Ex-diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu sworn in as Delhi L-G
The Hindu
Taranjit Singh Sandhu sworn in as Delhi's 23rd Lieutenant-Governor, administered by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya.
Taranjit Singh Sandhu was sworn in as the 23rd Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi in a ceremony held at Lok Niwas on Wednesday (March 11, 2026).
Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Sandhu in the ceremony attended by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other dignitaries.
His predecessor, Vinai Kumar Saxena, has been appointed as the Lieutenant-Governor of Ladakh.
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A 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Mr. Sandhu was one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on United States affairs. He served in the Indian Mission in Washington, D.C., multiple times.
He was India's Ambassador to the United States from February 2020 to January 2024. The 63-year-old former diplomat had also been at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations from July 2005 to February 2009.
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