<p>Pavan Kapoor, a 1990 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was on Thursday named as India's new ambassador to Israel.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Pavan Kapoor (lFS: 1990), presently high commissioner of India in Maputo, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Israel," the external affairs ministry said in a statement.<br /><br />Kapoor will replace Jaideep Sarkar.<br /><br />The appointment assumes significance as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit India this year.<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to visit Israel following Netanyahu's visit.</p>
<p>Pavan Kapoor, a 1990 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was on Thursday named as India's new ambassador to Israel.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Pavan Kapoor (lFS: 1990), presently high commissioner of India in Maputo, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Israel," the external affairs ministry said in a statement.<br /><br />Kapoor will replace Jaideep Sarkar.<br /><br />The appointment assumes significance as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit India this year.<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to visit Israel following Netanyahu's visit.</p>