Pradeep Kumar Rawat named as the next Ambassador of India to China

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: December 21 2021

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Pradeep Kumar Rawat, a senior diplomat, has been named India's new ambassador to China.
Pradeep Kumar Rawat, a 1990-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who is recognized as an expert on China, will replace Vikram Misri.
His appointment comes amid a continuing border dispute in eastern Ladakh between the two countries.
Rawat, who is fluent in Mandarin, previously worked as a Joint Secretary in the MEA's East Asia division in Delhi from 2014 to 2017.
Between 2007 to 2009, Rawat served as Director (East Asia) at the East Asia division.
From September 2017 to December 2020, he was the Indian ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

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Bangladesh: Vikram Doraiswami
Pakistan: Vacant, Dr. M. Suresh Kumar, Deputy High Commissioner (Temporary Charge)
Nepal: Vinay Mohan Kwarta
Sri Lanka: Gopal Baglay
Myanmar: Saurabh Kumar
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