Harish Khare takes over as Media Adviser to Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, June 24(ANI): Senior journalist Harish Khare, on Wednesday took over as the media adviser to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Khare replaces Deepak Sandhu and will hold the position of a Secretary, Government of India.

Prior to his new assignment, Khare, a well-known political columnist, functioned as senior Associate Editor and Chief of Bureau of The Hindu, and made his mark in journalism by his incisive comments on a whole range of issues, including politics and administration.

Khare has a Ph.D in Political Science from Yale University, has also worked as Editor of the Ahmedabad edition of The Times of India and as a senior Editor for Hindustan Times, and has enjoyed an illustrious career in journalism spanning over 35 years. (ANI)