AP, New Delhi :
In a surprise move, India on Wednesday replaced Foreign Secretary Sujhata Singh with a diplomat who was due to retire at the end of the month, The Hindu said.
It quoted sources as saying that Mr Jaishankar was chosen for his role in rebuilding India-US ties after the Devyani Khobragade incident, capped by the visit of US President Barack Obama to New Delhi this week.
Senior officials told The Hindu that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been particularly impressed by Mr Jaishankar’s handling of his visit to the US in September and had been keen to retain him.
Mr Jaishankar is in Delhi for consultations after the Obama visit, and while confirming the news to The Hindu, made no comment.
According to the notification on the Department of Personnel and Training website that was posted late last night, the Appointments Committee “approved the curtailment of tenure” of the current Foreign Secretary Sujhata Singh.
In a surprise move, India on Wednesday replaced Foreign Secretary Sujhata Singh with a diplomat who was due to retire at the end of the month, The Hindu said.
It quoted sources as saying that Mr Jaishankar was chosen for his role in rebuilding India-US ties after the Devyani Khobragade incident, capped by the visit of US President Barack Obama to New Delhi this week.
Senior officials told The Hindu that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been particularly impressed by Mr Jaishankar’s handling of his visit to the US in September and had been keen to retain him.
Mr Jaishankar is in Delhi for consultations after the Obama visit, and while confirming the news to The Hindu, made no comment.
According to the notification on the Department of Personnel and Training website that was posted late last night, the Appointments Committee “approved the curtailment of tenure” of the current Foreign Secretary Sujhata Singh.
