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Ambassador Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, IFS (Retd), has over 44 years of distinguished service in the Indian Foreign Service. She has held significant diplomatic positions, including as Ambassador to Japan, Qatar, and Sweden, and has worked on key assignments in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Ambassador Wadhwa has made substantial contributions to India’s foreign relations, particularly in areas such as global strategic policies, sustainable development, disarmament, and human rights. She is currently the Co-chair of the India-Japan Friendship Forum (IJFF) at FICCI.

Ambassador Wadhwa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Madras University and a postgraduate degree in English Literature.