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Seasoned diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Sunday took charge as India’s new foreign secretary at a time New Delhi is dealing with various geopolitical developments including the crisis in Ukraine. A 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Kwatra succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla who retired from service on Saturday. Kwatra was serving as India’s envoy to Nepal before assuming the charge of the foreign secretary. “Shri Vinay Kwatra assumed charge as Foreign Secretary today morning. #TeamMEA wishes Foreign Secretary Kwatra a productive and successful tenure ahead,” MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Sunday. Kwatra is known to be having extensive expertise in dealing with India’s neighbourhood as well as the US, China and Europe. He took charge as the foreign secretary at a time India is dealing with various geopolitical developments including the Ukraine conflict, the severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka and situation in Afghanistan and developments in the Indo-Pacific. Before his diplomatic posting to Nepal in 2020, he served as the Ambassador of India to France from August 2017 to February 2020. A career diplomat with over 32 years of experience, Kwatra has also held the position of a Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for two years between October 2015 and August 2017. Kwatra headed the Policy Planning & Research Division of the Ministry of External Affairs between July 2013 and October 2015 and later served as the head of the Americas Division in the Foreign Ministry where he dealt with India’s relations with the US and Canada.

Two weeks after its release, Yash-starrer ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ is showing no signs of flagging at the box office. The pan-India blockbuster from down south has crossed Rs 1,000 crore

Olivia Wilde: Actress given custody papers on stage

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The Rock brings superheroes to CinemaCon as ‘Elvis’ returns to Vegas

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Filmmaker Tamij Uddin Rizvi passes away

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Indian Police Force: after Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty joins Rohit Shetty’s cop universe

Shilpa Shetty announced her new project on Saturday. She will soon star in Rohit Shetty’s series Indian Police Force, alongside Sidharth Malhotra. She shared her first look from the show

Vin Diesel unveils new title for ‘Fast & Furious 10’

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Hrithik poses with sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan during LA vacation

A new picture has emerged from Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan’s vacation with his kids in the United States, Hindustan reported. The actor had left for Los Angeles from Mumbai with

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas name their daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas

Actor Priyanka Chopra and her husband, singer Nick Jonas have named their daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas. Priyanka and Nick welcomed their first child earlier this year via surrogacy. As

Kajal Aggarwal and her hubby blessed with a baby boy

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BTS to drop new album on June 10

K-pop sensation BTS is ready to drop a new album in June. According to Yonhap, BTS’s agency here said this on Sunday, IANS reported. “BTS will be back with another