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Jayant Khobragade named new Indian envoy to Spain

The 1995-batch IFS officer has served in the Indian missions in Russia, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, and as the ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.

Published on: Jul 1, 2025, 20:48:40 IST
By Rezaul H Laskar
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Jayant Khobragade, currently India’s ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), was on Tuesday appointed as the next envoy to Spain.

Indian Foreign Service officer Jayant Khobragade. (ASEAN)
Indian Foreign Service officer Jayant Khobragade. (ASEAN)

Khobragade, a 1995-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the external affairs ministry said in an announcement.

HT had reported on June 19 that Khobragade was set to be named as the ambassador to Spain following a decision to appoint Dinesh K Patnaik, currently the envoy in Madrid, as the new high commissioner to Canada.

Though Khobragade was officially named as India’s envoy to Poland in January, the posting did not go ahead because of various reasons, people familiar with the matter said.

Khobragade has done a stint in the Indian embassy in Spain in the past. He has also served in the Indian missions in Russia, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, and as the ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.

Within the external affairs ministry, he has served in the disarmament and international security division and West Africa Division. He also served on deputation with the Department of Atomic Energy during 2017-2020.

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rezaul H Laskar

Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.

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