Arindam Bagchi appointed India’s ambassador to UN
17 Oct 2023 12:24 AM IST
New Delhi: External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi was on Monday appointed India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva.
Bagchi, a 1995-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) official, took over as spokesperson of the MEA in March 2020 and deftly handled a number of critical issues and developments including the eastern Ladakh border row, India’s COVID-19 response and New Delhi’s G20 presidency.
In Geneva, Bagchi would succeed Indra Mani Pandey who is set to return to New Delhi.
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