Mr. Gurjit Singh has served as an ambassador of India to Germany, Indonesia, ASEAN and Timor-Leste, Ethiopia, Republic of Djibouti. He has also represented India to the African Union, UNECA and IGAD and he has also served as a Deputy Permanent Representative of India to UNEP and UN-HABITAT. He has authored four books. He is a chairperson of CII TASK FORCE ON TRILATERAL PARTNERSHIPS IN AFRICA and also a Professor at IIT Indore.

Mr. Gurjit Singh obtained his bachelor’s degree in Politics at the St. Xaviers College, Kolkata. He is a Post Graduate in International Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He started his career in Diplomacy with a posting in Japan and with subsequent posting at Sri Lanka, Kenya and Italy.