Ambassador bids a quiet farewell after 2-year tenure
Unlike India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has blazed a trail on social media with almost 180,000 Chinese followers on his Weibo account, Indian Ambassador to China Ashok K. Kantha prefers a low profile, both online and offline. His approach, as he prepares to leave office after a successful two-year tenure, has helped ensure the success of “hometown diplomacy" a phrase that captures the essence of the relations between the leaders of China and India.
The ambassador has, however, opened a Weibo account, attracting around 120 followers, a tiny fraction of Modi's followers.
His quieter approach was evident during his farewell reception on Monday evening, as the ambassador, who is leaving China on Thursday to enjoy retirement, gave no speech. Instead, he chatted with more than 200 guests from the diplomatic, military, academic and media circles, for nearly three hours.
