List of ambassadors of India to Bhutan

The Indian Ambassador to Bhutan is the chief diplomatic representative of India to Bhutan, housed in Thimpu.

Ambassador of India to Bhutan
Incumbent
Sudhakar Dalela, IFS
since July 2022
NominatorDroupadi Murmu
Inaugural holderBrajbir Saran Das
Formation1968
WebsiteEmbassy of India, Bhutan

List of Indian Ambassadors to Bhutan

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The following officers have served as Ambassadors of India to Bhutan.[1]

Name Term start Term end
Brajbir Saran Das 1968 1972
Ashok B. Gokhale 1972 1974
Jagan Nath Khosla 1974 1977
Jagdish Rudraya Hiremath 1977 1980
Salman Haider 1980 1983
A.N. Ram 1983 1986
Nareshwar Dayal 1986 1989
Vinod C. Khanna 1989 1991
Pushkar Johari 1991 1995
Dalip Mehta 1995 1998
Pradeep Kumar Singh 1998 2000
Kanwar Singh Jasrotia 2000 2005
Sudhir Vyas 2005 2009
Pavan K. Varma 2009 January 2013
V.P. Haran. January 2013 July 2014
Gautam Bambawale August 2014 December 2015
Jaideep Sarkar February 2016 February 2019
Ruchira Kamboj February 2019 June 2022[2][3]
Sudhakar Dalela July 2022 incumbent[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Previous Ambassadors". Embassy of India, Bhutan.
  2. ^ "Ruchira Kamboj named India's Ambassador to Bhutan".
  3. ^ "Sudhakar Dalela appointed as next Ambassador to Bhutan". Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. ANI. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Shri Sudhakar Dalela appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan". Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.