Jyotindra Nath Dixit
Jyotindra Nath Dixit | |
|---|---|
| 2nd National 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 |
| 18th Foreign 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 | 8 January 1936 Madras, Madras Presidency, father Munshi Paramu Pillai |
| Died | 3 January 2005 (aged 68) New Delhi, India |
| 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 |
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Jyotindra Nath Dixit (8 January 1936 – 3 January 2005) was an Indian diplomat of Indian Foreign Service , who served as the National Security Advisor of India to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is mostly remembered for his role as a negotiator in disputes with Pakistan and China. He also served as Foreign Secretary (1991–1994), the highest bureaucratic post in the Ministry of External Affairs.