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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 .
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 ...
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.
On 17 July 2000, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution was renamed as the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, with two departments - Department of Food & Public Distribution and Department of Consumer Affairs. [2] Civil Supplies National Resources and Scientific Research 1951 [3] Irrigation and Power 1952
Akbaruddin was the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India from January 2012 to April 2015 and was succeeded by Vikas Swarup. [7] He headed the External Publicity and Public Diplomacy division of the Ministry in the capacity of Joint Secretary to Government of India.
Pavan Kapoor (born 24 December 1966) is an Indian diplomat and former Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian Ambassador to Russia.Currently, he is serving as the Deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council secretariat.
Gokhale is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1981 batch. [12] He served in Indian diplomatic missions in Hong Kong, Hanoi, Beijing and New York. [7] He served as the Deputy Secretary (Finance), Director (China and East Asia) and Joint Secretary (East Asia) at the Ministry of External Affairs, India.
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 ...