Aftab Seth

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]

Aftab Seth
2015 at Chōwaden Reception Hall
Born	(1943-09-17) 17 September 1943 (age 82) Patna, Bihar, British India (present-day Bihar, India)[1]
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	The Doon School St. Stephen's College, Delhi University Oxford University American College of Greece[1]
Occupation(s)	Indian Foreign Service officer, diplomat, professor[1]
Known for	Former Indian ambassador to Greece, Vietnam, Japan and Micronesia[1]
Spouse	Nilima Seth[1]
Children	2[1]
Parents	T. N. Seth[1] (father) Venetia Seth[1] (mother)
Relatives	Roshan Seth (brother)

Education

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

• 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

• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2015)

See also

• Syed Akbaruddin