Jaishankar aide Shilpak Ambule to head China desk in MEA | Border standoff focus

• Dr Shilpak N Ambule, Joint Secretary in External Affairs Minister's office, has been appointed as head of China Desk in South Block with Sandeep Kumar Bayyapu, another Chinese language speaker, slated to take over as Director in the same office. A 2002 batch IFS officer, Dr Ambule is a very experienced hand in the External Affairs Ministry after having worked in the office of Foreign Secretary when Dr S Jaishankar occupied that position and later when he became the External Affairs Minister. Watch this video to know more.