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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Randhir Jaiswal. Randhir Jaiswal is an Indian diplomat and civil services officer. He is a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, currently serving as the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. [1] [2]
e. 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 ...
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 ...
Vikas Swarup (born 22 June 1961) [7] is a retired Indian diplomat and writer. He retired from the Indian Foreign Service as the Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs, India on 30 June 2021 and has previously served as High Commissioner of India in Canada and has been the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs. [8]