T. C. A. Raghavan

T. C. A. Raghavan
High Commissioner of India to Pakistan
In office
June 2013 – December 2015
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Preceded bySharat Sabharwal
Succeeded byGautam Bambawale
Personal details
Born (1955-12-16) 16 December 1955 (age 68)
NationalityIndia Indian
Alma materSt Stephen's College, Jawaharlal Nehru University

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian diplomat who was a 1982 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service.[1][2] He has considerable experience in South Asia policy issues and considered an expert on Pakistan studies, including heading the Joint Secretary the Division of the Ministry of External Affairs in Pakistan Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) division.[3] From 6 June 2013 till his retirement on 31 December 2015 Raghavan was the High Commissioner of India to Pakistan. After retirement he has authored two books- the first a biography of two Mughal nobles and the other a study of India Pakistan relations. In July 2018 he was appointed Director General of the Indian Council of World Affairs.[4][5]

  1. ^ PTI (15 July 2013). "New Indian High Commissioner T C A Raghavan arrives in Pakistan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ "TCA Raghavan is India's new envoy to Pakistan".[dead link]
  3. ^ "TCA Raghavan is India's new High Commissioner to Pakistan".
  4. ^ "About Us-Dr. T C A Raghavan, Director General, ICWA". ICWA. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Brief particulars of Dr. T C A Raghavan" (PDF). ICWA. Retrieved 12 May 2019.