List of ambassadors of Russia to India

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of India.

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India भारत गणराज्य में रूसी संघ के राजदूत
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Nikolai Kudashev since 18 August 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in New Delhi
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	New Delhi
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Website	Embassy of Russia in India

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in New Delhi.[1] There are consulates-general in Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.[2]

The post of Russian Ambassador to India is currently held by Nikolai Kudashev, incumbent since 18 August 2017.[3]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Dominion of India were formally established with the opening of embassies on 13 April 1947.[4][5] The first ambassador, Kirill Novikov, was appointed on 23 October 1947, and presented his credentials on 1 January 1948.[5] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Anatoly Dryukov, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1996.[5]

List of representatives (1947 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Dominion of India (1947 – 1950)

Name	Title	Appointment	Credentials	Termination	Notes
Kirill Novikov	Ambassador	23 October 1947	1 January 1948	1950

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Republic of India (1950 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Credentials	Termination	Notes
Kirill Novikov	Ambassador	1950		29 April 1953
Ivan Benediktov	Ambassador	29 April 1953	4 July 1953	1 September 1953
Mikhail Menshikov	Ambassador	1 September 1953	2 November 1953	26 October 1957
Panteleimon Ponomarenko	Ambassador	26 October 1957	19 December 1957	22 April 1959
Ivan Benediktov	Ambassador	22 April 1959	27 June 1959	12 April 1967
Nikolai Pegov	Ambassador	12 April 1967	14 September 1967	26 April 1973
Vil Boldyrev	Acting Ambassador	1973		1974
Viktor Maltsev	Ambassador	2 January 1974	21 January 1974	24 December 1977
Yuli Vorontsov	Ambassador	24 December 1977	3 April 1978	20 January 1983
Vasily Rykov	Ambassador	21 January 1983	5 April 1983	26 August 1988
Viktor Isakov	Ambassador	26 August 1988		15 July 1991
Anatoly Dryukov	Ambassador	15 July 1991		25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India (1991 – present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Credentials	Termination	Notes
Anatoly Dryukov	Ambassador	25 December 1991		1 May 1996
Albert Chernyshyov	Ambassador	1 May 1996		11 November 1999
Alexander Kadakin	Ambassador	11 November 1999		29 July 2004
Vyacheslav Trubnikov	Ambassador	29 July 2004		27 October 2009
Alexander Kadakin	Ambassador	27 October 2009	20 November 2009	26 January 2017
Nikolai Kudashev	Ambassador	18 August 2017

See also

• Foreign relations of India
• Ambassadors of Russia

References

1. "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Индии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
2. "Генконсульства России в Индии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
3. "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
4. "Посольство и его история" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
5. "Посольство СССР в Индии" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2019.