Vijay Gokhale to be new foreign secy

Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale was on Sunday appointed foreign secretary for a two-year fixed term, succeeding S Jaishankar who completes his tenure on January 28, according to an official......

Ajit Doval gets Cabinet rank, to continue as NSA

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, a close confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Monday reappointed to the post for five more years and given Cabinet rank in the second term of the......

India's new foreign secretary is a rarity in IFS

Vijay Keshav Gokhale’s tenure as foreign secretary promises to guide India’s external affairs along paths never taken before, says K P Nayar. The elevation of Vijay Keshav Gokhale to......

Modi prefers total control in his hands

'Modi personally provides the higher direction of the ministry and the minister then works with bureaucrats on implementation,' points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: P K Misra, National Security Adviser......