Tracing the IFS’ Origins: Why MEA Dropped the 1783 Claim
The Indian Foreign Service (IFS), which is mandated to handle all aspects of India’s external relations, will mark 80 years of its establishment on October 9 this year. The Ministry of External Affairs’ (MEA) official website currently notes this about the IFS’ creation and the ministry’s formation: “In September 1946, on the eve of India’s…