Sripriya Ranganathan takes charge as secretary (CPV & OIA) in MEA

NEW DELHI: Sripriya Ranganathan, a career Indian diplomat with over 25 years across Delhi, Ankara, Hong Kong, Yangon, Seoul and Washington DC, has assumed the role of secretary handling consular and diaspora affairs at the Ministry of External Affairs, working under the leadership of external affairs minister S. Jaishankar. Her appointment marks the latest step in a career defined by high-stakes diplomacy, multilateral negotiations, and ambassadorial stints abroad.

Ranganathan previously served as Indian ambassador to the Republic of Korea and held senior roles at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC, alongside long stints in Delhi handling administration, ties with major European countries, neighbourhood diplomacy, multilateral disarmament and trade negotiations.

In her new role, she aims to streamline consular services, strengthen connections with the global Indian diaspora, and ensure responsive, people-centric operations across missions and posts worldwide.

With a career spanning continents and decades, Ranganathan now shifts from international negotiation tables to shaping domestic consular strategy—proving that even after decades in diplomacy, the pace never slows and the stakes never drop.