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Pavan Varma resigns as envoy to Bhutan,
joining JD-U
Wednesday October 31, 2012 10:19:49 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Diplomat-author Pavan K. Varma has resigned as India's ambassador
to Bhutan and has taken the plunge into politics. He is planning
to join the Janata Dal-United, saying he wants to contribute to
"clean politics and good governance" in the country.
Varma, a former chief of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations
(ICCR) and a former spokesperson of the external affairs ministry,
is joining the JD-U, said sources close to him. He has had a
meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has welcomed
his decision, the sources said.
Varma, a 1976 batch IFS officer, has taken voluntary retirement
and demits office Dec 31, 2012.
"I believe that clean politics and good governance are the need of
the hour. And if I can contribute in some measure to it, it will
help," Varma told IANS when asked abut his decision to join
politics.
Varma has also carved a niche for himself as an author of several
well-acclaimed books, including "Ghalib" and "The Great Indian
Middle Class".
His new book, entitled "Chanakya's New Manifesto: To Resolve The
Crisis Within India," will be published in January, 2013 and is
expected to encapsulate his vision of people and
development-oriented politics.
Varma's resignation sets in process a minor shuffle which has been
long overdue, with lobbying intensifying for key diplomatic posts.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is expected to decide on
the new envoy to Bhutan amid China's increasing foray into the
idyllic Himalayan state, better known for measuring national
wealth in terms of gross national happiness.
Khurshid will also have to decide on a slew of key diplomatic
positions, including the envoys to Permanent Mission of India to
UN in New York, France and Myanmar as the incumbents are set to
retire early next year.
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