Jaimini Bhagwati
Indian civil servant and diplomat
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Jaimini Bhagwati is an Indian author, columnist and former Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.[1][2]
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Jaimini Bhagwati | |
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| High Commission of India to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2012–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Nalin Surie |
| Succeeded by | Ranjan Mathai |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Civil servant, Diplomat |
He was the RBI Chair Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi. He is currently the Distinguished Fellow at Centre for Social and Economic Progress, a public policy think tank based in New Delhi.
Early life and education
Bhagawati was born to freedom fighter and former union union minister Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati.[3] He studied physics at the St. Stephen's College and later completed a master's degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also completed his PhD from Tufts University.[4]
Positions held
- Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union 2008-2012.[5][6]
Diplomatic career
He is a 1976 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service.