Pankaj Sharma appointed India's Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament

Pankaj Sharma has been appointed as the ambassador and India's permanent representative to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

An official statement said in New Delhi yesterday that Mr Sharma will replace Amandeep Gill. He is currently the joint secretary (Disarmament and International Security Division) in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Prabhu announces setting up of fast track mechanism to promote Russian investments in India

Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu has announced the setting up of a fast track, single-window mechanism to promote Russian investments in India. The Minister was



addressing the India-Russia Business Summit in New Delhi yesterday. 

Mr Prabhu said there is an opportunity for India and Russia to collaborate in fields like hydrocarbons, gold and diamond, timber, pharma, agriculture, power generation, aviation, railways and logistics.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Economic Development of Russia, Maxim Oreshkin, said that Russia is preparing a strategy to increase economic cooperation with India. 

The new mechanism would be in addition to the Russia Desk that had been set up earlier to promote Russian investment in India.