India appoints Vikram Doraiswami as new high commissioner to Bangladesh

India has appointed Vikram Kumar Doraiswami as the country’s new high commissioner to Bangladesh, one of New Delhi’s “closest allies”.

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Published : 14 August 2020, 04:16 AM
Updated : 14 August 2020, 04:16 AM

Doraiswami, presently additional secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs, is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the Indian government said in a statement on Thursday.

Doraiswami replaces Riva Ganguly Das, who will take over as secretary (East) at India’s external affairs ministry.