NVI News Bureau
New Delhi,July 15 (NVI) : Deputy national security advisor, Vikram Misri assumed charge as foreign secretary today, took over after Vinay Kwatra completed his tenure.
Earlier EAM, Jaishankar thanked former Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra for his dedication and many contributions in the field of foreign policy and national security. Jaishankar said Kwatra, particularly in the last decade, has helped strategise and execute so many key policies.
Congratulate Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri as he assumes his new responsibility today. Wish him a productive and successful tenure. EAM S.Jaishankar in a post on X.
#TeamMEA extends a warm welcome to foreign secretary Misri and wishes him a successful tenure ahead,” said MEA spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal in a post on X.
Misri has earlier held the esteemed position of private secretary to three prime ministers, Inder Kumar Gujral, Manmohan Singh, and Narendra Modi.
1989 batch of the Indian Foreign Service, Misri has served in various capacities at the Ministry of External Affairs, in the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi and in various Indian Missions abroad in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.
Misri was serving as the deputy national security advisor in his previous assignment. His assignments in New Delhi have included work on the Pakistan desk of the Ministry of External Affairs and stints on the staff of two Foreign Ministers ( IK Gujral and Pranab Mukherjee).
Misri as Ambassador, has served abroad in Brussels, Tunis, Islamabad and Washington DC. He was Deputy High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka and Consul General of India in Munich.
Misri was appointed India’s Ambassador to Spain in 2014, Ambassador to Myanmar in 2016 and Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, where he served from January 2019 to December 2021. He is believed to have played a key role in talks between India and China after tensions flared significantly following the Galwan Valley clashes in June 2020.
He was most recently the Deputy National Security Adviser (Strategic Affairs) of India, a post he held from 01 January 2022 to 30 June 2024. (News Vibes of India)
