Executive Council of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) planned
to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar with
the ‘Distinguished
Alumni Award’ on the third convocation of the university
The function is to be held in the month of
August.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
studied in the School of Social Sciences and the School of International
Studies of the university for her MA and M Phil degrees respectively.
Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar
studied in the School of International Studies where he completed his M Phil
and Doctoral research with the specialisation in nuclear diplomacy.
About
Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian politician of
the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
It is currently serving as the Minister of
Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper
house of the Indian Parliament.