Live
- BJP wins five Rajasthan bypolls seats, Congress one
- VHP's 'Sant Samavesh' discusses Waqf issue, religious conversions, autonomy for temples
- Famous Chinar boat race organised in J&K's Dal Lake
- Entire Maharashtra behind PM Modi: Devendra Fadnavis
- Tragic Road Accident in Anantapur District Claims Four Lives
- I bow down to voters' decision: Kumaraswamy’s son on bypolls defeat
- Priyanka's resemblance with Indira Gandhi only in appearance: Robert Vadra
- NDA predicts victory in 2025 Assembly elections after winning Bihar bypolls
- Rahul Gandhi failed once again: Pralhad Joshi on poll results
- Jarange-Patil's pro-Maratha reservation cry fails to hamper MahaYuti’s performance
Anurag Srivastava takes charge as Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson
Senior diplomat Anurag Srivastava on Monday took charge as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, succeeding Raveesh Kumar.
New Delhi:Senior diplomat Anurag Srivastava on Monday took charge as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, succeeding Raveesh Kumar.
Srivastava, a 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was serving as India's Ambassador to Ethiopia.
"Honoured and privileged to take over as the Official Spokesperson of @MEAIndia. I look forward to working closely with all to fulfil my responsibilities in this new role," he tweeted.
Honoured and privileged to take over as the Official Spokesperson of @MEAIndia. I look forward to working closely with all to fulfill my responsibilities in this new role. https://t.co/dhwoZM6D69
— Anurag Srivastava (@MEAIndia) April 6, 2020
Before he was appointed as Indian envoy to Ethiopia, Srivastava was helming the Finance Division of the MEA which is tasked to administer it's annual budget of about USD 2 billion.
Srivastava served at the India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva where he dealt with work related to human rights, refugee issues and trade policy. He also served in the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division of the ministry at its headquarters.
Srivastava has degrees in engineering and business management and had a brief stint in the corporate sector before joining the Indian Foreign Service. He also has a postgraduate diploma in Diplomatic Studies from the Oxford University.
