The search for the new Foreign
Secretary has begun as the incumbent, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, is
superannuating this year. So, who will be the new Foreign Secretary of India?
There are many competent officers in the lineup but, as is the nature of the
Prime Minister, there is no indication till now as to who will be appointed to
this prestigious post. As the clock ticks, Navtej Singh Sarna would have been
the obvious choice but he has been appointed High Commissioner to the United
Kingdom. Another officer who would have been a good choice was Anil Wadhwa, but
he has been appointed Ambassador to Italy. It is learnt that a lobby within the
Ministry of External Affairs was not on good terms with Anil Wadhwa. If the
sources are to be believed, India’s Ambassador to China, Vijay Gokhale, is now
the frontrunner for the post. It is believed Gokhale’s specialisation in China
is in his favour; he also speaks fluent Chinese. A change of guard in South
Block does not, however, mean that Jaishankar will be completely out of the
ruling set-up. Sources disclose that there might be two security chiefs:
one to look after internal security and the other to oversee the foreign front.
In the given international scenario, security is going to be a paramount
subject of the government. Watch this space. g
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