India, Oct. 23 -- Indian-American academic S Paul Kapur on Thursday took oath as the next Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia.

Kapur will be America's principal diplomatic official handling ties with India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, as reported by HT.

"Welcome to @State_SCA, Assistant Secretary Paul Kapur! This morning Dr. Kapur was officially sworn in as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs," the department wrote in a post on X.

Earlier this month, the United States Senate had confirmed Paul Kapur's appointment.

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