PS Raghavan

Ambassador PS Raghavan is a former diplomat, who is now Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board, an advisory body of India’s National Security Council. In a 36-year diplomatic career, he has served in different capacities in the USSR, Poland, UK, Vietnam and South Africa, as well as in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He has been India’s Ambassador to Russia, Ireland and Czech Republic. He served as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (2000-04), dealing with Foreign Affairs, Defence, National Security, Space and Atomic Energy. He founded and headed the Development Partnership Administration in the MEA, which implements India’s projects abroad. He was Secretary (Economic Relations), steering India’s external economic engagement. He lectures widely at civil and defence institutions on national security and strategic affairs.