Interview With H.E. Sripriya Ranganathan, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea | Asia Society

Interview With H.E. Sripriya Ranganathan, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea

January 24, 2022 ㅡ As the Ambassador Series continues into the new year, Asia Society Korea Center invites H.E. Sripriya Ranganathan, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea, to discuss present and future relations between India and the ROK. With a long history of bilateral relations between the two countries, Executive Director Yvonne Kim interviewed the ambassador to discuss the importance of the India-Korea relationship, especially in start-up investment. Ambassador Ranganathan emphasizes the natural complementary partnership between India and the Republic of Korea as well as the desire on both sides for more comprehensive and adaptive policies. Be sure to watch the fascinating and enlightening conversation.

About H.E. Sripriya Ranganathan, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea

Amb Sripriya Ranganathan

H.E. Sripriya Ranganathan is a career diplomat who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1994, immediately after obtaining her Masters’ Degree in History, with specialization in Modern Indian History, from Delhi University.

She has served in Myanmar as the second in command at the Embassy of India, Yangon. Her other overseas postings were in Ankara and Hong Kong.

H.E. Ranganathan has extensive experience in headquarters, having served in various capacities in the Ministry of External Affairs as well as in the Department of Commerce and Industry. In the Ministry of External Affairs, H.E. Ranganathan has served in the Administration, Europe West and Disarmament & International Security Affairs Divisions. She has earlier served as Joint Secretary (Director General) of the SAARC Division and, most recently of the Bangladesh and Myanmar Division.

In the course of her secondment to the Department of Commerce, H.E. Ranganathan served in the Export Promotion (Agricultural Products & the Trade Policy Divisions).

H.E. Ranganathan speaks Tamil, Hindi, and English and has some knowledge of Turkish. Her interests include reading, traveling, yoga, and music.

She is married to Mukund Santhanam, a banker. They have one daughter.

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