The friendly meeting with newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic India
29 January, 2014
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation His Excellency Udayanga Weeratunga hosted His Excellency P.S. Raghavan, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Russian Federation on 29 January 2014. The friendly meeting took place at the residence of the Ambassador of Sri Lanka and Ambassador Raghavan and Ambassador Weeratunga shared pleasantries on the past carriers and the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Ambassador Weeratunga said that the Embassy of India in Russia always had very close relations with the Embassy of Sri Lanka and further that he is certain that the relations will continue to grow.
His Excellency P.S. Rahgavan said that he is looking forward to work in cooperation with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation. Ambassador P.S. Raghavan presented his credentials as Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation, to the President of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin, on January 16, 2014. Born in 1955, Ambassador Raghavan took a BSc. (Honors) degree in Physics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University in 1975 and a B.E. degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1978. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1979.
Between 1979 and 1994, he held a number of diplomatic positions in the Indian Missions in Moscow [then USSR], Warsaw [Poland] and London [United Kingdom], interspersed with tenures in the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India. In 1994, he was appointed Consul General of India in Vietnam and in 1997, Deputy High Commissioner of India to South Africa in Pretoria.
From 2000 to 2004, Ambassador Raghavan was Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi, dealing with Foreign Affairs, Atomic Energy, Space, Defense and National Security. He was Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic (2004 – 2007) and Ambassador of India to Ireland (2007 – 2011). In January 2012, he was appointed to head the newly-created Development Partnership Administration in the Ministry of External Affairs, which is charged with the task of ensuring the efficient implementation of India’s economic partnership programs in developing countries.
