List of high commissioners of India to Australia

High Commissioner of India to Australia
Incumbent
Gopal Bagalay
since 1 January 2024 (2024-01-01)
Ministry of External Affairs
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for External Affairs
SeatCanberra
AppointerPresident of India
Inaugural holderRaghunath P. Paranjpe
Formation1945
WebsiteIndia High Commission, Canberra

The high commissioner of India to Australia is the chief diplomatic representative of India to Australia.

History

The first high commissioners of India to Australia was R. P. Paranjpye.

K. M. Cariappa was appointed the High Commissioner in 1953. He became known for his opposition to the White Australia policy.[1]

List

S. No. Name[2] Photo Entered office Left office
1 Raghunath P. Paranjpe 1945 1947
2 Daya Singh Bedi 1948 1951
3 M. S. Duleepsinghji 1951 1954
4 K. M. Cariappa 1954 1956
5 K.R. P. Singh 1956 1958
6 P. Achutha Menon 1958 1961
7 Samar Sen 1961 1963
8 B.K. Massand 1963 1965
9 D. N. Chatterjee 1965 1969
10 A. M. Thomas 1969 1972
11 S. Krishnamurti 1972 1975
12 S. Sinha 1975 1977
13 Jagdish Chand Ajmani 1977 1980
14 Krishan Dayal Sharma 1980 1982
15 D.S. Kamtekar 1982 1985
16 Mohammad Hamid Ansari 1985 1989
17 S. K. Bhutani 1989 1992
18 A. M. Khaleeli 1992 1995
19 G. Parthasarathy 1995 1999
20 C. P. Ravindranathan 1999 2000
21 R. S. Rathore 2000 2004
22 R. P. Shukla 2004 2007
23 Sujatha Singh 2007 2012
24 Biren Nanda 2012 2015
25 Navdeep Singh Suri 2015 2016
26 A.M. Gondane 2016 2019
27 A. Gitesh Sarma 2019 2021
28 Manpreet Vohra 2021 2023
29 Gopal Baglay 2024 present

References

  1. ^ Davis, Alexander E. (2015). "A Shared History?: Postcolonial Identity and India-Australia Relations, 1947–1954". Pacific Affairs. 88 (4): 849–869. doi:10.5509/2015884849. hdl:2440/97158. ISSN 0030-851X. JSTOR 24779119.
  2. ^ "Previous High Commissioners". High Commission of India, Canberra. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-10-08.