Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty

Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty is a retired Indian diplomat and former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.

Career Chakravarty joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977. He had served in diplomatic missions in London, Jeddah, and Cairo. He served till 2010 when he was appointed the Ambassador of India to Thailand. He is a visiting fellow of the Observer Research Foundation. He wrote Transformation- Emergence of Bangladesh and Evolution of India-Bangladesh Ties about Bangladesh-India relations. In 2018, he wrote that popular anger against perceived corruption of Awami League meant India had to be ready to talk with Khaleda Zia and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

On 28 March 2024, Chakravarty claimed the United States Ambassador to Bangladesh, Peter D. Haas, left the country following a strong warning from New Delhi to Washington DC about attempting regime change in Bangladesh. He believes India should support the ruling Awami League while viewing Bangladesh Nationalist Party as anti-Hindu and anti-India. Matthew Miller, spokesman for the US State Department, denied his comments about Haas hiding during the general elections in Bangladesh.