Foreign Minister Vikram Misri, together with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofia Qurashi, delivered media briefings regularly providing updates on military operations carried out by the Indian Armed Forces.
Foreign Minister Vikram Misri (File Image Source: PTI)
In response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22, the Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor, successfully destroying nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and the Pakistan-occupied kashmir (POK). Foreign Minister Vikram Misri stayed in the spotlight as one of the country’s most important military operations is underway.
Foreign Minister Vikram Misri, together with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofia Qurashi, delivered media briefings regularly providing updates on military operations carried out by the Indian Armed Forces.
Did you know that important aspects of Misri’s academic career have Jharkhand’s connection? Let’s learn more about it.
Who is Vikram Misri?
Vikram Misri was born in 1964 in Chamu and Srinagar, Kashmir, and went to school from Srinagar, Udhampur and Gwalior, respectively. Later, he enrolled at the Indian College of Delhi University, where he graduated from political science.
Later in 1987, Misri studied management from the Xavier Labor Relations Institute (XLRI) in Jharkhand. He has worked with advertising agencies for about three years since then.
Misri’s occupation as a foreign officer in India
In 1989, Vikram Misri was elected as the Foreign Officer of India (IFS). He continued to work in Indian embassies in Washington, DC, Islamabad, Beijing and more. It is important to note that he has also served as a personal assistant to three Prime Ministers IK Gujral, Dr. Manmohan Singh and current Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
