New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday announced that Bandaru Wilsonbabu (IFS:2004), presently Ambassador of India to Madagascar, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan.

"He is expected to take up the assignment shortly," the MEA said.

Before this, Bandaru Wilsonbabu, who was then Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), had been appointed as Indian Ambassador to Madagascar in September 2022, before taking charge as the Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan.

At that time, Wilsonbabu, who had served as the Joint Secretary in the Eurasia division, had replaced Ambassador Abhay Kumar.

During his tenure, India and Madagascar enjoyed cordial bilateral relations with coo...