How the IFS is finding its soul

A number of younger diplomats have begun to search for the soul of the foreign service, to give its members a sense of belonging and pride, observes former ambassador T P Sreenivasan. Every......

Leela Ponappa appointed Deputy NSA

Career diplomat Leela K Ponappa was today appointed as Deputy National Security Adviser. A 1970-batch IFS officer, Ponappa will also hold the post of Secretary in the National Security Council......