Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty | |
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High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh | |
In office January 2007 –December 2009 | |
Preceded by | Veena Sikri |
Succeeded by | Rajeet Mitter |
Ambassador of India to Thailand | |
In office 2010–2011 | |
Preceded by | Latha Reddy |
Succeeded by | Anil Wadhwa |
Personal details | |
Occupation | Indian Foreign Service |
Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty is a retired Indian diplomat and former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. [1]
Chakravarty joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977. [2] He had served in diplomatic missions in London,Jeddah,and Cairo. [2] From 1994 to 1995,he was Consul-General of India in Karachi,Pakistan. [2]
Chakravarty was the Director of the 1995 SAARC Summit Secretariat. [2] From 1995 to 1999,Chakravarty was a Counsellor at the Indian Embassy in Israel. [2] He was the Deputy High Commissioner of India in Dhaka from 1999 to 2002. [2]
From 2002 to 2006,Chakravarty was the chief of protocol at the Ministry of External Affairs. [2] He was appointed Ambassador of India to the Philippines but quickly shifted to the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh in 2007. [2] He called for a redrawing of Bangladesh-India border to solve old issues such as enclaves. [3] He served till 2010 when he was appointed the Ambassador of India to Thailand. [2]
Chakravarty was appointed Special Secretary (Public Diplomacy) in 2011 and later he was made the Secretary of Economic Relations at the Ministry of External Affairs. [2] He retired from government service in 2011. [2]
Chakravarty cofounded thinktank DeepStrat,based in New Delhi. [4] He is a visiting fellow of the Observer Research Foundation. [5] He wrote Transformation- Emergence of Bangladesh and Evolution of India-Bangladesh Ties about Bangladesh-India relations. [6] [7] In 2018,he wrote that popular anger against perceived corruption of Awami League meant India had to be ready to talk with Khaleda Zia and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [8]
On 28 March 2024,Chakravarty claimed the United States Ambassador to Bangladesh,Peter D. Haas,left the country following a strong warning from New Delhi to Washington DC about attempting regime change in Bangladesh. [9] He believes India should supports the ruling Awami League while viewing Bangladesh Nationalist Party as anti-Hindu and anti-India. [9] [10] [11] Matthew Miller,spokesman for the US State Department,denied his comments about Haas hiding during the general elections in Bangladesh. [12]
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Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty is a retired Indian diplomat and former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.