The Center on Wednesday granted a one-year extension to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, allowing him to continue in the post till July 14, 2027.
Misri, who is widely regarded as an expert on China, was appointed Foreign Secretary in June 2024.
An order issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said his tenure has been extended for one year beyond July 14, 2026, under the provisions of Fundamental Rule 56(d).
The rule allows extension of service beyond the retirement age of 60 for selected senior government posts, including the foreign secretary, defense secretary, interior secretary, director of the Intelligence Bureau, secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and certain other senior officials.
Career diplomat Misri, a 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was working as Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) before his appointment as foreign secretary.
He has the rare distinction of serving as private secretary to three prime ministers — Inder Kumar Gujral, Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi.
Before being appointed as Deputy NSA, Misri served as India’s Ambassador to China from 2019-2021.
Maize is believed to have played a key role in the talks between India and China after tensions flared significantly following clashes in the Galwan Valley in June 2020.
He has also served as India’s ambassador to Spain (2014-2016) and Myanmar (2016-2018), besides being in many Indian missions, including Pakistan, the US, Germany, Belgium and Sri Lanka.
(With data from PTI)
