C. V. Ranganathan (1935-) is an Indian diplomat and statesman, who variously served as Joint Foreign Secretary, Indian High Commissioner to Hong Kong, and Indian ambassador to Ethiopia, before being appointed to oversee Perestroika as Ambassador to the Soviet Union.[1]
He was then the Indian Ambassador to China, during which he oversaw Rajiv Gandhi's landmark 1988 state visit to Beijing,[2] Ambassador to France, and Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations. Following his retirement from the Indian Foreign Service, he was a Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow and twice Convenor of India's National Security Advisory Board.[3]
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- ^ "ICS- Institute of Chinese Studies : emeritus-fellows". www.icsin.org. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ Garver, John (June 2002). "Across the Himalayan Gap: An Indian Quest for Understanding China. Edited by T<scp>an</scp> C<scp>hung</scp>. [New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Gyan Publishing House, 1998. ISBN 81-212-0585-9.]". The China Quarterly. 170: 477–502. doi:10.1017/s0009443902310283. ISSN 0305-7410.
- ^ Ranganathan, C.V. (August 2005). "A Festive Spring For Indian Diplomacy". China Report. 41 (3): 309–313. doi:10.1177/000944550504100307. ISSN 0009-4455.
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