Posted 3/19/2024, 12:58:09 PM
Former Indian Envoy to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu Joins BJP, May Contest from Amritsar
- Former Indian ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has joined the BJP and may contest from Amritsar
- Sandhu was envoy in Washington from 2020-2024, managed India-US ties and tackled issues like Sikh extremism
- He is the grandson of Teja Singh Samundri, a leader in India's gurdwara reform and freedom movements
- Sandhu has over 30 years of diplomatic experience including posts in the US, Sri Lanka and Germany
- He served in various Indian missions to the UN and US earlier, including handling Congressional ties