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{{Short description|Indian diplomat}}
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'''Aftab Seth''' is a retired Indian diplomat who served as ambassador of India to Greece, Vietnam and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dr. Neeraj says |url=http://sunandsands.com/blog/2010/06/15/chairman-ambassador-aftab-seth-with-h-e-mr-naoto-kan-file-photo/ |title=Sun and Sands Advisors' Chairman, Ambassador Aftab Seth with the Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Naoto Kan (File Photo) « sunandsands.com Blog |publisher=Sunandsands.com |date=15 June 2010 |accessdate=26 March 2012}}</ref> He is the brother of British-Indian actor [[Roshan Seth]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Satendra Pratap Nandan|title=Requiem for a rainbow: a Fijian Indian story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7QpzAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Pacific Indian Publications}}</ref>
'''Aftab Seth''' (born 17 September 1943) is a retired Indian diplomat who served as ambassador of India to Greece, Vietnam and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dr. Neeraj says |url=http://sunandsands.com/blog/2010/06/15/chairman-ambassador-aftab-seth-with-h-e-mr-naoto-kan-file-photo/ |title=Sun and Sands Advisors' Chairman, Ambassador Aftab Seth with the Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Naoto Kan (File Photo) « sunandsands.com Blog |publisher=Sunandsands.com |date=15 June 2010 |accessdate=26 March 2012}}</ref> He is the brother of British-Indian actor [[Roshan Seth]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Satendra Pratap Nandan|title=Requiem for a rainbow: a Fijian Indian story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7QpzAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Pacific Indian Publications}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
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*2000-03 - Ambassador of India, Tokyo, Japan; also concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to Federal States of Micronesia
*2000-03 - Ambassador of India, Tokyo, Japan; also concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to Federal States of Micronesia
*2004-06 - Professor and Director of Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
*2004-06 - Professor and Director of Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
*2006 – present Chairman of the International Advisory Committee, Keio University ; Present Chairman & CEO, India Global Link Co., Ltd.; Chairman, Japan-India Partnership Forum; Professor of Global Security Research Institute, Keio University; Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay<ref name="mea"/>
*2006 – present Chairman of the International Advisory Committee, Keio University ; Present Chairman & CEO, India Global Link Co., Ltd.; chairman, Japan-India Partnership Forum; Professor of Global Security Research Institute, Keio University; Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay<ref name="mea"/>


He is also on the Advisory Board of World Development Forum, an upcoming forum that aims to bring together citizens' groups, development organizations, businesses and governments, to a common platform to produce, evidence-based politically actionable guidance and unlock greater value, through human enterprise.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worlddevelopmentforum.org/Advisory_Board.php |title=Aftab Seth, World Development Forum |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617215451/http://worlddevelopmentforum.org/Advisory_Board.php |archive-date=17 June 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
He is also on the advisory board of World Development Forum, an upcoming forum that aims to bring together citizens' groups, development organizations, businesses and governments, to a common platform to produce, evidence-based politically actionable guidance and unlock greater value, through human enterprise.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worlddevelopmentforum.org/Advisory_Board.php |title=Aftab Seth, World Development Forum |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617215451/http://worlddevelopmentforum.org/Advisory_Board.php |archive-date=17 June 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


He is also one of the Advisory Board members of [[Gyankriti]], a chain of affordable preschool and daycare centers founded by [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]] alumni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gyankriti.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=405&lang=en |title=Board of Advisors, Gyankriti |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925214039/http://gyankriti.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=405&lang=en |archivedate=25 September 2015 }}</ref>
He is also one of the advisory board members of [[Gyankriti]], a chain of affordable preschool and daycare centers founded by [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]] alumni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gyankriti.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=405&lang=en |title=Board of Advisors, Gyankriti |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925214039/http://gyankriti.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=405&lang=en |archivedate=25 September 2015 }}</ref>


== Honours ==
== Honours ==

Latest revision as of 20:19, 24 December 2021

Aftab Seth
Born (1943-09-17) 17 September 1943 (age 83)
NationalityIndian
Alma materThe Doon School
St. Stephen's College, Delhi University
Oxford University
American College of Greece[1]
OccupationIndian Foreign Service Officer
Diplomat
Professor[1]
Known forformer Indian Ambassador to Greece, Vietnam, Japan and Micronesia[1]
Spouse(s)Nilima Seth[1]
Children2[1]
Parents
  • Late T. N. Seth[1] (father)
  • Late Venetia Seth[1] (mother)

Aftab Seth (born 17 September 1943) is a retired Indian diplomat who served as ambassador of India to Greece, Vietnam and Japan.[2] He is the brother of British-Indian actor Roshan Seth.[3]

Education[edit | edit source]

Seth completed his schooling from The Doon School.[4][5] He then went on to pursue B.A. (Honours) in History from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi where he topped the university with First Class honours. He then received a Rhodes Scholarship to read History and Politics, Constitutional History at Christ Church, Oxford. He then proceeded to do a Doctorate in Law from American College of Greece.[6][7]

Outline of career[edit | edit source]

  • 1968 - Joined the Foreign Service
  • 1970-72 - Served as Third Secretary and Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Tokyo, Private Secretary to the Ambassador
  • 1979-83 - Consul General of India, Hamburg, with commercial consular;Jurisdiction over Bremen Bremerhaven Schleswig-Holstein and lower Saxony
  • 1983-85 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Jakarta
  • 1985-88 - Consul General of India, Karachi, Pakistan
  • 1988-92 - Spokesman of the Foreign Office and Joint Secretary in-charge of External Publicity, New Delhi, India
  • 1992-96 - Ambassador of India, Athens, Greece
  • 1997-2000 - Ambassador of India, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 2000-03 - Ambassador of India, Tokyo, Japan; also concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to Federal States of Micronesia
  • 2004-06 - Professor and Director of Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
  • 2006 – present Chairman of the International Advisory Committee, Keio University ; Present Chairman & CEO, India Global Link Co., Ltd.; chairman, Japan-India Partnership Forum; Professor of Global Security Research Institute, Keio University; Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay[1]

He is also on the advisory board of World Development Forum, an upcoming forum that aims to bring together citizens' groups, development organizations, businesses and governments, to a common platform to produce, evidence-based politically actionable guidance and unlock greater value, through human enterprise.[8]

He is also one of the advisory board members of Gyankriti, a chain of affordable preschool and daycare centers founded by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay alumni.[9]

Honours[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "India Japan relations - Past Present and Future". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Dr. Neeraj says (15 June 2010). "Sun and Sands Advisors' Chairman, Ambassador Aftab Seth with the Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Naoto Kan (File Photo) « sunandsands.com Blog". Sunandsands.com. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Satendra Pratap Nandan (2001). Requiem for a rainbow: a Fijian Indian story. Pacific Indian Publications.
  4. ↑ 'An Indian in Japan' by Aftab Seth; About the Author (graduated from The Doon School...) p.xii
  5. ↑ Aftab Seth (189-Jaipur House) 1954-1959;The Doon School Old Boys' Society Register (2011) p.143
  6. ↑ "Ambassador Aftab Seth | Gateway House". Gatewayhouse.in. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "The 3rd Japan India Intellectual Forum, Guest Speaker Profile : FUJITSU RESEARCH INSTITUTE". Jp.fujitsu.com. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Aftab Seth, World Development Forum". Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Board of Advisors, Gyankriti". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.