The Ambassadors Collective

This (group) of five former Indian Ambassadors with a wide-ranging professional experience and extensive global network offer expert consultancy services in foreign policy and national security. These services include the curating of seminars and conferences on foreign policy and national security themes as well as training and orientation programmes designed to meet the specific requirements of institutions and organisations. 

The Collective also offers advisory services on the political and economic impact of geo-political developments and global risk analysis.

Contributions

The Ambassadors have authored several books among them. They regularly contribute articles and commentary on international affairs to journals in India and abroad. They are invited to speak at premier Indian Defence and Administrative training institutions and also participate in foreign policy and national security conferences and seminars in India and abroad. 

They are regular participants in programs and conferences  of the International Institute of Strategic Studies (London), The Council of Foreign Relations (New York), International Crisis Group (Brussels), Hans Seidel Foundation (Berlin),   Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik SWP (Berlin), Primakov Readings (Moscow), Brookings (Washington DC), Global Health Security, Johns Hopkins (Washington), Carnegie (Washington DC), Institut Francais de Relations Internationales (IFRI - Paris). They are regular speakers at several institutes and think tanks in India such as the National Defence College, Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of National Administration, College of Combat, Foreign Service Insitute and others. 

In 2022 and 2023, the Ambassadors Collective was invited to conduct three-week long Training Programmes at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), Abu Dhabi.