New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Deepak Mittal as the next Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates.

The IFS officer from the 1998 batch has previously served as India's Ambassador to Qatar. He played a key role in establishing the first formal diplomatic contact between India and the Taliban after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Deepak Mittal met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, then head of the Taliban's Political Office in Doha, in 2021.

Deepak Mittal will replace Sunjay Sudhir, who has been serving as India's Ambassador to the UAE since 2021.

India diplomatic relations with UAE were established in 1972. Over the years, they have grown significantly and gained new momentum after...