Arindam Bagchi
{{Short description|Senior Indian diplomat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = His Excellency
| name = Arindam Bagchi
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| image = 200px
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office = Permanent Representative of India to the UN at Geneva
| status = Incumbent
| term_start = 5 January 2024
| term_end =
| appointer = Droupadi Murmu
| predecessor = Indra Mani Pandey
| successor =
| office1 = Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs
| minister1 = S. Jaishankar
| term_start1 = 21 March 2021
| term_end1 = 3 January 2024
| predecessor1 = Anurag Srivastava
| successor1 = Randhir Jaiswal
| office2 = Ambassador of India to Croatia
| termstart2 = November 2018
| termend2 = June 2020
| predecessor2 = Sandeep Kumar
| successor2 = Raj Kumar Srivastava
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal
| nationality =
| education = B. Sc (Mathematics), MBA
| alma_mater = St. Stephen's College
Delhi University
IIM Ahmedabad
}}
Arindam Bagchi is an Indian diplomat of Indian Foreign Service. He was appointed the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs in March 2021 and served there till 3 January 2024. On 16 October 2023, he was appointed India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Geneva. He has succeeded Indra Mani Pandey and assumed the charge on 5 January 2024.{{cite news |title=MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi appointed India's ambassador to UN in Geneva |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mea-spokesperson-arindam-bagchi-appointed-indias-ambassador-to-un-in-geneva/article67429328.ece |access-date=18 November 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=17 October 2023 |language=en-IN}}
Early life
Bagchi had been an investment banker for two years before joining the Indian Foreign Service. He has done his graduation in mathematics from the St. Stephen’s College, and post-graduation in management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-13 |title=Embassy of India, Zagreb, Croatia : Ambassador Profile |url=http://www.indianembassyzagreb.gov.in/page/amb-profile |access-date=2022-04-08 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813085045/http://www.indianembassyzagreb.gov.in/page/amb-profile |archive-date=13 August 2019 |url-status=dead}}
Career
He has previously served as Indian ambassador to Croatia from November 2018 to June 2020. His previous assignments include deputy high commissioner to Sri Lanka, and director in the Prime Minister's Office.{{Cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |date=2021-03-18 |title=Arindam Bagchi to be new spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/arindam-bagchi-to-be-new-spokesperson-of-ministry-of-external-affairs-121031801635_1.html |access-date=2022-04-08}}{{Cite web |date=2019-08-11 |title=Embassy of India, Zagreb, Croatia |url=https://www.indianembassyzagreb.gov.in/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811092832/https://www.indianembassyzagreb.gov.in/ |archive-date=11 August 2019 |url-status=dead}} As the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry, he has handled various critical issues and development like eastern Ladakh border standoff, India's COVID-19 responses and India's G20 presidency.{{cite news |title=Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi appointed as India's permanent representative to UN in Geneva |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/in-focus/story/foreign-ministry-spokesperson-arindam-bagchi-appointed-as-indias-permanent-representative-to-un-in-geneva-402275-2023-10-17 |access-date=18 November 2023 |work=Business Today |date=17 October 2023 |language=en}}
See also
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