Back وزارة الشؤون الخارجية (الهند) Arabic বিদেশ মন্ত্রক (ভারত) Bengali/Bangla Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (India) Spanish Ministère des Affaires extérieures French משרד החוץ (הודו) HE विदेश मंत्रालय (भारत) Hindi 外務省 (インド) Japanese ವಿದೇಶಾಂಗ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ (ಭಾರತ) Kannada വിദേശകാര്യ മന്ത്രാലയം (ഇന്ത്യ) Malayalam परराष्ट्र मंत्रालय (भारत) Marathi
&sq=European Union&lang=en&file=File:Government_of_India_logo.svg){kind=logo} Branch of Government of India | |
&sq=European Union&lang=en&file=File:Ministry_of_External_Affairs_India.svg) Ministry of External Affairs | |
&sq=European Union&lang=en&file=File:New_Delhi_government_block_03-2016_img6.jpg) South Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 2 September 1946 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | South Block, Secretariat Building, Raisina Hill, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Employees | 4,888 (March 2023) IFS (A):1,011[1] |
| Annual budget | ₹18,050 crore (US$2.3 billion) (2023–24 est.)[2] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Ministers responsible | |
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| Website | mea.gov.in |
The Ministry of External Affairs (abbreviated as MEA; ISO: Vidēśa Mantrālaya[a]) of India is the government agency responsible for implementing Indian foreign policy. The Ministry of External Affairs is headed by the Minister of External Affairs, a Cabinet Minister. The Foreign Secretary, an Indian Foreign Service officer, is the most senior civil servant who is the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry represents the Government of India through embassies and is also responsible for India's representation at the United Nations and other international organizations and expanding and safeguarding India's influence and Indian interests across the world by providing developmental aid to other countries worth billions of dollars.[4] It also advises other Ministries and State Governments on foreign governments and institutions.
The Committee on External Affairs is tasked with this ministry's legislative oversight.
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- ^ "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (ER)".
- ^ "Six Charts to Make Sense of India's Budget for Foreign Policy".
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