Indian Foreign Service

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civil service diplomatic service

The Indian Foreign Service is the diplomatic corps of India, responsible for managing the country’s external affairs, representing it in foreign nations and international organizations, and advancing its foreign policy interests.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Indian Foreign Service canonical	15
Indian Foreign Service officers	5

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil service ⓘ diplomatic service ⓘ
cadreControllingAuthority	Ministry of External Affairs of India ⓘ surface form: Ministry of External Affairs (India)
country	India ⓘ
employs	Indian diplomats ⓘ
governingLaw	All India Services Act, 1951 ⓘ surface form: All India Services Act and related rules
hasRank	Ambassador ⓘ Counsellor ⓘ Deputy Chief of Mission ⓘ First Secretary ⓘ Foreign Secretary of India ⓘ High Commissioner ⓘ Permanent Representative ⓘ Second Secretary ⓘ Third Secretary ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New Delhi, India ⓘ surface form: New Delhi
inception	1946 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Union of India ⓘ surface form: Republic of India
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
mission	advancing India’s national interests abroad ⓘ participation in multilateral diplomacy ⓘ strengthening India’s relations with foreign countries ⓘ
parentOrganization	Ministry of External Affairs of India ⓘ surface form: Ministry of External Affairs (India)
partOf	Central Civil Services of India ⓘ Government of India ⓘ
predecessor	Indian Civil Service ⓘ surface form: Indian Civil Service (Imperial)
responsibleFor	conduct of India’s foreign policy ⓘ consular services to Indian citizens abroad ⓘ management of India’s external affairs ⓘ negotiation of treaties and agreements ⓘ promotion of Indian trade and investment abroad ⓘ protection of Indian interests abroad ⓘ public diplomacy for India ⓘ representation of India abroad ⓘ representation of India in international organizations ⓘ
sector	diplomacy ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ international relations ⓘ
selectionAuthority	Union Public Service Commission ⓘ
selectionProcess	Civil Services Examination ⓘ
shortName	IFS ⓘ
trainingInstitution	Foreign Service Institute (India) ⓘ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (foundation course) ⓘ
trainingLocation	New Delhi, India ⓘ surface form: New Delhi
worksWith	Indian Administrative Service ⓘ Indian Police Service ⓘ other Central Civil Services of India ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of India → employs → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Indian embassies → employs → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Foreign Service officers

External Affairs → oversees → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

subject surface form: Ministry of External Affairs (India)

External Affairs → employs → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

subject surface form: Ministry of External Affairs (India)

this entity surface form: Indian Foreign Service officers

Indian consulates → employs → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Foreign Service officers

K. R. Narayanan → memberOf → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Civil Services Examination → recruitsFor → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (foundation course) → targetAudience → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Foreign Service officers

Foreign Service Institute (India) → affiliation → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Central Civil Services of India → hasService → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Foreign Secretary of India → memberOf → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Madanjeet Singh → employer → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Prime Minister’s Office (historically, at various times) → employs → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

subject surface form: Prime Minister’s Office (India)

this entity surface form: Indian Foreign Service officers

Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union → partOf → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Vikas Swarup → employer → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Vikas Swarup → memberOf → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Ambassador of India to the United States → memberOf → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Indian Political Service → replacedBy → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

civil services of India → includesService → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ

Gopalkrishna Gandhi → memberOf → Indian Foreign Service ⓘ