New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India has appointed Sandeep Arya, a 1994-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Tuesday.

Currently serving as India's Ambassador to Vietnam, Arya is expected to assume his new role shortly, the statement from the MEA stated.

"Sandeep Arya (IFS:1994), presently Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bhutan. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly," the statement read.

Earlier, Arya assumed charge as the Ambassador of India to Vietnam in October 2022.

He was Additional Secretary (Disarmament & International Security Aff...