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Indian diplomat (1928–2012)

Brajesh Chandra Mishra (29 September 1928 – 28 September 2012) was an Indian diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service and politician, best known for serving as Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's principal secretary and India's first National Security Advisor from 1998 to 2004.^[1][2][3][4] He received Padma Vibhushan for his contributions.^[5][6]

Early life and family

He was born in HinduBrahmin family^[7] on 29 September 1928 to Dwarka Prasad Mishra, who was a former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.^[8] His father was considered a staunch politician from the Congress Party and very close to Indira Gandhi though they fell out later.^[9]

Diplomatic career

Brajesh Mishra joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1951.

He served as chargé d'affaires in Beijing after the 1962 Sino-Indian War and was India's ambassador to Indonesia. He was also am