- He relinquished charge as High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
By Mewati Sitaram
His Excellency Gopal Baglay has been named as the next High Commissioner of India to Australia. He relinquished charge as Government of India’s Head of Mission to Sri Lanka on 15 December 2023.
While in Sri Lanka, as India’s top diplomat along with his team in the country witnessed several unmatched milestones in the bilateral partnership. He was instrumental in realizing several crowning achievements in India-Sri Lanka ties.
Among the key highlights of his term was the multi-pronged assistance worth USD 4 billion, in response to the economic challenges in Sri Lanka in 2022. Signing of Modalities Agreement for the possession, development and use of Trincomalee Tank Farms and Joint Venture between CPC & LIOC in January 2022 also deserve a special mention.
It is worth mentioning that under his watch, India supplied more than 25 tons of medicines, Made in India Covid vaccine, Rapid Antigen Test kits, Liquid Medical Oxygen, to Sri Lanka to tide over COVID-19 pandemic. Further, Indian Naval and Air Force assets were deployed specially for expediting humanitarian supplies to Sri Lanka during this period.
Editor in Chief : Mewati SItaram
