Vinay Kumar appointed India's next ambassador to Myanmar

• Shri Vinay Kumar has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
• The 1992 batch IFS Officer is currently serving as the Additional Secretary at the Ministry and shall replace Shri Saurabh Kumar.
• Myanmar is one of India’s strategic neighbours and shares a 1,640-kilometre-long border with a number of northeastern states, including militancy-hit Nagaland and Manipur.

Important Takeaways

About Myanmar

• Old Name: Burma 
• Capital: Naypyidaw
• Currency: Myanmar Kyat
• Prime Minister: Min Aung Hlaing
• First Anglo-Burmese War: 1824-1826