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 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.

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 United States of America reaffirmed its support of India’s early membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Both the nations committed to strengthen bilateral security and civil nuclear cooperation