Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs

The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs is an Indian government official whose primary responsibility is to serve as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and to deal with other media affairs relating to Indian foreign policy. The spokesperson is a joint-secretary rank officer, and formally heads the External Publicity division in the Ministry.[1][2][3]

Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (India)
Emblem of the Government of India
Incumbent
Arindam Bagchi

since March 2021
External Publicity Division (XP)
TypeJoint Secretary
AbbreviationJS-XP
SeatSouth Block, New Delhi
WebsiteOfficial website

Currently, Arindam Bagchi, an officer of the 1995 batch of Indian Foreign Service is the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.[1]

See also

References

  1. "MEA | Spokesperson's Office : Personnel". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. "MEA | About MEA : Organization Structure : Divisions". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  3. "Arindam Bagchi may replace Anurag Srivastava as MEA spokesperson". Deccan Herald. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
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