Krishnan Srinivasan
Krishnan Srinivasan | |
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Srinivasan in 2024 | |
| Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs | |
| In office 1995–2002 | |
| 19th Indian Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 1 February 1994 – 28 February 1995 | |
| Preceded by | J N Dixit |
| Succeeded by | Salman Haider |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1937 (age 88) Madras |
| Spouse | Brinda |
| Children | Rohan |
| Occupation | Diplomat and scholar |
Krishnan Srinivasan (born 15 February 1937) is a former Foreign Secretary of India and Deputy Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations. Alongside his diplomatic career, Srinivasan has published memoirs, scholarly works on international relations, and the Ambassador Marco series of crime novels. His observations on the status and values of the Commonwealth of Nations in The Rise, Decline and Future of the British Commonwealth (2005) provoked debate about the organisation's future direction.