Dr. Adarsh Swaika

High Commissioner - designate and PR to UNEP & UN-Habitat

Dr. Adarsh Swaika

High Commissioner - designate and PR to UNEP & UN-Habitat

Dr. Adarsh Swaika joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2002. He holds a Ph.D Degree in Chemistry from Delhi University.

Dr. Adarsh Swaika joined as High Commissioner of India to Kenya and Permanent Representative to UNEP & UN Habitat on 2 October 2025. He was Ambassador of India to State of Kuwait from December 2022 till September 2025. He was Deputy High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh from 2015 to 2019. His other overseas postings include assignments in Moscow (2004-2006), Sofia (2006-2009) and Beijing (2009-2012).

During his stint in New Delhi (2013-2015) as Director/ Deputy Secretary in the United Nations Economic & Social Division (UNES), he represented India in various UN/multilateral Conferences/negotiations and was part of the Indian negotiating team for Post 2015 Development Agenda / SDGs and the Paris Climate Change agreement.

During his next stint in New Delhi from 2019-2022, he served as Director / Acting Head of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Division from March 2019 to September 2019, as Joint Secretary (CPV) from October 2019 to August 2020 and as Joint Secretary (Eurasia) from August 2020 to November 2022. He also served as Joint Secretary (CNV&I) from February 2020 to November 2022. 

Dr. Swaika is fluent in English and Hindi and can also speak Russian.
Dr. Swaika is married to Mrs. Vandana Swaika and has one son and one daughter.

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