Suri has learnt Arabic and French, has a master's degree in Economics and has written on India's Africa policy, on Public Diplomacy and on the IT outsourcing industry.

His English translations of his grandfather Nanak Singh's classic Punjabi novels have been published by Penguin as The Watchmaker and by HarperCollins as A Life Incomplete and Khooni Vaisakhi.

His father Kulwant Singh runs a reputed publishing house in Amritsar and his mother Attarjit has taught Punjabi language to college students.

His tenure as Joint Secretary of Public Diplomacy divisions is particularly distinguished for his effort to create MEA's improved interaction with citizens through use of social media platforms and Internet.

Morsi visited India from the 18 to 21 March 2013 as the head of a high-level delegation of Egyptian ministers and business leaders, at a time when trade between these two countries has witnessed a record 30 percent jump.