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'''Ashok Kantha''' or '''Ashok K. Kantha''' is an Indian diplomat and was formerly the Indian Ambassador to the [[China]].<ref name="Embassy of India">{{cite web | url=http://indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0 | title=Embassy Of India, Beijing | date=20 January 2014 | accessdate=January 30, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116160023/http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0 | archive-date=16 January 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a 1977 batch [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer. He had previously served as Secretary  to the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] [[Government of India]] (2013–2014), High Commissioner of India in [[Sri Lanka]] (2009–2013) and as India's High Commissioner to [[Malaysia]] (2007–2009).<ref name="mea India">{{cite web | url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/22193/Shri+Ashok+K+Kantha+appointed+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Peoples+Republic+of+China | title=MEA India | date=12 September 2013 | accessdate=January 4, 2015}}</ref> He is currently the Director of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icsin.org/faculty/show/278|title=ICS- Institute of Chinese Studies : Ashok K. Kantha|website=www.icsin.org|access-date=2017-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407223125/http://www.icsin.org/faculty/show/278|archive-date=7 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is also a Distinguished Fellow at Vivekananda International Foundation, a New Delhi-based think-tank.
'''Ashok Kantha''' or '''Ashok K. Kantha''' is an Indian diplomat and was formerly the Indian Ambassador to the [[China]].<ref name="Embassy of India">{{cite web | url=http://indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0 | title=Embassy Of India, Beijing | date=20 January 2014 | accessdate=January 30, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116160023/http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=33&SubMenuId=0 | archive-date=16 January 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a 1977 batch [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer. He had previously served as Secretary  to the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] [[Government of India]] (2013–2014), High Commissioner of India in [[Sri Lanka]] (2009–2013) and as India's High Commissioner to [[Malaysia]] (2007–2009).<ref name="mea India">{{cite web | url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/22193/Shri+Ashok+K+Kantha+appointed+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Peoples+Republic+of+China | title=MEA India | date=12 September 2013 | accessdate=January 4, 2015}}</ref> He is currently the Director of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icsin.org/faculty/show/278|title=ICS- Institute of Chinese Studies : Ashok K. Kantha|website=www.icsin.org|access-date=2017-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407223125/http://www.icsin.org/faculty/show/278|archive-date=7 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Early life and background==
==Early life and background==
Kantha was born on 14 May 1955. After graduating in History from [[Patna University]] in 1975, he briefly worked as an executive with the State Bank of India. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in July 1977 and studied Chinese Language at [[Nanyang University]], Singapore.<ref name="Embassy of India"/>
Kantha was born on 14 May 1955.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} After graduating in History from [[Patna University]] in 1975, he briefly worked as an executive with the State Bank of India. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in July 1977 and studied Chinese Language at [[Nanyang University]], Singapore.<ref name="Embassy of India"/>


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Latest revision as of 21:17, 25 September 2022

Ashok Kantha
Former Indian Ambassador to China
In office
6 January 2014 – January 2016
Preceded bySubrahmanyam Jaishankar
Succeeded byVijay Keshav Gokhale
Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
In office
2009–13
Succeeded byYashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia
In office
2007–2009
Personal details
Born (1955-05-14) 14 May 1955 (age 71)
OccupationCareer Diplomat

Ashok Kantha or Ashok K. Kantha is an Indian diplomat and was formerly the Indian Ambassador to the China.[1] He is a 1977 batch Indian Foreign Service officer. He had previously served as Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs Government of India (2013–2014), High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka (2009–2013) and as India's High Commissioner to Malaysia (2007–2009).[2] He is currently the Director of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi.[3]

Early life and background[edit | edit source]

Kantha was born on 14 May 1955.[citation needed] After graduating in History from Patna University in 1975, he briefly worked as an executive with the State Bank of India. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in July 1977 and studied Chinese Language at Nanyang University, Singapore.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Embassy Of India, Beijing". 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "MEA India". 12 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "ICS- Institute of Chinese Studies : Ashok K. Kantha". www.icsin.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.


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