Key Highlights
- DB Venkatesh Varma is the first Indian to chair the UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.
- He has been nominated for the 2026–27 term by the UN Secretary General.
- Varma served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1988 to 2021.
In a first, Indian named chair of UN body on disarmament
DB Venkatesh Varma has been appointed as the chair of the UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters for the 2026–27 term, making him the first Indian to hold this position. His extensive career in the Indian Foreign Service spanned over three decades, from 1988 to 2021.
DB Venkatesh Varma served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1988 to 2021. (Wikimedia Commons)
Credit: Firstpost
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