Ashok Kantha

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] He is also a Distinguished Fellow at Vivekananda International Foundation, a New Delhi-based think-tank.

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
OccupationCareer Diplomat

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.[1]

References
  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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