Jyotindra Nath Dixit | |
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| 2ndNational Security Advisor of India | |
| In office 23 May 2004 – 3 January 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Brajesh Mishra |
| Succeeded by | M. K. Narayanan |
| 18thForeign Secretary of India | |
| In office 1 December 1991 – 31 January 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Preceded by | Muchukund Dubey |
| Succeeded by | Krishnan Srinivasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1936-01-08)8 January 1936 Madras,Madras Presidency, father Munshi Paramu Pillai |
| Died | 3 January 2005(2005-01-03) (aged 68) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Vijaya Lakshmi Sundaram |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Munshi Paramu Pillai (father) Retnamayi Devi (mother) |
| Alma mater | Zakir Hussain College Delhi University Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Jyotindra Nath Dixit (8 January 1936 – 3 January 2005) was anIndiandiplomat ofIndian Foreign Service , who served as theNational Security Advisor of India to thePrime MinisterManmohan Singh and is mostly remembered for his role as a negotiator in disputes with Pakistan and China. He also served asForeign Secretary (1991–1994), the highest bureaucratic post in theMinistry of External Affairs.[1][2][3][4]
Born in Madras (present-dayChennai, India) toMalayali Nair parents, famousMalayali writer Munshi Paramu Pillai and Retnamayi Devi. He got his surname,Dixit, from his stepfather Sitaram Dixit, a freedom fighter and journalist.[5]
He did his schooling in Central India, Rajasthan and Delhi. thereafter he did BA Honours Degree in Philosophy, Economics and Political Science theZakir Husain CollegeDelhi University(1952 Batch),[6] then he did his Master's ininternational law andinternational relations fromDelhi University, and pursued studies for Doctoral Degree at theIndian School of International Studies, now part ofJawaharlal Nehru University.[7]
Dixit joined theIndian Foreign Service in 1958, and served inVienna, Austria. He became India's Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh (1971–74) after its liberation. Subsequently, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassies in Tokyo and Washington, followed by Ambassador in Chile, Mexico (1960-1961 3rd Secretary), Japan, Australia, Afghanistan (1980–85); High Commissioner Sri Lanka (1985–89) and Pakistan (1989–91). He was Chief administrator of Indian aid in Bhutan.[1]
He later served as theIndian Foreign Secretary from 1991 and ultimately retired from Government service in 1994. He was also a representative of India to theUnited Nations,UNIDO,UNESCO,ILO andNon-Aligned Movement (NAM). He was a member of the firstNational Security Advisory Board. He was also the author of several books. He was the High Commissioner inColombo in 1987 when India signed an accord with Sri Lanka government and deployed of theIndian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to the Tamil area in the island nation at the height of ethnic crisis.
He succeeded to the post of theNational Security Advisor in 2004.[8] His columns on international and regional affairs, appeared regularly in various publications includingOutlook andIndian Express.[9] He remained a visiting lecturer at many educational institutions.[10]
Dixit died in harness as the National Security Advisor on 3 January 2005, in New Delhi, after suffering a heart attack. He was married to Vijaya Lakshmi Dixit (née Sundaram) and had five children, Ashok Dixit married to Mandakini Dixit (née Haldipurkar), Rahul Dixit married to Rupa Dixit (née Thakkar), Aabha Dixit married V. B Anand Dhavle, Dipa Dixit married to Rajiv Shakdher and the late Dhruv Dixit, who died in 2002. His grandchildren are Sanghamitra Dixit, Sumiran and Sagiri Dixit, Jaidev and Abhishek Dhavle and Vasudhaa Shakdher. He married a second time. He was the first National Security Advisor who died in office.[11][12]
India's second highest civilian award, thePadma Vibhushan, was posthumously conferred on J N Dixit in 2005.[13]
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| Preceded by S. J. S. Chhatwal | High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka 1985–1989 | Succeeded by L. L. Mehrotra |
| Preceded by | High Commissioner of India to Pakistan 1989–1991 | Succeeded by Satinder Kumar Lambah |
| Preceded by | Foreign Secretary of India 1989–1991 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | National Security Advisor 2004–2005 | Succeeded by |
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