NEW YORK(TIP):  NITI Aayog Vice Chairman  Rajiv Kumar and India’s Ambassador to the US Harsh V Shringla were in town recently. While Mr. Kumar spoke at the United Nations  and at the Indian Consulate here on several aspects of Budget and Investment , Ambassador Shringla inaugurated an initiative to manage queues  at the Consulate and met with community and political leaders.

Here are some of the events captured in pictures by Jay Mandal / on assignment.

Ambassador Harsh V Shringla during a meeting with NITI Aayog VC, Rajiv Kumar in NYC. Also in the Photo, Consul General Sandeep Chakravorty, July 15, 2019

From Left, Sanyukta Samaddar, Joint Secretary, NITI Aayog; Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, PR, Indian Mission to the UN; Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chair, NITI Aayog; Achim Steiner, Director UNDP; and Renata Dessallien, UN Country Head, India release the report on “Localising SDG’s Early Lessons from India, 2019” during a special meeting at the United Nations, July 15.

Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog meets with Annika Strandhäll, Minister for Social Security of Sweden on the sideline of HLPF, 2019, July 16, 2019

Ambassador Harsh V Shringla at an informal dinner reception, hosted in his honor by the New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy  and his wife Tammy Murphy at his private residence in NJ. From L to R: Ambassador Harsh V Shringla, Governor Phil Murphy and  Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty

Ambassador Harsh V Shringla during a photo session with the Hosts, Governor Phil Murphy (right) and his wife Tammy Murphy at their private residence in NJ.

Photos / Jay Mandal-on assignment