CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Jawed Ashraf assumed charge as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of France and Principality of Monaco on July 13, 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Ambassador Santosh Jha assumed the position of Ambassador of India to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union on 17 July 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf attended the Paris Infra Week inaugural yesterday, October 3. The Ambassador in a tweet said he spoke on India’s scale of infrastructure, digitalization, and logistics support growth, inclusion, sustainability, sovereignty, strategic autonomy, and resilience in the event.