March 2008

We took advantage of a significant change in international perceptions
BIG BOSS | pm’s special envoy on indo-us nuclear deal | shyam saran
Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran belongs to the 1970 batch of the Indian Foreign Service.He served at the MEA as Joint Secretary, heading the Economic Division, the Multi-Economic Relations Division, and the East Asia Division.He was also Joint Secretary in the PMO, looking after External Affairs,Defence and Atomic Energy. From 1992 till 2004, he was India’s envoy to Mauritius,Myanmar, Indonesia and Nepal. Thereafter, he was Foreign Secretary till September 2006.