Talmiz Ahmad
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Talmiz Ahmad
Talmiz Ahmad is a former diplomat who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1974. After retiring in 2011, he worked in the corporate sector in Dubai for four years. He is now a full-time academic and holds the Ram Sathe Chair in International Studies at Symbiosis International University Pune. He writes regularly in Indian and West Asian media and lectures widely on the politics and economics of South and West Asia Eurasia and the Indian Ocean, and energy security issues.
Talmiz Ahmad is a former diplomat who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1974. After retiring in 2011, he worked in the corporate sector in Dubai for four years. He is now a full-time academic and holds the Ram Sathe Chair in International Studies at Symbiosis International University Pune. He writes regularly in Indian and West Asian media and lectures widely on the politics and economics of South and West Asia Eurasia and the Indian Ocean, and energy security issues.
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