New Indian HC arrives

Y. K. Sinha is a seasoned diplomat and during his 32 year career he has handled several important assignments at the Indian External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi and in Indian diplomatic missions in the Middle East, Europe, South America and the Permanent Mission of India at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Before coming to Sri Lanka, he was Additional Secretary in the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division at the External Affairs Ministry, a media release from the Indian HC states. He was Ambassador of India to Venezuela from January 2007 to August 2009 and Consul General of India in Dubai from August 2003 to December 2006.

Earlier, he served as Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from March 2002 to July 2003. Before 2003, Sinha worked in different capacities at Indian Missions in Saudi Arabia, Italy; and in the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi. In the mid-1990s, he served at Indian Mission in Pakistan and at the Permanent Delegation of India to United Nations, New York, the release adds.