Who, as of July 2025, is India's Minister of External Affairs?
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Solution: The correct answer is S. Jaishankar.
Explanation:
☛ Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar serves as the Minister of External Affairs of India.
☛ He first assumed office as the External Affairs Minister in May 2019 and was reappointed to the portfolio in June 2024 in the Council of Ministers.
☛ Before his political career, he was a senior career diplomat who served as Foreign Secretary of India from 2015 to 2018.
☛ He represents the state of Gujarat as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.
Extra Exam-Relevant Facts:
☛ Amit Shah: Serves as the Union Minister of Home Affairs and Union Minister of Cooperation.
☛ Piyush Goyal: Serves as the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry.
☛ Jawaharlal Nehru: Was independent India's first Minister of External Affairs and held the portfolio continuously from 1947 to 1964.
☛ Sushma Swaraj: Served as the Minister of External Affairs from 2014 to 2019 and was the second woman to hold this office.
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