Template:Did you know nominations/Katyayani Shankar Bajpai

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The result was: rejected by BuySomeApples (talk) 22:46, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Katyayani Shankar Bajpai

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• ... that Katyayani Shankar Bajpai was in charge of the administration of Sikkim when it acceded to India? Source: "Mr. Bajpai who was placed in charge of the administration, told newsmen that all political factions in Sikkim had appealed to India to take over." (New York Times)
  • ALT1:... that Katyayani Shankar Bajpai served as the Indian envoy to Pakistan, China, and the United States, which are considered the three most important and challenging postings for an Indian diplomat? Source: "He was one of the few career diplomats to have been Ambassador in India’s three most important and challenging posts—China, the US and Pakistan." (The Indian Express)
  • ALT2:... that even after his retirement, veteran diplomat Katyayani Shankar Bajpai continued to be consulted by the Indian government on matters relating to India–United States relations? Source:"He continued to be consulted informally by the Government, particularly on relations with the US" (The Indian Express)

5x expanded by $ufyan (talk). Self-nominated at 14:21, 13 July 2021 (UTC).

Not expanded fivefold. I count about 529 characters before expansion (spaces included) and 1,800 or so (without deleting the footnote characters) after, for about 3x. Daniel Case (talk) 18:45, 5 August 2021 (UTC)