Born in Srinagar, Misri is a career diplomat; Known for his expertise on foreign affairs
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri interacted with Editor in Chief Young Bites Vijay Gupta in New Delhi. Foreign Secretary interacted with senior editors during a event.
Son of the soil, Vikram Misri has roots in Jammu and Kashmir.
Born in Srinagar, Kashmir, Misri is a career diplomat. Known for his expertise on foreign affairs. Misri, is regarded as an expert on China, assumed charge as India’s new foreign secretary in July.
A 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Misri assumed charge of the key position at a time India is looking to navigate various foreign policy challenges. Before being appointed as Foreign Secretary Misri was serving as the deputy national security advisor.
He has the rare distinction of serving as private secretary to three prime ministers – Inder Kumar Gujral, Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi. Before he was appointed as the deputy NSA, Misri served as India’s ambassador to China from 2019-2021.
Misri is believed to have played a key role in talks between India and China following Galwan Valley clashes.
In his illustrious career, Misri also served as India’s ambassador to Spain (2014-2016) and Myanmar (2016-2018) besides having stints in many Indian missions, including Pakistan, the US, Germany, Belgium and Sri Lanka. (YBN)
