Satish Chandra (diplomat)

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Satish Chandra
File:Ambassador Satish Chandra 1965 IFS.jpg
14th Indian Ambassador to Pakistan
In office
August 1995 – December 1998
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded byG. Parthasarathy
Former Deputy NSA
Personal details
OccupationDiplomat

Satish Chandra is a 1965 batch retired Indian Foreign Service officer. He is currently the Vice chairperson of the New Delhi based think tank Vivekananda International Foundation.[1]

Chandra has served as India's Permanent representative to United Nations Office at Geneva. His prior assignments include chairperson, Joint Intelligence Committee. He has served as the Deputy NSA under NSA Brajesh Mishra, and as a diplomat to Indian missions in Pakistan,[2] Bangladesh, and the United States of America.[3]

It was during his tenure as Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan when India conducted Pokharan nuclear tests.[4]

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