Ajay M Gondane, next HC to Australia
Q. Who has been named as the next HC to Australia?
- Published on 01 Nov 16a. Ajay M. Haldane
b. Ajay M. Shahane
c. Ajay M. Rahane
d. None of the above
ANSWER: None of the above
India has named Ajay M. Godane as the next High Commissioner to Australia.
- He is from the Indian Foreign Service Batch 1985 and is expected to take up assignment shortly.
- Gondane’s appointment was announced after Navdeep Suri, the current HC was appointed to UAE as the Indian Ambassador.
- Dr Gondane has previously served as Deputy Consul General CGI, New York and as High Commissioner of India to Papua New Guinea.
- Australia is officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia- it comprises the mainland, the island of Tasmania and numerous small islands.
- It is the world’s sixth largest country by total area.
- The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north east and New Zealand to the south east.
- Australia’s capital is Canberra and its largest urban area is Sydney.
- It has ranked second highest on the HDI index and is the world’s 13th largest economy and ninth highest per capita income.
- It is a member of the UN, G20 and several other regional and international groupings.
