Ministry of External Affairs of India

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foreign affairs ministry government ministry

The Ministry of External Affairs of India is the central government ministry responsible for managing the country’s foreign relations, diplomacy, and international representation.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of External Affairs (India)	19
Ministry of External Affairs of India canonical	6
Ministry of External Affairs	3
External Affairs Ministry of India	2
Indian Ministry of External Affairs	1
Ministry of External Affairs (historically, in South Block)	1
Ministry of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations	1
Ministry of External Affairs headquarters	1
Ministry of External Affairs of India (for Indian government yatras)	1
Ministry of External Affairs of independent India	1
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India	1
Ministry of External Affairs, India	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T946317 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of External Affairs of India
Context triple: [Minister of External Affairs of India, heads, Ministry of External Affairs of India]

A. Minister of External Affairs of India
The Minister of External Affairs of India is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic engagements.
B. Prime Minister's Office of India
The Prime Minister's Office of India is the central executive agency that assists the Prime Minister in policy-making, coordination, and administration of the Government of India.
C. Secretary of State for India
The Secretary of State for India was the British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the governance and administration of British India from London during the colonial period.
D. Ministry of Home Affairs, India
The Ministry of Home Affairs, India is the central government ministry responsible for internal security, domestic policy, law and order, and the administration of key national honors and internal affairs across the country.
E. Department of Foreign Affairs
The Department of Foreign Affairs was the original federal executive department of the United States responsible for managing the young nation's foreign relations, later reorganized and renamed the Department of State.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of External Affairs of India
Target entity description: The Ministry of External Affairs of India is the central government ministry responsible for managing the country’s foreign relations, diplomacy, and international representation.

A. Minister of External Affairs of India
The Minister of External Affairs of India is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic engagements.
B. Prime Minister's Office of India
The Prime Minister's Office of India is the central executive agency that assists the Prime Minister in policy-making, coordination, and administration of the Government of India.
C. Secretary of State for India
The Secretary of State for India was the British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the governance and administration of British India from London during the colonial period.
D. Ministry of Home Affairs, India
The Ministry of Home Affairs, India is the central government ministry responsible for internal security, domestic policy, law and order, and the administration of key national honors and internal affairs across the country.
E. Department of Foreign Affairs
The Department of Foreign Affairs was the original federal executive department of the United States responsible for managing the young nation's foreign relations, later reorganized and renamed the Department of State.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foreign affairs ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
abbreviation	MEA ⓘ
advises	Prime Minister of India on foreign policy ⓘ Union Council of Ministers on external affairs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	External Affairs Ministry of India ⓘ linked to: Ministry of External Affairs of India
bureaucraticHeadTitle	Foreign Secretary of India ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Ministry of Defence of India ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Defence (India) Ministry of Finance of India ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Finance Ministry of Home Affairs of India ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Home Affairs, India
coordinates	28.6143°N 77.1995°E ⓘ state visits and international summits involving India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
employs	Indian Foreign Service officers ⓘ
establishedBy	Government of India Act framework and subsequent Indian legislation ⓘ
handles	India’s participation in international organizations ⓘ consular services for Indian citizens abroad ⓘ passport and visa policy at the central level ⓘ treaty negotiations for India ⓘ
headquartersBuilding	South Block, Raisina Hill ⓘ linked to: South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi
headquartersLocation	New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
jurisdiction	Government of India ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
manages	India’s foreign aid and development partnerships ⓘ India’s image and communication abroad ⓘ bilateral relations of India ⓘ multilateral diplomacy of India ⓘ public diplomacy of India ⓘ
ministerialHeadTitle	Minister of External Affairs ⓘ
nativeName	विदेश मंत्रालय ⓘ linked to: Office of Foreign Affairs
oversees	Foreign Service Institute of India ⓘ linked to: Foreign Service Institute (India) Indian Council for Cultural Relations ⓘ Indian consulates ⓘ Indian embassies ⓘ Indian high commissions ⓘ linked to: Indian embassies Permanent Missions of India to international organizations ⓘ Research and Information System for Developing Countries ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of India ⓘ
portfolioHeldBy	Cabinet Minister of the Government of India ⓘ
predecessor	Ministry of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations ⓘ linked to: Ministry of External Affairs of India
regulates	diplomatic protocol in India ⓘ
responsibleFor	diplomacy of India ⓘ foreign relations of India ⓘ international representation of India ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	executive branch ministry ⓘ
website	https://www.mea.gov.in ⓘ

How these facts were elicited