Islamabad: Diplomat Satyanjal Pandey has assumed office as India’s charge d’affaires at its high commission in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, the Indian mission said Monday. Pandey, a 2008-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, succeeds Geetika Srivastava, who was appointed to the position in August 2023. Satyanjal Pandey @DrSatyanjal assumed charge of Charge d’ Affaires in High Commission of India, Islamabad on 01 August 2026,” the Indian mission said in a social media post. Reposting the high commission’s post, Pandey wrote, “Privileged to join a remarkable @IndiainPakistan team!” https://t.co/LSegPw9RsN — Dr Satyanjal Pandey (@DrSatyanjal) August 3, 2026He served as India’s Deputy High Commissioner in Sri Lanka before this.