Sheel Kant Sharma was the ninth Secretary General of the

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(SAARC), serving from 2008 to 2011. He is an expert on energy, and was formerly Indian

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Academic background

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) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),

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(1971).

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) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai (1974). Professional Background:

Publications

Research articles co-authored in Physical Review-D (1971),

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(1972) Articles in newspapers and periodicals (

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, Mainstream and Sunday) during 1981-82 on nuclear disarmament issues As Member of the UN Study Group on Verification (1989–91) co-authored the UN Report on Verification in 1991 As Member of the UN Study Group on Defensive Security Concepts (1991–93), co-authored the UN Report on Defensive Security Concepts Wrote a

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Monograph on Verification of Fissile Materials Cut-Off and Non-use of Nuclear Weapons (1992) Article in the IAEA Bulletin - 1995 Paper presented at the Pugwash Conference on Energy in

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(1995) Co-authored UN panel's report on missile in all their aspects in 2002 Conferences attended as representative of India/delegate: Non-Aligned Summit, New Delhi (1983)

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(2003), Annual Six Nation Summits on Nuclear Disarmament (1985–89) Conference on Disarmament (1983–86)

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(1983–86, 2000- 2003) U.N. Disarmament Commission (1984–86, 2001) UN Conference Rio+5 (1997) IAEA General Conference (1994–99) and since 2004 International Conferences on Nuclear and Energy Issues (1994–99) ARF Ministerial Meetings (2000–04) Languages: French and

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References

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