Who is the present permanent representative of India to the United Nations, in New York?

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The correct answer is T.S. Tirumurti.

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T.S. Tirumurti is a retired Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York from May 2020 to June 2022. He also held the position of President of the United Nations Security Council during India's tenure as a non-permanent member.

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Parvathaneni Harish is an Indian Foreign Service officer from the 1990 batch. He assumed the position of Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York on September 1, 2024. Prior to this role, he served as the Ambassador of India to Germany. He has held various key positions in the Ministry of External Affairs, including Additional Secretary (Economic Relations), where he led the Economic Diplomacy Division. He has also served as India's Consul General in Houston and Ambassador to Vietnam.
Harshvardhan Shringla is a retired Indian Foreign Service officer. He served as the Foreign Secretary of India before his retirement. While he held numerous important diplomatic positions throughout his career, he was not the present Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York.