Dr. Mukesh Kumar Srivastava is Senior Consultant at Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) (Ministry of External Affairs), New Delhi. Prior to this, he has worked at Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. He has done his PhD and M.Phil from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
In promoting Indian cultural diplomacy, the Modi government has also revitalised its institutional mechanisms to strengthen and foster India’s cultural heritage.