Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed as new Indian Ambassador to US

Harsh Vardhan Shringla, a 1984-batch Indian Foreign Service diplomat, has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the United States (US). He will succeed Navtej Sarna. Presently, Shringla is the High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Beside him, Riva Ganguly Das, 1986 batch IFS, who is presently Director General of Indian ..

Topics: Ambassadors of India • Foreign relations of India • Government of India • Harsh Vardhan Shringla • Indian Foreign Service • Navtej Sarna • Pankaj Saran • Riva Ganguly Das • Sarna • Vijay Keshav Gokhale

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

T S Tirumurti appointed as Secretary (Economic Relations) in MEA

T S Tirumurti, a 1985-batch officers of Indian Foreign Service, has been was appointed the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry on January 5, 2018. According to the order issued by the personnel ministry, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment to the post, in place of Vijay Keshav Gokhale, ..

Topics: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet • Foreign relations of India • Foreign Secretary of India • Government of India • Indian Foreign Service • Ministry of External Affairs • T. S. Tirumurti • 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

Government appoints Vijay Gokhale as new Foreign Secretary

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale (58) as Foreign Secretary, highest post for a diplomat in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He will have a two-year term and shall succeed S Jaishankar, who completes his extended tenure in January 2018. ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: ACC • appointments • Foreign Secretary • Ministry of External Affairs • National • Persons in News • Vijay Keshav Gokhale