Three IAS officers of 1996 batch from Gujarat cadre riding crest of foreign postings

It is probably for the first time in the history of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), that three IAS officers of the same (1996) batch from Gujarat cadre have been posted abroad on important coveted positions. Accordingly, Rajiv Topno is enjoying the post of Senior Advisor to ED in the World Bank, Washington DC, USA, Mona Kandhar is Minister (Economic and Commerce) in Embassy of India, Tokyo, Japan and T Natarajan decorates the posting of Senior Advisor to ED in the IMF, Washington DC, USA.