Meeting with H.E.Ms. Pooja Kapur, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria

The HC of Republic of Mauritius to Bulgaria, Dr Christo Iliev, as Board Member of the Association of Honorary Consuls, was host to Ms. Pooja Kapur, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia.

Ms. Kapur joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1996 and has previously served at Indian Embassies / High Commissions in Paris, London, Kuala Lumpur and Brussels. Ms. Kapur has held charges pertaining to India’s relationship with Western Europe, South East Asia, the United Nations and the Commonwealth at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, most recently heading the ASEAN Multilateral Division.

Ms. Kapur is a published author and a frequent speaker at international conferences and events. She was the Chief Coordinator of the Delhi Dialogue for three years.

Ms. Kapur was a Chevening scholar at the University of Oxford and has a Masters in Public Administration from the Ecole Nationale d’Administration in Paris, along with a B.A. (Honours) and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Delhi. She is a university topper and recipient of several academic scholarships and awards.

Among the subjects discussed were India and region, as well as other global pressing points, the good bilateral relationship, economic perspectives and the important role of HC. The growing good relationship with Mauritius was pointed out.