Career
He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1958, and served in Vienna, Austria, became India’s first Ambassador to Bangladesh (1971–74) after its liberation. Subsequently, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassies in Tokyo and Washington, followed by Ambassador in Chile, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Afghanistan (1980–85); High Commissioner Sri Lanka (1985–89) and Pakistan (1989–91). Was Chief administrator of Indian aid in Bhutan.
He later served as the Indian Foreign Secretary from 1991 and ultimately retired from Government service in 1994. He was also a representative of India to the UN, UNIDO, UNESCO, ILO and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). He was a member of the first National Security Advisory Board, He was also the author of several books. He was the High Commissioner in Colombo in 1987 when India signed an accord with the LTTE and deployed of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to the Tamil area in the island nation at the height of ethnic crisis.
He succeeded to the post of the National Security Advisor in 2004. And his columns on international and regional affairs, appeared regularly in various publications including Outlook and Indian Express, and remained a visiting lecturer at many educational institutions.
J.N. Dixit, died on 3 January 2005, in New Delhi, after suffering a heart attack. Mr J.N Dixit was the husband of the late Smt.Vijaya Lakshmi Sundaram, both were parents of 3 sons and 2 daughters (Ashok,Rahul,Aabha,Dipa and Dhruv Dixit). He became the first National Security Advisor who died in office.
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