India hands over the Indian High Commission in Pakistan to a woman for the first time, know who is Geetika Srivastava

For the first time in Pakistan, a woman has been selected for this charge.
There have been 22 High Commissioners or Heads of Mission in Pakistan so far, but this is the first time a woman has got this opportunity. After the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, the level of the High Commission was reduced and the number of diplomats reduced. Since then the work of high command has been handed over to the incharge. The incumbent Suresh Kumar’s tenure is coming to an end and Geetika Srivastava is going to replace him.

Also rendered services in Indian Embassy in China

Geetika Srivastava, a 2005 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently working as Joint Secretary in the Indo-Pacific Division of the Ministry of External Affairs. Geetika Srivastava served at the Indian Embassy in China during 2007-09. He learned Chinese language. (Mandarin) as part of his foreign language training. She has also served as Director of the Regional Passport Office in Kolkata and the Indian Ocean Region Division in the Ministry of External Affairs.

For the first time a woman officer commanded

New Delhi has always been represented by male diplomats since 1947 when Mr. Prakash was sent as Indian High Commissioner to the then Pakistan. There have been 22 heads of the Indian High Commissioner so far. The previous Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad was Ajay Bisaria, who was withdrawn in 2019 following Pakistan’s decision to downgrade the status of the High Commission after the abrogation of Article 370. The Pakistani and Indian High Commissions in Islamabad and Delhi are respectively managed by their respective Charge d’Affaires after Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations after the central government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. In fact, women diplomats have been posted to Pakistan in the past as well, but not at high levels. It is also considered a difficult posting, as Islamabad was declared a “non-family” posting for Indian diplomats a few years ago. This generally prevents women officers from taking charge in Pakistan.

Geetika is originally from UP
Geetika Srivastava hails from Uttar Pradesh. She has held many important positions in the Ministry of External Affairs. He is currently a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and is posted in the Indo-Pacific Division. Has been Director in Indian Ocean Region Division. Worked as Regional Passport Officer in Kolkata. She has spent most of her career in China and is fluent in Mandarin.

Pakistan’s Saad Waraich will come to India

Geetika Srivastava is going to Pakistan, while Saad Waraich is coming to India. Pakistan government has appointed Saad Warach to send Nai. Saad is currently the Director General of the Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey Desk at the Ministry of External Affairs. He has been selected as the new in-charge in New Delhi.

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