Foreign Secretary Of India

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 serving as the Foreign Secretary of India from May 2022, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

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. 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

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.

The role of the foreign secretary is as follows:
* 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 represent the Ministry of External Affairs (India), Ministry of External Affairs before the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of India.
* Recommends postings of officers under the Ministry of External Affairs (India), Ministry of External Affairs of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India, secretary, Additional secretary to the Government of India, additional secretary and Joint secretary to the Government of India, joint secretary to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
* To act as the ''Primus inter pares, first among equals'' among the Secretary to Government of India, Secretaries in the Ministry of External Affairs (India), Ministry of External Affairs.

Emolument, accommodation and perquisites

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.

List of foreign secretaries

See also

* Cabinet Secretary of India
* Defence Secretary of India
* Home Secretary of India
* Finance Secretary of India

References

External links

Ministry of External Affairs, Official website

Indian Foreign Secretaries Listing

{{Union ministries of India

Indian diplomats
Indian Foreign Secretaries