Phunchok Stobdan

Phunchok Stobdan (born 20 December 1958) is a former Indian civil servant and served as the Indian ambassador to Kyrgyzstan. He was also a senior fellow at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, and was the founding president of the Ladakh International Centre.

Stobdan is an academician, diplomat and author, who has earlier served in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), which reports to National Security Advisor. Stobdan is author of the book The Great Game in the Buddhist Himalayas: India and China’s Quest for Strategic Dominance. The book looks at China–India relations through prism of Buddhist Himalayas. Stobdan also writes columns for The Indian Express and The Tribune (Chandigarh).