Shriya Saran Bhatnagar (pronounced [ʃrɪja səɾən];is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu,Tamil,and Hindi-language films. Although Saran aspired to become a well-known dancer,she became an actress with her film debut in 2001 with the Telugu film Ishtam,and had her first commercial success with Santhosham. She is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses in south cinema industry,and has acted in over 75 films.
The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is the diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs. The Foreign Secretary is the head of the service. Vinay Mohan Kwatra is the 34th and the current Foreign Secretary.
The Ministry of External Affairs 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 senior civil servant who is the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry represents the Government of India through embassies and is also responsible for India's representation at the United Nations and other international organizations and expanding and safeguarding India’s influence and Indian interests across the world by providing developmental aid to other countries worth billions of dollars. It also advises other Ministries and State Governments on foreign governments and institutions.
Nirupama Menon Rao is a retired civil servant of 1973 batch Indian Foreign Service cadre who served as India's Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011,as well as being India's Ambassador to the United States,China and Sri Lanka during her career.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is an Indian diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since 30 May 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since 5 July 2019,representing Gujarat. He previously served as the Foreign Secretary from January 2015 to January 2018.
Pankaj Singh is an Indian politician who is Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)'s General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh. Pankaj has been active in politics since 2002 and is the present MLA of Noida. On 11 March 2017,he won the Noida Vidhan Sabha seat in the UP Legislative Assembly election. He is the Vice-President of BJP in Uttar Pradesh state. He is the elder son of Rajnath Singh,the present Defence Minister of India.
Gurjit Singh is an Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre and a former Indian ambassador to Germany.
Vijay Keshav Gokhale IFS,born 24 January 1959,is a retired Indian diplomat and the 32nd Foreign Secretary of India. Gokhale previously served as the Ambassador of India to China.
Sudhir Vyas is an Indian Civil servant and was the Indian ambassador to Germany. Vyas was previously ambassador to Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates. In 2013 Vyas was appointed Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (India). A 1977 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service Vyas retired from the Indian Foreign Service in 2015 and was appointed to the Board of Governors to The Center for Escalation of Peace.
Sujata Mehta is a former Indian Foreign Service officer,currently serving as a member of the Union Public Service Commission.
Pankaj Saran is a former Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He was the Deputy National Security Adviser of India.
Anil Wadha;born 26 May 1957 is an Indian civil servant who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He has served as the Indian Ambassador to Italy,Poland,Oman and Thailand. He is currently a Senior Fellow &Cluster Leader at the Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi.
T. S. Tirumurti is a retired Indian civil servant (Ambassador) of the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He served as the Secretary to Government of India and later as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York when India became a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 8th time.
Riva Ganguly Das is an Indian civil servant who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service cadre. She is the former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh and former Director General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations,an autonomous organisation of the Government of India.
Mukta Dutta Tomar is an Indian civil servant who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service cadre. She is the incumbent Indian Ambassador to Germany.
The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations is the formal title of the Indian delegation to the United Nations (UN). India was among the founding members of the United Nations and signed the Declaration by United Nations on 1 January 1942. India also participated in the United Nations Conference on International Organization and Diwan Bahadur Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar signed the United Nations Charter on India's behalf.
Ruchi Ghanashyam;born 4 April 1960 is an Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service.
Manjeev Singh Puri is a retired Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre and the former Ambassador of India to Nepal.
