Captain Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, popularly known as G. Parthasarathy (born 13 May 1940) is a former

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in the

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(1963-1968) and a diplomat and author. He has served as the High Commissioner of India,

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(1990–92), Ambassador of India to

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, 1992–95, High Commissioner of India to

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(1995–99) and the High Commissioner of India to

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(1999-2000). Later he was the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office.

Early life and background

He graduated with a B.E. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the

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, (now

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) in 1962.

As a diplomat

In 1968, he joined the

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, and his first diplomatic assignment was as the Third Secretary in the Embassy of India in Moscow from August 1970. For years he was known in the corridors of South Block ( Secretariat Building) as "Chotta GP" ('chotta' is

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for small) to distinguish him from his namesake G Parthasarathy one of India's tallest diplomats, who served as India's High Commissioner to Pakistan between 1963 and 1965.

Other fields of work

He currently writes an influential column in '' The Pioneer'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', mostly on foreign affairs. In July 2018, he was appointed as the Chancellor of

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. He co-authored a book with ex-Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Humayun Khan. The book, ''Diplomatic Divide'', debates the issues that divide India and Pakistan.Profile
at

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