Vikram Misri attended Scindia School before graduating from Hindu College in Delhi
New Delhi:
Vikram Misri has been appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat. An officer of the Foreign Service, he served as envoy to China until 11 December. Pradeep Kumar Rawat has taken over from him.
Here are 5 points on Vikram Misri:
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Vikram Misri, a career diplomat of the 1989 batch of the Indian Foreign Service, has served as India’s ambassador to Myanmar and Spain. In 2019, he was appointed as ambassador to Beijing and served during a crucial period in India-China relations.
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Mr Misri was part of a series of talks with China after troops from the two countries clashed violently in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, resulting in the region’s first casualties in four decades.
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He has served in the Ministry of External Affairs, in the Prime Minister’s Office, and in several Indian missions in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.
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He was the private secretary to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 2012 to 2014 and remained in the position after Narendra Modi took over in 2014. Mr. Misri served as Private Secretary to PM Modi from May to July 2014. In 1997, he was the private secretary. Inder Kumar Gujral, Secretary to the then Prime Minister.
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Born in Srinagar, Vikram Misri attended the Scindia School before graduating from Delhi’s Hindu College. He also has an MBA degree. Before joining the civil services, he worked in advertisement and ad film production for three years.
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