Shyam Saran
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Shyam Saran
Shyam Saran is a Honorary Senior Faculty and Member of the Governing Board at Centre for Policy Research. He is a former Foreign Secretary of India and has served as Prime Minister’s Special Envoy For Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change. After leaving government service in 2010, he headed the Research and Information System for Developing Countries, a think tank focusing on economic issues (2011-2017) and was Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council (2013-15). He is currently Life Trustee of India International Centre, Member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Chinese Studies, a Trustee at the World Wildlife Fund (India) and Member of the Executive Council of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2011 for his contributions to civil service.
Shyam Saran is a Honorary Senior Faculty and Member of the Governing Board at Centre for Policy Research. He is a former Foreign Secretary of India and has served as Prime Minister’s Special Envoy For Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change. After leaving government service in 2010, he headed the Research and Information System for Developing Countries, a think tank focusing on economic issues (2011-2017) and was Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council (2013-15). He is currently Life Trustee of India International Centre, Member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Chinese Studies, a Trustee at the World Wildlife Fund (India) and Member of the Executive Council of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2011 for his contributions to civil service.
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Shyam Saran: A bridge to the East
India's Act East policy needs a connectivity strategy for the Northeast
Shyam Saran: A transformed global economic landscape
The 2007-08 global financial crisis continues to alter the world's economic scenario, argues the writer in the first instalment of a two-part series
Shyam Saran: Adapting to the demands of advanced markets
To prevent being pushed to the margins of the global economy, Indian industry needs to benchmark itself against the best in the world, argues the writer in the concluding instalment of the series
Shyam Saran: US' Afghanistan script comes undone
Prospects of Afghan peace recede as Taliban fragments away from Pakistani control
Shyam Saran: The Beijing paradox
China's unprecedented effort to prepare global public opinion for its rise to pre-eminence
Shyam Saran: An IMF boost for China's currency
There is a clear pattern in the continuing internationalisation of the Chinese yuan
Shyam Saran: Revisiting India's growth strategy
The world cannot accommodate another China, so India will need to find another growth model to emulate
Shyam Saran: Paying for multilateralism
The UN system is fraying because it has come to depend not on regular payments from all member governments but on donors, including corporate donors, for financing
Shyam Saran: India and a fragmented globe
Renewed contestation among the major powers has constricted India's diplomatic space
Shyam Saran: The perils of China's slowing economy
Chinese leaders may well respond to domestic challenges with heightened rhetoric externally
Shyam Saran: Distant neighbours
Worryingly for India, Indonesia looks to China for help in achieving its maritime ambitions
Shyam Saran: Questions for the new year
What will be the challenges before a re-energised India in 2015?
Shyam Saran: The knowledge superpower
True pride in India's heritage would require study of the intellectual and cultural heritage that lies beyond its borders
Shyam Saran: Despoiling the Himalayas
Environmental degradation begins in the minds of men
Shyam Saran: Room to manoeuvre, again
Xi Jinping's visit may put relations between India and China on a new trajectory
Shyam Saran: An Indo-Pacific anchor of stability
Japan needs to take a long-term bet on India, and India needs to make that wager count by easing entry into its market
Shyam Saran: Leading at Paris
India's security is best served by leading a global movement away from fossil fuels towards renewables