Vijay Keshav Gokhale charge as new Foreign Secretary of India

Vijay Keshav Gokhale, the 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has taken charge as the new Foreign Secretary of India on January 29, 2018. Prior to this post, Gokhale was serving as the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He succeeded S Jaishankar and will have a two-year tenure. Gokhale had ..

Topics: Ambassadors of India • Anil Wadhwa • Doklam • Foreign relations of India • Foreign Secretary of India • Gokhale • Government of India • Indian Foreign Service • Ministry of External Affairs • Nirupama Rao • Subrahmanyam Jaishankar • Vijay Keshav Gokhale

Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed as new Foreign Secretary of India

Vijay Keshav Gokhale, the 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has been appointed the new Foreign Secretary of India. He will succeed S Jaishankar, whose term ends on January 28, 2018. Currently, he is Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He has also held the post of India’s ambassador to China ..

Topics: Ambassadors of India • Foreign relations of India • Foreign Secretary of India • Government of India • Indian Foreign Service • Ministry of External Affairs • Nirupama Rao • Ruchira Kamboj • Subrahmanyam Jaishankar • Vijay Keshav Gokhale

Indian Ambassador asks US students to stay alert on effects of protectionism

Addressing the students at University of Florida, India’s Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao has asked American students to be alert to the crushing effects of protectionism as it is retrogressive and blocks economic growth and development in the age of globalization. She held that the borders b/w nations are becoming increasingly porous, and ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012

Topics: Academic disciplines • Commercial policy • Cultural geography • Culture • Economic geography • Globalization • Localism • Nirupama Rao • Protectionism

Current Affairs: August 3, 2011

Brahmasree Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri passed away Eminent Sanskrit scholar and Bhagavatham proponent Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri passed away in Kuruppanthara, near Kottayam ‘Bhagavata-Hamsam’ Brahmasree Malliyoor Shankaran Namboothiri (91) was a well known proponent of ritual narration of Bhagavatam-stories Obama Signs Bill To Raise Debt Ceiling US President Barack Obama signed an agreement raising the US Government’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Aadhaar • Biometrics • D. V. Sadananda Gowda • Government • Government of India • Identification • India • M. K. Sankaran Namboothiri • Mamta Sharma • National Commission for Women • National Social Security Fund • Nirupama Rao

Current Affairs : July 16, 2011

Common Service Centre Diwas to be observed on 16th July, 2011 Common Service Centre, CSC, Diwas to be observed on 16th July, 2011 Department of Information and Technology decided to observe it every year to mark the incorporation of CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd on this day in 2009 Satellite GSAT-12 functioning well The GSAT-12 ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2011

Topics: Africa • Dalai Lama • Geography of Africa • Libya • Nirupama Rao