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The Foreign Secretary of India (ISO: Vidēś Saciv) is the top diplomat of India and administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs. This post is held by an Indian foreign service officer of the rank of secretary to the government of India .
The Ministry of External Affairs is headed by the Minister of External Affairs (or simply, the Foreign Minister; in Hindi: Videsh Mantri).The Foreign Secretary is the most senior civil servant who is the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, [7] and is supported by other secretary level officers. Foreign Secretary — Vikram Misri
Defence Secretary: Rajesh Kumar Singh,IAS 1 November 2024 [9] Foreign Secretary: Vikram Misri,IFS 15 July 2024 [10] Law Secretary: Vacant Secretary General, Lok Sabha: Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS 30 November 2020 Secretary General, Rajya Sabha: Pramod Chandra Mody, IRS (IT) 12 November 2021 [11] Secretary General, Supreme Court of India: Atul M ...
Vikram Misri calling on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 15 January 2018 Vikram Misri (born 7 November 1964) is an Indian diplomat. He currently serves as the 35th Foreign Secretary of India from July 2024 onwards.
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, (born 15 December 1962) is an Indian diplomat.He has served as the 34th Foreign Secretary of India, from May 2022 till July 2024 [2] [3] and is currently serving as Ambassador of India to the United States from 13 August 2024 onwards.
During his tenure as Foreign Secretary, he dealt with some of the most pressing foreign policy issues namely, fallout of the Covid pandemic, India-China border issues at Ladakh, U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and military takeover in Myanmar. [22] [23] On 1 April 2022 he was succeeded by Vinay Mohan Kwatra as the 34th Foreign Secretary of ...
He is the longest serving Minister of External Affairs since Jawaharlal Nehru, who held the position during his entire 17 years as Prime Minister. Jaishankar is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha. He previously served as the Foreign Secretary of India from 2015 to 2018. [2]
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the current Minister of External Affairs. The Ministry has a Minister of State V Muraleedharan. The Indian Foreign Secretary is the head of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and therefore, serves as the head of all Indian (ambassadors) and high commissioners. [41] Vinay Mohan Kwatra is the current Foreign Secretary of ...