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Ambassador R S Kalha
Ranjit Singh Kalha, born in Lahore (now Pakistan) on February 25, 1942, did his Masters in 1964 in History from Punjab University, Chandigarh. He was awarded a Gold Medal for standing first in the ...ver maisRanjit Singh Kalha, born in Lahore (now Pakistan) on February 25, 1942, did his Masters in 1964 in History from Punjab University, Chandigarh. He was awarded a Gold Medal for standing first in the University. Mr. Kalha was selected for the Indian Foreign Service in 1965 and subsequently studied at the University of Hong Kong where he attained fluency in the Chinese language. He has held the important posts of Joint Secretary for Americas and for East Asia dealing with China, Japan, etc. He led the Indian side for the India-China Boundary Sub-Group Negotiations for the period 1985-88. Mr. Kalha served as India’s Ambassador to Indonesia (1988-92) and Iraq (1992-94) and became Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs from 1998-2002. The Canadian House of Commons honoured Mr. Kalha with a citation on June 14, 2001. The President of India appointed Mr. Kalha as a Member, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in 2003 on his superannuation. He presently holds the Chair of Excellence at USI. Mr. Kalha is the author of two well-known books on Iraq and on the India-China Boundary Question.ver menos