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{{Short description|Seniormost non-elected official of the Ministry of External Affairs of India}} | |||
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{{Infobox official post | {{Infobox official post | ||
|post | | post = Foreign Secretary | ||
|body | | body = India | ||
|flag = Flag of India.svg | | flag = Flag of India.svg | ||
|flagsize = 110px | | flagsize = 110px | ||
|flagcaption = [[Flag of India]] | | flagcaption = [[Flag of India]] | ||
|insignia | | insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg | ||
|insigniasize | | insigniasize = 100px | ||
|insigniacaption = Emblem of India | | insigniacaption = Emblem of India | ||
|residence | | residence = 3, Circular Road, [[Chanakyapuri]]<br> [[New Delhi]], [[India]] | ||
|appointer | | appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] | ||
| image = | | image = Kwatra Portrait.png | ||
|incumbent | | incumbent = [[Vinay Mohan Kwatra]], [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] | ||
|incumbentsince | | incumbentsince = 1 May 2022 | ||
|inaugural | | inaugural = [[K. P. S. Menon]], [[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] | ||
|formation | | formation = 16 April 1948 | ||
|website | | website = [https://www.mea.gov.in/fs.htm Ministry of External Affairs] | ||
|reports_to | | reports_to = *[[Parliament of India]] | ||
*[[Parliament of India]] | |||
*[[Union Council of Ministers|Council of Ministers of India]] | *[[Union Council of Ministers|Council of Ministers of India]] | ||
*[[Prime Minister of India]] | *[[Prime Minister of India]] | ||
*[[Minister of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs Minister of India]] | *[[Minister of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs Minister of India]] | ||
|salary | | salary = {{INRConvert|225000}} monthly<ref name="7 Pay Commission Report" /> | ||
|termlength | | termlength = Two years, term can be extended. | ||
|department = [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] | | department = [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] | ||
|native_name = Videśa Saciva | | native_name = Videśa Saciva | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Politics of India}} | {{Politics of India}} | ||
The ''' | The '''foreign secretary of India''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Videśa Saciva'') is the top diplomat of India and administrative head of the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]]. This post is held by an [[Indian Foreign Service|Indian foreign service officer]] of the rank of [[Secretary to the Government of India|secretary to the government of India]]. '''Vinay Mohan Kwatra''' is an Indian diplomat and currently 34th [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]] from May 2022, succeeding [[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]].<ref>{{Cite news |others=PTI |date=2022-04-04 |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed India's new Foreign Secretary: Government |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vinay-mohan-kwatra-appointed-indias-new-foreign-secretary-government/article65289783.ece |access-date=2022-04-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Previously, he has served as ambassador to France and Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India picks Vinay Mohan Kwatra as its new ambassador to Nepal |url=https://kathmandupost.com/2/2020/01/14/india-picks-vinay-mohan-kwatra-as-its-new-ambassador-to-nepal |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref> | ||
As an officer of the rank of | As an officer of the rank of secretary to the government of India, the foreign secretary ranks 23rd on the [[Indian order of precedence|Indian Order of Precedence]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/table_of_precedence.pdf|title=Table of Precedence|date=July 26, 1979|website=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]]|publisher=President's Secretariat|url-status=dead|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527155701/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/table_of_precedence.pdf|archive-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> However, unlike other secretaries to the government of India, the foreign secretary is also the top diplomat of the country and heads the 'Foreign Service Board'. | ||
== Powers, responsibilities and postings == | == Powers, responsibilities and postings == | ||
The foreign secretary is the administrative head of the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]], and is the principal adviser to the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|minister of external affairs]] on all matters of policy and administration within the External Affairs Ministry.<ref name="CSMOP India">{{cite web|url=http://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/CSMOP_0_0.pdf|title=Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure - 14th Edition (2015)|publisher=[[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (India)|Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension]]|page=6|access-date=15 November 2016}}</ref> | |||
The role of | The role of the foreign secretary is as follows:<ref name="Governance India">{{cite book|title=Governance in India (2nd Edition)|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]|pages=3.1-3.10}}</ref> | ||
* To act as the administrative head of the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]]. The responsibility in this regard is complete and undivided. | * To act as the administrative head of the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]]. The responsibility in this regard is complete and undivided. | ||
* To act as the chief adviser to the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] on all aspects of policy and administrative affairs. | * To act as the chief adviser to the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] on all aspects of policy and administrative affairs. | ||
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== Emolument, accommodation and perquisites == | == Emolument, accommodation and perquisites == | ||
The | The foreign secretary is eligible for a [[Diplomatic passport]]. The official earmarked residence of the union foreign secretary is 3, Circular Road, Chanakyapuri, [[New Delhi]]. | ||
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== List of | == List of foreign secretaries== | ||
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|[[S. Jaishankar|Subrahmanyam Jaishankar]] | |||
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Foreign Secretary of India | |
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Videśa Saciva | |
Ministry of External Affairs | |
Reports to | |
Residence | 3, Circular Road, Chanakyapuri New Delhi, India |
Appointer | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
Term length | Two years, term can be extended. |
Inaugural holder | K. P. S. Menon, ICS |
Formation | 16 April 1948 |
Salary | ₹225,000 (US$3,200) monthly[1] |
Website | Ministry of External Affairs |
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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 34th Foreign Secretary of India from May 2022, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla.[2] Previously, he has served as ambassador to France and Nepal.[3]
As an officer of the rank of secretary to the government of India, the foreign secretary ranks 23rd on the Indian Order of Precedence.[4] However, unlike other secretaries to the government of India, the foreign secretary is also the top diplomat of the country and heads the 'Foreign Service Board'.
Powers, responsibilities and postings[edit]
The foreign secretary is the administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs, and is the principal adviser to the minister of external affairs on all matters of policy and administration within the External Affairs Ministry.[5]
The role of the foreign secretary is as follows:[6]
- To act as the administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs. The responsibility in this regard is complete and undivided.
- To act as the chief adviser to the Minister of External Affairs on all aspects of policy and administrative affairs.
- To represent the Ministry of External Affairs before the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of India.
- Recommends postings of officers under the Ministry of External Affairs of the rank of secretary, additional secretary and joint secretary to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
- To act as the first among equals among the Secretaries in the Ministry of External Affairs.
Emolument, accommodation and perquisites[edit]
The foreign secretary is eligible for a Diplomatic passport. The official earmarked residence of the union foreign secretary is 3, Circular Road, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
Base Salary as per 7th Pay Commission (Per month) | Pay Matrix Level |
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₹225,000 (US$3,200)[1] | Pay Level 17 |
List of foreign secretaries[edit]
№ | Name | Photo | Took office | Left office | Minister of External Affairs |
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1 | K. P. S. Menon Sr. | 16 April 1948 | 21 September 1952 | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
2 | R. K. Nehru | 22 September 1952 | 10 October 1955 | ||
3 | Subimal Dutt | 11 October 1955 | 17 January 1961 | ||
4 | M. J. Desai | 11 April 1961 | 4 December 1963 | ||
5 | Y. D. Gundevia | 5 December 1963 | 18 February 1965 | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
Gulzarilal Nanda | |||||
Lal Bahadur Shastri | |||||
Swaran Singh | |||||
6 | C. S. Jha | 19 February 1965 | 13 August 1967 | ||
M. C. Chagla | |||||
7 | Rajeshwar Dayal | 19 August 1967 | 6 November 1968 | Indira Gandhi | |
8 | T. N. Kaul | 7 November 1968 | 3 December 1972 | Indira Gandhi | |
Dinesh Singh | |||||
Swaran Singh | |||||
9 | Kewal Singh | 4 December 1972 | 31 March 1976 | ||
Yashwantrao Chavan | |||||
10 | J. S. Mehta | 1 April 1976 | 18 November 1979 | ||
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
11 | Ram Sathe | 19 November 1979 | 30 April 1982 | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra | |
P. V. Narasimha Rao | |||||
12 | M. K. Rasgotra | 1 May 1982 | 31 January 1985 | ||
Indira Gandhi | |||||
Rajiv Gandhi | |||||
13 | Romesh Bhandari | 1 February 1985 | 31 March 1986 | Rajiv Gandhi | |
Bali Ram Bhagat | |||||
14 | A. P. Venkateswaran | 1 April 1986 | 20 January 1987 | ||
P. Shiv Shankar | |||||
N. D. Tiwari | |||||
15 | K. P. S. Menon Jr. | January 1987 | February 1989 | N. D. Tiwari | |
16 | Shilendra Kumar Singh | 16 February 1989 | 19 April 1990 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
Vishwanath Pratap Singh | |||||
I. K. Gujral | |||||
17 | Muchukund Dubey | 20 April 1990 | 30 November 1991 | I. K. Gujral | |
18 | J. N. Dixit | 1 December 1991 | 31 January 1994 | Madhavsinh Solanki | |
P. V. Narasimha Rao | |||||
Dinesh Singh | |||||
19 | Krishnan Srinivasan | 1 February 1994 | 28 February 1995 | ||
Pranab Mukherjee | |||||
20 | Salman Haidar | 1 March 1995 | 30 June 1997 | Pranab Mukherjee | |
Sikander Bakht | |||||
I. K. Gujral | |||||
21 | K. Raghunath | 1 July 1997 | 1 December 1999 | ||
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
Jaswant Singh | |||||
22 | Lalit Mansingh | 1 December 1999 | 11 March 2001 | Jaswant Singh | |
23 | Chokila Iyer[7] | 12 March 2001 | 29 June 2002 | ||
24 | Kanwal Sibal | 1 July 2002 | 30 November 2003 | Yashwant Sinha | |
25 | Shashank | 19 November 2003 | 31 July 2004 | Yashwant Sinha | |
Natwar Singh | |||||
26 | Shyam Saran | 31 July 2004 | 1 September 2006 | ||
Manmohan Singh | |||||
27 | Shivshankar Menon | 1 September 2006 | 31 July 2009 | ||
Pranab Mukherjee | |||||
S. M. Krishna | |||||
28 | Nirupama Rao | 31 July 2009 | 31 July 2011 | ||
29 | Ranjan Mathai | 1 August 2011 | 1 August 2013 | ||
Salman Khurshid | |||||
30 | Sujatha Singh | 1 August 2013 | 28 January 2015 | ||
Sushma Swaraj | |||||
31 | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | 28 January 2015 | 28 January 2018 | ||
32 | Vijay Keshav Gokhale | 29 January 2018 | 28 January 2020 | ||
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | |||||
33 | Harsh Vardhan Shringla | 29 January 2020 | April 30 2022 | ||
34 | Vinay Mohan Kwatra | May 1 2022 | Incumbent | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
See also[edit]
- Cabinet Secretary of India
- Defence Secretary of India
- Home Secretary of India
- Finance Secretary of India
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India" (PDF). Seventh Central Pay Commission, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed India's new Foreign Secretary: Government". The Hindu. PTI. 4 April 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "India picks Vinay Mohan Kwatra as its new ambassador to Nepal". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Table of Precedence" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. President's Secretariat. 26 July 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ "Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure - 14th Edition (2015)" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension. p. 6. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd Edition). Noida: McGraw Hill Education. pp. 3.1–3.10. ISBN 978-9339204785.
- ↑ Nirupama Rao is India's new foreign secretary The Times of India, 1 August 2009."Chokila Iyer was first woman, Indian Foreign Secretary in 2001."