- The government has appointed India’s Ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla, an expert in India’s neighborhood, as the next Foreign Secretary.
- According to appointments Committee of the cabinet, Mr.Shringla will take over from Vijay Gokhale for a two-year tenure.
- Mr. Shringla was worked closely with Minister for External Affairs S.Jaishankar when he was foreign secretary (2015-2018).
