Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra
India's envoy in Nepal named foreign secretary
India on Monday named its envoy in Nepal as the country's next foreign secretary.
Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra, a career diplomat with over 32 years of experience, will succeed Harsh Vardhan Shringla who is due to retire this month-end, according to an Indian government notification.
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Kwatra joined the country's coveted Indian Foreign Service way back in 1988. Before his Nepal assignment, he served as India's ambassador to France from August 2017 to February 2020.
The 59-year-old also worked in India's diplomatic missions in the US and China, and also served in the Prime Minister's Office, touted as a prestigious posting.
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Shringla was appointed the Indian Foreign Secretary in January 2020.