List of Indian Ambassadors to Foreign Countries

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Indian Ambassadors to Foreign Countries

Indian Ambassadors serve as representatives of the Indian government in foreign countries, acting as the primary liaison between the two nations. They play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing bilateral relations, promoting Indian interests, and engaging in diplomatic negotiations on behalf of the country.

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List of Indian Ambassadors to Foreign Countries

Here is a comprehensive list of Indian Ambassadors to foreign countries.

S. No	Name of Country	Ambassador	IFS Batch
1	Afghanistan	Rudrendra Tandon	1995
2	Algeria	Gaurav Ahluwalia	2002
3	Angola	Pratibha Parkar	2000
4	Argentina (and others)	Dinesh Bhatia	1992
5	Armenia	Kishan Dan Dewal	1997
6	Australia	Manpreet Vohra	1998
7	Austria	Jaideep Mazumdar	1989
8	Azerbaijan	Sanjay Rana	1995
9	Bahrain	Piyush Srivastava	1999
10	Bangladesh	Pankaj Saran	1982
11	Belarus	Alok Ranjan Jha	2002
12	Belgium	Santosh Jha	1993
13	Belize	Manpreet Vohra	1988
14	Bhutan	Sudhakar Dalela	1993
15	Botswana	Rajesh Ranjan	1998
16	Brazil	Suresh Reddy	1994
17	Brunei Darussalam	Ajaneesh Kumar	2000
18	Bulgaria	Sanjay Rana	1996
19	Cambodia	Devyani Uttam Khobragade	1999
20	Canada	Ajay Bisaria	1987
21	Chile	Anita Nayar	1983
22	China	Vikram Misri	1989
23	Colombia	Sanjiv Ranjan	1993
24	Congo & Gabon	Ram Karan Verma	1991
25	Croatia	Raj Kumar Srivastava	1997
26	Cuba	Madhu Sethi	1990
27	Cyprus	Madhumita Hazarika Bhagat	1999
28	Czech Republic	Hemant H. Kotalwar	1996
29	Denmark	Pooja Kapoor	1996
30	Egypt	Ajit Vinayak Gupte	1986
31	Eritrea	Subhash Chand	1995
32	Fiji	P.S. Karthigeyan	2004
33	Finland	Raveesh Kumar	1995
34	France	Jawed Ashraf	1991
35	Germany	Mukta Dutta Tomar	1985
36	Ghana	Sugandh Rajaram	1994
37	Greece	Amrit Lugun	1992
38	Guatemala	B.S. Mubarak	1997
39	Guyana	K J Srinivasa	1993
40	Hungary	Kumar Tuhin	1991
41	Iceland	B. Shyam	2000
42	Indonesia	Manoj Kumar Bharti	1994
43	Iran	Gaddam Dharmendra	1990
44	Iraq	Prashant Pise	1995
45	Ireland	Akhilesh Mishra	1989
46	Israel	Sanjeev Singla	1997
47	Italy	Dr. Neena Malhotra	1992
48	Ivory Coast	Sailas Thangal	1996
49	Jamaica	R. Masakui	2000
50	Japan	Sanjay Kumar Verma	1990
51	Jordan	Anwar Haleem	1999
52	Kazakhstan	Shubhadarshini Tripathi	1994
53	Kenya	Virander Kumar Paul	1994
54	Korea	Ms Sripriya Ranganathan	2001
55	Kuwait	Sibi George	1993
56	Kyrgyzstan	Alok Amitabh Dimri	1998
57	Lebanon	Suhel Ajaz Khan	1997
58	Lesotho	Jaideep Sarkar	1995
59	Libya	Puneet R. Kundal	1992
60	Madagascar	Abhay Kumar	1994
61	Malawi	Anurag Bhushan	1995
62	Malaysia	B. Nagabhushana Reddy	1993
63	Maldives	Sunjay Sudhir	1993
64	Mali	Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta	1985
65	Malta	Sangeeta Bhadur	1987
66	Mauritius	K. Nandini Singla	1996
67	Mexico	Manpreet Vohra	1988
68	Mongolia	MP Singh	1985
69	Morocco	Shambu Singh Kumaran	1995
70	Mozambique	Ankan Banerjee	2001
71	Myanmar	Saurabh Kumar	2002
72	Namibia	Prashant Aggarwal	1999
73	Nepal	Vinay Mohan Kwatra	1988
74	Netherlands	Pradeep Kumar Rawat	1995
75	New Zealand	Muktesh K. Pardeshi	1991
76	Nicaragua	Upender Singh Rawat	1998
77	Niger	Prem K. Nair	2000
78	Nigeria & Chad	Abhay Thakur	1992
79	Norway	B. Bala Bhaskar	1995
80	Oman	Munu Mahawar	1996
81	Pakistan	Vacant	–
82	Papua New Guinea	Sushil Kumar Singhal	1995
83	Peru	M. Subbarayudu	1994
84	Philippines	Shambhu S. Kumaran	1995
85	Poland	Tsewang Namgyal	1992
86	Portugal	Manish Chauhan	2001
87	Qatar	Deepak Mittal	1998
88	Romania	Rahul Shrivastava	1999
89	Russia	B. Venkatesh Varma	1988
90	Saudi Arabia	Ausaf Sayeed	1989
91	Senegal	G.V. Srinivas	1993
92	Serbia	Narinder Chauhan	1994
93	Seychelles	Dalbir Suhag Singh	1998
94	Singapore	Jawed Ashraf	1991
95	Slovak Republic	Vanlalhuma	2003
96	Slovenia	Namrata S. Kumar	1999
97	South Africa	Jaideep Sarkar	1995
98	Sri Lanka	Gopal Baglay	1992
99	South Sudan	S.D. Moorthy	1992
100	Republic of Sudan	Ravindra Prasad Jaiswal	1998
101	Suriname	Mahender Singh Kanyal	2003
102	Sweden & Latvia	Tanmaya Lal	1991
103	Switzerland	Monika Kapil Mohta	1985
104	Tajikistan	Viraj Singh	2003
105	Tanzania	Sanjiv Kohli	1988
106	Thailand	Suchitra Durai	1988
107	Trinidad and Tobago	Arun Kumar Sahu	1997
108	Tunisia	Puneet R. Kundal	1995
109	Turkey	Sanjay Panda	1991
110	Turkmenistan	Vidhu P. Nair	1999
111	Ukraine	Partha Satpathy	1990
112	United Arab Emirates	Pavan Kapoor	1990
113	United Kingdom	Gaitri I. Kumar	1986
114	United States	Taranjit Singh Sandhu	1988
115	Uzbekistan	Manish Prabhat	1995
116	Venezuela	Abhishek Singh	2003
117	Vietnam	Pranay Verma	1994
118	Yemen	Ashok Kumar	1992
119	Zambia	N.J. Gangte	1994
120	Zimbabwe	Vijay Khanduja	1995

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Who is the Indian Ambassadors?

Indian ambassadors are typically drawn from the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and are appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Ministry of External Affairs. They are chosen for their expertise in specific regions or issues, and their diplomatic skills and experience in foreign policy.

As representatives of India, ambassadors work to promote the country’s economic, political, and cultural interests abroad. They meet with government officials, business leaders, and representatives of civil society to further India’s goals and foster cooperation between nations. They also work to protect the rights and interests of Indian citizens living in foreign countries.

Ambassadors are often called upon to engage in difficult and sensitive negotiations, such as trade agreements or peace talks, and must be skilled in diplomacy and negotiation. They are also responsible for managing their embassies and staff, and ensuring the security and well-being of Indian nationals in their host countries.

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Indian Ambassadors to Foreign Countries FAQs

Who is India's famous ambassador?

It is subjective to determine who is India's most famous ambassador as each ambassador has contributed to Indian diplomacy in their own way.

Who appoints ambassadors to foreign countries in India?

Ambassadors to foreign countries in India are appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Ministry of External Affairs.

Who is Indian foreign ambassador?

As of now, the Indian Foreign Ambassador is not a specific individual but refers to the collective body of Indian ambassadors serving in various countries around the world.