Who among the following was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the…

Concept

Appointment-based current-affairs questions are answered from the official appointment record, not from a general list of names.

The post, country, and time reference must match; a later official release can also corroborate that the same person held that post.

Application

1. The question asks for the person appointed as India's next Ambassador to the Republic of Mali.

2. The Ministry of External Affairs appointment release names Shri Anjani Kumar for this India-to-Mali ambassador post.

3. A later official Embassy/MEA release from July 2020 describes Shri Anjani Kumar as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Mali, which confirms the appointment context.

Contrast

• S.K. Sharma is not named for this specific Mali appointment record.

• Pradeep Kumar Gupta belongs to an earlier Mali diplomatic context, so selecting that name confuses the timeline.

• Rajiv Kumar is not linked to this India-to-Mali ambassador appointment in the official record.

• Anjani Kumar is the name matched to the appointment record for India's Ambassador to Mali.

Result

Therefore, the answer is Anjani Kumar.