Officers Get Key Diplomatic Postings In Washington, Geneva, Tokyo, Montreal, Brussels

In an order issued late Wednesday night the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) said, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved… appointments/extension for filling up of various foreign and captive posts of the Government of India at the Deputy Secretary/Director/Joint Secretary levels.”  

As per the combined order, Baldeo Purushartha (IAS: 2002: PB) was appointed as Senior Adviser to the Executive Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines for a period of three years. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs. He replaces Ponnuraj V (IAS: 2000: KN).

Rahul Jain (IAS: 2005: MP) has been appointed as Senior Adviser to the Executive Director (India), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC, US for a period of three years. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He replaces Anand Singh (IAS: 2000: KL).

Brij Mohan Mishra (IAS: 2008: AGMUT) was appointed as Minister (Economic and Commercial), Embassy of India, Tokyo, vice Debjani Chakrabarti (IAS: 2002: OD) for a period of three years. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Balamurugan D (IAS: 2005: BH) was appointed as Minister (Agriculture), Embassy of India, Rome, replacing Jujjavarapu Balaji (IAS: 2001: AM) for a period of three years. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Satyajit Mohanty (IRS C&IT: 1999) was appointed as Representative of India in the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Montreal, Canada for a period of three years. He replaces Angshumali Rastogi (IRSME: 1995).  Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence.

The tenure of Hemang Jani as Senior Adviser to the Executive Director (JS-level), World Bank, Washington D.C. was extended for a period of two years beyond 16.07.2027, that is up to July 16, 2029.

Kapil Patidar (IES: 2011), Director, Department of Economic Affairs, was appointed to the post of Adviser to the Executive Director (India), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, DC, USA for a period of three years.

 Gopalakrishnan Ganesan (IRAS: 2009), Director, Ministry of Steel, was appointed to the post of Counsellor (Economic), Economic Wing, Embassy of India (EoI), Washington DC for a period of three years. He replaces Vivek Chaudhary (IES:2011).

Aditya Rajendra Bhojgadhiya (IA&AS: 2013), Joint Director, National Testing Agency (NTA), was appointed as First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India (PMI), World Trade Organisation (WTO), Geneva. He will serve in the Deputy Secretary Level Foreign Post of Government of India for a period of three years. He replaces Ashish Chandolkar.

Jivisha Joshi Gangopadhyay (IRTS: 2013) was appointed as First Secretary (Legal), Permanent Mission of India, World Trade Organisation (Geneva) for a period of three years. Currently, he is Deputy Secretary, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. She replaces Nidhi Srivastava (IAS: 2010: AGMUT).

Subhash Kumar (IDAS: 2011), Director, Ministry of Defence, was appointed as Director, SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu, Nepal for a period of three years. He will take over from Bhavesh R. Trivedi, Indian Telecom Service (ITeS:2000), on completion of his approved tenure to this post on November 20, 2026.