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Gopalaswami Parthasarathy
Indian diplomat
Indian diplomat
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Gopalaswami Parthasarathy - Kolkata 2015-06-23 7531.jpg |
| caption | Capt. G Parthasarathy |
| birth_date | |
| death_date | |
| nationality | Indian |
| alma_mater | College of Engineering, Guindy |
| occupation | |
| office2 | Indian Ambassador to Myanmar |
| term_start2 | November 1992 |
| term_end2 | September 1995 |
| predecessor2 | P.M.S Malik |
| successor2 | L.T Pudaite |
| president2 | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| office3 | Indian High Commissioner to Australia |
| term_start3 | 1995 |
| term_end3 | 1999 |
| predecessor3 | A.M. Khaleli |
| successor3 | C.P. Ravindranathan |
| office4 | High Commission of India to Pakistan |
| term_start4 | February 1999 |
| term_end4 | May 2000 |
| predecessor4 | Satish Chandra |
| successor4 | Vijay K. Nambiar |
| president4 | K. R. Narayanan |
| net_worth |
Captain Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, popularly known as G. Parthasarathy (born 13 May 1940) is a former commissioned officer in the Indian Army (1963-1968), a diplomat and author. He has served as the High Commissioner of India to Cyprus (1990–92), Ambassador of India to Myanmar, 1992–95, High Commissioner of India to Australia (1995–99) and the High Commissioner of India to Pakistan (1999-2000). Later he was the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office.
Early life and background
He graduated with a B.E. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras, (now Chennai) in 1962.
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.
Other fields of work
He currently writes an influential column in The Pioneer, Business Line and Rediff.com, mostly on foreign affairs. In July 2018, he was appointed as the Chancellor of Central University of Jammu.
He co-authored a book with ex-Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Humayun Khan. The book, Diplomatic Divide, debates the issues that divide India and Pakistan.
References
References
- "China-Pak nexus in Ladakh".
- WSJ. (2018). "Executive Profile". [[Wall Street Journal]].
- Admin. (2018). "Executive Profile". [[Bloomberg News.
- "The Right Person For Tough Job". Tribune.
- "G Parthasarathy's columns Home Page". rediff.com, News.
- "Chancellor of Central University Jammu, Shri G. Parthasarathy calls on MoS Dr Jitendra Singh". pib.gov.in.
- "Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain is chancellor of Kashmir varsity". The Economic Times.
- [http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2009/10/india-has-stake-in-unity-and.html “India has a stake in the unity and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka” : Interview with Gopalaswami Parthasarathy]
- link. (19 February 2009 at [[Centre for Policy Research]].)
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