Manish Gupta, currently serving as India’s High Commissioner to Ghana, has been named the next ambassador to Ireland, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
In a statement, MEA stated, “Manish Gupta (IFS: 1998), presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Ireland. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.”
India and Ireland have longstanding ties.
“There are approx. 80,000 Indian origin persons in Ireland, of whom approx. 33,898 are PIOs and approx. 40,000 are NRIs, along with approx. 10,000 Indian students. The bulk of the community is in health-care, IT, engineering and senior management positions. The community is well-regarded locally and has integrated well into Irish society,” the Embassy of India in Dublin noted.
Formal diplomatic relations were established in 1947, with India opening its embassy in Dublin in 1951 and Ireland establishing its embassy in New Delhi in 1964.
Earlier this year, EAM S Jaishankar visited Ireland from March 6 to 7.
EAM called on the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, and had a bilateral meeting with his counterpart, Simon Harris. During the visit, EAM held discussions on the growing bilateral ties and exchanged views on regional and global developments.
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He also met the Minister of Higher Education and former Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar.
EAM interacted with the Indian students at the University College of Dublin on “India’s View of the World” and also interacted with the Indian community.
