Ambassador of India to Russia
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The following people have served as Ambassador
s of India
to Russia
and it predecessor state, the Soviet Union
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Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
s of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and it predecessor state, the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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- Vijaya Lakshmi PanditVijaya Lakshmi PanditVijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit was an Indian diplomat and politician, the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, the aunt of Indira Gandhi and the great-aunt of Rajiv Gandhi, all of whom served as Prime Minister of India.In 1921 she married Ranjit Sitaram Pandit, who died on 14 January 1944...
(1947-1949) - Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanSarvepalli RadhakrishnanSir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....
(1949-1952) - Kumara Padma Sivasankara Menon (1952-1961)
- S. Dutt (1961-1962)
- T.N. Kaul (1962-1966)
- Kewal Singh (1966-1968)
- Durga Prasad Dhar (1969-1971)
- K.S. Shelvankar (1971-1975)
- Durga Prasad Dhar (1975-1975)
- Inder Kumar GujralInder Kumar GujralInder Kumar Gujral served as the 12th Prime Minister of India. Gujral was the first PM to govern exclusively from the Rajya Sabha; , only he and Manmohan Singh have done so.-Early life:...
(1976-1980) - V.K. Ahuja (1980-1983)
- Saiyid Nurul HasanSaiyid Nurul HasanSaiyid Nurul Hasan was a historian of medieval India, a prolific author, a statesman in the Government of India, and governor of Bengal and Orissa.-Background:...
(1983-1986) - T.N. Kaul (1986-1989)
- A.S. Gonsalves (1989-1992)
- Ronen SenRonen SenRanendra "Ronen" Sen was India's ambassador to the United States of America from August 2004 to March 2009. His contribution landmark US India Nuclear deal is considered of immense importance -Career:...
(1992-1998) - S.K. Lambah (1998-2001)
- K. RaghunathK. RaghunathK. Raghunath is an Indian diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary of India in the late 1990s. He previously served as the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh as well as Ambassador to Russia, Nigeria and the Philippines.-Biography:...
(2001-2004) - Kanwal SibalKanwal SibalKanwal Sibal is a former foreign secretary of India. He was foreign secretary from July 2002 to November 2003. He served as India's ambassador to Turkey, France and Egypt.-References:...
(2004-2007) - Prabhat Prakash ShuklaPrabhat Prakash ShuklaPrabhat Prakash Shukla is the Ambassador of India to Russia. Before taking up the post in Moscow on 2 October 2007, Shukla was the High Commissioner of India to Australia, and prior to that was the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore. He joined the Indian Foreign Service on July 11, 1974...
(2007 - 2011) - Ajai Malhotra (2011-present)