| Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York | |
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| Location | New York City, United States |
| Address | 235 E. 43rd St., New York, 10017 |
| Opened | 1946; 79 years ago (1946) |
| Permanent representative | Parvathaneni Harish |
| Deputy Permanent Representative | R. Ravindra |
| Website | Official website |
ThePermanent Mission of India to the United Nations is the formal title of theIndian delegation to theUnited Nations (UN).[1] India was among the founding members of theUnited Nations and signed theDeclaration by United Nations on 1 January 1942. India also participated in theUnited Nations Conference on International Organization andDiwan Bahadur SirArcot Ramasamy Mudaliar signed theUnited Nations Charter onIndia's behalf.[2]
ThePermanent Representative of India to the United Nations is the leader of the Indian Mission to theUnited Nations. They also representIndia in theSecurity Council of the United Nations.[3] The currentPermanent Representative of India to the United Nations isAmbassador Ruchira Kamboj.[4] She is the first female to be Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.
In 2020, when India was elected to become anon-permanent member ofUnited Nations Security Council for the term 2021-2022, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) appointed four more foreign service officers to serve in the Permanent Mission in New York to boost diplomatic presence. An officer was appointed as Deputy Permanent Representative specially to look after Security Council issues. In addition, few Counsellors and First Secretaries were posted to the Mission to look after Security Council issues.[5]
Currently, the Ambassador/Permanent Representative leads the Mission. In addition, the mission has a Deputy Permanent Representative who has the rank of Ambassador,[6] a Minister, seven Counsellors, a Legal Advisor, two First Secretaries, three Second Secretaries and a Military Advisor.[7]
The Indian Permanent Mission to the United Nations is housed at 235 East 43rd Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, inTurtle Bay, Manhattan,New York City.It is a 27-storied red granite-clad building, built in 1993. It was designed by Indian architect Charles Correa.[8]
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