H. E. Dr. Sheel Kant SHARMA Secretary General, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Kathmandu
CV
| 1971 | Master of Science, Nuclear Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai |
| 1974 | Ph.D., High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai |
| 1973 | Joined Indian Foreign Service |
| 1976-1977 | Served as Third Secretary/Second Secretary in Kuwait/Saudi Arabia |
| 1978-1981 | Under Secretary, Middle East desk, Ministry of External Affairs, covering at various stages countries from Iran, Iraq to North Africa |
| 1981-1982 | Fellow, Institute of Defence Studies & Analysis (IDSA), N. Delhi |
| 1982-1983 | Deputy Secretary (North), Ministry of External Affairs, dealing with Nepal and Bhutan |
| 1983-1986 | First Secretary (Disarmament), Permanent Mission of India, Geneva |
| 1986-1989 | Counsellor, Embassy of India, Algiers |
| 1989-1991 | Director (United Nations Division) and Disarmament Head, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi |
| 1991-1994 | Joint Secretary (South & Disarmament), Ministry of External Affairs, dealing with ASEAN, Indo-China and South Pacific |
| 1994-2000 | Deputation to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna in External Relations & Policy Coordination Division |
| 2000 | Joint Secretary (Disarmament & International Security Affairs) |
| 2003 | Covering all disarmament issues, bilateral security dialogues and Dialogues on nuclear non-proliferation, export controls and defence Cooperation, regional security forums such as ARF, CICA and other ad hoc groupings |
| 2003-2004 | Additional Secretary (International Organisations), Ministry of External Affairs with previous charge expanded to include international organisations |
| 2004-2008 | Ambassador of India to Austria and Permanent Representative of India to International Organisations in Vienna |
| since 2008 | Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Kathmandu, Nepal |
Publikationen
| Research articles in Physical Review-D (1971), Physical Review Letters (1972) | |
| Articles in newspapers and periodicals (Times of India, Mainstream and Sunday) during 1981-82 on nuclear disarmament issues | |
| As Member of the UN Study Group on Verification (1989-91) co-authored the UN Report on Verification in 1991 | |
| As Member of the UN Study Group on Defensive Security Concepts (1991-93), co-authored the UN Report on Defensive Security Concepts | |
| Wrote a UNIDIR Monograph on Verification of Fissile Materials Cut-Off and Non-use of Nuclear Weapons (1992) | |
| Article in the IAEA Bulletin, 1995 | |
| Paper presented at the Pugwash Conference on Energy in Malta (1995) | |
| Co-authored UN panel s report on missiles in all their aspects in 2002 |
Auszeichnungen
| Conferred Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT, Bombay, 2007 |
