Kabir Humayun: The Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Shringla tipped to be the next ambassador to the US, replacing Navtej Sarna, who is scheduled to retire at the end of this year, reports Times of India.
According to the report, India’s ambassador to Myanmar, Vikram Misri, is likely to take over from Gautam Bambawale as India’s next ambassador to China.
India’s ambassador to Thailand Bhagwant Bishnoi is likely to be replaced by Suchitra Durai, currently high commissioner to Kenya.
Shringla may be replaced by Riva Ganguly Das, currently in charge of MEA’s culture arm, ICCR, in Dhaka.
Ruchi Ghanshyam, currently secretary (east), will be India’s next high commissioner to the UK, replacing Yash Sinha, who will retire from service.
Misri, who came to Myanmar after a stint as India’s ambassador to Spain, may be replaced by Saurabh Kumar, currently India’s envoy to Iran.
If Misri is confirmed, he will be the second envoy after former foreign secretary S Jaishankar not to be part of the MEA’s famous “China bloc”.
Incumbent chief of protocol Sanjay Verma is believed to be heading to Spain, replacing Venkatesh Verma, who is taking over from Pankaj Saran as the ambassador to Russia.
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