Foreign Secretary
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The Foreign Secretary is the senior-most civil servant in India’s Ministry of External Affairs, serving as the top diplomat and administrative head responsible for overseeing the country’s foreign policy implementation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foreign Secretary of India | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil service office
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diplomatic office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet of India
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Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prime Minister’s Office of India
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Union Council of Ministers of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Indian civil service positions
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Indian diplomatic offices ⓘ |
| chairs | senior-level meetings in the Ministry of External Affairs of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| domain | foreign affairs ⓘ |
| eligibleFor | extension of tenure at discretion of Government of India ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | FS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPositionInGovernmentHierarchy | equivalent to other Secretaries to the Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| isGatekeeperFor | policy files and decisions in the Ministry of External Affairs of India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| memberOf | Indian Foreign Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Foreign Secretary
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विदेश सचिव NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedUnder | Allocation of Business Rules of the Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs of India
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senior-most civil servant in the Ministry of External Affairs of India ⓘ top diplomat of India ⓘ |
| officeType | Secretary to the Government of India ⓘ |
| oversees |
Indian Foreign Service cadre management
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bilateral and multilateral diplomatic engagements ⓘ policy planning in foreign affairs ⓘ protocol and consular matters ⓘ |
| participatesIn | high-level diplomatic negotiations on behalf of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Ministry of External Affairs of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByOffice | Secretary, External Affairs Department (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | senior-most Indian Foreign Service officer ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Minister of External Affairs of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
India in certain international forums at official level
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Ministry of External Affairs of India in inter-ministerial coordination ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advising the Government of India on foreign policy matters
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coordination of foreign policy across Government of India ministries ⓘ implementation of India’s foreign policy ⓘ implementation of decisions of the Cabinet related to foreign affairs ⓘ overall supervision of India’s diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ |
| seat | South Block, New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Secretary to the Government of India ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Cabinet Secretary of India in civil service hierarchy ⓘ |
| termLength | fixed tenure, usually two years ⓘ |
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