Thursday, April 16, 2009

AMANDEEP SINGH (CLASS OF 1983)

............and the story continues
It was Sangeeta Kohli (Class of 1984) who informed me about Amandeep Singh (Class of 1983) and it took less than a minute to locate his whereabouts on the net. Amandeep Singh Gill is an Officer of the IFS(Indian Foreign Service 1992 batch) presently in Stanford as a visiting Scholor at CISAC, Stanford University. His profile can be seen at http://iis-db.stanford.edu/staff/3887/Amandeep_Singh_Gill-CV.pdf. I remember Amandeep, one year senior to us, as a person who always seemed to be focussed towards his goals in life. He was our school topper and had a pleasing personality. We take pride in associating him with the school and vice-versa.
This is how CISAC has put his profile:
Amandeep Singh Gill
Visiting Scholar
Center for International Security and Cooperation

Stanford University,
Encina Hall, E212,
Stanford, CA 94305-6165
agill@stanford.edu(650) 725-8035 (voice)
(Research Interests: International relations; disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation; regional security issues particularly in South Asia, South East Asia and South West Asia; human security issues)
Amandeep Gill is a visiting fellow at CISAC. He is a member of the Indian Foreign Service and has served in the Indian Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, the Indian Embassy in Tehran and the High Commission of India in Colombo. At headquarters in New Delhi, he has served twice in the Disarmament and International Security Affairs Division of the Ministry of External Affairs from 1998 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2008 at critical junctures in India’s nuclear diplomacy. He was a member of the Indian delegation to the Conference on Disarmament during the negotiations on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. He has also served as an expert on the UN Secretary General’s panels of experts on Small Arms and Light Weapons and on Missiles.
His research priorities include disarmament, arms control and non proliferation, Asian regional security and human security issues. He is currently working on the interaction of nuclear policies of major states, particularly in Asia.Before joining the Indian Foreign Service, Amandeep Gill worked as a telecommunications engineer. He retains an abiding interest in the interaction of science, security and politics. He is founder of a non-profit called Farmers First Foundation that seeks to reclaim agriculture for the farmers and demonstrate the viability of integrated agriculture in harmony with nature."

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