Vikram Misri’s previous tenures include serving as private secretary to PM Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh. (Image: Twitter/@VikramMisri)
A 1989 batch IFS officer, Vikram Misri will replace Pankaj Saran, whose term ends on December 31, 2021.
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Former Indian envoy to China Vikram Misri was on Monday appointed as the Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) in the National Security Council Secretariat, ANI reported. Mishri will report to NSA Ajit Doval. Mishri, a 1989 batch IFS officer, will replace Pankaj Saran, whose tenure ends on December 31, 2021. Saran was earlier India’s envoy to Russia. The MEA had earlier this month appointed Pradeep Kumar Rawat as India’s envoy to China.
Misri’s previous tenures include serving as the private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh. The other two deputy NSAs are Rajendra Khanna and Datta Pandasalgikar. He had also served as India’s envoy to Myanmar and Spain.
He was India’s ambassador to Beijing in 2019 and was part of several talks with China after the violent Galwan Valley clash in June 2020.
A graduate of Delhi’s prestigious Hindu College, Misri is a native of Srinagar, where he was born. Before joining the Indian Civil Services, Misri, who also holds an MBA degree, worked in the advertising sector.
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