Shri Sudhakar Dalela is Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. A 1993-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, he has served as India’s Ambassador to Bhutan and in diplomatic missions across the United States, Bangladesh, Switzerland and Brazil. His expertise spans economic diplomacy, trade policy, development partnerships, multilateral economic relations and emerging strategic technologies. He is India’s Sherpa for BRICS, IBSA and I2U2.