Jaimini Bhagwati

Jaimini Bhagwati is an Indian author, columnist and former Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.^[1][2]

Jaimini Bhagwati
Indian ambassador to United Kingdom
In office 2012–2013
Preceded by	Nalin Surie
Succeeded by	Ranjan Mathai
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Civil servant, Diplomat

He was the RBI Chair Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi. He is currently the Distinguished Fellow at Centre for Social and Economic Progress, a public policy think tank based in New Delhi.

Early life and education

Bhagawati was born to freedom fighter and former union union minister Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati.^[3] He studied physics at the St. Stephen's College and later completed a master's degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also completed his PhD from Tufts University.^[4]

Positions held

• Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union 2008-2012.^[5][6]

Diplomatic career

He is a 1976 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service.

High Commission of India to the United Kingdom

Main article: High Commission of India to the United Kingdom