Pradeep Rawat likely to be appointed as India's ambassador to China

Rawat is an expert and knowledgeable in all matters of China

The Egyptian ambassador to China is currently returning to New Delhi

New Delhi: Pradip Kumar Rawat, an expert on Chinese affairs and head of the East Asia division of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and a 1990 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, is likely to take over as India's ambassador to China as current ambassador to China Vikram Misri takes over as Delhi secretary. Have been.

Rawat has been serving as the Indian Ambassador to the Netherlands since January 2021. Rawat, who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, spent most of his career as a diplomat in China or took charge of China in New Delhi. During the three years from 2014 to 2017, he served as the Joint Secretary for East Asia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He was sent as India's Ambassador to Indonesia during the three years from 2017 to 2020. It is pertinent to mention that at present there is a huge conflict and dispute between India and China over the issue of borders along the Line of Actual Control.

In this time of crisis, Rawat is likely to be sent to China as India's ambassador. Tensions are running high between the two countries as Indian and Chinese troops stand side by side on the 1597 km long land border with China.

It may be recalled that the Chinese government had in May 2020 reversed its earlier decision to maintain the status quo on the Ladakh border and tried to infiltrate India's borders which was forcibly thwarted by the Indian Army.