Sandhu is the current High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka since January 24, 2017
It is probably for the first time that a US President has met an outgoing Indian Ambassador, which experts say is reflection of the significance Trump attaches to the India-US partnership
He will take over the charge of the foreign secretary on January 29
Social Inequality in India, he said, has been addressed through affirmative action and improved opportunities for the disadvantaged who were systematically left behind by the travails of history
Personally involved in the planning of the mega event at the historic NRG Stadium in Houston on September 22, Shringla said this would be "historic"
Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic relations and expelled the Indian high commissioner following the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir
I have no doubt that we have both the mechanisms and the required political will to address these issues, said Indian Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Shringla said Indian IT companies in the US are deeply embedded in the roots of American society and their contributions have exceeded far beyond the economy
At present, Shringla is serving as Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh