Vinay Kumar appointed India's next ambassador to Myanmar

Vinay Kumar appointed India's next ambassador to Myanmar

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: November 16 2021

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  • 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.

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About Myanmar

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