Syed Akbaruddin retires

[LurkerBaba]

India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin retired on Thursday. Bidding adieu to António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the UN via video conferencing, he extended him a Namaste. Akbaruddin was appointed to the post on November 16, 2015, and is known to be one of the finest Indian diplomats. He will be succeeded by another seasoned diplomat TS Tirumurti, currently serving as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs Ministry

 

[LurkerBaba]

Modi had offered the post of PMO to him earlier, which he'd declined. He may be retained by GoI in a different capacity

 

[ezsasa]

GoI should give him funding and ask him to create a India friendly lobby group or Think tank in DC or Europe.

we have almost a century ahead of us, might as well start now.