hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˈɪndiən fˈɔːɹən sˈɜːvɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ˈæftɚ hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðə ðˈɛn pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ, dʒəvɐhˈɑːɹlɑːl nˈɛɹuː, də hˈoːɹz ðə pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz ʌv pˈʌblɪk ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən kəmˈɛnst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt. .
He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1947 after he was appointed by the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, de hors the processes of public examination commenced in 1948. .