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List of ambassadors of India to Russia
| Ambassador of India to Russia | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent D.B. Venkatesh Varma since 2018 | |
| Seat | Moscow, Russia |
| Inaugural holder | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| Formation | 1947 |
The following people have served as Ambassadors of India to Russia and its predecessor state, the Soviet Union:[1]
Ambassador of India to Soviet Union[edit | edit source]
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | 
|
1947 | 1949 | First Woman President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953) |
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 
|
1949 | 1952 | 2nd President of India (1962–1967) |
| Kumara Padma Sivasankara Menon | 1952 | 1961 | ||
| Subimal Dutt | 1961 | 1962 | ||
| T. N. Kaul | 1962 | 1966 | ||
| Kewal Singh | 1966 | 1968 | ||
| Durga Prasad Dhar | 1969 | 1971 | ||
| K. S. Shelvankar | 1971 | 1975 | ||
| Durga Prasad Dhar | 1975 | 1975 | ||
| Inder Kumar Gujral | 
|
1976 | 1980 | 12th Prime Minister of India (1997–1998) |
| V. K. Ahuja | 1980 | 1983 | ||
| Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 
|
1983 | 1986 | Governor of several Indian states |
| T. N. Kaul | 1986 | 1989 | ||
| A. S. Gonsalves | 1989 | 1992 |
Ambassador of India to Russia[edit | edit source]
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronen Sen | 1992 | 1998 | Former Indian ambassador to US and High Commissioner to UK |
| S. K. Lambah | 1998 | 2001 | |
| K. Raghunath | 2001 | 2004 | |
| Kanwal Sibal | 2004 | 2007 | 24th Foreign Secretary of India (2001-02) |
| Prabhat Prakash Shukla | 2007 | 2011 | |
| Ajai Malhotra | 2011 | 2013 | |
| P. S. Raghavan | 2014 | 2016 | |
| Pankaj Saran | 2016 | 2018 | Deputy National Security Advisor (2018-present) |
| D. Bala Venkatesh Varma | 2018 | Incumbent |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
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