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Detailed explanation-1: -From 2014 to 2017 he served as joint secretary for East Asia, and he was involved in negotiations about the 2017 Doklam standoff. From September 2017 to December 2020, he was the ambassador of India to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. In 2021 he began serving as ambassador of India to the Netherlands.

Detailed explanation-2: -On June 22, 2022, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with New Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shri Pavan Kapoor He joined the Embassy of India, Moscow on 22nd November, 2021. Ambassador Kapoor has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, India and a Masters in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian Ambassador to France is the chief diplomatic representative of India to France, housed in the Embassy of India, Paris. The current ambassador is Jawed Ashraf. who succeeded Vinay Mohan Kwatra in August, 2020 following Kwatra’s appointment as Indian ambassador to Nepal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu is one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on US affairs, having served in the Indian Mission in Washington DC twice earlier.