New Delhi . India’s Ambassador to Thailand Nagesh Singh met the country’s King and Queen at the end of his tenure. The Indian Embassy in Thailand shared pictures of this meeting. The 1995 batch IFS officer was appointed Ambassador to Thailand in August 2022. The Indian Embassy in Thailand shared pictures of the meeting with the King and the Queen and wrote, “The King and the Queen met the Ambassador, who bid farewell at the completion of his time in Thailand.” In this picture, along with the King and Queen of Thailand, an official of the country is also present, who is seen standing on his knees. This picture attracted attention as to why a high level official was kneeling?
Actually, in Thailand it is done in honor of the royal family. High-ranking military or administrative officials show respect to the royal family by kneeling or crawling. It is called ‘Grab’ in the local language. This is a very old tradition of Thailand.
Apart from bidding farewell to the King and Queen of Thailand, Ambassador Nagesh Singh also met the country’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and bid farewell as his tenure comes to an end. Ambassador Nagesh Singh thanked the Prime Minister for his guidance and assured support to strengthen the wide-ranging strategic partnership between the two countries.
According to information shared by the Ministry of External Affairs, before his appointment as India’s Ambassador to Thailand, Nagesh Singh was the Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of External Affairs from July 2018 to October 2022.
During his diplomatic career, he served as Consul General of India in Atlanta (June 2015 – June 2018); Joint Secretary/Officer on Special Duty to the Vice President of India (September 2012 – June 2015); Director (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) in the Ministry of External Affairs (February 2010 – August 2012); Counselor (UN Administrative and Budgetary Affairs) at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York (June 2006–February 2010); Worked as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India (June 2003-May 2006) and Under Secretary (Pakistan) in the Ministry of External Affairs (September 2002-May 2003).
He has also served as Second Secretary in the Embassy of India in Dakar (Republic of Senegal). Along with this, he also worked in Cape Verde, Guinea, Bissau, Mali, Mauritania and The Gambia (July 2000 to August 2002) and also worked as Third/Second Secretary in the Indian Embassy in Paris (June 1997-June 2000).
IFS officer Nagesh Singh has a BA (Hons) in Economics from Delhi University and a Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics. He speaks Hindi, English and French.
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