India, Feb. 28 -- The French Government has decided to confer a top civilian honour - Commander of the Legion of Honneur - on India's former envoy to Paris Jawed Ashraf. The 1991 batch IFS officer is currently the Chairman of Indian Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO). He has served as Indian Ambassador to Singapore and Joint Secretary in PMO before superannuating last year.

The announcement was made by the French Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Anne Marie Descot in front of a large gathering at Jawed Ashraf's farewell reception on 19 December 2024 for his contribution to the promotion of India-France Strategic Partnership. The formal ceremony to confer the insignia is being done by the French Ambassador on March 18, 2026 at a cere...