(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Seasoned diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Sunday took charge as
India's new foreign secretary at a time New Delhi is dealing with
various geopolitical developments, Trend reports citing The Indian
Express .
A 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Kwatra
succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla who retired from service on
Saturday.
Kwatra was serving as India's envoy to Nepal before assuming the
charge of the foreign secretary.
“Shri Vinay Kwatra assumed charge as Foreign Secretary today
morning. #TeamMEA wishes Foreign Secretary Kwatra a productive and
successful tenure ahead,” MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted
on Sunday.
Kwatra is known to be having extensive expertise in dealing with
India's neighbourhood as well as the US, China and Europe.
He took charge as the foreign secretary at a time India is
dealing with various geopolitical developments including the
Ukraine conflict, the severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka and
situation in Afghanistan and developments in the Indo-Pacific.
Before his diplomatic posting to Nepal in 2020, he served as the
Ambassador of India to France from August 2017 to February
2020.
A career diplomat with over 32 years of experience, Kwatra has
also held the position of a Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's
Office (PMO) for two years between October 2015 and August
2017.
Kwatra headed the Policy Planning & Research Division of the
Ministry of External Affairs between July 2013 and October 2015 and
later served as the head of the Americas Division in the Foreign
Ministry where he dealt with India's relations with the US and
Canada.
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