The 1980-batch Indian Foreign Service officer will succeed Arun Singh, who is being posted as India's Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington. Sarna is at present joint secretary (External Publicity) in the Ministry of External Affairs, a post he has held since October 2002 to become the longest-serving spokesman of the foreign office.
The 59-year-old diplomat was among the longest-serving spokespersons of the MEA. He had held the post between 2002 and 2008.
Arun Singh, India's ambassador to US, will retire in September.
This was the first meeting of the top Indian diplomat with Trump after he was sworn in as the US President on January 20.
'The strategic direction of the relationship will not be affected. But the perception has been affected.'
Nita Ambani, founder and chairperson, Reliance Foundation, was presented the Global Leadership Award by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum in New Delhi on Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Inside the governors' reception hosted by Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna -- a first in more than 15 years.
Shringla, a 1984-batch Indian Foreign Service diplomat will succeed Navtej Sarna.
India on Thursday said it has received no information from Spain on the identity of the terror suspects held in Barcelona last week.
When a police patrol party reached the scene, Nadeem introduced himself as a driver of the Pakistan High Commission but could not produce any identity papers, Sarna said.
Social media was in a frenzy after it emerged that Indian High Commissioner Navtej Sarna, who was one of the special guests at the event on Thursday evening to mark the launch of Suhel Seth's new book 'Mantras for Success: India's Greatest CEOs Tell You How to Win', was also present at the event when the business tycoon arrived.
India expresses concern over Bangladesh blasts. Offers 'any kind of assistance'.
The issue of the United States pullout from Afghanistan next year and the likely scenario of re-emergence of Taliban dominated the talks between India and China as part of their two-day annual counter-terrorism dialogue in Beijing on Thursday.
India and China would hold their annual counter terrorism dialogue this week during which the two are expected to focus on Islamic militant groups in the backdrop of US plans to pull out its troops from Afghanistan next year.
'There is nothing new in these suggestions,' an external affairs ministry spokesman said.
India Saturday night rubbished as "utterly baseless and false" Pakistan's allegation that New Delhi was supporting violence in Balochistan.
Reagan, who was suffering from Alzheimer disease for the last ten years, died in Los Angeles at the age of 93 on Saturday.
As per the Indo-US deal, the NSG is required to adjust its guidelines to allow the international community to have civil nuclear cooperation with India.
An External Affairs Ministry spokesman called the attack 'heinous'.
India Friday welcomed Nepal's King Gyanendra's intention to transfer executive power to a government constituted by the seven-party alliance.
Justifying its action against Tibetan protesters in New Delhi, the government has said anti-China political activities by refugees will not be allowed in India. "The Government of India does not permit Tibetans to engage in anti-China political activities in India," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said while commenting on the police action against the refugees who had taken out a march in Dharmasala in Himachal Pradesh two days ago. He said the government
India Saturday asserted that demilitarisation or redeployment of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir was a sovereign decision of New Delhi and could not be dictated by any foreign government.
"The government of India is dismayed at the continuing violence in occupied Palestine, particularly in the Gaza Strip," MEA spokesman Navtej Sarna said, adding, "Events this week, including the disproportionate use of retaliatory force, have led to avoidable civilian casualties, including the death of innocent children. This is unacceptable."
India on Wednesday termed as unjustified the American decision to impose sanctions on its two firms for supplying some chemicals to Iran, asserting that the transfer did not violate Indian regulations or its international obligations.
The High Commissioner upon seeing Mallya walk in actually at the mid of the event, got up and left
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday rejected Pakistan Information Minister Sheikh Rashid's request to travel to Jammu and Kashmir by the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus on June 30.
The High Commission is facilitating safety of the remaining 40 Indians in the state and their movement.
The treaty not only reflects the contemporary nature of the relationship but also lays the foundation for its future development in the 21st century.
'An expected new treaty between Musharraf and Manmohan Singh in 2007 will not be about Kashmir, so it will not change the ground reality,' says Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin.
Ambassador Navtej Sarna chats with readers on his new book The Exile.
A news report had claimed that Bush had threatened Dr Singh with regard to voting for Venezuela in the elections for non-permanent members of UN Security Council.
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