Indian Foreign Service

The Indian Foreign Service is a diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of the Republic of India under the Ministry of External Affairs. The Foreign... Wikipedia

• Abbreviation:  IFS
• Date of establishment:  9 October 1946
• Headquarters:  South Block, New Delhi
• Staff college:  Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, New Delhi
• Field of operation:  Diplomatic missions of India
• Cadre controlling authority:  Ministry of External Affairs
• Minister responsible:  S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs
• Legal personality:  Governmental: Civil service
• Preceding service:  Indian Civil Service
• Cadre strength:  3,556 members (2025), (Group A - 1177, Group B - 2379)
• Foreign Secretary:  Vikram Misri, IFS
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo