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VIKRAM Misri, Deputy National Security Adviser and former Ambassador to China, will be the next Foreign Secretary. He will replace Vinay Kwatra who is expected to become the next envoy to the US. An Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer from the 1989 batch, Misri served as private secretary to three prime ministers: Narendra Modi, Manmohan Singh, and Inder Kumar Gujral.
An official order stated, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following proposals of the Ministry of External Affairs: In partial modification of the order dated March 12, 2024, grant of extension in service of Shri Vinay Kwatra, (IFS :1988) as Foreign Secretary beyond April 30, 2024 up to July 14, 2024. Curtailment of tenure of Shri Vikram Misri, IFS (1989) as Deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat.”
Misri was India’s ambassador to China during the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes, where he played a crucial role in bilateral discussions.
