Foreign Secretary  

 Sri Lanka foreign secretary Jayanath Colombage has confessed that his country’s decision to lease Hambantota port to China for 99 years was a mistake

The no-nonsense bureaucrat Harsh Vardhan Shringla took charge as India's foreign secretary. We look back at his valiant efforts that have set him where he stands unwaveringly today

Hello and welcome to this episode of The Handshake, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who has been appointed as the new Indian envoy to the US. Seasoned diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who last served as India's envoy to the US, took charge as new foreign secretary on Wednesday for a fixed two-year term, succeeding Vijay Gokhale.

 

Hello and welcome to this episode of The Handshake, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about Harsh Vardhan Shringla who has been made the new Indian foreign secretary. Seasoned diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla was on Monday appointed as the new foreign secretary for a two-year fixed term, succeeding Vijay Gokhale. Shringla, a 1984 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), is considered an expert on India's neighbourhood and is currently serving as envoy to the US.

Nirupama Menon Rao, India’s Former Foreign Secretary, spoke to MyNation about the various ways that India has grown as a country. She also highlighted the different kinds of relationships India has with the United States of America, Pakistan, China and Sri Lanka.

Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale briefed about Narendra Modi's US visit. Gokhale said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a visit to the US from the late afternoon of September  21until the forenoon of September 27. 

The protests outside the Indian High Commission building in London took place in the backdrop of the Centre in India having revoked special status for Jammu and Kashmir

Boris Johnson, the former foreign secretary, secured 92,153 votes against 46,656 of his rival Jeremy Hunt in the battle for 10 Downing Street to become the next Prime minister of the UK
 

After a month-long contest between former London mayor Boris Johnson and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, the postal votes of up to 1,60,000 grassroots Conservatives will decide the governing party's next leader. 

Narendra Modi’s troubleshooter when it came to foreign policy, former foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has donned several significant caps. Jaishankar is best known for his stints as India’s ambassador to the US and China.
 

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As per the notification of Ministry of Culture, the new members are Republic TV founder Arnab Goswami, BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, former foreign secretary S Jaishankar, and journalist Ram Bahadur Rai