This story is from February 17, 2017
Vikas Swarup appointed Canada envoy
NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup will be the next Indian high commissioner to
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Canada
, the government said on Thursday. Swarup, whose novel ‘Q & A’ was made into the Oscar-winning movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, had been at the helm of the MEA office since April 2015. He is credited with expanding MEA’s social media outreach.Swarup
is currently an additional secretary in the MEA.Gopal Baglay
, joint secretary in the Pakistan,Iran
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Rakesh Takru
2863 days ago
Congratulations to Mr Vikas Swarup to be the next Indian high commissioner to Canada and hope the relations get cemented and grow in our common and mutual interest in the coming times..............Read allPost comment
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