Abhay Kumar

Abhay Kumar is an Indian career diplomat and the author of several books including Nalanda: How it Changed the World. He currently serves as India's Ambassador of Azerbaijan. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2003 after doing master's in geography at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Kirorimal College, Delhi University. He served as India's 21st ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros from 2019 to 2022 and as India's Deputy Ambassador to Brazil from 2016 to 2019 and as Spokesperson and First Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal from 2012 to 2016. He served as Acting Consul General of India in Saint Petersburg, and Third/Second Secretary at Indian Embassy, Moscow, Russia from 2005 to 2010. He served as Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of External Affairs from 2010 to 2012.