Satish C Mehta appointed as new Indian ambassador to Kuwait

India has appointed Satish C Mehta as its new ambassador to Kuwait, an official press release issued by Government of India said on Thursday.
Mehta is currently serving as joint secretary at ministry of external affairs in New Delhi, added the release.Satish C Mehta is expected to take up his new assignment shortly, Mehta will succeed Ajay Malhotra who assumed his current posting in Kuwait in 2009.During his career, Mehta has held several important portfolios like Joint Secretary (North) and Joint Secretary ( Nepal and Bhutan) in India's ministry of external affairs.