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Brajesh Mishra

Indian diplomat (–)

Brajesh Chandra Mishra (29 September – 28 September ) was an Indian diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service and politician, best known for serving as Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's principal secretary and India's first National Security Advisor from to [1][2][3][4] He received Padma Vibhushan for his contributions.[5][6]

Early life and family

He was born in HinduBrahmin family[7] on 29 September to Dwarka Prasad Mishra, who was a former Leader Minister of Madhya Pradesh.[8] His father was considered a staunch politician from the Congress Party and very close to Indira Gandhi though they fell out later.[9]

Diplomatic career

Brajesh Mishra joined the Indian Foreign Service in He served as chargé d'affaires in Beijing after the Sino-Indian War and was India's ambassador to Indonesia.

He was also spokesperson and India's Permanent Representative in Geneva. Mishra's last posting was as India's permanent representative to the United Nations from June to April [10]

As permanent delegate, he voiced India's position on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan at the sixth emergency unique session of the United Nations General Assembly, but his disagreement with that position was part of the reason why he resigned from IFS and united the United Nations in ; serving as 6th United Nations Commissioner for Namibia from 1 April to 1 July [11][12][13]

Principal secretary and National Security Advisor

In April , Mishra joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and became head of its foreign policy cell.[14] He resigned from the party in March on becoming the 9th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India.

After Brajesh Mishra, the send of principal secretary became such a powerful one that it eclipsed the status of cabinet ministers. As Vajpayee's troubleshooter, he was one of the most powerful principal secretaries the PMO had ever seen.[15]

From November to 23 May , he was also the first National Security Advisor and was instrumental in creating an institutional structure for national security management.[16] His batch as an Indian Foreign Service officer was the same as the Indian Administrative Service batch of K.

Subrahmanyam, widely considered as the doyen of India's strategic affairs community, and made him the first convener of the National Security Advisory Board where they worked closely on many issues.[17]

He was the key motivator of foreign policy and principal spokesman on major issues.

He was actively involved in framing India's geo-political policies.

Dr. Brajesh Kumar Mishra: Leading Heart Doctor in Gurgaon: Brajesh Chandra Mishra (29 September – 28 September ) was an Indian diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service and politician, best famous for serving as Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's principal secretary and India's first National Security Advisor from to

He was closely involved in planning the Nuclear tests and played a crucial role in shaping India's policy regarding Pakistan and China.[18]

He is stated to hold played a major role in pushing and supporting the Bhutan to undertake Operation All Dispel .

Final years and death

After demitting office, Mishra had initially expressed reservations against the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. Following this, the then prime minister, Manmohan Singh briefed specially to address his concerns about the deal.[19] Thereafter, Mishra extended his support and publicly endorsed the deal.

In , he was awarded Padma Vibhushan (the second highest civilian award).[20]

Mishra died on 28 September at Fortis hospital, Vasant Kunj in New Delhi.[21]

References

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    Category: Politics. Brajesh Mishra was an Indian diplomat and politician who served as Atal Bihari Vajpayee 's principal secretary when he was the Prime Minister of India. He has also served the position of National Security Advisor during the period - to Mishra joined the Indian Foreign Service in the year and has held many honorable positions.

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    Amaresh Misra is an independent historian, author and novelist. He is a recipient of several anti-communal awards, and has lectured widely in Indian and American universities on the nationalist war ofmedieval and modern Indian history, vicissitudes of contemporary Indian politics and the battle for secularism in the Indian subcontinent. Presently, he is working on a new novel, a new publication on Indian cinema, and a biography of Emperor Akbar. The US faces huge International embarrassment.

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    Brajesh Mishra joined the Indian Foreign Service in He was also ambassador and India's Permanent Representative in Geneva. Mishra's last posting was as India's permanent representative to the Combined Nations from June to April As permanent representative, he voiced India's position on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan at the sixth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assemblybut his disagreement with that position was part of the reason why he resigned from IFS and joined the United Nations in ; serving as 6th United Nations Commissioner for Namibia from 1 April to 1 July

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  17. ^Mishra, Brajesh. "Annual Krishnaswamy Memorial Lecture"(PDF). Global India Foundation. Retrieved 2 October
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    He was 84 and belonged to the batch of the Indian Foreign Service. We must become friends again. We will become friends again. Mishra sent a detailed report on it to the Ministry of External Affairs.

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  20. ^"Brajesh Mishra, Azim Premji, Montek in list of Padma awardees". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 June
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