The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs is a department related standing committee (DRSC) of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of legislative oversight of the foreign policy, and decision making of the Ministry of External Affairs.

Following are the members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs.

[3] Keys:   BJP (14)   INC (4)   SP (2)   AITC (2)   CPIM (2)   DMK (1)   SS(UBT) (1)   YSRCP (1)   RJD (1)  IUML (1)   AIMIM (1) = 31 members Party-wise membership of Standing Committee on Defence (Alliance) As part of its oversight process, the committee has published quite a number of reports over the course of its existence.

In March 2023, the committee in its Demand for Grants (2023–24) report, criticized the ministry for being "most short-staffed" and under-budgeted.

Out of IFS 'A' cadre, 667 are posted at the Missions abroad and 334 are manning the headquarters in Delhi, which currently has 57 divisions.