Indian diplomat
Gurjit Singh is an Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre and a former Indian ambassador to Germany.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Ambassador Singh finished his schooling at Mayo College, Ajmer and obtained his bachelor's degree in Politics at the St. Xaviers College, Kolkata. He is a Post Graduate in International Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Indian Foreign Service
He is a 1980 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service. He started his career in Diplomacy with a posting in Japan and has since been posted in Sri Lanka, Kenya and Italy.[5]
Positions held
Publications
He has authored five books:
- The Abalone Factor on India-Japan business relations. This book was awarded the Bimal Sanyal Award for Research by an Indian Foreign Service officer.[8]
- The Injera and the Paratha on India and Ethiopia.
- Masala Bumbu on India-Indonesia relationship.
- A comic book called Travels through Time on India-Indonesia relationship.[9]
- Opportunity Beckons: Adding Momentum to the Indo-German Partnership.[10]
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