Daughter's “educational requirements" prompts ACC to extend VS Oberoi’s UNESCO tenure

IN AN unusual move to display transparency, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet in a recent order mentioned clearly that 1979 batch IAS VS Oberoi’s tenure in Paris has been extended because of the “educational requirements of his daughter”. Academic sessions of children are often factored in, though with a large number of exceptions while...

IFS is back in UNESCO; Ruchira Kamboj to replace senior IAS VS Oberoi as India’s Permanent Representative

Ruchira Kamboj, IFS

IN YET another key foreign posting, the government has appointed Ruchira Kamboj, a 1987 batch IFS and incidentally, the topper of her batch, as India’s new Permanent Representative to UNESCO. With this, IFS will regain some lost ground, as Ms Kamboj is replacing an IAS officer of…