Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Anita Anand, a Canadian legislator of Indian origin, has been appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada.

Following her appointment, India extended its congratulations, with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar expressing his happiness in a message shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.Anand's appointment comes as part of a cabinet reshuffle carried out by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who recently won the general election.

The reshuffle includes several key appointments involving members of the Indo-Canadian community.Maninder Sidhu has been named the new Minister of International Trade, while Gary Ananda Sangari, of Sri Lankan origin, has been appointed as Canada's Minister of Pub...