- Focus on environment, counter-terrorism and energy
- Upgrade policy planning and research division with inputs from think-tanks and intelligence agencies
- Foreign secretary to have a minimum two-year term; merit and performance to be the main criteria
- Separate the office of spokesperson from external publicity division
- Urges formation of a larger policy-making body in the MEA
- Involve CII, FICCI, Assocham to tone up economic diplomacy
- Post more officials at the headquarters in Delhi
- Rightsize missions abroad
- Create the post of inspector general of missions
- Cadre review of IFS(A) and IFS(B)
- Reorganise territorial divisions
- Annual report (not to exceed 1,000 words) to be filed by heads of missions abroad