List of ambassadors of Russia to India

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India
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Incumbent
 [ru]
since 18 August 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in New Delhi
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatNew Delhi
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in India

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of India.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in New Delhi.[1] There are consulates-general in Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.[2]

The post of Russian Ambassador to India is currently held by  [ru], incumbent since 18 August 2017.[3]

History of diplomatic relations[]

Main article: India–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Dominion of India were formally established with the opening of embassies on 13 April 1947.[4][5] The first ambassador,  [ru], was appointed on 23 October 1947, and presented his credentials on 1 January 1948.[5] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador,  [ru], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1996.[5]

List of representatives (1947 – present)[]

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Dominion of India (1947 – 1950)[]

Name Title Appointment Credentials Termination Notes
 [ru] Ambassador 23 October 1947 1 January 1948 1950

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Republic of India (1950 – 1991)[]

Name Title Appointment Credentials Termination Notes
 [ru] Ambassador 1950 29 April 1953
 [ru] Ambassador 29 April 1953 4 July 1953 1 September 1953
 [ru] Ambassador 1 September 1953 2 November 1953 26 October 1957
Panteleimon Ponomarenko Ambassador 26 October 1957 19 December 1957 22 April 1959
 [ru] Ambassador 22 April 1959 27 June 1959 12 April 1967
 [ru] Ambassador 12 April 1967 14 September 1967 26 April 1973
 [ru] Acting Ambassador 1973 1974
 [ru] Ambassador 2 January 1974 21 January 1974 24 December 1977
Yuli Vorontsov Ambassador 24 December 1977 3 April 1978 20 January 1983
Vasily Rykov Ambassador 21 January 1983 5 April 1983 26 August 1988
 [ru] Ambassador 26 August 1988 15 July 1991
 [ru] Ambassador 15 July 1991 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India (1991 – present)[]

Name Title Appointment Credentials Termination Notes
 [ru] Ambassador 25 December 1991 1 May 1996
 [ru] Ambassador 1 May 1996 11 November 1999
Alexander Kadakin Ambassador 11 November 1999 29 July 2004
Vyacheslav Trubnikov Ambassador 29 July 2004 27 October 2009
Alexander Kadakin Ambassador 27 October 2009 20 November 2009 26 January 2017
 [ru] Ambassador 18 August 2017

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Индии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Генконсульства России в Индии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Посольство и его история" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Посольство СССР в Индии" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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