Biography of Vijay Keshav Gokhale Politician with Family Background and Personal Details
Personal Information of Vijay Keshav Gokhale
• Real Name- Vijay Keshav Gokhale
• Profession- Indian Civil Servant
• Height- 5 Feet 10 Inches
• Weight- 75 kg
• Eye Color- Black
• Hair Color- Salt and Pepper
• Date of Birth- 24 January 1959
• Nationality- Indian
• College/University- The University of Delhi
• Educational Qualification- MA in History
• Religion- Hinduism
• Caste- Chitpavan Brahmin
• Hobbies- Reading, Travelling, Listening to Music
• Favourite Leader- Mahatma Gandhi
• Favourite Actor- Shah Rukh Khan
• Wife- Vandana Gokhale
• Children- Son: 1
• Salary (As Foreign Secretary of India)- 26,000 (Basic Pay) + other Allowances (Approximately)
Vijay Gokhale is an Indian representative and the current 32nd Foreign Secretary of India. Gokhale was formerly the Indian diplomat to China. Gokhale is basically from Pune. He is flowing in Sanskrit and Mandarin Chinese. He is hitched to Vandana Gokhale and they have a son. Vijay Gokhale completed Master of Arts degree in history from the DU (University of Delhi). Gokhale is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1981 group. He dealt in IDM (Indian Diplomatic Missions in Hong Kong, Hanoi, Beijing, and New York. He dealt in as the DS (Deputy Secretary) (Finance), Director (China and East Asia) and JS (Joint Secretary) (East Asia) at the Ministry of External Affairs, India. From January 2010 to October 2013 Gokhale was the High Commissioner of India to Indonesia and from October 2013 to January 2016 the Indian Ambassador to Germany. Vijay Gokhale was the Indian Ambassador to China from 20 January 2016 to 21 October 2017. Vijay Gokhale is considered as a specialist on China. He has the extraordinary judgment of being the main Indian Foreign Service officer to have served in both territories China and Taiwan. He was the DG (Director General) of the India-Taipei Association, Taiwan. Gokhale amid his regime as the Ambassador of India to China assumed a key act in judgment the 2017 Doklam emergency between both the countries. Explanations and activities since the start of his tenure demonstrate that he will push a moderate or dovish position on relations with China.