Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai

• Ranjan Mathai takes over as new Indian envoy to UK

  Ranjan Mathai, former Foreign Secretary of India, has taken over as the country's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

• Ranjan Mathai named as the new envoy to Britain

  Former Indian foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai has been appointed as the next high commissioner to Britain.

• Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai hands over charge to Sujatha Singh

  Ranjan Mathai today retired as foreign secretary and handed over charge to his successor Sujatha Singh.

• Sujatha Singh is frontrunner to be the next foreign secretary

  A decision on India's top diplomat is imminent and the choice is likely to be Sujatha Singh, currently Indian ambassador to Germany. She is the senior-most officer in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and will, in all likelihood, succeed Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai who retires on July 31.

• Pakistan summons Indian Deputy High Commissioner, expresses concern over attack on its diplomat

  Pakistan today summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gopal Baglay to lodge a protest over the assault on one of its diplomats in New Delhi on Monday.

• China denies Ladakh incursion, accuses India of 'aggressive patrolling'

  Despite a second meeting on Tuesday between Indian army commanders and their Chinese counterparts, a stand-off in Ladakh continues. New Delhi says soldiers from the People's Liberation Army crossed 10 kilometres (six miles) into Indian territory on April 15 and pitched tents there. Incorrect, says China.

• Italy obliged to ensure marines return as per their assurance: Foreign Secretary tells Italy envoy

  The Italian envoy was summoned in Delhi this evening by the government which is seething over Rome's refusal to send back two marines accused of shooting a pair of Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast. Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said that he has conveyed to the envoy that Italy is obliged to fulfill its commitment to the Supreme Court and that...

• Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai meets top defence official, concludes US visit

  Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai concluded his three-day US trip after his meeting with Deputy Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter at the Pentagon.

• India condemns attack on US mission in Benghazi

  India on Wednesday strongly condemned the attack on the US consulate in Libya's Benghazi city that killed the US Ambassador to the country and three others. Foreign Secretary Shri Ranjan Mathai spoke to Nancy Powell, the US Ambassador in Delhi, and conveyed India's condolences at the tragic loss of life.

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  Bilateral cricket depends on cricket boards: Indian foreign secretary

  Indian foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai has said the resumption of India-Pakistan bilateral cricket ties is dependent on the BCCI and the PCB.

• Offer joint investigation on Jundal, but blame game won't help: Pakistan

  Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai has said that during talks with his Pakistani counterpart, Abu Jundal, who was a key planner of 26/11, was discussed.

• PM appreciates Pakistan moving 'forward' on trade issues

  The PM and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari felt that the two neighbours should tap into the considerable potential of bilateral economic and trade ties, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said.

• Highlights: Foreign Secretary on Zardari-PM meeting

  Prime Minister and President Zardari spent about 40 minutes before lunch and had a friendly and constructive engagement.

• US announcement on $10 mn reward on Hafiz Saeed

  The US has announced a reward of $10 million for the capture or information leading to the capture of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. This was conveyed to Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai by visiting US Under-Secretary of Political Affairs Wendy Sherman.

• Indian Foreign Secretary being sent to Maldives: Sources

  Sources have told NDTV that India's Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai is being rushed to Maldives to help resolve a deepening political crisis in the nation sparked by the ousting of its first democratically elected president Mohamed Nasheed.