VIKAS SWARUP APPOINTED CANADA ENVOY
NEW DELHI (TIP): Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup will be the next Indian high commissioner to Canada, the government said on Thursday.
Swarup, whose novel ‘Q & A’ was made into the Oscar-winning movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, had been at the helm of the MEA office since April 2015. He is credited with expanding MEA’s social media outreach.
Swarup is currently an additional secretary in the MEA.
Gopal Baglay, joint secretary in the Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan division in MEA, will succeed Swarup.
