Mr. Alok Prasad
Ambassador of India to Japan

Mr. Alok Prasad assumed charge as Ambassador of India to Japan on 09 February 2011.

Immediately prior to his appointment as India’s Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Prasad served as India’s Deputy National Security Adviser, the post which he held since October 2009.

During his career spanning 36 years, Mr. Prasad has held several important assignments including as High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka (Dec. 2006 – Oct. 2009) and Singapore (Mar. 2004 – Dec. 2006). He has also represented India in various capacities in Germany, United Nations – New York, Netherlands, Nepal, Burma and Botswana.

He headed the Americas Division at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi for five years (Sep. 1995 to Nov. 2000) followed by an assignment as Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington (Dec. 2000 – Feb. 2004). During this period, he played a key role in expanding bilateral relations between India and the United States.

He has also served in the Prime Minister’s Office, where he was closely involved with India’s economic liberalization and structural reforms programme.

Mr. Alok Prasad is a member of the 1974 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. He holds a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Delhi. He is a Fellow of the Centre for International Affairs, Harvard University.

He is married to Nandini and they have two children.