New Delhi: Seasoned diplomat Periasamy Kumaran was on Thursday appointed as India's new high commissioner to the United Kingdom.

Kumaran, a 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is presently serving as Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

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He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the MEA said.

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Kumaran will succeed Vikram Doraiswami who has been appointed as India's new envoy to Beijing. (PTI)