Ratan Kumar Nehru, or R.K. Nehru, (10 October 1902 – 2 April 1981) was an Indian
civil servant
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and diplomat. He served as the
Foreign Secretary
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, 1952–1955, and later as India's ambassador to China and
United Arab Republic
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(Egypt). During 1960–1963, he was appointed the
Secretary-General
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of the
Ministry of External Affairs, a period in which India faced an
invasion from China. He retired in 1963, after which the position of Secretary-General was abolished, and the Foreign Secretary role became the head of the Ministry.
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Kashmiri people
1902 births
1981 deaths
Ambassadors of India to China
Nehru–Gandhi family
Ambassadors of India to the United Arab Emirates