Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (India)

Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs
since 3 January 2024
External Publicity Division (XP)
TypeJoint Secretary
AbbreviationJS-XP and Spokesperson
SeatSouth Block, New Delhi
AppointerMinistry of External Affairs
WebsiteOfficial website

The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs is an Indian government official whose primary responsibility is to serve as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and to deal with other media affairs relating to Indian foreign policy. The spokesperson is usually a Joint secretary to the Government of India rank officer, and formally heads the External Publicity division in the Ministry.

Currently, Randhir Jaiswal, an officer of the 1998 batch of Indian Foreign Service is the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.