New delhi: Shri Bandaru Wilsonbabu, currently serving as the Ambassador of India to Madagascar, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan, Trend reports via the Ministry of External Affairs of India. He is anticipated to embark on his forthcoming deployment in Ashgabat imminently.

According to Trend News Agency, India and Turkmenistan formalized their bilateral diplomatic engagement in 1992. Strategic collaboration in the energy sector, particularly within the context of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, alongside synergies in trade, pharmaceuticals, information technology, and cultural diplomacy, constitutes pivotal domains of bilateral interaction.