Amb. Neelam D. Sabharwal (Retd.)

Ambassador Neelam Sabharwal (Retd.) joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1974. During her diplomatic career, she held many important assignments in the Ministry of External Affairs at headquarters and abroad. Starting her career in Hong Kong and Beijing, she served in Washington as First Secretary (Political), in Geneva as Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN Offices and a second time in Beijing as Deputy Chief of Mission. After retiring from the Indian Foreign Service, she introduced the India Studies programme at Maastricht University. She was an Associate Professor & Advisor, Maastricht University India Institute (MUII), and a member of the University of Maastricht, India Institute Advisory Board. She has edited a book, 'India and Netherlands - Changing Images: Lasting Visions'. She writes and interacts on current global developments, particularly on India-China and India- Europe relations.