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Who had taken charge as the new Foreign Secretary of India? [Jan 2018]
Who had taken charge as the new Foreign Secretary of India? [Jan 2018]
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The correct option is D Vijay Keshav Gokhale
Vijay Keshav Gokhale, the 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, had 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 played a key role in negotiations to resolve the Doklam standoff between Indian and Chinese armies in 2017. He also served as Indias Ambassador to China, Germany and worked in Indian missions in Hong Kong, Hanoi and in New York. Besides this, he is the only IFS to have served as Indias Representative both in Taiwan and China.
Vijay Keshav Gokhale, the 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, had 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 played a key role in negotiations to resolve the Doklam standoff between Indian and Chinese armies in 2017. He also served as Indias Ambassador to China, Germany and worked in Indian missions in Hong Kong, Hanoi and in New York. Besides this, he is the only IFS to have served as Indias Representative both in Taiwan and China.
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