Vikram Misri Takes Charge as New Foreign Secretary

Seasoned diplomat Vikram Misri, regarded as an expert on China, assumed charge as India’s new foreign secretary on Monday.

A 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service Foreign Service Foreign Service officer, Misri succeeded Vinay Kwatra.

Misri assumed charge of the key position at a time India is looking to navigate various foreign policy challenges, including its frosty ties with China following the lingering eastern Ladakh border row.

”Shri Vikram Misri assumed charge as Foreign Secretary today. #TeamMEA extends a warm welcome to Foreign Secretary Misri and wishes him a successful tenure ahead,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on X.