Mr. Vijay Gokhale joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1981. His previous diplomatic assignments include postings in Hong Kong, Hanoi, Beijing, New York and Taipei. He was High Commissioner of India to Malaysia (Jan. 2010-Oct. 2013), Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Germany (Oct. 2013-Jan. 2016), and Ambassador of India to the People’s Republic of China (Jan. 2016-Oct. 2017).
He was India’s Foreign Secretary from January 2018 to January 2020. He is currently a distinguished Professor at Symbiosis International University, Pune, and Senior and Non-Resident Fellow at Carnegie India.
Publications
Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest. May 2021. Harper Collins. ISBN 9789354225369 Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest. Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest
The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India. July 2021. Penguin Random House. ISBN 9789354921216. The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India
After Tiananmen: The Rise of China. September 2022. Harper Collins. ISBN10: 9356293058. After Tiananmen: The Rise of China
Crosswinds: Nehru, Zhou and the Anglo-American Competition over China. January 2024. Penguin Random House.
Working Papers
The Road from Galwan: The Future of India-China Relations. March 2021. Carnegie India.
India’s Fog of Misunderstanding surrounding Nepal-China Relations. October 2021. Carnegie India.
A Historical Evaluation of China’s India Policy: Lessons for India-China Relations. December 2022. Carnegie India.
What India Should Do Before the Next Taiwan Strait Crisis. April 2023. Carnegie India.
Stabilizing the Border: A Possible Way Ahead in the Post-Galwan Situation. 2023. Carnegie India. Stabilizing the Border: A Possible Way Ahead in the Post-Galwan Situation. Stabilizing the Border: A Possible Way Ahead in the Post-Galwan Situation
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Published articles in the New York Times (June 2020), The Berlin Pulse (Nov. 2020), Foreign Policy (Dec. 2020), Australian Strategic Policy Institute (Feb. 2021), American Purpose (April 2022), Tagesspiegel (July 2023), The Hindu, The Indian Express, and The Times of India.
