Ajay Bisaria

Ajay Bisaria
High Commissioner of India to Canada
In office
3 March 2020 – June 2022
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Preceded byVikas Swarup
Succeeded bySanjay Kumar Verma
High Commissioner of India to Pakistan
In office
12 December 2017 – 12 February 2020
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Preceded byGautam Bambawale
Succeeded byVacant
Ambassador of India to Poland
In office
1 January 2015 – 1 November 2017
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byMonika Kapil Mohta
Ambassador of India to Lithuania
In office
1 January 2015 – 1 November 2017
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byMonika Kapil Mohta
Personal details
Born
NationalityIndian
SpouseBharati Chaturvedi[1]
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA)
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (MBA)
Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs (MPP)
ProfessionDiplomat
Websitehttps://ajaybisaria.in/

Ajay Bisaria is a corporate strategic advisor, guiding global businesses on geopolitics and regulations. He advises OMERS in India and several companies in private equity, fintech, health tech, and more. He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).[2][3] Earlier Ajay Bisaria was an Indian diplomat with a diplomatic career spanning 35 years, Bisaria has held key positions in some of India's most critical economic and security relationships. He served as the High Commissioner of India to Canada from March 2020 to June 2022, and prior to that, he was the High Commissioner of India to Pakistan from December 2017 to February 2020. Bisaria has also represented India at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., and served in various capacities in Indian embassies in Berlin and Moscow. Within the Ministry of External Affairs, the Department of Commerce, and the Prime Minister’s Office, he played a significant role, including being a key aide to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 1999 to 2004.[4] Bisaria is a specialist in India's Eurasia policy, having worked extensively with Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asia. Before his diplomatic service, he worked with American Express Bank and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in Delhi.

  1. ^ "Who is Ajay Bisaria". November 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.orfonline.org/people-expert/ajay-bisaria
  3. ^ https://ajaybisaria.in/
  4. ^ https://ajaybisaria.in/