Jagat Singh Mehta
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Jagat Singh Mehta is a former foreign secretary of India
.
Jagat S. Mehta was born in 1922 to Mohan Sinha Mehta
, and was educated at Allahabad
and Cambridge
Universities.
A career diplomat (1947–1980) he was foreign secretary from 1976 to 1979.
He was Chargé d'affaires China
(1963–1966) and High Commissioner to Tanzania
(1970–1974).
He was Associate at Harvard (1969 and 1980) and Fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, D.C.
, 1981. His publications include: Militarization in the Third World (1985); The March of Folly in Afghanistan (2002); and Negotiating for India (2006).
He received the Padma Bhushan
award in 2002.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Jagat S. Mehta was born in 1922 to Mohan Sinha Mehta
Mohan Sinha Mehta
Mohan Sinha Mehta was founder of Vidya Bhavan group of institutions and Sewa Mandir in Udaipur in Rajasthan. Dr Mehta did his PHD from London School of Economics....
, and was educated at Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
and Cambridge
Cambridge
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Universities.
A career diplomat (1947–1980) he was foreign secretary from 1976 to 1979.
He was Chargé d'affaires China
China
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(1963–1966) and High Commissioner to Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
(1970–1974).
He was Associate at Harvard (1969 and 1980) and Fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, 1981. His publications include: Militarization in the Third World (1985); The March of Folly in Afghanistan (2002); and Negotiating for India (2006).
He received the Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
award in 2002.