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Seasoned Diplomat Vikram Doraiswami Appointed India's Next Envoy to China

The Ministry of External Affairs has announced the appointment of Vikram K Doraiswami as India's next Ambassador to China. He is currently serving as the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. Doraiswami is a seasoned diplomat with prior experience in Hong Kong and Beijing, where he learned Mandarin Chinese. He will succeed Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Rawat in Beijing.

Key Points: Vikram Doraiswami Named India's Next Ambassador to China

  • Mandarin-speaking diplomat
  • Replaces Pradeep Rawat
  • Extensive China experience
  • Former UK High Commissioner
  • Key PMO role
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Vikram Doraiswami appointed as India's next Ambassador to China

Veteran diplomat Vikram Doraiswami, currently High Commissioner to the UK, appointed as India's next Ambassador to China, bringing Mandarin expertise.

"A 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Doraiswami is expected to take up the assignment shortly. - Ministry of External Affairs"

New Delhi, March 19

Vikram K Doraiswami, presently High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday.

A 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Doraiswami is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

He was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom in August 2022 after having served as India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh.

After his in-service training in New Delhi from 1992-1993, Doraiswami was posted to the Commission of India in Hong Kong in May 1994 as Third Secretary. He learnt Chinese, taking an elective diploma in that language at the New Asia Yale-in-Asia language school of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was posted to the Embassy of India in Beijing in September 1996 where he served for nearly four years.

After having served at the Prime Minister's Office in 2002 and as Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Doraiswami was posted to the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York as Political Counsellor in 2006.

In October 2009, Doraiswami was posted as India's Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa.

According to the MEA, Doraiswami returned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi in July 2011, where he was given charge as the Head of the Division for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), a post he held till October 2012. During this period, he was also Coordinator for the Fourth Summit meeting of BRICS in New Delhi in March 2012.

A seasoned diplomat, Doraiswami was Joint Secretary of the Americas Division of the MEA from October 2012 to October 2014. He joined the Embassy of India in Tashkent at the end of October 2014 as Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan. He arrived in Seoul in April 2015 to take charge as the Ambassador of India to South Korea.

Currently, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1990, is India's Ambassador to China. Ambassador Rawat had also opted to learn Mandarin Chinese as his foreign language and served in Hong Kong and Beijing between 1992 and 1997.

Ambassador Rawat started his second tenure in Beijing in 2003 as Counsellor and ended in 2007 as Deputy Chief of Mission. He was appointed as India's Ambassador to China in December 2021.

- IANS

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Rohit P
A seasoned diplomat indeed. His Mandarin skills and previous posting in Beijing will be a huge asset. The border situation needs steady, experienced hands. Hoping for positive outcomes.
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Arjun K
Interesting to see a shift from the UK to China. It shows where our diplomatic priorities lie currently. His SAARC and BRICS experience will also be useful in navigating regional dynamics with China.
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Sarah B
Respectfully, while his credentials are impressive, I hope the focus remains on protecting India's territorial integrity and national interest above all else. The past few years have been challenging.
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Vikram M
Wow, what a career graph! From Hong Kong in '94 to the UK and now back to Beijing. He has seen the relationship evolve. Hoping he can help stabilise things. Jai Hind!
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Kavya N
Good to see diplomats who invest in learning the local language. It shows respect and a long-term commitment to understanding the other side. Best of luck to him! 🙏

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