New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) S. Jaishankar Thursday took charge as the new foreign secretary, replacing incumbent Sujatha Singh.
"My priorities are the government's priorities," Jaishankar told reporters after being asked about his priorities.
Jaishankar said it was a "big responsibility" and he was "very honoured" to be assigned the responsibility.
Jaishankar, an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1977 batch, has been appointed the new foreign secretary for a period of two years.
The appointments committee of the Cabinet, in a decision taken Wednesday, decided to "curtail the tenure" of incumbent Sujatha Singh "with immediate effect".
Sujatha Singh had assumed office in August 2013 and was due to retire in August this year.
Our policies are clear and our fundamentals are strong: PM Narendra Modi
हमारी नीतियां स्पष्ट हैं और हमारे मू
CBSE Syllabus Controversy: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has targeted the Sangh Parivar over the d
36th National Games: PM Modi will inaugurate the National Games today, 36 sports are to be organized
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Gujarat on 29-30 September. During this, he will in
Mumbai. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to give a complete breakup of the Rs 20 l
Tesla CEO and world's richest man Elon Musk canceled the Twitter purchase deal on Friday. While c
The Union Health Ministry on Sunday released a new SOP regarding the office or workplace. Accordi
World Cup semi-final: Australia vs India scoreboard
Sydney, March 26 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the cricket World Cup semi-final bet
1959 LAC claims first step of China's move, India ready to counter
The situation has been tense for the last five months along the Indian border with China in easte
Centre sends disaster response teams to Kashmir
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The central government has sent two teams of the National Disaster R
Odisha seeks AICTE nod for new technical courses
Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) The Odisha government has ur
