K Natwar singh death: A legacy of a most diplomatic external affairs minister

K Natwar Singh death: K Natwar Singh was a distinguished veteran Congress leader and former Minister of External Affairs. He passed away on Saturday night after a lengthy illness, as reported by family sources to the news agency PTI. K Natwar singh death.He was 93 years old. His demise occurred at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, where he had been undergoing treatment for several weeks. K Natwar singh wiki He was born in 1931 in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. K Natwar Singh initially pursued a career in diplomacy before entering the political arena.  He held the position of External Affairs Minister during the years 2004-05 in the government led by Manmohan Singh. Prior to this, he was the Union Minister of State for Steel, Mines, Coal, and Agriculture from 1985-86 in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Following that, he served as Minister of State in the External Affairs Ministry from 1986 to 1989, again under the Rajiv Gandhi administration. This marked his initial term as a Member of Parliament. He has been elected from Bharatpur in the 1984 elections. It was at this juncture that he transitioned from the Indian Foreign Services to a political career. Having joined the Indian Foreign Service at the age of 22 in 1953, Singh began a notable diplomatic journey. He served as India’s Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1977, and then took on the role of High Commissioner to Zambia in 1977. His career further progressed when he was appointed as India’s Ambassador to Pakistan from 1980 to 1982. It was a particularly significant period in the context of Indo-Pakistani relations