India, Sept. 14 -- An Indian diplomat has grabbed national attention after he featured in one of the defining pictures from the recently concluded BRICS Summit. IFS officer Sidharth Babu was seen standing beside Prime Minister Narendra Modi during one of his interactions with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The image of the three leaders sharing a hearty exchange became one of the memorable moments of the summit in New Delhi.

The picture, which went viral, also brought the young IFS officer into spotlight. Babu is a 2017-batch Indian Foreign Service officer. The 36-year-old holds the position of deputy secretary in the East Asia Division of the ministry of external affairs at present.

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