New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Nagesh Singh, an IFS officer of the 1995 batch, presently the High Commissioner of India to Australia, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Naoero, with residence in Canberra.

The Ministry of External Affairs made the announcement in a release. It said Nagesh Singh is expected to take up his assignment shortly.

According to the High Commissioner of India in Australia, India's bilateral relations with Naoero have been cordial and friendly.

India is a strong development partner, and its assistance is well recognised in Naoero. Historically, India proposed Naoero's independence in the UN in the early 1960s.

India's contribution to Naoero's independence is still r...