Ashok Das (1987 batch-IFS) was named India’s new Ambassador to Brazil.
He is presently additional secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Earlier he served as India’s Ambassador to Iceland.
Both India and Brazil are members of the BRICS economic grouping. Both the nations along with Germany and Japan is also in the G4.
India and Brazil, along with South Africa, are part of the IBSA Dialogue Forum aimed at promoting South-South cooperation and establishing greater understanding between African, Asian and South American countries.