Former Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran is selected for Japan’s Second Highest National Award called ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’.
The award was established by Japanese Emperor Meiji in 1875.
It is awarded for an exceptional civil service or military merit.
He will be conferred for his contributions in strengthening strategic ties and enhancing mutual understanding between India and Japan.
He served as India’s Foreign Secretary from year 2004 to 2006.
In this period, he played an important role in elevating India-Japan relationship to a “Strategic partnership”.
His contributions include “India Festival” that was held in Japan in 1988.