New Delhi, March 4 -- Ashish Sinha, presently serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to Estonia, the Ministry announced.

Sinha is an Indian Foreign Service Officer of the 2005 batch. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

In a press release, MEA stated, "Ashish Sinha (IFS: 2005), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Estonia."

"He is expected to take up the assignment shortly," it added.

India has "long-standing historical links" with Estonia. India recognised the Republic of Estonia on September 9, 1991, and diplomatic ties between the two nations were established on December 2 of...