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Vinay Mohan Kwatra to succeed Puri as India’s new ambassador



KATHMANDU: New Delhi is sending Vinay Mohan Kwatra as its new ambassador to Nepal.

Kwarta, currently India’s ambassador to France, will succeed Manjeev Singh Puri, whose term ended in December-end, sources have said.

He has already served as a joint secretary at the office of the Prime Minister of India. He has also headed the Policy Planning and Research Division of the Ministry of External Affairs of India.

Kwarta is expected to arrive in Kathmandu in February.

Publish Date : 14 January 2020 12:22 PM

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