Mr Menon, 57, a former Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan whose appointment has been challenged by a number of bureaucrats senior to him, is the driving force behind the initiative.

• 梅农是这一举措背后的推动力量。现年57岁的梅农曾任印度驻巴基斯坦高级专员，他的外交秘书任命遭到多名职位高于他的官员的挑战。