Sanjay Mitra takes over as new Defence Secretary

NEW DELHI (INDIA): Sanjay Mitra, took over as the new Defence Secretary on May 24th, succeeding G Mohan Kumar.nnBelonging to the 1982 batch of IAS, West Bengal cadre, Mitra is a Post-Graduate in Physics and Economics. He also did his Mason Fellowship at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in 1995 ? 96.nnMitra was earlier Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in the Government of India and had also worked as Chief Secretary of West Bengal.