KATHMANDU, JUNE 25

Naveen Srivastava, the new Ambassador of India to Nepal, arrived in Kathmandu today.

Naveen Srivastava is a career diplomat. He is coming from New Delhi where he was heading the East Asia Division that deals with China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. He headed the Indian delegation in several rounds of diplomatic talks with China on the eastern Ladakh border row.

Srivastava has served previously as Ambassador of India in Cambodia from 2015-17. He has also served in Washington, Beijing, Shanghai and Hongkong in various capacities.