Monday, December 29, 2014

West likely to differentiate more between Good and Bad terrorism.

To start with i am no expert on security matters. Following is just an understanding from common sense And may be far from truth, hence purely a work of fiction, any resemblance to reality is purely lucky coincidence!

In the Cold War era, many violent retributions could be avoided by clandestine deals between the 2 superpowers. And the soviet melt down happened, a century after it was born. 

The Cold War in that sense was a much cleaner and faster... A war that could be won with the disintegration of soviets. Compare it to the war against Islamic terror across the world today. 

1. There is no real centralization of power, and the war even involved lone wolf attacks motivated by cultural moorings and beliefs not even understood by the west. Part of it because west continues to study this phenomenon with the moral compass it builds for itself, and which helped them tide over the more agreeable soviet threat.

2. The Islamic concept of global conquest to form an Ummah has been around for nearly one and a half millennia and in that sense is a timeless struggle... A slow and dirty war, unable to be comprehended by the west.

I won't be surprised if the west will finally come down to the view that to counter Islamic terror a Cold War like structure is helpful. I expect to see therefore more such talk of good and bad terrorism in the days to come that can install a power structure with which deals can be cut.

Obviously this good and bad terrorism will be born out of self interests on the countries and India will feel slighted by the inability to influence this differentiation by its own interests. It thus becomes even more important for india to start doing the same, but with a view of its own self interest.

. I do expect that some slect terrorists groups may be given gratification by India to counter balance our friendly neighbour's machinations 
. India will try and gain some strategic depth in pok, west Punjab, Baluchistan and Sindh and maybe even FATA, etc by enhancing operational strength on the feild by enabling More feet on the ground.
. More and more Indian funded Islamist groups may likely find sanctuary in Afghanistan to counter the bad terrorists - Pakistan funded Taliban.

Monday, December 22, 2014

PK is Amir Khan's implicit Gharwapsi.

I watched PK. I do not know the intentions of Amir Khan or of Raju Hirani, who has a knack of romanticising goons as in "Munnabhai" , or of iconoclasts as in "PK". I don't believe that there is any evidence to prove that such tendencies flow from Hirani's alleged links with Dubai/Karachi based iconoclastic goons of real life.

I assume he was honestly trying to find answers to questions that have troubled our rishis since time immemorial,  but he may not have had the time or inclination to study the wisdom of these rishis in the vedas and upanishads, ... wisdom which would have quenched some of his quest for God.

Since the film boiled down to blasting gurus and sadhus,  I believe the fine gentlemen hold the same dismal view of the babas and prophets of yore.  Each one of each religions Godmen were all babas and sadhus of their time whose handouts continue to guide/misguide a majority of earthlings today. PKs renunciation of prophets, I would logically believe, is indiscriminate and I  believe his dislike for Holy Pilgrimages is equally for Amaranth (as portrayed in the film) as it is for the far more remote pilgrimahe stations which are not shown in film.

His dissing of faith in the stone god may be the same as that for all crucified or invisible Gods.  That "missing Gods" are not limited to the theiving Hindus but equally for the far richer Church and Saudi petro funded religious enterprises. I think we should credit Amir Khan for  renouncing his own faith and bravely becoming apostate.

Coming back to the native wisdom on the topic of discussion re-initiated by PK, let's take a quick look at the  4 mahavakya of Vedas for hint. That such discussion is already documented in a religion called Hinduism, it indeed points to how makers of PK agree to hinduism, knowingly or unknowingly. It's Amir's implicit Gharwapsi moment.

Anyway, so These 4 mahavakyas are the essence of the theme of the 4 vedas... a kind of executive summary of their deep philosophical discourse, interpreted in detail in the Upanishads. They say:

1. Prajnanam iti Brahmaan - wisdom is the soul/spirit. Knowledge itself is Brahmaan.

2. Ayam ātmā brahma - "I am this Self (Atman) that is Brahman"

3. Tat Tvam Asi - You are that Brahmaan

4. Aham Brahmāsmi - I am Brahmaan myself.

So where is God (or Brahmaan)? The last mavakya is the best. .. It says you yourself are brahma. It's a federated godliness ... and says each of the 1.25 crore population (then) of Bharat are all devetas. You find God within you.

And since atma is indestructible you can find god in all living beings. You find God in cows being fed grass (which was made fun of in the film) as much as you can find God in the cow being slaughtered for sacrifice (omitted from explicit ridicule in the film).

A critical analysis of this deep Vedic  philosophy is impossible in this limited post but it's very clear, had the makers of this film even went beyond the superficiality of wine and coconuts they would have done themselves a lot of favour in finding God in our own Hindu religious texts and culture.  For a beginning,  let's welcome Amir on his Gharwapasi :)

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Why Rationalist Hindus have become right wing.

I was reading up the anti superstition bill of Maharashtra assembly, when a thought struck me. What is it that makes rationalists and agnostics become "Internet Hindus", or "Sanghis" as the left routinely derides the nationalist Hindu.

That anti superstitions bill outlaws the misuse of religion by crooks who mistreat,  cheat, murder or engage in other such  criminal activity.  That such criminality is already outlawed in indian penal code is a debate for another day.

But I want to be on the point of irrationality and superstition. And the spectacular rise of the so called "Hindu Right", who can routinely be seen outraging on one issue or other on social platforms nowdays.

A number of religions rever the moon when we know without doubt that man has walked on it. The blind faith in a book or a stone or an idol or a planet is all very much irrational. The competitive irrationality of its followers and criminality due to such irrationality  should ideally be outlawed too!!

On the other hand, Perhaps religion has its uses, in that, faith in a larger bigger power, by itself, could be self healing and give (rather irrationally) the resilience to man to live his life's journey.  The promise of the afterlife to motivate a person to share and care and generally become more altruistic, which by itself are irrational acts. To check us from becoming downright hedonists, or installing a self-check from behaving unjustly or unfairly. All of these virtues of humanity, it can be argued, are equally irrational as religion,  because rationality demands that if you have a lever, you'd use it.

Lets take my example. I am quite open to debate the premise of religions. I admit its irrationality. I do not believe in the exceptional holiness of Godmen whether Sai baba or other. But I am at peace with the concept of aham brahmasmi too, believing that godliness is federated in all living beings, and is the choice of the individual. I like such Hindu philosophical discourse but dislike the ritualis and pesky pandas who haven't read enough.

So what makes these western-educated people, who are wired as rationalists otherwise, to take offence to the portrayal of religious symbols in bad light in media or cinema or theater or even by the communists and atheists. Why do rstionalists (like us) mind the portrayal of bindi and mangalsutra and dhoti and sanskrit and other such symbols of Hinduism as backwardness, or of patriarchal order. Why does the IH instinctively take offence when realists mock the Godmen they may themselves despise?

I have realised that this defence of religion is driven by selfish motives. Gaining political power for one's community is a rational objective. And whether we like it or not we are bracketed at birth with a religious identity. And given the constraints of our identities,  it is but rational that the IH see to it that s/he is least unjustly treated.  It is but rational to analyse the portrayal of their identities in media and cinema and text books and other means - the brand of Hinduism.

It needs just a basic analysis to note that Hinduism has been at the receiving end of government sponsored proselytizing, first by invaders, then by theological sultanates and then by a secular government, which ironically protects the evangelist's cause to complete the missions of their previous political establishments. The Modi government is perhaps the only dispensation in Anno Dominni that is sympathetic to the Hindu cause.

The vast residual of governance apparatus (from the evangelical dispensations earlier), along with its propaganda machinery in the public and private space, however, remains to be sensitized to the fate of the natives. A quick study of the fate of natives in other continents and nations, when faced with the same global forces of proselytizing, can be a good pointer. It will provide with the very valid case for protection of a Hindu nation, under existential siege, on the lines of similar conservation of aborigines in Australia,  red Indians in USA, Jews in Israel,  or the sheduled tribes in India. It is indeed a miracle that Hinduism has actually survived through more than a millenia and a half of foriegn  onslaught.

The Hindu political fight therefore is a rational fight for self preservation, of existential anxiety, rather than one of expansionism or proselytizing. To compare it with Taliban and Christian groups, whose avowed aim of Ummat or other such expansionism is a direct threat to our preservation, is to run with the hound in pursuit of the hare.

The propaganda arms of proselytizing, like the English media and bollywood cinema of the Hirani and Haider variety, should do well to address this anxiety which was recently manifested in the political upheaval at the center and may well reach their ivory towers next.

Native-Bashing trends in Bollywood

I have noted a hugely divided opinion on PK. Some can't seem to get enough of it.
For some others, It seems to be a Pakistan loving endeavor of an iconoclastic mercenary without any real conviction or intellectual debate.

People do recognize that the film does seem to go the extra mile to reverentially and carefully ensure NOT trampling on the faith of other Religions of Peace and Love.

Some reviews:
http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/movie-reviews/pk-movie-review-hiranis-robbin-williams-obsession-continues-this-one-goes-after-hindu-god-men-omg-style/1255.htm

http://5forty3.in/2014/12/pk-why-is-hinduism-a-blot-on-the-idea-of-india/

It's undeniable that natives are asserting and realizing the light in which they have been portrayed by the missionaries and their urban aympathizers over years. And they are seeing through the sustained program they have been subjected, to the point that...they have been made to think in the way they were being subtly or overtly nudged by the popular media, information and cinema propaganda.

The way our public receives the film should be a good barometer to gauge the success of the Nehruvian project.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Liberals are charitable to Islamists.

7Why calling Islamists as terrorists is to misread the problem.

Twenty-eight passengers were murdered when Somalia’s al-Shabab group attacked a bus in northern Kenya at dawn yesterday and picked out those who could not recite an Islamic creed who they assumed to be non-Muslims. #ManderaBusAttack

And the response of the liberatti, typically muted by their concern of not branding a religion with terrorism is along known temlates : Leaders have condemned the killings in Mandera County on Saturday. This was stated by the VP while the President is on a 4 day official visit during the Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, as his country burns. But I digress.

Is Al Shabaab a terrorist organization? Is Boko Haram, ISIS, Jamat ud Dawa, Jamat e tehreek, Taliban,  Al Qaeda and the other mushrooming  global enterprise of Islamism only out to create terror in the world. And if they are, what is their purpose? It was said back in 1990s about Kashmiris  ( then engaged in Pandits genocide) that they are merely 'militants'. Meaning they have a harsher political view than rest of kashmiris, but not terrorists. Later, as it became untenable to defend the overt religious purge, it was claimed that one man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. Parallels were drawn to freedom fighter revolutionaries who struck terror in the heart of the colonial Empire.

That being so, it can be concede that terrorists objectives in their operations is to terrorise the state through the loss of their subjects. In order to strike at the state. For freedom, separation,  revolution, gaining power etc.

But the global Islamic enterprise wants purge. Terrorising is not enough. Purge the Un believers is the objective.  Islam should win and be all pervasive. Examples in pakistan and Bangladesh are proof of the need of islam to eradicate the Un believers. Each strand of Islam is a call to jehad against the kafirs.

To call islamists by any other name therefore is to be apologists to the nature of the cult ... which essentially is terror on the people of the book, such that financial subjugation of jazia  can be  implemented with humiliation to the dhimmi.  But apart from Christianity, and Jews  other kafirs do not qualify to dhimmitude and are not to be let off by mere terrorising and financial and social subjugation. They have to be purged. Only women can be excused if they can be sold and enslaved a la yazidis in Iraq.

I call upon all humanist therefore to throw away the political correctness and call the scourge by what it is - Islamism.  It is only when we recognize the problem that we can Hope  to find an answer. 

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Doval and Shah are Modi's best picks.

Modi is going to participate in ayodhya ram barat.  This starts from Nepal.  This is doval's idea. When pm visits another country, security detail is handed over to host PM agency. This stretch is where most banfladeshi terrorists have fled and our agencies will have a unobstructed field run for several days to gather intelligence.  Plus it fits in BJP politics very well setting up for  up elections

 That's doval for you. Ek teer se kaii shikaar!

t'll also have an added impact on Bengal politics when some bangladeshi get apprehended in Nepal by Indian NSA!

 What a team these modi and doval have made. Doval and Amit shah are by far the best picks of modi.

Doval is all pervasive in government, and Amit shah is delivering the elections.

It'll be 15 years before congress is back in government. Save this post!

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Why Congress Mukt Maharasthra changes everything


A lot has been written about the 16 May 2014 being the watershed moment that'll find it's place in the books of history. What follows, however, is even bigger.

The enemies were at the Queen's gate. A queen whose queenship survived on profligacy of squandered public wealth. The squandering being proportional to the loyalty to the dynasty. "Give them cake if they can't have bread" had a new name - Food Security Act, as were the several other acts that allowed the hands of the looters into the state treasury. And revolution had a new name - Modi.

Now the colours in the corridors of power have changed. A new hope has arrived. Economic revival is round the corner, so is the collective morale of the peoples.

And yet, something more has happened. Exit Polls after the elections in Maharashtra and Haryana project a Saffron sweep. But not only is it about the BJP coming from an also-ran into pole position, but the marginalization of the politics of red mixed with green - of blood money and of the leftist Islamism. .

For the first time anywhere in India since Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruling and opposition parties will be saffron. Saffron will fight saffron. It is not without irony that media outlets across Mainstream English spectrum are hoping for Modi to be strengthened... A character so pilloried by the secular nehruvian club now appears to be the hero against what they describe as fringe elements in the saffron polity.

It'll not be a day too late for them to realize that the center of polity has moved. They are now themselves the loony fringe of India. India has changed forever.


Saturday, June 21, 2014

What's worse than Solitary Confinement?


Being expected on demand. 
That's worse than being lonely.

What's worse than being expected on demand?
No internet.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

What you may have missed: Narendra Modi’s message to China


http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/R1ptxTNMam958FSjT6AXPL/What-you-may-have-missed-Narendra-Modis-message-to-China.html
In the last 36 hours, we have seen intense discussion and speculation on the future of India-Pakistan relations in the wake of Nawaz Sharif attending the swearing in ceremony of Narendra Modi as India’s new Prime Minister. But no one seems to be talking about China. What most analysts appear to have missed is that Modi has also sent a multi-leveled but clear message to our giant neighbour in the north.
Take his invitation to all the leaders of neighbouring countries, most importantly Maldives and Sri Lanka. China has been for years single-mindedly pursuing its string of pearls strategy to encircle India. Maldives, traditionally a good and amiable friend of India, is now almost lost to China.
To quote from John Elliott’s recent—and eye-opening—book Implosion, “Problems probably created, or at least accentuated, by China have emerged in the Maldives… China opened a mission in Male, the capital, in March 2012, and the country’s president, Mohamed Waheed, met (former head of the Chinese government) Wen Jiabao in China a month later, when $500m aid was agreed.
“Towards the end of 2012, the government cancelled a long-tern build-and-operate airport contract with GMR, the Indian infrastructure company. That happened just after China’s defence minister, Liang Guanglie, visited the islands. Mohammed Nazim, the Maldives minister for defence, national security and transport, who handled the airport, had also just been to Beijing. This showed a distinct pro-China tilt by the Maldives…
“Previously the islands had relied on Indian assistance, as was well illustrated in 1988 when Indian troops quickly quelled a coup attempt by Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries. Unsurprisingly, India, which is rarely adept at handling its neighbours, failed to deal smartly with the airport situation and the contract was lost, which was widely seen as a gain for China.”
Among the many areas the second regime of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was paralysed in, one was foreign policy. The Indian government sat around open-mouthed as China quite openly lured Maldives into its area of influence. Maldives is also crucial to India for another reason: the islands have been seeing a disturbing rise in Islamist fundamentalism, which, while creating social and political instability in the islands, could also have disturbing implications for India. Inviting Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom over for the swearing in, and chatting with him to get an informal sense of the situation in the islands is Modi’s first step to woo Maldives back into India’s fold. At the least, he is sending a message to China that India would no longer sit idle and watch Maldives slide away and become a pearl in China’s string.
Right now, in the wake of the global furore about the way it ended its civil war, Sri Lanka believes it needs a great deal of international support. While the Manmohan Singh government was blackmailed by its Tamil ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) into not voting for Sri Lanka at the United Nations, China has been happily and not-so-quietly stepping into the breach. Chinese companies are building infrastructure contracts worth some $4 billion including the country’s second international airport, a massive special economic zone, and Sri Lanka’s first four-lane expressway, and all almost wholly funded with Chinese soft loans.
In August 2013, China opened the Colombo International Container Terminal, a $500 million port 85% owned by a Chinese merchant company to serve as a hub between Singapore and Dubai. The Hambantota Development Zone, which the China is helping to build, will include an international container port, an oil refinery, an international airport and other facilities. It is expected to cost more than $1 billion and again China is funding 85% of the project.
As Jack Goodman writes in The Diplomat, “The recent commitment from Sri Lanka to join the Maritime Silk Road (MSR) indicates the proximity of the two states’ strategic aspirations and is a reflection of the assimilation of national interests. The Indian Ocean ports of Gwadar in Pakistan, Hambantota in Sri Lanka and Chittagong in Bangladesh have all benefited from Chinese investment and account for 30% of global trade, according to Indian Ocean Rim Association. The MSR is a vital strategic project for China in the Indian Ocean, and will increase China’s presence in South Asian shipping routes. Sri Lanka can be seen as a gateway port up the western coast of India and further west to Iran, a vital exporter of oil to China. The brand new port of Hambantota…is located on (what is) historically not a traditional shipping route. However, it is the perfect location to meet the strategic objectives of the MSR.”
There’s another pearl, and right next door to India. Indeed, the tragedy is that Sri Lanka turned first to India for assistance in building Hambantota port, but, as usual, we dithered and sat on our hands. Spotting a juicy opportunity, China moved in.
A free trade agreement between China and Sri Lanka is in the offing. Bilateral trade exceeded $3 billion in 2013 and China is Sri Lanka’s second-largest source of imports behind India.
The fact that Modi ignored the shrill protests from the Tamil political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) own allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and went ahead and invited Mahinda Rajapaksaand met him, is a clear indication that the new team in charge well understands the China threat. It is time to rebuild relations with Sri Lanka after decades of unease and do what is best for India in its neighbourhood and in the Indian Ocean.
But the smartest move that Modi has made vis-à-vis China—and which hardly anyone seems to have understood the significance of so far—is giving former army chief V.K. Singh an apparently strange combination of portfolios. Singh will be minister of state with independent charge of the north east, and also be minister of state in the external affairs ministry under Sushma Swaraj.
As China continues to refuse to recognise Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, and builds military-grade highways that can rapidly move tanks and heavy artillery to India’s border, it’s absolutely the perfect stratagem to put a former army chief in charge of the region. This should give the Chinese some pause.
And his additional responsibility in the external affairs ministry is a brilliant piece of thinking. In effect, Modi has made a committed Indian soldier our man for China. The People’s Liberation Army may now think twice before sending in troops miles inside Ladakh and camp there for a week and saunter back, sneering at India’s supine indecisiveness. China’s strategy for long has been to push India and see how far we can be pushed. So far, the message that our neighbour has got is that we can be pushed very far indeed. That message gets altered dramatically now in one stroke.
This is Modi’s message to China. One, we will not be sitting around any longer watching you bead your string of pearls around India, and we will try to reclaim some of the pearls. Two, don’t expect to be getting those old jollies any more, of pushing us and strolling away, whistling merrily. Many in India may not have understood Modi’s intent, but the wise men in Beijing surely will.

Statement of British High Commission, Nairobi on the security situation



THE CAUSE...

PHOTO | FILE Police corner one of the rioting University of Nairobi students  last week. International media have been giving prime time and space to events in Kenya lately.
Police corner a female student at the University of Nairobi last week. "The Western plots against the popular government include engineering last week’s demonstrations by university students, which were then given suspiciously prominent front-page picture and story treatment by major Western newspapers and TV stations". PHOTO | FILE  NATION MEDIA GROUP

I am writing as Head of Communications at the British High Commission to respond to the Sunday Nation article, “Is there Western conspiracy to end Jubilee rule before its five-year term?
You will not be surprised that the UK response to this is, “there is no such conspiracy”.
But it is likely that conspiracy theorists may not take our word for this, so I would like to offer a few facts.
Firstly I would refer to the clarification we made last week, following our travel advice change of the week before.
In it, we said that the change to our travel advice regarding Mombasa was motivated by one thing only: our responsibility to inform British citizens of our objective assessment of the potential security threat to them in that area.
RISK LEVEL
Travel advice is there solely for the safety and security of British people when they are outside the UK.
We do not take changes to our travel advice lightly because we know the impact that it can have on the economy in those areas that are affected.
We are not allowed to make travel advice changes on the basis of political or economic reasons — assessments are made purely on the level of risk to the security of our citizens.
Nor would it make any sense for us to make this travel advice change on the basis of politics or economics.
The latest advice for Mombasa affects British businesses just as it affects Kenyan businesses.
And it’s not only the individual British citizens that live and work in Mombasa. Other British tourism business operators have also temporarily lost a key part of their market.
The charter companies that have cancelled flights, the hoteliers, the travel writers, the sea sports specialists and so on. Many of them are British; indeed, more tourists come to Kenya from Britain than from any other country.
Our desire is always to reduce the level of travel advice. We keep it under constant review and we hope it may be possible to take it back to a lower level before too long.
But we have to do that on the basis of objective security assessments, as always, not because conspiracy theorists pressure us to do so.
Finally I wish to reiterate that for many years, the UK has stood shoulder to shoulder with Kenya in the fight against terrorism, just as we did during Westgate.
We recognise the impact of terrorism, and we are resolved to continue supporting Kenya in this fight.
JOHN BRADSHAW,
British High Commission, Nairobi

THE EFFECT...

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Letter to Hon Minister of Health, India

Hon Minister Dr Harshvardhan,

Hope you're well.

I write to you with reference to the Ministry of Health circular appearing in news reports, making polio vaccination mandatory for all Indian travelers to Kenya with effect from 1st March 2014.

Since the announcement, there has been much confusion if this rule applies uniformly to :

1) Indian nationals as well (or only Kenyan nationals)
2) Indian nationals on short duration visits (business travel)
3) irrespective of Age of traveller (children and senior citizens)
4) irrespective of prior history of vaccination and
5) Duration of "cooling-off" between vaccination date and date of travel. Is a 1-month advance vaccination "preferred" or "mandatory"period. Can people travel say 7 days after vaccination.

Due to these confusions, people movement between India and Kenya has been greatly affected. I request if we can seek clarifications on the above 5 points through your good offices.

In addition to the clarifications sought, I would like to share that The vaccination rule, per se, has become a crippling constraint to run people-intensive Indian businesses like IT, where people mobilization is needed at short notice in a very dynamic business environment. We note from our experience that most other developed countries (with a 100% polio eradication record) do not have a similar rule, especially when nationals have already complied to a detailed vaccination program in young age, eventually contributing to the national goal of complete eradication of the disease.

I hope the relevant Ministry will be able to take cognizance of the concerns of the Indian businesses working in affected countries, in this regard.

I thank you for your time and consideration.

Best Regards
Prasun Chaturvedi
( twitter : @prasunchat)

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Press Release in context of oath of the Council of Ministers tomorrow.

Press Release of cabinet formation on Social Media! Direct to people! What role is the media left with!? Speculations and gossip?


Friends,
Tomorrow the Council of Ministers will take oath. In the context of the formation of the Council of Ministers sharing a Press Release.
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The Prime Minister-designate Shri Narendra Modi has made a historic change in the formation of Ministries. For the first time, he adopted guiding principle of “Minimum Government and Maximum Governance” and also rationalization with a commitment to bring a change in the work culture and style of governance.
• It is a good beginning in transforming entity of assembled ministries to Organic Ministries. It will bring more coordination between different departments, will be more effective and bring a speed in process.
• The focus is on convergence in the activities of various Ministries where one cabinet Minister will be heading a cluster of Ministries who are working in complimentary sectors.
• Mr. Modi is eventually aiming at Smart Governance where the top layers of Government will be downsized and there would be expansion at the grass root level.
• Shri Narendra Modi is aware of the high expectations of the people. For whole four days, he was busy with the formation of Ministry and discussing various alternatives to effective governance, convergence and coordination between various ministries.
• Earlier, there was political instability and multi-party governments, the ministry formation was almost done in a bifurcated manner.
• Shri Narendra Modi tried in a rational manner to club like-minded departments in the ministry formation in such way to convert entity of assembled ministry to organic entity.
• He formed ministry using as an instrument to deal with challenges and expectation of people.
• Integrated and inter-connected nature of Governance is being focused in this positive change.
• He emphasized that the ministry can deliver , can govern and can a bring change in style of functioning .
• In the ministry formation, the process of development will be more inclusive than it has been.

For names & contact details of all officials of the Ministry of External Affairs India

For names & contact details of all officials of the Ministry of External Affairs

http://www.mea.gov.in/divisions.htm

As on  23/May/2014
Administration
(All administrative matters of the Ministry including Cadre management; Creation/continuation of posts; Formulation, Interpretation and Advice on IFS(PLCA) Rules, CCS Rules/Conduct Rules; Use of Hindi in the official work of the Ministry; O&M and Office Procedures)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Santosh JhaJS [AD]2301411423014743jsad@mea.gov.in
Rajesh VaishnawDir [ADP]4901536349015364diradp@mea.gov.in
Ms Suniti SharmaDS [Hindi]2301388923010393dshindi@mea.gov.in
Ms Sumathi VasudevDS [Cash]4901520149015202uscash@mea.gov.in
T.V. VasudevanDS [PB-II & PB-III]49015365uspb@mea.gov.in
S.S. PanickerDS [Special Assignment]
Anjani KumarDS (FSP, Cadre, GA, PA-III)4901536849015469usga@mea.gov.in
Jagdeep KapoorUS[LC, PF & PG]4901536749015414uspf@mea.gov.in
Bhaskar BhattUS [PC, PD & PE]4901536549015385uspc@mea.gov.in
Satish S.Kumar US(PA-I & Transport)2301165023015992pcsec@mea.gov.in
Tanuj ShankarUS[PB-I Pension & TG]49015226
AMS [Americas] Division
(All matters relating to Canada and U.S.A.)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Vikram Kumar DoraiswamiJS [AMS]2379207023011996jsams@mea.gov.in
Ms K. Nandini SinglaDir [AMS]2301435823011010dirams@mea.gov.in
Ms Suja K. MenonUS [AMS]2301544723011460dsams@mea.gov.in
Dr Piyush SinghUS [AMS-I]2301500223010754ususc1@mea.gov.in
V.P. SinghUS [AMS - II]2301075423010754usams@mea.gov.in
A & RM DIVISION
(All matters related to Archives and Record Management)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Dr. Neena MalhotraJS [SAARC & A&RM]4901520849015209jswel@mea.gov.in
Goutam GuptaUS [A & RM]2379375123793499usarm@mea.gov.in
ASEAN Multilateral Division
(All matters relating to India’s relations with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN))
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Ms Renu PallJS [ASEAN ML]4901521249015213jsasean@mea.gov.in
r.pall@mea.gov.in
Ms. Paulomi TripathiUS (ASEAN ML)4901520649015257usasean1@mea.gov.in
BOS [Bureau of Security]
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
S.K. SinhaJS [BOS]2301574923794427jspers@mea.gov.in
NirvikarDir[BOS]
G.S. BishtDS [BOS-II]49015251jspers@mea.gov.in
Umesh KumarUS [BOS]49015255usbos@mea.gov.in
Boundary Cell
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Maj Gen Girish KumarHead [Boundary Cell]2410 388024676804dirbdy@mea.gov.in
Lt. Col. B.J.S. MurthyOSD4901519549015205dirbdy@mea.gov.in
Border Connectivity
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Dr Ajay M GondaneJS [Border Connectivity)4901522449015225jsbc@mea.gov.in
BM [Bangladesh, Myanmar ] Division
(All matters relating to Bangladesh, Myanmar )
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Sripriya RanganathanJS [BM]2301519223013280jsbm@mea.gov.in
Mayank JoshiDS [BM]2379345923014717dssl@mea.gov.in
Amit A. ShuklaUS [Bangladesh]2301180923014717dsbd@mea.gov.in
Ms. Shweta SinghUS [Myanmar]2301624223014717usmyanmar@mea.gov.in
Ms Smriti ThakurUS [BSM]2301361623014717usbsm@mea.gov.in
Ms. E.GayathriUS [BM]
Office of the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Bhaskar VermaCOA4901516249015163meacoa@mea.gov.in
VacantACA49015164
Central Europe Division
(Deals with India's relations with Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina,Bulgaria ,Croatia,Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey)

NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Rahul ChhabraJS [CE]2301506123013788jsce@mea.gov.in
Ms Tarika RoyDir [CE]2301531223018850dirce@mea.gov.in
A.S. KulkarniUS [CE]23015673osdce@mea.gov.in
Ranojit ChaterjeeUS [CE]23012902use22@mea.gov.in
S.K.S.RawatUS [CE]23015311dse2one@mea.gov.in
Manoj KumarUS [CE]23016383use2@mea.gov.in
Ms. Arunima K. SinhaUS [CE]
Central Registry
(All work relating to receipt and distribution of dak(communication) from local Ministries/Offices/Foreign Missions in India)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
South BlockSO [CR-SB]23011954 / 23012292
/ 23017160
23013945 / 23010889aocrsb@mea.gov.in
Jawahar Lal Nehru BhavanCR-JNB4901518249015183
Akbar BhawanSO [CR-AB]24677530
Patiala House23389030
ISIL Building23073717
Shastri Bhawan23383393
CNV [Cypher, NGO & Vigilance] Division
(All matters relating to Vigilance, Classified Communications, Diplomatic bags etc.,)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Pradeep Kumar RawatJS [CNV]2301135723792285jscnv@mea.gov.in
Sunil AgnihotriUS [CCB & DB]23015997usdb@mea.gov.in
Vijay KhandujaDS [Vigilance]4901544749015459usvigmea@mea.gov.in
Coordination Division
(Liaising with other Ministries/Departments/Institutions;Matters relating to political clearances and foreign students in India)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Neeta BhushanJS [Parl & Coord]2301298723010727jsparlvip@mea.gov.in
Rajiv Kumar NagpalDS [Coord]2301789623012328dscoord@mea.gov.in
Ramesh KumarConsultant2301572623012328socoord@mea.gov.in
H.K.GeraUS [Edu]4901541249015413osdedu@mea.gov.in
Complaints Committee of MEA against Sexual Harassment
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Mukta D. Tomar, ChairpersonJoint Secretary23387104, 23384529,23782821,jscons@mea.gov.in
jscpv@mea.gov.in
Prabhat Kumar, MemberJoint Secretary [ES]4901518549015186jses@mea.gov.in
Dr Kajal Bhat, MemberLegal Officer23387674bhatkajal@yahoo.com
Aparna Bhat, MemberLawyer24376447aparna.bhat@gmail.com
CT [Counter Terrorism] Cell
(All matters related to Counter Terrorism including Joint Working Groups on Counter Terrrorism )
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Vinay Mohan KwatraJS [CT-CS & PP & R]4901535149015352jsctpp@mea.gov.in
Shri Akhil KumarDirector (CT)4901548549018372dirct@mea.gov.in
Babu PaulUS [CT and PP&R]4901548549015352usct@mea.gov.in
CPV [Consular Passport, Visa] Division
(All Policy matters related to Passport issuance in India and establishment of Central Passport Organization; General Visa policy & Visa requests from foreign Missions/Posts; matters relating to Legalisation of documents, registration of births and deaths abroad; Extradition policy)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Ms. Mukta Dutta TomarJS [CPV]23387104, 23384529, 23782821, jscons@mea.gov.in
jscpv@mea.gov.in
Muktesh K. PardeshiJS [PSP] & CPO23387013, 2338453623388385, 23071370jscpo@mea.gov.in
A.K. SobtiDir [PSP]23386064 / 2338607923386082dirpsp@mea.gov.in
Charan Jeet AroraDS [PV]23386630 [Telefax]dspv@mea.gov.in
A.K. SawhneyUS [Extradition]2338916523070644uscons2@mea.gov.in
Sanjiv AggarwalUS [CPV-C]2338265823071370uscpvc@mea.gov.in
Rakesh Kumar UpadhyayUS [PV-Vig]2338776923387281usvig@mea.gov.in
R. Sankara SubbuUS [PVA]23386936uspv@mea.gov.in
S. ChattopadhyayUS [RTI Appeal & CPIO for CPV Div2338105123070644uscpvrti@mea.gov.in
Golok Kumar SimliPr Consultant, Passport Seva2338603723386082princontech@mea.gov.in
A.K. BhatnagarConsultant [PM & HR]23386095
Neelu RohraUS[Visa]
Durga SinhaUS[PV]2338386623386259uspv2@mea.gov.in
Anil KumarUS[PV]
DPA-I [Development Partnership Administration]
(All matters relating to Lines of Credit, Grant Projects, Grant Assistance projects)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Alok K. SinhaJS [DPA-I]4901539549015396jsdpa@mea.gov.in
Antony CyriacDir [DPA-I]4901539949015443diritp@mea.gov.in
Harish AgarwalDir [DPA]4901547249015508dirdpa@mea.gov.in
Bhavesh R. TrivediDS [DPA]4901548349015491dsdpa@mea.gov.in
Sanjay KumarUS [DPA]49015474usdpa@mea.gov.in
Prem Kumar NairUS [DPA-I]4901542049015464usdpa1@mea.gov.in
S.K. KharabUS [DPA-II]49015476usdpa2@mea.gov.in
DPA-II [Development Partner Administration] Division
(All matters relating to Capacity Building, Disaster Relief)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Kumar TuhinJS[DPA-II]4901542849015429jsdpa2@mea.gov.in
H.K.SharmaDir[TC-I]4901542649015423dirtc@mea.gov.in
Ms Devyani KhobragadeDir(TC-II)4901660549018435dirtc2@mea.gov.in
Ms Arundhati DasDS[TC]4901543149015434dstc@mea.gov.in
Anindya BanerjeeUS(TC-II)4901543549015438ustc2@mea.gov.in
Krishna KumarUS(TC)4901543049015434ustc@mea.gov.in
Ms. Gina UikaUS[DP-I]4901548249015421usdp1@mea.gov.in
A.S. KulkarniUS(DP)4901539149015421usdp@mea.gov.in
DPA-III [Development Partnership Administration –III]
(All matters relating to grant assistance to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka (except housing project)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Sanjiv RanjanJS [DPA-III]4901540749015408jsdpa3@mea.gov.in
Anil Kumar RaiDir [DPA-III]4901548049016609dsdpa3@mea.gov.in
Harish AgarwalDir [DPA]4901547249015508dirdpa@mea.gov.in
Bhavesh R. TrivediDS [DPA])4901548349015491dsdpa@mea.gov.in
R.C. SharmaDS [DPA-III]49015474-usdpa@mea.gov.in
Jaswinder SinghDS [DPA-III]
Soumitra MandalDS [DPA-III]
G. Naga PrasadEE (Electrical)4901548149018362eee@mea.gov.in
D & ISA [Disarmament & International Security Affairs] Division
(All matters related to Disarmament, Non-proliferation issues, Confidence & Security Building measures in regional and multilateral fora)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Amandeep Singh GillJS [D & ISA]2301490223015626jsdisa@mea.gov.in
Captain M.V.Raj KrishnaDir [Military Affairs]2301809723018097dirmildisa@mea.gov.in
Arvind MadhavanDir [D & ISA]2301030823017162dsdisa@mea.gov.in
Chinmoy NaikDS [D & ISA]2301116023015318dirdisa@mea.gov.in
Muanpuii SaiawiUS [D & ISA]2301295423014131usdisa@mea.gov.in
Ms. Anandi VenkateshwaranUS [D & ISA]2301295423014131usdisa@mea.gov.in
EA [East Asia] Division
(All matters relating to China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan,Mongolia, Republic of Korea)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Gautam H. BambawaleJS [EA]2301203823792124jsea@mea.gov.in
Dr. Shilpak N. AmbuleDS [China]2301253623016514dirchina@mea.gov.in
Vijai KumarDS [EA]23012847 [Telefax]dsjk@mea.gov.in
Ninad S. DeshpandeUS [China]23011356 [Telefax]dschina2@mea.gov.in
EG & IT [E-Governance & Information Technology] Division
(All matters relating to cyber security & computerisation)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Harsh Kumar JainJS [EG & IT]4901521449015217jsegit@mea.gov.in
Shri Nishi Kant SinghUS [EG & IT]4901521549015217usegit@mea.gov.in
Energy Security Division
(All matters relating to Energy Security, Food Security, Import of oil and gas)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Soumen BagchiJS [Energy Security + ITP]4901518549015186jses@mea.gov.in
V. KrishnamoorthyDir [ES]49015261dses@mea.gov.in
Anoop DhingraUS [ES-I]4901518749015186useditp@mea.gov.in
Brajesh Kumar SrivastavaUS [ES-II]
Randhir Singh BholaTechnical Adviser [Energy Security]4901518849015186taes@mea.gov.in
E & SA [East & Southern Africa] Division
(All matters relating to Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, African Union, East African Community and COMESA)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Vinay KumarJS[E & SA]4901840049018401jsafr@mea.gov.in
Mahaveer C. SinghviDir[E & SA]4901839449018398diresa@mea.gov.in
Alok Ranjan JhaDS [E & SA]49018395-dsesa@mea.gov.in
S.RaghuramUS [EAF]4901839049018393useaf@mea.gov.in
Srikant ChaterjeeUS [SAF]4901839149018392ussaf@mea.gov.in
Eurasia Division
(All matters relating to Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and SCO)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Ajay BisariaJS [ERS]2301341023014353jsers@mea.gov.in
Pankaj SaxenaDS(Caucasus Region, Ukraine, Belarus)2301460023794020dirers@mea.gov.in
Rajesh UikeUS(Central Asia)2379350123793501dsers@mea.gov.in
Md Nurul HassanUS(Political and Flight Clearance)]2301789423016277useurasia1@mea.gov.in
Suresh Kumar C.US[ERS]2301519923013253usrs@mea.gov.in
C. RamkumarUS[ERS]
Establishment Division
(All establishment matters including Property, allotment of accommodation, procurement of equipment etc.)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Shambhu S. KumaranJS [Estt]49015122 / 2306052649015101jsestt@mea.gov.in
Vijay SinghDS [SP-VM]49015104ussesm@mea.gov.in
Rajiv Kumar NagpalDS [SE-I]4901510649015107usse2@mea.gov.in
Shri Jai SinghUS[SE-II & SE-III]49018363ushomaint@mea.gov.in
Sandeep KumarUS [FD, Prop-I]4901510849015109dsprop1@mea.gov.in
Rajesh KapoorUS [Prop-II / ODA / HCD]49015105usoda@mea.gov.in
Rajesh Kumar SharmaUS [Housing & Maintenance]
A.K. KapilaConsultant4901510249015103
Vishwa Nath GoelUS[SE-I]
V. MuralidharanUS[Estt.]
Europe West Division
(All matters relating to Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, United Kingdom, European Union)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Ms. Ruchi GhanashyamAS [EW]2301441623794142asew@mea.gov.in
Ms. Nutan Kapoor MahawarDir [EW]2379414523010176direw@mea.gov.in
Srikumar MenonDS [EW]2301126123016476usew1@mea.gov.in
Ms Neetu Mehrada BhagotiaUS [EW]2301571723016476usew4@mea.gov.in
Dr. Binoy GeorgeUS [EW]2301924023016476usew2@mea.gov.in
External Publicity & Public Diplomacy [XPD] Division
(Interface between the Ministry and Media mandated with publicity of India's foreign policy through briefings, press interactions and other media events; Maintenance of official MEA website and new media platforms; Liaison with MEA beat media; Facilitation of foreign media based in India; publications, documentary films and other publicity material aimed at projecting India's soft power; Advancing conversations on India's Foreign Policy through organizing/supporting seminars, conferences, Track 1.5/2.0 dialogues)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Syed AkbaruddinJS [XP]23383371 / 2338337323384319jsxp@mea.gov.in
Bishwadip DeyDir [XPD]2338331623384663dirxp@mea.gov.in
Jitender Pal SinghOSD [PR]2338346223386910osdpr@mea.gov.in
Dr. Sumit SethDS [Digital Diplomacy]2338752423387075usxps@mea.gov.in
Wing Commander Nikhilesh DixitOSD[PD]2338894923387075osdpd2@mea.gov.in
Sqn Ldr Priya JoshiUS[XP]2338894623387075
Kapil RajUS [PD]23388947uspd@mea.gov.in
Finance Division
(All matters relating to formulation of budget of the Ministry, formation and revision of Rates of Exchanges, scrutiny and replies to Audit Paras, Examination/clearance of proposals from financial angel )
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Anurag SrivastavaDir [Fin]4901514049015141dirfin@mea.gov.in
Dr Pradeep Singh RajpurohitDS [Fin-II, Budget]4901514249015143dsfin@mea.gov.in
Saikat Sen SharmaDS [Fin & Budget]4901514649015141usfin4@mea.gov.in
D.K. SharmaUS [Fin-III]4901514549015141usfin3@mea.gov.in
Norbu NegiUS[Fin-I]4901514449015143usfin@mea.gov.in
Hermon N. KujurUS[Fin-Project]4901585049015141usfin@mea.gov.in
Gulf Division
(All matters relating to Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, UAE, GCC and OIC)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Mridul KumarJS [Gulf & Haj]2301316123794138jsgulf@mea.gov.in,
Birender Singh YadavDir[Gulf]2301036423019415dirgulf1@mea.gov.in,
Dr. M. VenkatachalamUS [Gulf]2301443123794513usgulf1@mea.gov.in
Prem ChandUS [Gulf-I]2301458423794513dsgulf@mea.gov.in
Shakeel AhmadUS [Gulf]2301744623794513usgulf2@mea.gov.in
Global Cyber Issues Cell
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Vinay Mohan KwatraJS[CT-CS & PP & R]4901535149015352jsctpp@mea.gov.in,
Shri Akhil KumarDirector [CT-CS]4901548549018372dirct@mea.gov.in,
Haj Cell
(All work relating to Haj arrangements and coordination between our mission in Jeddah and various departments of Government of India)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Mridul KumarJS [Gulf & Haj]2301148123011813jsgulf@mea.gov.in,
C.O. ThomasDir [Haj]2301528023017763dirgulf@mea.gov.in
Bhupendra KumarDS [Haj]2338822023073205dirhaj@mea.gov.in
Moin AkhtarAttache [Haj]23389136ushaj@mea.gov.in
ITP [ Investment, Technology, Promotion ] Division
(Nodal Division on trade and investment related matters)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Soumen BagchiJS [ES & ITP]4901518549015186jses@mea.gov.in
Mukta ShekharDir [ITP]4901540949015496diritp1@mea.gov.in
Deepa JainUS [ITP]4901549349015498usitp@mea.gov.in
Arun Kumar SinghUS [ITP]
LAC [Latin America & Carribbean] Division
(All matters relating to Anguilla, Antigua and Berbuda, Antilles and Aruba, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dominica Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Christopher & Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caycos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Ms. Riva Ganguly DasJS [LAC]4901551149015510jslac@mea,gov,in
Dir [LAC]4901660549016607dirlac1@mea.gov.in
Dr. (Ms.) Anju KumarDS [LAC]4901550549015506dirlac@mea.gov.in
D. CharandasiDS [LAC]49015500uslac@mea.gov.in
Sunil BawejaUS [LAC]4901550149015504uslac2@mea.gov.in
Purnendu KantUS [LAC]
L & T [Legal & Treaties] Division
(All matters relating to legal and treaties)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Dr (Ms.) Neeru ChadhaJoint Secretary [L&T]2338466523389724jslegal@mea.gov.in
Dr. Pradip ChoudharyDirector (L&T)2338 676023073365dirlegal@mea.gov.in
Sh. M. Koteswara RaoDirector [L&T]2338 81802338 9724dirlegal1@mea.gov.in
Dr. Kajal BhatLegal Officer (Gr. I)2338 80362338 9724legalofficer1@mea.gov.in
Sh. Yedla UmasankarLegal Officer (Gr. II)2338 21092338 9724legalofficer3@mea.gov.in
Sh. S. Senthil KumarLegal Officer (Gr. II)2338 91342338 9724legalofficer2@mea.gov.in
Sh. Mohammed Hussain K. S.Legal Officer (Gr. II)2338 82902338 9724legalofficer4@mea.gov.in
Ms. R. MythiliLegal Officer (Gr. II)2338 18392338 9724legalofficer5@mea.gov.in
Ms. K. C. SowmyaLegal Officer (Gr. II)2338 76742338 9724legalofficer6@mea.gov.in
Sh. Himanshu GoenkaLegal Officer [Gr. II]2338 78672338 9724legalofficer7@mea.gov.in
Sh. Sudheer K. J.Legal Officer [Gr. II]2338 76742338 9724
MEA Library [Patiala House]
(Deals with acquisition, technical processing and preservation of books, documents, monographs, reports, micro-documents, maps etc)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Dr Satendra Singh DhakaDir [Lib. & Info.]2307368523386340dirlib@mea.gov.in
MER [Multilateral Economic Relations] Division
(All matters relating to multilateral economic relations of India)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Sh. Charanjeet SinghOSD [MER]4901541549015416jsmer@mea.gov.in
Dr. Anju KumarDir [MER]4901542749015486dirmer@mea.gov.in
Ms. Sameera SaurabhDS[MER]4901541749015418dirg20@mea.gov.in
Sh. Bramha KumarUS [MER]4901541949015422dsmer@mea.gov.in
Nalanda Division
(All work related to Nalanda University)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Sanjay BhattacharyyaJS (South)4901540449015405asnalanda@mea.gov.in
Ravindra Prasad JaiswalDir [Nalanda]4901540349015406usnalanda@mea.gov.in
N.L.P. ChaudharyUS [Nalanda]
Northern [Nepal, Bhutan] Division
(All matters relating to Bhutan and Nepal)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Abhay ThakurJS [North]2379324123792814jsnorth@mea.gov.in
Arun Kumar SahuDirector [North]2301171023016660dirnorth@mea.gov.in
Raj Gopal SinghDS [Bhutan]2301678023015694usbhutan2@mea.gov.in
Ms. Satwant KhanaliyaUS [Nepal]2301238223015694usnepal@mea.gov.in
Lavanya kumar K.RUS [Bhutan]2301300723015694dsbh@mea.gov.in
Surendra KumarUS [Nepal-Eco]2301402723015694usnorth@mea.gov.in
PAI [Pakistan, Afghanistan & Iran] Division
(All matters relating to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Rudrendra TandonJS[PAI]2301506023012139jspai@mea.gov.in
B. ShyamDir [Pak]2301298923013980dirpak@mea.gov.in
Binay S. PradhanDS[AI]23014904dsai@mea.gov.in
Ms Eenam GambhirDS[PAK]2301261023014559uspak2@mea.gov.in
Ashish Kumar Singh AryaUS [PAI]2301485223014559uspak@mea.gov.in
Anish RajanUS [AI]2301697123016588usia@mea.gov.in
US [Afghan]2379207123012139usafg@mea.gov.in
P.S.SanthanaramanUS[Iran]23013250usai@mea.gov.in
Parliament & VIP Division
(Responsible for the entire Parliament work for the Ministry)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Neeta BhushanJS [Parl & Coord]2301298723010727jsparlvip@mea.gov.in
D.N. DuttaUS [Parl]2301624423011483dsparl@mea.gov.in
Anil Kumar KalraUS [Parl & VIP and Coord]23017896 [Telefax]dscoord@mea.gov.in
Debashish BiswasUS[Coord]23017896uscoord2@mea.gov.in
PP & R [Policy Planning & Research] Division
(Nodal agency for mid term and long term policy planning;cyber policy issues)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Vinay Mohan KwatraJS [CT-CS & PP & R]4901535149015352jsctpp@mea.gov.in
Nadim AnwerDS [PP & R]49015353dirpp@mea.gov.in
Inder Jit SagarUS [PP & R]49015354usppr@mea.gov.in
Shwetabh DublishUS [R]
Projects Division
(Deals with acquisition of plots and construction of buildings for Missions/Posts abroad and offices and residences for Ministry, repair and maintenance of Ministry's properties)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Shri Rajesh Kumar SachdevaJoint Secretary[Projects]4901512549015126jsproj@mea.gov.in
Shri Viraj SinghDirector [Projects]4901512849015127dirproj@mea.gov.in
Ms. Veena AgarwalUnder Secretary [Projects]4901512949015135usproj@mea.gov.in
Shri Mayank Kumar TilakSuperintending Engineer49015280seproj@mea.gov.in
Shri Vijay KumarSuperintending Engineert49015130secpwd@mea.gov.in
Ms. Bulbul BiswasSr. Architect49015131srar@mea.gov.in
Shri Ashok Kumar DhimanSr. Architect49018367srar1@mea.gov.in
Protocol Division
(All protocol matters including those relating to incoming and outgoing VVIP visits; Privileges and immunities of all Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations based in India; Honours, Titles and Decorations)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Pradeep Kumar RawatJS [COP]2301527823012520jscop@mea.gov.in
Vivek KumarDCP [C]2301203923011816dcpc@mea.gov.in
Anil NautiyalDCP [P]4901544949015450dcpp@mea.gov.in
Sanjeev KhanduriDCP [F]4901544549015446dcpf@mea.gov.in
RTI [Right to Information] Cell
(All matters related to the implementation of Right to Information Act 2005 in the Minsitry)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Rajesh VaishnawDir [RTI & ADP]4901536349015364jsrti@mea.gov.in
Meera SisodiaUS[RTI ]4901522649015225usrti@mea.gov.in
SAARC Division
(All matters relating to South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Dr Neena MalhotraJS[SAARC & A&RM]4901520849015209jssaarc@mea.gov.in
Ms Madhu SethiDS [SAARC]23019871ussaarc2@mea.gov.in
S.N. SharmaUS [SAARC]
SKC [Special Kuwait Cell]
(All work pertaining to the Special Kuwait Cell - Compensation claims of Gulf War victims- individual, corporate and government claims)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
R.K.T. ArasuDS [SKC]2338909223386953usskciv@mea.gov.in
Southern Division
(All matters relating to Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Sanjay BhattacharyyaJS [South]4901524449015247jssouth@mea.gov.in
Ravindra P. JaiswalDir [South]4901524649015258dirsouth@mea.gov.in
G.S. ReddyOSD(South)]4901522949015357osdasean@mea.gov.in
Sukhgeet KaurDS (South)4901836549015496dssouth@mea.gov.in
Parikshat KadanUS [South]4901524249015249ussouth@mea.gov.in
Vijay SharmaUS [South-II]4901524349015249ussouth2@mea.gov.in
Sudhi ChoudharyUS [South-III]4901524149018379usic@mea.gov.in
SM [Sri Lanka & Maldives] Division
(All matters relating to Sri Lanka and Maldives)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Suchitra DuraiJS [SM & IOR]2301259123014717jssmior@mea.gov.in
Puneet AgrawalDir [SM & IOR]2301231923016714dirbsm@mea.gov.in
Vishwesh NegiDS [SM & IOR]2379345923014717dssl@mea.gov.in
Ms. Shweta SinghUS [Maldives & Myanmar]2301624223014717usmaldives@mea.gov.in
US [Myanmar]2301742623014717usbsm2@mea.gov.in
Ms Smriti ThakurUS [BSM]2301361623014717usbsm@mea.gov.in
Telephone Operators
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
South Block23014531
UNES [United Nations Economic & Social] Division
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Sh. Tanmay LalJS [UNES]4901842549018426jsun@mea.gov.in
Dr. Adarsh SwaikaDS [UNES]4901841749018418dircc@mea.gov.in
Sh. Naba Kumar PalUS [UNES]4901842349018423usune@mea.gov.in
Ms. Aparna GanesanUS [UNES]4901842249018422
UNP [United Nations Political] Division
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Vikas SwarupJS [UNP]4901840949018410jsunp@mea.gov.in
Tshering W. SherpaDS[UNP]4901841349018412dirunp@mea.gov.in
Pankaj Kumar SinghalUS [UNP]49018416usunp2@mea.gov.in
S. GopalakrishnanUS [UNP-II]49018411usunp@mea.gov.in
Dr. Shailendra Kumar SaxenaUS [UNP]
WAF [Western Africa] Division
(All matters relating to Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Liberia, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Sao Tome &Principe, Togo, CEMAC, ECCAS, ECOWAS, TEAM9 and WAEMU)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Shri Sanjiv KohliJS [WA]4901843149018436jswa@mea.gov.in
Nilakshi Saha SinhaDir [WA]4901843349018434dirwa@mea.gov.in
Prashant Kumar DasUS[WA-I]49018430uswaf1@mea.gov.in
Shri Ummed SinghUS[WA-II]49018432
uswaf2@mea.gov.in
Shri Avinash KumarUS[UT]49018432
Shri Bibhash LahiriAttaché (WAF)49016608
soafr@mea.gov.in
WANA [West Asia & North Africa] Division
(All matters relating to Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Palestine, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia,Jordan and Tunisia)
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Sandeep KumarJS [WANA]2301436723792305jswana@mea.gov.in
Niraj SahayDir [WANA]2301129123013900dirwana@mea.gov.in
Rakesh MalhotraDS[WANA]2301573023017594uswana@mea.gov.in
K.P.M. RamanConsultant23015953sowana@mea.gov.in
Dr M. Anand PrakashUS [WANA-I]2301132623017594uswana1@mea.gov.in
Shri Ratnesh KumarUS [WANA]
Welfare Division
NameDesignationTelephoneFaxE-mail
Shri Santosh JhaJS [AD & Welfare]2301411423014743jsad@mea.gov.in
Shri Ohm PrakashJS [Welfare-II]4901521049014911dirwel@mea.gov.in
Shri M.S.KagraUS [Welfare]4901523149015233welfare@mea.gov.in