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'''Jaimini Bhagwati''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] author, columnist and former [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer who served as the [[High Commission of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jaimini-bhagwati-to-serve-as-indian-high-commissioner-to-uk-1639479 | title=JAIMINI BHAGWATI TO SERVE AS INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO UK | work=dnaindia.com | accessdate=8 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jaimini-Bhagwati-assumes-office-as-Indian-high-commissioner-to-UK/articleshow/12109799.cms | title=Jaimini Bhagwati assumes office as Indian high commissioner to UK | work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=8 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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He was the RBI Chair Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi. He is currently the Distinguished Fellow at Centre for Social and Economic Progress, a public policy think tank based in New Delhi.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Bhagawati was born to freedom fighter and former union union minister [[Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati]].<ref>https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indias-former-envoy-to-uk-jaimini-bhagwati-to-join-congress/articleshow/30630163.cms</ref> He studied physics at the [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] and later completed a master's degree at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. He also completed his PhD from [[Tufts University]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=BW Online|title=Jaimini Bhagwati Joins CSEP As Distinguished Fellow|url=http://businessworld.inhttps//www.businessworld.in/article/Jaimini-Bhagwati-Joins-CSEP-As-Distinguished-Fellow/01-07-2021-395129|access-date=2021-07-12|website=BW Businessworld|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Positions held==<br />
*Ambassador to [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]] and the [[European Union]] 2008-2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/jaimini-bhagwati-indian-high-commissioner-uk-90179-2012-01-18 | title=Jaimini Bhagwati to take over as Indian high commissioner to UK in February | work=indiatoday.intoday.in | access-date=8 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indembassy.be/gallery.php?album=13 | title=H.E. Dr. J. Bhagwati, Ambassador of India | work=indembassy.be | accessdate=8 June 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Diplomatic career==<br />
He is a 1976 batch officer of the [[Indian Foreign Service]].<br />
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==High Commission of India to the United Kingdom==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/1601/Shri+Jaimini+Bhagwati+accredited+as+Ambassador+to+Luxembourg# Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]<br />
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