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

Category : Appointment/Resignation
Published on: December 21 2021 Share on facebook

  • 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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List of Indian Ambassador to our Neighboring Countries 

  • Afghanistan: Rudrendra Tandon
  • 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
  • Maldives: Munu Mahawar
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