Kathmandu, October 17: Sudhakar Dalela has been designated as India’s Ambassador to Nepal. Dalela, a Secretary in India’s Ministry of External Affairs, has been designated to the post. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has stated that he will assume his responsibilities shortly.
Dalela currently serves as Secretary (Economic Relations) at India’s Ministry of External Affairs. He has previously served in Bhutan, Geneva, Washington, DC, Dhaka, and other locations.
Dalela joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1993. He began his diplomatic career in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since then, he has served at Indian diplomatic missions in Brasilia, Chicago, Dhaka, Geneva, Thimphu, and Washington, DC.
Most recently, he served as India’s Ambassador to Bhutan from 2022 to 2025. Dalela has also held several important positions in New Delhi. He served as Director in the Prime Minister’s Office from 2009 to 2011, focusing on strengthening India’s relations with its South Asian neighbours, East Asia, the Indo-Pacific region, the Gulf countries, the Middle East, and Africa.
At the Ministry of External Affairs, he served as Director (North) from 2006 to 2007 and later as Joint Secretary (North) from 2016 to 2019, overseeing India’s relations with Bhutan and Nepal.
He also served as Director (Trade Policy) in the Department of Commerce in New Delhi and held two assignments at India’s Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO), including serving as Deputy Permanent Representative of India from 2014 to 2016.
On September 1, 2025, he assumed the position of Secretary (Economic Relations) at the Ministry of External Affairs.
Before joining the Indian Foreign Service, Dalela completed his undergraduate studies in electronics engineering.
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