Krishnan Raghunath is an Indian diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary of
India in the late 1990s. He previously served as the Indian High Commissioner to
Bangladesh as well as Ambassador to
Russia,
Nigeria and the
Philippines.
[Krishnan, Raghunath ; B.Sc (Hons) ; b 13 November 1939 Madras Edn Madras Christian Coll, Madras Univ ; Secy "Students' Service" for the Blind, 1959 ; Under-Officer and Battalion Cadet Quarter Master, N.C.C 1955-5]
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Biography
He graduated from the prestigious Madras Christian College
Madras Christian College (MCC) is a liberal arts and sciences college in Chennai, India. Founded in 1837, MCC is one of Asia's oldest extant colleges. The college is affiliated to the University of Madras but functions as an autonomous institu ...
. K. Raghunath went to school at La Martiniere Boys' College[The Old Martinians' website]
accessed June 2007 in Lucknow, India.
He joined the Indian Foreign service in 1962.[New ambassador to Russia. ''The Tribune'' (online edition) 16 May 2001]
accessed July 2007 He married, Sunny, in 1975.
* In June 1967, Chinese authorities expelled Krishnan Raghunath and Vijai Padmanab two Indian diplomats on charges of espionage. India retaliated by expelling two members of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi.
* From 1978 to April 1979 he was counsellor in the Indian Embassy in Moscow.
He became Foreign Secretary on 1 July 1997 when he took over from Salman Haidar.[Malhotra, Jyoti. 'The world in his briefcase'. "The Indian Express" (online edition) 1 June 1997]
accessed July 2007
In 2001 he became the Indian ambassador to Russia, taking over from Mr S.K. Lambah.[
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References
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La Martinière College, Lucknow alumni
Living people
Ambassadors of India to Russia
Indian Foreign Secretaries
High Commissioners of India to Bangladesh
Madras Christian College alumni
1939 births