Randhir Jaiswal

Earlier, the United States had voiced concerns over the notification of the CAA's rules in India, with State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller saying that the US is closely monitoring the act's implementation.

Amidst recent reports suggesting the involvement of some Indians as support staff in conflict zones linked to the Ukraine war, where they allegedly faced coercion into fighting alongside Russian soldiers, the Ministry of External Affairs affirmed its commitment to actively pursuing cases involving Indians serving in the Russian army.

The diplomatic tension arose following the declassification of a top-secret briefing report from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), identifying both India and China as potential threats to Canada's democratic processes.

Randhir Jaiswal, a 1998-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has assumed the role of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson, succeeding Arindam Bagchi. Jaiswal, hailing from Bihar's Hajipur, previously served as the consul general of India in New York