KUWAIT: Paramita Tripathi has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Kuwait. Currently serving as Joint Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi, she is expected to assume her new assignment shortly, according to a press release issued by the MEA on September 12, 2025.
A career diplomat from the 2001 batch of the Indian Foreign Service, Tripathi brings with her over two decades of experience in diplomacy and international relations. She earlier served as Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission of India in Singapore and has held key positions in New Delhi, including on the Pakistan and United Nations desks (2005–2008). Her overseas assignments also include stints in Brussels (2003–2005) and Tokyo (2008–2011).
Tripathi holds a Master’s degree in Geography from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is married to Pradyumn, an officer of the Indian Revenue Service.
Meanwhile, Dr Adarsh Swaika, the current Ambassador of India to Kuwait, will soon conclude his tenure and has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kenya.
India and Kuwait share historically close and dynamic bilateral ties. In 2021–22, both countries celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The partnership was further elevated to the level of a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark visit to Kuwait in 2024.
