The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has appointed senior IFS officer Anurag Bhushan (1995 batch) as the next Ambassador of India to Sweden. He is currently serving as Additional Secretary and heads the Emigration Policy and Welfare (EP&W) division in the MEA.
His appointment comes after the earlier nominee, Neena Malhotra (1992 batch), could not take up the post due to family reasons. Bhushan recently co-chaired the India-Saudi Joint Committee Meeting on Labour Cooperation, highlighting his key role in international labour and migration affairs.
An engineer from IIT Kanpur and a postgraduate from IIM Ahmedabad, Bhushan has also served as Regional Passport Officer at the MEA from 2010 to 2013. He is expected to assume his new diplomatic role in Sweden soon.
