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The Ministry of External Affairs is the Indian government's agency responsible for the foreign relations of India. The Minister of External Affairs holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the current Minister of External Affairs. The Ministry has a Minister of State V Muraleedharan.
The Ministry of External Affairs (abbreviated as MEA; ISO: Vidēśa Mantrālaya [a]) is the ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of India.. The ministry is tasked with formulating and implementing India's foreign policy, represent India in the international community, and advance India's interests and influence on the global stage.
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 .
South Block The HQ of Ministry of External Affairs, Prime Minister's Office and Defence Ministry in New Delhi. On 13 September 1783, the board of directors of the East India Company passed a resolution at Fort William, Calcutta (now Kolkata), to create a department, which could help "relieve the pressure" on the Warren Hastings administration in conducting its "secret and political business."
Jawaharlal Nehru, as prime minister 1947-1964, usually with the assistance of Krishna Menon, shaped the new nation's foreign policy.Nehru served concurrently as Minister of External Affairs; he made all major foreign policy decisions himself after consulting with his advisers and then entrusted the conduct of international affairs to senior members of the Indian Foreign Service.
Middle Eastern foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government; South Asian foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government; Sushma Swaraj's tenure as External Affairs Minister; List of foreign satellites launched by India; Indian Foreign Service; The Foreigners Act, 1946; Forum of Federations; Free and Open Indo-Pacific; Free trade agreements of ...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs is a department related standing committee (DRSC) of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of legislative oversight of the foreign policy, and decision making of the Ministry of External Affairs. It is one of the 24 DRSCs that have been ...
[27] The Western medias too read it as a shift in foreign affairs for India, [27] as well as a Nepal policy shift. [28] The New York Times also suggested the lack of a meeting with former King Gyanendra signified that India would not support a return to monarchy [28] despite the lack of a new constitution of Nepal.