Lebanon’s new Indian ambassador Sanjiv Arora
Q. Which IFS officer has been appointed the Indian ambassador to Lebanon?- Published on 07 Nov 16a. Sanjiv Arora
b. Manish Arora
c. Sanjay Arora
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Sanjiv Arora
Sanjiv Arora is an
Indian IFS officer who was appointed as the ambassador to Lebanon on 31st Oct 2016.
- Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a sovereign Western Asia state.
- Arora was the Indian ambassador to Qatar before this.
- He has also served in diplomatic missions across Egypt, Sri Lanka, Germany, Czech Republic and Saudi Arabia.
- He also headed the UN Political Division in MEA from 2005-2008.
- Joining the service in 1984, he was appointed the Union Government nodal official for the UNGA sessions.
Both India and Lebanon share the following:- Democratic, parliamentary system of government
- Written constitution
- Certain Basic Freedoms
- Human Rights