No envoy to Delhi yet, staffing limbo hobbles India-US ties
Washington, Aug. 17 -- Washington has not yet narrowed down on a pick for the vacant post of US Ambassador to India, people familiar with the matter said, adding that naming an Ambassador to India remains a low priority at this time for the Trump administration.
Former US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap (who also had a stint as Charge d'affaires of the US mission in India) and Indian-American venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani were two people initially thought to be in the running for the post of US Ambassador to New Delhi. However, the Trump Administration has not yet made any moves on the matter, the people added, asking not to be named.
"There seems to be a lack of India expertise in the Trump Administration at present, which may...
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