Vikram Doraiswami appointed India's envoy to China

Exam-focused facts from the 11 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Vikram Doraiswami presented a copy of his credentials to Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
Doraiswami is a 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer.
Prior to his posting to Beijing, he served as India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
He is a Mandarin speaker and has previously served at diplomatic missions in Hong Kong and Beijing.
The appointment comes amid efforts to normalise relations following a military standoff in eastern Ladakh in April 2020.