Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed Foreign Secretary
Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale has been appointed Foreign Secretary for a two-year term, succeeding S Jaishankar whose tenure ends on January 28. Gokhale, who is a 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, currently serves as Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs. He has previously served as Ambassador to Germany, Malaysia, and China.