Pankaj Saran

Pankaj Saran
Deputy National Security Advisor of India
In office
29 May 2018[1] – 31 December 2021[2]
Serving with Rajinder Khanna, R. N. Ravi(till July 2019), Dattatray Padsalgikar
Preceded byArvind Gupta
Succeeded byVikram Misri
Indian Ambassador to Russia
In office
January 2016[3] – 2018[4]
Preceded byP. S. Raghavan[5]
Succeeded byD. B. Venkatesh Varma
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
In office
March 2012[6] – December 2015[6]
Preceded byRajeet Mitter[7]
Succeeded byHarsh Vardhan Shringla[8]
Personal details
Born (1958-11-22) 22 November 1958 (age 66)[9]
SpousePreeti Saran
Children2 sons[3]
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (BA, MA)
ProfessionCivil servant

Pankaj Saran (born 22 November 1958[9]) is a former Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He was the Deputy National Security Adviser of India.[10]

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  2. ^ "China expert Vikram Misri, who has been aide to 3 PMs, is India's new deputy NSA". Hindustan Times. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference archive.org1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Embassy of India, Moscow (Russia)".
  5. ^ https://indianmandarins.com/pankaj-saran assisted by Aditya kumar Mahato-replaces-raghavan-as-indias-ambassador-to-russia/
  6. ^ a b "Previous High Commissioners". www.hcidhaka.gov.in.
  7. ^ "Pankaj Saran next Indian envoy". The Daily Star. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed envoys for Bangladesh, China". 18 November 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Sorry for the inconvenience" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Centre's Naga talks interlocutor RN Ravi becomes Deputy National Security Advisor". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.