| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to the Republic of India |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 12 January 2022 |
| Department: | 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 |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in India |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
| Native Name: | भारत गणराज्य में रूसी संघ के राजदूत |
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.
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, incumbent since 12 January 2022.[3]
See main article: India–Russia 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,, 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]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Credentials | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 1950 | 29 April 1953 | |||
| Ivan Benediktov | Ambassador | 29 April 1953 | 4 July 1953 | 1 September 1953 | |
| 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 | |
| Acting Ambassador | 1973 | 1974 | |||
| 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 | |
| Ambassador | 26 August 1988 | 15 July 1991 | |||
| Anatoly Dryukov | Ambassador | 15 July 1991 | 25 December 1991 | ||
| Name | Title | Appointment | Credentials | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoly Dryukov | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 1 May 1996 | ||
| 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 | |
| Ambassador | 18 August 2017 | 12 January 2022 | |||
| Ambassador | 12 January 2022 | ||||