New Delhi, March 18 -- Former ambassador and chairman of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), Jawed Ashraf was conferred the rank of Commandeur, the third-highest distinction of France's prestigious Legion d'honneur on Wednesday.

The insignia was presented by Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India, in New Delhi, in the presence of India's National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval.

Ashraf said being conferred the Commandeur of the Legion of Honour by France was a great honour, noting he is the eighth Indian to receive it.

"It's certainly a great honour to be conferred with the insignia of the Commandeur of the Legion of Honour by the French Republic. It is particularly special because I'm the eighth Indian to receive t...