‘I Don’t Have Off Days’: Jaishankar Says Wife May Disagree With His Work-Life Balance | India News
Last Updated:January 02, 2026, 16:51 IST EAM S Jaishankar, on Friday, January 2, offered a rare glimpse into his approach to work-life balance. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (Reuters Image) Needless to say, the debate around work-life balance refuses to fade, with voices from all walks of life pitching in their ideas about the same. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is the latest to jump on the bandwagon. EAM S Jaishankar, on Friday, January 2, offered a rare glimpse into his approach to work-life balance. He highlighted that his role leaves little room for conventional “off days” and that he doesn’t follow the typical “Monday-Friday” schedule. Speaking at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Jaishankar said, “In my life, I don’t have off days. It’s not like I work Monday to Friday and say Saturday-Sunday I won’t do anything because the world doesn’t accommodate that,” he said, as quoted by news agency ANI. The minister explained that his life doesn’t work on a single time zone. “My life is very mixed up; it …







