Gitesh Sarma

Ambassador Gitesh Sarma (Retd) joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986. He was Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs during 2018-19 and has professionally dealt with Russia and Central Asia, India’s nuclear diplomacy, Pakistan, Quad and Pacific Islands.

He has served as an Ambassador to Uzbekistan and High Commissioner to Australia, Fiji, Pacific Islands and Consul General in Ukraine. He has also served in Indian Missions in Moscow (USSR/ Russia), Minsk (Belarus), Odessa (Ukraine), Hong Kong (UK/ China), Islamabad (Pakistan) and London (UK).

Ambassador Sarma has worked in the Ministry of External Affairs in Divisions related to Europe East and Central Asia and has also served as OSD in the Information Technology Department of Andhra Pradesh, during 2002-03. His current activities include writing articles for periodicals on foreign policy issues. He is also Vice President, India-Central Asia Foundation (ICAF).