{"id":5180,"date":"2022-05-01T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T15:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalvani.com\/en\/?p=5180"},"modified":"2022-05-01T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T15:33:57","slug":"new-delhi-senior-diplomat-vinay-mohan-kwatra-took-over-as-the-new-foreign-secretary-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalvani.com\/en\/new-delhi-senior-diplomat-vinay-mohan-kwatra-took-over-as-the-new-foreign-secretary-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"New Delhi : Senior diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra took over as the new Foreign Secretary of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"natio-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\" id=\"natio-525391436\"><style>\r\n.ad {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\nmargin: 0 auto 12px;\r\nwidth: 100%;\r\nmax-width: 640px;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<!-- <img class=\"ad\" src=\"\" alt=\"Ad\" \/> -->\r\n<img class=\"ad\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ad-GaneshJoshi.jpg\" alt=\"Ad\" \/>\r\n<img class=\"ad\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ad-NagarPalikaTehri.jpeg\" alt=\"Ad\" \/>\r\n<img class=\"ad\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ad-NagarNigamRishikesh.jpeg\" alt=\"Ad\" \/>\r\n<\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Delhi . Senior diplomat Vinay Kwatra took over as the new Foreign Secretary of India on Sunday. The 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer has replaced Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who retired from the post on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prior to assuming the position of Foreign Secretary, Kwatra was India&#8217;s Ambassador to Nepal. &#8220;Vinay Kwatra took over as Foreign Secretary this morning. 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Senior diplomat Vinay Kwatra took over as the new Foreign Secretary of India on Sunday. The 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer has replaced Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who retired from the post on Saturday. 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