Vikram Misri appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor
Highlights:
- Vikram Misri, a diplomat, has been appointed to the national security council secretariat as deputy national security adviser.
- Misri, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer from the 1989 batch, was appointed after nearly three years as India's ambassador to China.
- He worked at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) headquarters and the Prime Minister's Office in various capacities.
- Misri will report to Ajit Doval, the national security adviser. Rajinder Khanna, Pankaj Saran, and Dattatray Padsalgikar are the deputy NSAs at the moment.
- Misri has also worked in Indian Missions throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America.
- India's new envoy to China, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, has already been appointed by the government.
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