New Delhi: Vikram Misri, a 1989 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, who served as envoy in China amid the border dispute, has been appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor within the National Security Council secretariat.
Misri, a seasoned diplomat, will report to nationwide safety adviser Ajit Doval. Vikram has served in numerous capacities on the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in addition to within the Prime Minister’s Office.
Misri has additionally served in numerous Indian Missions in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. At current, Rajinder Khanna, Pankaj Saran and Dattatray Padsalgikar are serving as deputy NSAs.
Who succeeds Vikram Misri?
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Pradeep Kumar Rawat, a 1990 batch IFS officer, has succeeded Misri as Ambassador to China earlier this month.
The appointment of Rawat, who was serving because the Indian envoy to the Netherlands earlier than being given this delicate publish, comes within the midst of the lingering jap Ladakh border standoff.
For Rawat, who speaks fluent Mandarin and had earlier served in Hong Kong and Beijing, resolving the dispute that India and China have been engaged in for the final 20 months, would be the prime precedence.
The final Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) assembly befell in November this 12 months.
After the assembly, each the nations agreed on the necessity to discover an early decision to the remaining disputes alongside the Line of Actual Control in jap Ladakh, whereas absolutely abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols in order to restore peace and tranquillity.
“The two sides also agreed that both sides should, in the interim, also continue to ensure a stable ground situation and avoid any untoward incident,” the External Affairs Ministry had stated.
In the meantime, each nations have made enhanced deployment even throughout winters to thwart any risk.
Indian troops are deployed at a top of round 17,000 ft alongside the borders and all logistics are in place. The pressure is prepared to maintain the improved troop deployment within the harsh winter at friction factors the place temperatures will quickly begin dipping past minus 20 levels.
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