Hello and welcome to this episode of The Handshake, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who has been appointed as the new Indian envoy to the US. Seasoned diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who last served as India's envoy to the US, took charge as new foreign secretary on Wednesday for a fixed two-year term, succeeding Vijay Gokhale.