Ratan Kumar Nehru, or R.K. Nehru, (10 October 1902 – 2 April 1981) was an Indian civil servant and diplomat. He served as the Foreign Secretary, 1952–1955, and later as India's ambassador to China and

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(Egypt). During 1960–1963, he was appointed the

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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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nehru, Ratan Kumar Kashmiri people 1902 births 1981 deaths Ambassadors of India to China Nehru–Gandhi family Ambassadors of India to the United Arab Emirates