Aftab Seth (born 17 September 1943) is a retired Indian diplomat who served as ambassador of India to Greece, Vietnam and Japan. He is the brother of British-Indian actor Roshan Seth.
Education Seth completed his schooling from The Doon School.'An Indian in Japan' by Aftab Seth; About the Author (graduated from The Doon School...) p.xiiAftab Seth (189-Jaipur House) 1954-1959;The Doon School Old Boys' Society Register (2011) p.143 He then went on to pursue B.A. (Honours) in History from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, where he topped the university with First Class honours. He then received a Rhodes Scholarship to read History and Politics, Constitutional History at Christ Church, Oxford. He then proceeded to do a Doctorate in Law from American College of Greece.
Outline of career 1968 - Joined the Foreign Service 1970-72 - Served as Third Secretary and Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Tokyo, Private Secretary to the Ambassador 1979-83 - Consul General of India, Hamburg, with commercial consular. Jurisdiction over Bremen Bremerhaven Schleswig-Holstein and lower Saxony 1983-85 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Jakarta 1985-88 - Consul General of India, Karachi, Pakistan 1988-92 - Spokesman of the Foreign Office and Joint Secretary in-charge of External Publicity, New Delhi, India 1992-96 - Ambassador of India, Athens, Greece 1997-2000 - Ambassador of India, Hanoi, Vietnam 2000-03 - Ambassador of India, Tokyo, Japan; also concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to Federal States of Micronesia 2004-06 - Professor and Director of Global Security Research Institute, Keio University 2006 – present Chairman of the International Advisory Committee, Keio University; Present Chairman & CEO, India Global Link Co., Ltd.; chairman, Japan-India Partnership Forum; Professor of Global Security Research Institute, Keio University; Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
He is also on the advisory board of World Development Forum, an upcoming forum that aims to bring together citizens' groups, development organizations, businesses and governments, to a common platform to produce, evidence-based politically actionable guidance and unlock greater value, through human enterprise.
He is also one of the advisory board members of Gyankriti, a chain of affordable preschool and daycare centers founded by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay alumni.
Honours Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2015)
See also Syed Akbaruddin
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