About K. Raghunath
Born 1939. K. Raghunath is an Indian diplomat.
Biography He graduated from the prestigious Madras Christian College. K. Raghunath went to school at La Martiniere Boys' College in Lucknow, India.
He joined the Indian Foreign service in 1962. He married, Sunny, in 1975. In June 1967, Chinese authorities expelled Krishnan Raghunath and Vijai Padmanab two Indian diplomats on charges of espionage. India retaliated by expelling two members of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. From 1978 to April 1979 he was counsellor in the Indian Embassy in Moscow. He became Foreign Secretary on 1 July 1997 when he took over from Salman Haidar.
In 2001 he became the Indian ambassador to Russia, taking over from Mr S.K. Lambah.
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Who is K. Raghunath?
Indian diplomat
When was K. Raghunath born?
K. Raghunath was born on 13 November 1939 in Tamil Nadu.
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K. Raghunath is a diplomat.
What nationality is K. Raghunath?
K. Raghunath is Indian.
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