region and contributed to regulating bilateral relations with Pakistan. He led a number of significant regional negotiations, including on border issues with China. He represented the interests of India in a number of international organizations, the United Nations, UNESCO, the United States Unofficial Movement, the International Labor Organization, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

He was secretary of foreign affairs until 1994, then remained a leading foreign policy expert in the opposition Congress Party. Upon the return of the Congress Party to power in 2004, he became adviser to the Prime Minister for National Security.

From his marriage with Vijaya Sundaram (since 1958) he had six children. Authoritative control (person):

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