List of high commissioners of India to Pakistan explained

Post:High Commissioner
Body:India to Pakistan
Insigniasize:250px
Incumbent:Dr. M. Suresh Kumar
(Deputy High Commissioner)
Acting:Yes
Residence:G-5 Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad
Nominator:President of India
Appointer:Ministry of External Affairs
Termlength:Not fixed
Formation:1947
First:Sri Prakasa
Website:High Commission of India, Islamabad

The following people have served as high commissioners or ambassadors from India to Pakistan. Pakistan vacated its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations from January 1972 until August 1989. From 1999 until 2004, and during 2007–2008, Pakistan was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations.

After the Abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with India, suspending the then-Indian High Commissioner.[1] Since then, the mission is being headed by the Charge d'Affaires.

In August 2023, a 2005-batch IFS officer, Geetika Srivastava was appointed Charge d'Affaires, becoming the first woman to head the Indian mission in Pakistan.[2]

List of high commissioners to Pakistan

High commissioners of India to the Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1956)

NameEntered officeLeft office
Sri Prakasa19471949
Sita Ram19491951
Mohan Singh Mehta19521955
C.C.Desai19551956

High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1956–1971)

NameEntered officeLeft office
C.C.Desai19561958
Rajeshwar Dayal1958 1962
G Parthasarathi19621965
Kewal Singh19651966
Samar Sen19681969
B. K. Acharya19691971
Jai Kumar AtalOctober 1971December 1971

(Suspension of diplomatic relations following the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War)

Ambassadors of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1976–1989)

NameEntered officeLeft office
Katyayani Shankar Bajpai19761980
Natwar Singh19801982
K. D. Sharma19821985
S. K. Singh19851989
J. N. DixitApril 1989August 1989

High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1989–1999)

NameEntered officeLeft office
J. N. DixitAugust 1989 November 1991
Satinder Kumar Lambah January 1992 July 1995
Satish ChandraAugust 1995December 1998
Gopalaswami ParthasarathyFebruary 1999October 1999

Ambassadors of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1999–2004)

NameEntered officeLeft office
Gopalaswami ParthasarathyOctober 1999May 2000
Vijay K. NambiarAugust 2000 December 2001
Suspension of diplomatic relations until 2003
Shivshankar MenonJuly 2003 May 2004

High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2004–2007)

NameEntered officeLeft office
Shivshankar MenonMay 2004September 2006
Satyabrata PalSeptember 2006November 2007

High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2008–present)

NameEntered officeLeft office
Satyabrata PalMay 2008February 2009
April 2009June 2013
TCA Raghavan[3] [4] July 2013December 2015
Gautam Bambawale[5] December 2015September 2017
Ajay BisariaSeptember 2017August 2019[6]
After the Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with India. Since then, the diplomatic mission is being headed by the Charge d'Affaires.
Gaurav Ahluwalia (Charge d'Affaires)?2020
M. Suresh Kumar (Charge d'Affaires)20202023[7]
Geetika Srivastava (Charge d'Affaires)TBAIncumbent[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Article 370 revoked: Pakistan expels Indian envoy, suspends bilateral trade . 6 September 2023 . Business Standard . 7 August 2019.
  2. News: Geetika Srivastava to be first woman chargé d’affaires in Indian mission in Pak . 6 September 2023 . Hindustan Times . 28 August 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Gautam Bambawale replaces TCA Raghavan, to be next envoy to Pakistan . firstpost.com . 23 December 2015 . 10 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Outgoing Indian envoy TCA Raghavan visits PM Nawaz . tribune.com.pk . 29 December 2015 . 10 June 2016.
  5. Web site: Gautam Bambawale appointed as high commissioner to Pakistan . business-standard.com . 24 September 2015 . 10 June 2016.
  6. News: Pakistan expels Indian envoy Ajay Bisaria . 1 May 2022 . The Economic Times.
  7. News: 2006 batch IFS officer Suresh Kumar appointed as India's Charge d'Affaires to Pakistan . 1 May 2022 . ThePrint . 12 December 2020.
  8. News: Geetika Srivastava is first woman charge d’affaires at Indian mission in Pak . 6 September 2023 . mint . 28 August 2023 . en.