PM's men fly for lucrative posts abroad
The PM's boys are flying the nest. After Pankaj Saran, former joint secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, went off as high commissioner to Bangladesh.
By TNN | Updated:
NEW DELHI: The PM's boys are flying the nest. After Pankaj Saran, former joint secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, went off as high commissioner to Bangladesh; Jaideep Sarkar, Manmohan Singh's private secretary, will soon take over as ambassador to Israel.
It's a high profile posting, and a sign of confidence in the official. But it's also a sign that a posting outside is being seen as more attractive than being in one of the most powerful jobs in the PMO.
Key ambassadors will be changed as well. Navdeep Suri, joint secretary in public diplomacy, will be going to Egypt as envoy. The current ambassador to Egypt, R Swaminathan, is expected to go to Vienna, where he will also be India's representative to the IAEA.
It's a high profile posting, and a sign of confidence in the official. But it's also a sign that a posting outside is being seen as more attractive than being in one of the most powerful jobs in the PMO.
Key ambassadors will be changed as well. Navdeep Suri, joint secretary in public diplomacy, will be going to Egypt as envoy. The current ambassador to Egypt, R Swaminathan, is expected to go to Vienna, where he will also be India's representative to the IAEA.
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