ALSO READ: MEA Secretary Sibi George schools Norwegian journalist, slams \u2018ignorant NGO reports\u2019 after tense press clash in Oslo, watch what happened<\/a><\/p>\nWhy is Sibi George getting attention online?<\/p>\n
Sibi George has become popular online because of the way he answers difficult international questions about India. Instead of giving short diplomatic replies, he often explains India\u2019s history, democracy, culture and diversity in detail.<\/p>\n
During another interaction with a Dutch journalist, George responded to questions about press freedom and minority rights in India. \u201cThere is no other country in the world where four religions originated and continue to flourish,\u201d he said. He spoke about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, and also explained how Judaism, Christianity and Islam have existed in India for centuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat makes our democracy a very noisy democracy and we are proud of that,\u201d he remarked while talking about freedom of expression and India\u2019s digital media landscape.<\/p>\n
Where is Sibi George from?<\/p>\n
Sibi George comes from the Podimattam family of Pala in Kottayam district of Kerala. People who know him describe him as calm, well-prepared and deeply knowledgeable despite working in high-pressure diplomatic environments for many years.<\/p>\n
Sibi George\u2019s educational qualification<\/p>\n
Sibi George is a gold medallist in both graduation and post-graduation. He also studied at the The American University in Cairo.<\/p>\n
He received training at several prestigious institutions, including:<\/p>\n
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration<\/p>\n
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad<\/p>\n
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore<\/p>\n
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade<\/p>\n
Indian School of Business<\/p>\n
Sibi George joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1993. Over the years, he has served in several important diplomatic positions across the world.<\/p>\n
He has worked as India\u2019s Ambassador to:<\/p>\n
Japan<\/p>\n
Switzerland<\/p>\n
Kuwait<\/p>\n
Marshall Islands<\/p>\n
Liechtenstein<\/p>\n
Holy See<\/p>\n
He also served in Indian missions in Cairo, Doha, Islamabad, Washington DC, Tehran and Riyadh. At the Ministry of External Affairs headquarters in New Delhi, he handled the East Asia Division and coordinated the India-Africa Forum Summit. In 2014, he received the S.K. Singh Award for Excellence in the Indian Foreign Service.<\/p>\n
Why is Sibi George important in India\u2019s diplomacy today?<\/p>\n
As India faces more international attention on global platforms, diplomats are increasingly expected to defend the country\u2019s policies and democratic system publicly. Sibi George has become one of the most visible Indian diplomats because of his ability to answer difficult questions directly and confidently. Many supporters see him as a strong communicator who represents India firmly during challenging international press interactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sibi George is a senior Indian diplomat who recently drew attention during Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s visit to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[85],"tags":[45821,45856,45842,45853,45840,45845,45860,45841,45819,32748,45848,32754,44619,45855,45851,45832,45831,45820,45854,45839,45858,36371,45816,45850,45833,45846,45835,45812,45861,45843,45847,45818,45830,45826,22993,45245,45857,157,45814,156,45813,45811,45400,45829,45859,45815,45724,45849,45836,45838,45837,45822,45844,45824,45817,45852,45828,45825,45827,45834,45823],"class_list":["post-85814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oslo","tag-diplomatic-career","tag-diplomatic-communication","tag-diplomatic-rebuttal","tag-foreign-policy-expert","tag-g20-new-delhi","tag-ifs-officer-india","tag-india-civilisational-history","tag-india-democracy-debate","tag-india-democracy-remarks","tag-india-europe-relations","tag-india-foreign-affairs","tag-india-foreign-policy","tag-india-global-diplomacy","tag-india-global-image","tag-india-international-media","tag-india-media-freedom-response","tag-india-norway-press-interaction","tag-indian-ambassador","tag-indian-ambassador-profile","tag-indian-constitutional-values","tag-indian-democracy-defence","tag-indian-diplomacy","tag-indian-diplomat","tag-indian-diplomat-viral","tag-indian-diplomat-viral-video","tag-indian-envoy","tag-indian-foreign-relations","tag-indian-foreign-service","tag-indian-foreign-service-career","tag-indian-government-diplomat","tag-international-press-briefing","tag-kerala-diplomat","tag-kottayam-diplomat","tag-mea-secretary-west","tag-ministry-of-external-affairs","tag-narendra-modi-europe-tour","tag-narendra-modi-visit","tag-norway","tag-norwegian-journalist","tag-oslo","tag-oslo-press-clash","tag-pm-modi-diplomat","tag-pm-modi-europe-visit","tag-podimattam-family-pala","tag-press-freedom-questions","tag-secretary-west","tag-sibi-george","tag-sibi-george-achievements","tag-sibi-george-ambassador-japan","tag-sibi-george-ambassador-kuwait","tag-sibi-george-ambassador-switzerland","tag-sibi-george-biography","tag-sibi-george-career","tag-sibi-george-controversy","tag-sibi-george-education-qualification","tag-sibi-george-interview","tag-sibi-george-kerala","tag-sibi-george-oslo-remarks","tag-sibi-george-qualifications","tag-sibi-george-speech","tag-who-is-sibi-george"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}