Gopalaswami Parthasarathy
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Gopalaswami Parthasarathy | |
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High Commission of India to Pakistan | |
In office February 1999 – May 2000 | |
President | K. R. Narayanan |
Preceded by | Satish Chandra |
Succeeded by | Vijay K. Nambiar |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 May 1940 |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | College of Engineering, Guindy |
Occupation |
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Captain Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, popularly known as G. Parthasarathy (born 13 May 1940) is a former
Early life and background
He graduated with a B.E. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the
As a diplomat
In 1968, he joined the Indian Foreign Service, and his first diplomatic assignment was as the Third Secretary in the Embassy of India in Moscow from August 1970. For years he was known in the corridors of South Block (Secretariat Building) as "Chotta GP" ('chotta' is Hindi for small) to distinguish him from his namesake G Parthasarathy one of India's tallest diplomats, who served as India's High Commissioner to Pakistan between 1963 and 1965.[4]
Other fields of work
He currently writes an influential column in mostly on foreign affairs. In July 2018, he was appointed as the Chancellor of Central University of Jammu.[6][7]
He co-authored a book with ex-Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Humayun Khan. The book, Diplomatic Divide, debates the issues that divide India and Pakistan.[8][9]
References
- ^ "China-Pak nexus in Ladakh".
- Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Admin (2018). "Executive Profile". Bloomberg.
- ^ Swarup, Harihar. "The Right Person For Tough Job". Tribune. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "G Parthasarathy's columns Home Page". rediff.com, News. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Chancellor of Central University Jammu, Shri G. Parthasarathy calls on MoS Dr Jitendra Singh". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain is chancellor of Kashmir varsity". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ “India has a stake in the unity and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka” : Interview with Gopalaswami Parthasarathy
- ^ Profile Archived 19 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Centre for Policy Research.
External links
- "G Parthasarathy columns". The Pioneer.
- "G Parthasarathy columns". Business Line.