List of Deputy High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom

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The Deputy High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom is the deputy head of the High Commission of India to the United Kingdom . The Deputy High Commission is located at India House in London, United Kingdom. Typically, Deputy High Commissioner is the number-two diplomat assigned to the Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom and considered as the second-in-command to the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. The current Deputy High Commissioner is Sujit Ghosh. [1] [2]

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Deputy High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom

List of former Deputy High Commissioners [3]
NameYears
Y. D. Gundevia 1954–56
Azim Hussain 1957–60
T. N. Kaul 1960–62
Kewal Singh 1962–65
P. N. Haksar 1965–67
D. N. Chatterjee 1967–69

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References

  1. "Deputy High Commissioner". www.hcilondon.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  2. "India's Deputy High Commissioner and Delegation visits Mediacity campus". www.salford.ac.uk. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  3. "Former Deputy High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom". www.hcilondon.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-11-26.