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The Ministry of External Affairs (abbreviated as MEA; ISO: Vidēśa Mantrālaya [a]) of India is the government agency responsible for implementing Indian foreign policy. The Ministry of External Affairs is headed by the Minister of External Affairs, a Cabinet Minister. The Foreign Secretary, an Indian Foreign Service officer, is the most ...
S. Jaishankar. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 9 January 1955) is an Indian diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since 30 May 2019. [1] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since 5 July 2019. He previously served as the Foreign ...
Formation. 1947. ( 1947) First holder. Jawaharlal Nehru. Deputy. Minister of State for External Affairs. The Minister of External Affairs (or simply, the External Affairs Minister Hindi: Videsh Mantri) is the head of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India. One of the senior-most offices in the union cabinet, the chief ...
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is the government agency responsible for the conduct of foreign relations of India. With the world's third largest military expenditure , second largest armed force , fifth largest economy by GDP nominal rates and third largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, India is a prominent regional ...
The foreign secretary of India ( IAST: Videśa Saciva) 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. Vinay Mohan Kwatra is an Indian diplomat and currently serving as the Foreign Secretary of ...
Roles and functions. The Official Spokesperson and Joint Secretary (External Publicity) is the interface of the Ministry of External Affairs with the media. Its role includes: Releasing statements and giving speeches on behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs or of the Government of India informing its official position. Issuing Press Releases.
The Indian Foreign Service ( IFS) is a diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs. [3] The Foreign Secretary is the head of the service. Vinay Mohan Kwatra is the 34th and the current Foreign Secretary. The service, consisting of civil servants is entrusted with handling the ...
Meenakshi Lekhi (born 30 April 1967) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India from 7 July 2021. She is a Member of Parliament from New Delhi Parliamentary constituency in the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party. [1] She is also a lawyer in the Supreme Court of India .