Area of Interest: International Relations and Geoeconomics
Amb. Gautam Bambawale is a former Ambassador of India to Bhutan and China, and High Commissioner to Pakistan. He was a member of the Indian Foreign Service from 1984 to 2018. Amb. Bambawale was stationed in Washington DC in 2004-07 during the Indo-US nuclear deal, which transformed ties between the two countries. He was India’s first Consul General in Guangzhou (China) from 2007 to 2009. He was Director of the Indian Cultural Centre, Berlin (1994-98). Amb. Bambawale worked in the Prime Minister’s Office (2002-04) and was Joint Secretary for East Asia at the Ministry of External Affairs (2009 to 2014). He has dealt with China for 15 years of his 34-year diplomatic career. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and German. Amb. Bambawale is currently a Distinguished Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Symbiosis International University, Pune, and teaches Diplomacy and International Governance at the Symbiosis School of International Studies. He is also a Consultant for a number of private sector Indian companies. He has an M.Phil. in Economics from the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune.
Publications
Bambawale, G., Kelkar, V., Mashelkar, R., Natarajan, G., Ranade, A., & Shah, A. (2021). *Rising to the China Challenge: Winning through Strategic Patience and Economic Growth.* Rupa Publications. Rising to the China Challenge winning through strategic patience and economic growth
Bambawale, G., & Lahiri, K. (2023). India founded Brics. It should not disengage from the key grouping. Hindustan Times. India founded Brics. It should not disengage from the key grouping
Bambawale, G., (2023). The next big thing. Times of India. The Next Big Thing
Bambawale, G., Shukla, P., & Pendharkar, M. (2024). Pakistan After General Elections: Options for India. Pakistan After General Elections: Options for India.
Bambawale, G., Shukla, P., & Pendharkar, M. (2024). India and Bhutan – Exemplary Neighbours. India and Bhutan – Exemplary Neighbours
