Naidu is a fluent Chinese speaker, an avid yoga practitioner and has served in China. He was also the National Coordinator for establishing the International Solar Alliance in India
This is for the first time that an Indian diplomat will be at that post. His tenure will be for a period of one year. The post is like the chief of staff or like the PM's Principal Secretary in the Indian system.
UNSC Watch | India Abstains on Resolution to Extend Sanctions, Arms Embargo on South Sudan
This is the first time that India has abstained on any approved resolution after joining the council for the eighth time as a non-permanent member in January this year.
Sudan People s Liberation Army (SPLA) forces patrol the camp of Lalo following heavy fighting, close to Malakal, South Sudan in October 16, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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New Delhi: Since joining the United Nations Security Council, India has, for the first time, abstained from voting on a resolution that extended the mandate of the sanctions regime on South Sudan, the worldâs youngest state.