Question: Recently who has been appointed by University of New South Wale(UNSW) of Australia as its India Country Director?
(a) Akhilesh Dasgupta
(b) Amit Dasgupta
(c) Deepak Gupta
(d) Narendra Chatterjee
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 4 July 2016 University of New South Wale(UNSW) of Australia has appointed distinguished former Indian diplomat, author and educator Amit Dasgupta as its inaugural India Country Director.
- Dasgupta served in a range of overseas postings including as India’s Consul General in Sydney (2009-12).
- He also served as the Ambassador to the Philippines as well as other stints serving in Germany, Belgium, Egypt and Nepal.
- He also served as the Ministry of External Affairs’ Director of Finance and was the first head of the Ministry’s Public Diplomacy Division.
- He is the author of famous book named “Lessons from Ruslana In search of Transformative Thinking”.
Reference:
http://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/unsw-appoints-former-diplomat-champion-ties-india